A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young

A Need So Beautiful

by Suzanne Young

Charlotte's best friend thinks Charlotte is psychic. Her boyfriend thinks she might be cheating on him. But Charlotte knows what's really wrong: She is one of the Forgotten, a kind of angel on earth, who feels the Need - a powerful, uncontrollable draw to help someone, usually a stranger. At seventeen, Charlotte finds the Need has virtually taken over her life, and it's becoming harder and harder to hide these compulsions-if anyone knew about it, they would think she was crazy. There have been other Forgottens, but they're gone - disappeared in a burst of light and erased from the memories of everyone whose lives they touched. This is the fate that awaits Charlotte. As everyone important in her life slowly begins to forget her, Charlotte has to decide if she'll fight the Need in order to remain herself - no matter how dark the consequences.

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5 of 5 stars

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WOW! This book blew me away, the idea is so original and the concept so well carried out. I don't think I can find a single bad thing to say about it, other than it's a series and now I have to wait a whole year to know what happens next.

Charlotte has always had a compulsion to help others, she calls it The Need, and it is a painful pull towards someone she needs to help. The problem is that every time that she helps someone, she looses a little bit of herself and the memory of her disappears. This concept by itself is so heartbreaking, knowing that in fulfilling your purpose you will loose everything you hold dear and be Forgotten.

The characters in 'A Need So Beautiful' are beautifully written and developed. You get to know Charlotte, Sarah, Harlin, Monroe and others characters well and identify with them. What can I say about Harlin and Charlotte? Their relationship felt so incredible and at the same time real, a love so intense that it was almost like a physical need by itself. I laughed and I cried while reading this amazing page-turner.

Ms. Young's writing style in very down to earth and makes the reader identify themselves with the setting, the story and the characters. A very enjoyable and easy novel to read. Go run to the book store or the library right now and give it a try. It is, at the risk of being redundant, beautiful.

About the cover: Love the cover, its airy and full of light, which is a big part of the story. I also like the style and position of the title and how the words kind of link together.

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