Review: Captivate

Title: Captivate
Author: Carrie Jones
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Release Date: January 5, 2010
Format: Hardback
Source: Purchased 
Rating: Covet

He smiles. It's a wicked smile. Kind but not kind. Handsome but dangerous. Feral almost. I can see why Nick nearly killed him, Nick...I ask again, "Why were you in the road?""I was waiting for you."
Zara and her friends thought they'd solved the pixie problem. And they did - sort of. The pixie's are all locked away, deep in the woods. But the king's needs grow stronger each day that he is in captivity, while his control over his people weakens. And it's enough to draw a new king into town. Astley claims he is different. He claims there are pixies who can live peacefully with humans, that it doesn't have to be all violence and nastiness all the time. Zara wants to believe him...until Astley also claims that she is fated to be his queen.

There is no way Zara would ever turn pixie. And she's got good friends who will make sure of that. Besides, she and Nick are so in love they're practically inseparable. But when they very thing Zara wants to protect most is exactly what's at risk, she is forced to make choices she never imagined Zara and her friends thought they'd solved the pixie problem. And they did - sort of. The pixie's are all locked away, deep in the woods. But the king's needs grow stronger each day that he is in captivity, while his control over his people weakens. And it's enough to draw a new king into town. Astley claims he is different. He claims there are pixies who can live peacefully with humans, that it doesn't have to be all violence and nastiness all the time. Zara wants to believe him...until Astley also claims that she is fated to be his queen.There is no way Zara would ever turn pixie. And she's got good friends who will make sure of that. Besides, she and Nick are so in love they're practically inseparable. But when they very thing Zara wants to protect most is exactly what's at risk, she is forced to make choices she never imagined

*My Review*

 Zara, our little phobic, has returned with an even more twisted mission.

This story has developed so much more than I thought possible. The introduction of Valhalla, has changed this entire story. She has made the blood thirsty pixie story turn to an even deeper mystery.

I have fallen head over heels in love with the new character Astley. I still don't know his purpose and what he plans to do with Zara, but let’s all hope he's a good guy!

The cover to Captivate is beautiful, but I like Need's cover!

Captivated has truly captivated me. And I cannot wait until the third book of the series, Entice, comes out!