Entice

Entice is the third book in Carrie Jone's Need series. I would definitely suggest reading the earlier books first, otherwise you may be confused.
THE PLOT:
Entice starts literally about 10 minutes after Captivate ends. Zara and her friends go to the school dance, and Zara receives a clue about the location of Valhalla, where her werewolf boyfriend, Nick, has been taken. Since, you know, he happens to be dead. Also, he doesn't know Zara has turned into a pixie, and he despises pixies. But you can't say Zara isn't stubborn. the girl is bent on saving him. so much that nearly the whole book is spent trying to find Valhalla and chasing various dead ends. Meanwhile, Frank the Extra Evil Pixie King, is trying to take over Astley's territory. (Astley is the Good Pixie King...and Zara happens to be his queen.) Frank's pixie minions wreak havoc on Bedford and have kidnapped about 20 teens. This all makes for some excitement and danger in Zara's life.Warning: Entice does end on a mild cliffhanger. Basically, you will be left thinking, "OMG, Whats he going to do?!?!?!" I will say no more :)
THE CHARACTERS:
This was really what made the book worth it for me. I have always been a little iffy about Zara, but with her new pixie skills, she is becoming quite the kicka$$. But while she is becoming stronger when it comes to standing up for herself and confrontations, she still can't see past her wants(saving nick) to the bigger picture(saving the world.) I am hoping she will mature a little more in that sense in the fourth installment. Going over Nick would be a spoiler, so I wont include him, but Zara's other friends haven't changed much. They were not as involved in this book as in others, but it was understandable. Betty was her same old tigerish self, but we were shown a deeper, more human part of Betty at a particularly sad scene, which I thought added to her character. Zara's parents were the worst written characters. We finally meet Zara's mom, who appears to be bipolar. As for her dad....you just have to read it. And then there was Astley. Hot, rich, pixie king, loves Zara, nice guy, spends all his time and energy helping her find Nick, just to make her happy. AND SHE DOESN'T GO FOR HIM?!?!?!?!?!?! luckily, she does eventually learn to trust him, and there are a couple of scenes where things heat up between them. He was by far, the best character.
OVERALL:
This book was not nearly as strong as its predecessors, but it had its moments. The writing has also dramatically improved. The childishness has all but disappeared, and the detail was far more, well, detailed. Overall, I would recommend it to fans as part of the series, but not as a stand alone novel.