Far From Reality

A Need So Beautiful
Author - Suzanne Young
Genre - YA/Fiction
Pages - 252
ISBN - 0062008242


A Need so Beautiful follows the story of Charlott, who is plagued by Needs, compulsions to help people and nothing can stop them, if she tries to ignore it then Charlott gets sick or feels like shes burning. So she must complete them.


That is, until one day when Charlotte finds that her skin is dissovling, leaving in its place a golden glow and her life forever changes. People are forgetting about her, even her closest friends and only the seer will remember her, her childhood doctor Monroe, but this is not enough for Charlotte so when a mysterious woman named Onika offers to show her how to go against the Need and ignore her destiny, it offers a hope to Charlott, but is she willing to give into the darkness?

Charlotte was a real character to me, she was bold, vulnerable and ultimatly brave beyond anything. She freaks out when she learns what she is, and that is understandable she also plays with the thought of turning to the dark so that she can stay and have noone forget her, especially Harlin her boyfriend and her adoptive family. This makes her human more than anything, for we all face choices and we are all conflicted at one point or another.

Onto the other characters. Harlin was a good boyfriend type, he was more of a 'wild' person, not the typical jock type we see and he is actually very sweet and deeply cares about Charlott and puts up with her Needs, even though he does not know that is why she ditches him often. The only other one who knows about her Needs is her friend Sarah, and even she dosn't know all that much about it. Can we also say total snob? she is completely selfish and cares more about her own self than Charlott or anything else, honestly I dont know why Charlott actually continues to be friends with the brat, but oh well.

There was no real action to the book, but i felt it did not need it. Though, there is a bit of sexual innuendo and the like that i felt the book was a bit too focused on at times. The ending was pure magic, it was bitter-sweet and i did cry. It sets up a sequel quite niely and I hope that it is just as good as A Need so Beautiful.