Captivate

by Carrie Jones



"Zara and her friends knew they hadn't solved the pixie problem for good. Far from it. The king's needs grow deeper every day he's stuck in captivity, while his control over his people gets weaker. It's made him vulnerable. And now there's a new king in town. A turf war is imminent, since the new pixie king, Astley, is moving in quickly. Nick nearly killed him in the woods on day one, but Zara came to his rescue. Astley swears that he and Zara are destined to be together, that he's one of the good guys. Nick isn't buying it, though Zara isn't as sure — despite herself, she wants to trust the new king. But it's a lot more than her relationship with Nick that is at stake. It's her life — and his." -(from the publisher)

Ok, to start off- I really like this series. I like the setting, I like Zara (for the most part) as the main character, and I absolutely love Issie's and Devyn's characters. Oh, and I really like Gram- I think it's because she's a weretiger though! And the 2nd volume in the series did not disappoint me. In fact, I liked the direction it took because it opens up another avenue that I really did not see the author taking. I liked that Zara made a hard choice- choose to become something she was afraid of- even with knowing there may be some harsh consequences with that decision- all so she could save a life. I'm glad the author didn't rush the plotline of the book. She picked up nicely where the first book ended, and for the first half of the book, the reader sees how Nick and Zara act as a couple. The reader also finds out that while the pixie situation is kind of contained- it is not perfect and more and more pixies from other kingdoms are arriving in town. And to complicate matters more, Zara runs across a Valkyrie while trying to rescue someone and this Valkyrie is recruiting warriors to fight in an upcoming war of Valhalla. So now, Zara has to worry about Nick's safety, the pixies and a pixie war, and a Valkyrie who is taking strong male warriors to Valhalla, as well as writing letters for Amnesty International.

I'm very excited about the next book- I cannot wait to see what happens with the Nick-Zara-Astley thing. And I want to see how the whole Norse mythology subplot plays out in the next book.