Book Review: A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young

Y’all Suzanne Young is not a one trick pony. She has more up her sleeve than ninja cheerleaders. While The Naughty List made me laugh (and I will confess, cry a little bit), A Need So Beautiful ripped my heart out of my chest and stomped on it. If you’ve ever been in love, if you’ve ever had a pain in the ass job to do, A Need So Beautiful is the book for you.

Charlotte is a foster kid with a super rich best friend, a motorcycle riding boyfriend, oh yeah and a Heavenly mission. However, she isn’t some lameass angel who goes around drinking beer and hiding behind human boys named Xavier. Oh heck to the no. Instead, A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young has legitimate sacrifice. There are things that are actually at stake here with palpable emotions.

You see, Charlotte has this thing inside of her called the Need. When the Need pulls her, Charlotte is compelled to find people who need assistance. Charlotte will then tell the people something – i.e. turn yourself in. Then the thing Charlotte tells the person ends up changing their life. Anyways, each time Charlotte fulfills a Need, she begins to crack a little bit more and turn gold, aka into one of the Forgotten. YEAH THAT’S RIGHT BEING AN ANGEL ISN’T ALL SUNSHINE AND PUPPIES! The Forgotten are these beings who come to Earth in mortal form. They go around helping people in the same way that Charlotte does. However, eventually everyone who has ever known a Forgotten loses all memory of the Forgotten person and it is as if they cease to exist. Actually, the Forgotten burst into light. So yeah, Charlotte is screwed.

I mean, can you imagine being head over heels in love with your long term boyfriend, and then find out that he will eventually forget your existence and you will turn into an orb of light for a few minutes? It sucks. It sucks that Charlotte never gets a choice in the matter and she is pretty much damned if she does, damned if she doesn’t. GUYS my heart strings were tugged HARD. I ached for Charlotte and Harlin, who we all know has limited time with her.

I love that A Need So Beautiful made me think deeper about sacrifice and faith, even though it wasn’t Jesus-pushy at all. I just got to thinking how I’m not sure I could be down for sacrificing my life just to fulfill a higher purpose or burst into a hope-giving light. Maybe I am selfish, but I think this book conveys this type of question so well. I mean, we all know that teenagers are self-absorbed, and lest you think I judge, I was a teen once and was incredibly self-absorbed, and still am to an extent. Now, imagine being a self-absorbed teen in this situation and how hard it would be to see beyond yourself.

If you are looking for an amazing tear jerker that you won’t be able to set down until you have turned the last page, look no further than A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young.

Disclosure: Received for Review.

Other Reviews of A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young:

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Two Readers Reviews
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Comments

  1. I agree that this book was all kinds of amazing. It totally broke my heart and I may have sobbed a bit at the end! 🙁 I love the unique take on being an angel. I cannot wait for the next one! Awesome review!
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  2. It sounds amazing – and original, too!
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  3. I want to marry this review.
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  4. You make me so excited to read this! 🙂 I enjoyed the first Naughty List book, but I haven’t gotten a chance to find/read the others. I’m so glad she manages to really capture reader emotions, because that’s my favorite kind of read.
    Great review, too! 😀
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