A review by kaylakaotik
Need by Joelle Charbonneau

2.0

Well, this was an interesting book. I'm not entirely clear whether it's good interesting or bad interesting, though. The best way I can say it is this... I liked the idea behind Need. I just didn't like the way it was executed.

So, let's talk about some of the the things that didn't work for me...

There's lots of characters in this book. Okay, I don't mind multiple points of view. Except for when I do. Like in Need. The characters read the same and don't feel very unique. What's the point of having multiple characters if they all seem the same?

Speaking of characters, does no one have a conscience in this book? Besides a little hesitating here and there for a few characters, no one seems to question these outlandish requirements to get what they want. It's almost like you could hear a character have this internal dialogue, "Oh, I'm supposed to do _______? That sounds really bad and I probably shouldn't do that. I really want _________, though, so I guess I have to! Darn." Really? It's laughable.

The ending also didn't work for me.

Spoiler

Haven't we had enough books where the government is responsible for running some ridiculous social experiment on its citizens with absolutely no repercussions?

* This book was received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. *