A review by thebookberrie
A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young

4.0

When I first saw this book and read the description online I was like "Huh, yet another angel book. Big whoop. *Ignores*" I still don't get what is up with the influx of angels in the YA world but as long as there isn't anymore sparkly vampires I can deal... But I picked it up from the library anyway to give it a try and I am glad that I did.

Charlotte is one of the Forgotten, an angel compelled by a Need to help people she has never met before. But soon the Need becomes stronger until her skin starts to fall away to gold underneath and she learns that she is destined to be forgotten by everyone she has known and loved.

I have to admit, I teared up a bit at the ending!

Simply, I just really felt for Charlotte and the totally horrid choice she had to make. Either have any and everyone you love forget you or stay and become something rather evil. Not cool. It seemed that either way she was getting the short end.

I didn't trust Monroe as far as I could throw him but I did really like Charlotte's relationships with her adoptive mother Mercy, her adoptive brother Alex, and even her best friend Sarah. Though at times, Sarah seemed rather shallow with her "rich white girl problems." The romance also felt rather boring and too "Oh I love him, he is so amazing and we are going to be happily ever after even though I refuse to trust him with my massive life secret." But I still found them at times to be sweet together.

Charlotte's internal conflict and emotions throughout, ugh! In a good way! I was really rooting for her to make it out with her skin (literally) intact.

I would definitely recommend this book and I can not wait for the sequel!