This is the third and final book in the Need So Beautiful series by Suzanne Young, a series I have loved from the very beginning, and it only has nine chapters. So I’m only going to take nine sentences to review it:I wish it were longer. The beginning takes a while to set up, but the writing is pretty flawless, so you don’t mind that the revelations were rushed. It would be hard if I didn’t remember the first two books so well (and there are gaps in my memory). The newest incarnation is nice, although we don’t get as much time to know her, and I think she’s rather gullible. But…Harlin is there, so it’s OK. The ending is certainly rushed, and not filled with any action to help butter it up, and the stakes are less than ideal. Lucy plays the role of the villain, and it just wasn’t believable. It does end up being a happy ending, which is all I was asking for, though. All in all, 3 ¾ stars. I loved A Need So Beautiful Series. I loved reading about the different incarnations of Charlotte with Elise and Claire and her falling in love with Harlin over and over again. I loved the idea of the Forgotten and what they symbolize. I can also understand someone becoming a Shadow because they fear of disappearing and being forgotten by everyone. I was upset that this book was only a novella and the story was pretty short. I'll miss this series but it was great to read and I would definitely recommend it.
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Charlotte/Elise/Claire and Harlin finally got their happy ending.
—Marie
