Captivate by Carrie Jones

Jones, Carrie Captivate, 336 p. Bloomsbury, 2010.  $16.99.  Violence: PG.  Zara and her friends have managed to survive the attack by Zara’s pixie father and now they have a whole bunch of pixies captive in a house bound round with cold iron.  Now, however, despite the fact that Zara is thoroughly in love with her were-wolf boyfriend, Nick, another  pixie king, Astely, has arrived and warns the group that more terrible things are to come if they don’t release the pixies and help Zara’s father regain his powers.  Zara and her friends have not one ounce of trust in the word of a pixie – which can only mean that WORSE will be coming sooner, rather than later.  I actually didn’t read the first book in this series, but enjoyed this one despite that.  The covers are gorgeous and will lead many students to discover their power.  I can’t wait for #3!  MS, HS – ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher