Top Ten Tuesday (12): Secondary Characters That Deserve More Love

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

This week's topic is secondary characters that deserve more love. This is my second post today, and I will admit that I wasn't planning on posting a top ten tuesday today, but I have been having a bit of a busy and anxious week and writing posts helps me focus on things that aren't making me anxious. Because this post wasn't one that I planned on doing, I could only come up with five characters that I think deserve more love, but I think a half finished list is still a good effort and I wanted to share my thoughts with all of you anyway.

1. Kenji - Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi 

2. Newt - The Maze Runner by James Dashner

I'm not sure if this one counts because Newt does get a lot of love from The Maze Runner fans but I think there's always room for more.

3.  Issie - Need by Carrie Jones

Issie is  the perfect example of an upbeat quirky character done right, as in, in a way that doesn't annoy the hell out of me, and I will protect her forever.

4. Jag - Bleed More, Bodymore by Ian Kirkpatrick

I'm not sure if is a fair one to use because it's not published yet, so maybe everybody will think he deserves more love, but I'm including it anyway because I think I liked Jag more than I liked the protagonist so I don't think it's fair to leave out.

5. Marlene - Divergent by Veronica Roth

Endure By Carrie Jones

Author: Carrie Jones
Pages: 262
Date Published: May 8 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury

Introduction
       Nick isn't the same anymore. He can't get over the fact that Zara is now a pixie. Sadly, that's the least of Zara's problems. The end of the world is near, and Zara doesn't know how to prevent it. That is until being attacked by a women who in half rotting while on a patrol. She is the leader of Hel, a place for people that die from old age and sickness go. They suspect she knows how to stop the end from happening. After doing lots of online research they find out how to get to Hel, to talk to the half rotting lady who is also named Hel. They believe that the way to get to is in Iceland. It isn't that easy though. It leads them to a top of a volcano. Once they reach Hel, Zara is given a choice. She could see one person that she never thought she would ever get to see again, Or reveal how to stop the end from happening. For the final time the fate of the world rests in Zara's hands.

Cover

       The cover of the final book in the need series is a gold eye, with some swirly type designs in the background. It's pretty, but I don't think it's as pretty as the other ones were. maybe it's the fact that the face is sideways, or the designs in the background. I'm not entirely sure, I liked the other ones more.
Characters/Relationships
       Devyn is not in the book very much since he stays in Bedford with his parents. Betty stays in Bedford as well, and prepares for the pixie's attack.       
       Nick is not the same as he was before. Nick and Zara have stopped dating. There was no official breakup but it is obvious that she and Nick are no longer a couple. It's kind of sad Zara does love Nick and it is hard for her to let go. She wishes for nothing more than for Nick to love her again. After all, it was one of her biggest fears when she went to get Nick back from Valhalla. 


Conclusion 
       Endure was a fantastic book full of big decisions. Zara kept me entertained for the final time in the ending of the Need series.

Need by Carrie Jones

Author: Carrie Jones
Pages: 306
Date Published December 23 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury

Introduction

       
       After Zara's stepfather has a heart attack,  Zara isn't doing much of anything, you could say that she is a shell of a person. In an attempt to get Zara  back to her old self, her mother sends her to Bedford Maine. Far away from her old neighborhood in Charleston, to live with her step-grandmother Betty.

       Zara is not happy in Bedford, she hates the cold and she hates that she's in the same place that her step-dad will never get to see again. Worst of all though, she's sure that she has a creepy stalker following her all the way from Charleston. With the help of her new friends, she finds out that he might be a little bit more than just a guy with crazy obsession with her. He might be a pixie. Not only that, but he might be a pixie king.

       Pixie kings need a queen, if a king goes too long with out a queen he goes crazy and loses his power. Soon, boys begin to disappear around the area, a telltale sign that the king is losing his power.

Cover
       
       The cover is just so pretty. The gold lips to me represent how pixie's are becoming a big part of Zara's life. At the bottom of the cover you can see black trees and the forest also plays a big part in the book.  


Characters/Relationships

      
        I don't have a favorite character in this book but there are characters that I like.  For example Issie. She is always so happy and sweet to everybody she talks to. I also like Betty. She is tough and brave, and is willing to do anything to protect people, Especially Zara.
     
      At the beginning of the book she meets Nick Colt. It's pretty obvious that something is going to happen between them romantically, she spends a lot of time thinking about how beautiful he is. I mean, maybe he is cute, but he is also really bossy sometimes. Plus he always seems to be at the right place at the right time. Which is good but it happens so frequently, in reality I'd be wondering if he was following me too.

Conclusion
       
       This book was very good. I do think that girls will find this book more enjoyable then boys would. It does have romance. Also the main character is a girl and a lot of boys will not read a book with a girl as a main character. I would without a doubt read this book again.