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NEED

By: Joelle Charbonneau
Narrated by: Laura Knight Keating, Therese Plummer
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Publisher's summary

"No one gets something for nothing. We all should know better." Teenagers at Wisconsin's Nottawa High School are drawn deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need...regardless of the consequences. Soon the site turns sinister, with simple pranks escalating to malicious crimes. The body count rises.

In this chilling YA thriller, the author of the best-selling Testing trilogy examines not only the dark side of social media but the dark side of human nature.

©2015 Joelle Charbonneau (P)2015 Recorded Books

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Thought provoking and a little too real

Isn't this the fear we all have today? Look how easy the California killer found it to convince his weak minded friend.

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Need

Daughter enjoyed the book. Definitely recommend adult supervision while reading this as sone of the topics and situations are mature for the younger readers.

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Good in the beginning

Loved the story in the beginning and through most of the book but the ending was so predictable and disappointing

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Amazing narrators!!!

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Yeah, I went through it. Scared not to.
This concept and story are important, especially for young people.

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Predictable, especially the reveal. There are a lot of good characters but many of them felt somewhat interchangeable, and didn't get to shine until the very end.

Narrators: Laura Knight Keating and Therese Plummer are two of the best narrators I listened to (along with Andi Arndt and Julia Whelan). They made it feel real, and I hope I bump into them in future audiobooks.

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the most dimwitted wrighting I've ever heard

and this lady seams obsessed with suicide, it a thread in each of her books. the capper was a teen FPS player , turn mercenary and mass murderer. smdh

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WOW so great and recommend!!

This book was so great and suspenseful. I love how the book ended and the way it was read!

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I honestly love this story. The narrators and actors are very expressing and make the story more interesting. I really enjoyed this overall! <3

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Do you NEED to read this? No, but go on.

A decent YA thriller in the same category as Jeanne Ryan’s “Nerve”, but not in the same class. Most of the characters in “Need” are half-baked and unlikable. I can’t even say I liked Kaylee very much, but she was by far the most relatable. I was surprised when the major villain was revealed, and I almost always figure these things out well in advance, so points for that... but even then, I found the climax and resolution underwhelming. I’d recommend this story to someone preparing for a long drive or a series of long walks—it will keep your attention and won’t bore you—just don’t expect too much.

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Unexpected

That was unexpected. I really enjoyed this book and the commentary it presents on teenage dependence on social media. A bit of glimpse of an orchestrated butterfly effect...

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very good

very good. Great book to read. You should read it. The next book you should read!

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