Fantasy creatures seem to be invading everyone’s lives lately. Authors J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer and Charlaine Harris have made a living off of characters that don’t exist much to the dismay of young women everywhere.

Carrie Jones is no exception. Her latest book, Need, explores the tangled relationships between the mortal and immortal. Need has even been recommended by Barnes and Noble as a must read for Stephenie Meyer fans.

And it’s really no wonder as to why they believe Twilight fans will enjoy this book. Need follows almost the same plot as Twilight, only instead of vampires and werewolves, there are pixies (who act like vampires) and werewolves. And surprise, surprise — they don’t get along, and are fighting over a girl.

The premise of the book involves Zara, a young girl who is forced to move to Maine after the passing of her stepfather. She hates cold and gloomy Maine. Ring a bell?

Soon Zara notices a man has been following her since her stepfather’s death. He points at her menacingly and then disappears into the woods, leaving behind a trail of gold dust.

Zara begins to put the pieces together to discover the strange man’s real identity, and not only what he wants from her, but the deadly consequences if she doesn’t go along with it.

The novel mostly feels like déjà-vu — and not in a good way.

There are obvious differences between Twilight and Need, but it feels like Jones didn’t take the time to figure out her own story, instead using the blueprint of another as her basis.

The reader may get excited at a new perspective in the plot of mortal and immortal relations, but more likely readers may feel a lack of creativity and uniqueness from Jones’s novel.

Reach the reporter at theresa.dillon@asu.edu.