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bourni_bibliobibuli's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Am I going to pick up the next book? - Yes
Did it remind me of twilight? - 100%
Did I love the characters? - I'm always a sucker for protective, brooding, bloodsucking love interest
But did I love it? - Not really
Did it remind me of twilight? - 100%
Did I love the characters? - I'm always a sucker for protective, brooding, bloodsucking love interest
But did I love it? - Not really
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent
natgoe's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief
dkgreads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
UPDATE: Re-reading since book 6 comes out next week. I still stand by my original review; this book was hella entertaining to me! I’m not sure I caught that it takes place in just one week the first time I read it though! Things sure escalated quickly! But it didn’t keep me from becoming super invested in Jaxon and Grace again, even though I know what’s coming…
ORIGINAL REVIEW: Oh man, this was campy and trope-y and great distraction! I’ve seen this book/series mentioned EVERYWHERE, but just never got around to it. I get some of the complaints that are lobbed around some of the less flattering reviews, but that didn’t make this any less entertaining for me. Sure, the world building and magic system could have been more fleshed out, but, in the book’s defense, it’s all from Grace’s POV and since *she* doesn’t know how things work, *we* don’t know how things work. I’m hoping that is rectified in the next book. But honestly, even if it’s not, I don’t think it’ll bother me too much—there’s enough drama to keep me coming back! My favorite thing though, hands down, had to be when Jaxon sent Grace a copy of Twilight because COME ON! THAT is freaking HILARIOUS! IYKYK 🤣
ORIGINAL REVIEW: Oh man, this was campy and trope-y and great distraction! I’ve seen this book/series mentioned EVERYWHERE, but just never got around to it. I get some of the complaints that are lobbed around some of the less flattering reviews, but that didn’t make this any less entertaining for me. Sure, the world building and magic system could have been more fleshed out, but, in the book’s defense, it’s all from Grace’s POV and since *she* doesn’t know how things work, *we* don’t know how things work. I’m hoping that is rectified in the next book. But honestly, even if it’s not, I don’t think it’ll bother me too much—there’s enough drama to keep me coming back! My favorite thing though, hands down, had to be when Jaxon sent Grace a copy of Twilight because COME ON! THAT is freaking HILARIOUS! IYKYK 🤣
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Death of parent
tscarey13's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Death of parent
bouebooks's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Murder
brooklynncm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder
kelleykamanda's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
I would have loved this when I was a teenager and I understand that many people would find a lot of joy in this book. The writing was really difficult to get through. The text language (I.e. “af”) was rough. Also, the addition of the tropes- girl who is perfect with no personality has a guy who is a killer fall in love with her- hurt. I mean, this is definitely a Twilight fanfic, which for someone wanting that, might make it a perfect read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Gun violence
accidentalmuse's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Crave is what I'd call a classic trashy YA-romance, and I mean that in a good way. It's a quick, easy, read that delivers on all the tropes I come to YA paranormal romance for. I enjoyed this book, after all I am a sucker for vampire romances, pun unintended.
The story itself was not genre-redefining, but it was fun to read nonetheless. It takes place in a boarding school, we're introduced to a host of interesting-looking characters. Plenty of shipping potential.
The only thing that annoyed me about this book was the high number of references to real-life songs/books etc. I found it unimmersive as it's very dependent on knowing the particular references being made, more than that it doesn't age well in my opinion.
The story itself was not genre-redefining, but it was fun to read nonetheless. It takes place in a boarding school, we're introduced to a host of interesting-looking characters. Plenty of shipping potential.
The only thing that annoyed me about this book was the high number of references to real-life songs/books etc. I found it unimmersive as it's very dependent on knowing the particular references being made, more than that it doesn't age well in my opinion.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Death of parent
anger566's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Picked it up because BookTok said it was like Twilight but better, but I think it was more like Vampire Academy. There were some parts I thought were corny (when they tried to relate to pop culture) but I enjoyed it overall.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Vomit
Minor: Genocide
stupidforcupid's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Honestly, struggled to finish this book. Grace was so annoying most of the time, but Jaxon was worth reading this book for. Also we needed more Macy!! She dissapeared at the end of the book. Kind of written like a wattpad story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death of parent