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maria_en_libros's review
adventurous
dark
slow-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death of parent
dblue236's review
adventurous
dark
slow-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
3.0
It took me a while to decide whether I should go with two or three stars for this one, but I decided to give it the extra one because I did really enjoy several of the characters. Unfortunately, that was pretty much where the positives ended. The whole thing felt like Twilight and Buffy the Vampire Slayer had a baby, and that baby featured more monsters but was less appealing than either of those franchises. I wanted to like it, but it felt very juvenile and meandering and by the end I wasn't really sure what the point was or why I had bothered. I guess I might have appreciated it more if I was a teenager, and hopefully whoever ends up with this copy next will get more out of it than I did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Murder
yelnats23's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Make sure to check the trigger warnings. This book was not for me but I read it since I loved the Crave series.frogman's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
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? No
3.75
It was soooo good and i really enjoyed it but i felt like the plot was definitely on the back burner and they became “mates” at the end and that verbiage is scary to me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
beckyremillard's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
meganheartandpages's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Bullying
bookedandbusy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was an incredible book and I absolutely loved it! I can’t wait for the second one, I’m so excited to see where the story and characters go next! I didn’t realize how much I was CRAVEing a new book in this world until I read this one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying and Abandonment
rinamadlyn's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Grief
hannnah_reads's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book was very fast paced and action packed. It is a spin-off from the Crave series. I haven’t read Crave, but I had no issues understanding and following this book!
This is YA and the characters go to a high school for paranormals on an island. There are shifters, magic and ghosts!
I really enjoyed this and will definitely be reading the rest of the series once it releases!
The chapters were short and it was honestly a pretty quick read.
This is YA and the characters go to a high school for paranormals on an island. There are shifters, magic and ghosts!
I really enjoyed this and will definitely be reading the rest of the series once it releases!
The chapters were short and it was honestly a pretty quick read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
bellebookcorner's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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
The Calder Academy was a spin off series of Crave series – Tracy Wolff’s other book series.
I haven't read the Crave series yet but I can totally enjoy this one just fine!
The plot was interesting and the short chapters kept me glued to my kindle.
This story have some parts that can be quite dark/ sensitive to some readers so I suggest checking out the trigger warning below before reading this one.
The world building is interesting with a variety of different supernatural beings - vampires, fae, phoenix, dragons, sirens, etc which I think fantasy readers would love.
The characters are pretty good, the bantering within the gang really liven up this dark and scary story of survival in a middle of a storm with a bunch of monsters running rampage.
I also like the romance between Jude and Clementine, I was a little bit frustrating at first with Jude playing ‘push and pull’ with Clementine but I totally adore them together!
There are so many dark secrets especially surrounding Clementine - her power and her past.
The last chapter ended with quite a huge bomb for Clementine, that cliff-hanger really made me wish I had the 2nd book with me!
Overall, this was an enjoyable read and I would definitely want to check out the Crave series now!
<i>Thank you to TBR and Beyond Tour, Netgalley, author and publisher for giving me an e-ARC of the book and for having me on this book tour. I’m leaving this review voluntarily! </i>
⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: graphic violence, gore, death, blood, vomit, fire and burning, drowning, venom and poisoning, bullying, hallucinations, profanity, monster attacks that relate to common phobia, and natural disasters are depicted. Death of family member is also discussed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Bullying and Cursing
Minor: Death of parent