A review by reader_rediscovered
Crave by Tracy Wolff

adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

📚 Book 27/52 of 2024 📚 
⭐️ 2.5/5 stars! 
🌶️ 0.5/3 spice-o-meter! 

GENRE: young adult paranormal romance 
SUMMARY: Crave #1 🧛🏻‍♀️  “My whole world changed when I stepped inside the academy. Nothing is right about this place or the other students in it. Here I am, a mere mortal among gods…or monsters. I still can’t decide which of these warring factions I belong to, if I belong at all. I only know the one thing that unites them is their hatred of me.” 

Read for local bookclub! It was our first venture outside of the nonfic genre. I was able to listen to the GraphicAudio version of the audiobook alongside reading a hardcopy which helped me finish and feel more into the book. 

SPOILERS AHEAD!

🍑 PEACHES & PITS (likes and dislikes) 🍑 
peaches: 
  • details of the world seem interesting and will probably be the reason I’d think about trying to read the second book/more of the series
  • the Order characters were charismatic enough that I’d want to get to know them more

pits:
 
  • world-building felt like it had so much potential to be really interesting (à la Zodiac Academy) but execution wasn’t there for me
  • I wasn’t particularly attached to any of the characters
  • romance was mostly cringe-y for me —> also felt like pacing re: their romance was too fast to be believable to buy-in
  • personally couldn’t get on board with the blood drinking (and not because im anti-monster romance, but because of the execution??)
  • cliffhanger is kind of frustrating —> but honestly, well done because even though I wouldn’t say I really enjoyed the book, I’m still interested in reading the second

misc.:
  • I don’t trust Macy or the uncle at all

✏️ ANNOTATIONS & SPARKLE TEXT ✏️
 
“There’s not much to be afraid of when you’ve already lost everything that matters.”

“You wear indifference like a mask; you wield coldness like a weapon—not because you feel nothing but because you feel too much.”