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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.”