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A review by scvallese1
Crave by Adriana Locke
5.0
Holy cow, this book is everything! Adriana Locke has done it. Again!
Machlan is the youngest of the Gibson boys. He owns a bar and seems to have it all together. Hadley had a difficult childhood. Her mom died when she was younger and she had to go live with her dad and brother (Cross, who has his own book). Machlan and Hadley had dated for a while when they were younger, but life events (oh. my. god!), including Machlan owning a bar, pulled them apart.
Hadley came back to Linton with the intention of trying to finally find a (figurative) box that she could put Machlan in. One where they could be near each other and not end up arguing, which is typical for them. But it's tough to put someone in a box when the chemistry is as hot as it is between Hadley and Machlan!
I know I tend to gravitate toward books that have a lot of emotion. Those tend to be the ones that stay with me for the long haul. I went into reading Crave not expecting the level of emotion that I got. And I craved it more than I realized!
Adriana Locke has hit the jackpot with Crave! It has all the typical elements of her small-town books- a large boisterous, crazy, and loving family; friends who are more like family; a lot of smack-talk and jesting between the characters; love and all the feels. But this one really resonated with me above and beyond those things. And that is what makes a book memorable for me. I laughed. I cried. I had to walk away at times to get myself together.
As with all of Adriana Locke's books, this is another that I will reread. i and highly recommend it for others, as well!
Machlan is the youngest of the Gibson boys. He owns a bar and seems to have it all together. Hadley had a difficult childhood. Her mom died when she was younger and she had to go live with her dad and brother (Cross, who has his own book). Machlan and Hadley had dated for a while when they were younger, but life events (oh. my. god!), including Machlan owning a bar, pulled them apart.
Hadley came back to Linton with the intention of trying to finally find a (figurative) box that she could put Machlan in. One where they could be near each other and not end up arguing, which is typical for them. But it's tough to put someone in a box when the chemistry is as hot as it is between Hadley and Machlan!
I know I tend to gravitate toward books that have a lot of emotion. Those tend to be the ones that stay with me for the long haul. I went into reading Crave not expecting the level of emotion that I got. And I craved it more than I realized!
Adriana Locke has hit the jackpot with Crave! It has all the typical elements of her small-town books- a large boisterous, crazy, and loving family; friends who are more like family; a lot of smack-talk and jesting between the characters; love and all the feels. But this one really resonated with me above and beyond those things. And that is what makes a book memorable for me. I laughed. I cried. I had to walk away at times to get myself together.
As with all of Adriana Locke's books, this is another that I will reread. i and highly recommend it for others, as well!