A review by annagwritesandreads
Sweet Nightmare by Tracy Wolff

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

So grateful to have won an advanced reader copy of this novel in a giveaway! Thank you to Brittany and the facebook group!

Note: You should read the entire Crave series before picking this up. There are spoilers for the Crave series in this book, but won't be spoilers in this description.

4.5/5 Stars

General Description: Clementine Calder, daughter of the headmistress of Calder Academy, has never left the Academy. Meaning, she's never accessed her magic. Calder Academy takes in troubled magical youths, does not allow them to access their powers, and tries to reform them. Clementine knows she'll be stuck at the Academy forever. However, when an exceptional hurricane is heading towards the Academy, the Academy has to evacuate. Clementine gets paired with the boy who broke her heart, Jude Abernathy-Lee, and some other friends, to put in storm measures to protect the Academy as they plan to leave. When everything goes wrong, Clementine must rely on herself, Jude, and anyone left alive. How will they weather the storm?

The goods:
- Seeing past Crave characters was so sweet to see and I loved the addition they had to the story.
- The new found family of Clementine, Jude, and others stole my heart.
- The concept of having NO magic and having to face the sudden influx of magic was captivating.
- This is heavier than the beginning of the Crave series, a bit darker magic and situation, which felt nice to see the series grow up with the readers.

The loss of a half star:
- The pacing of all of Tracy's books are always faster than I am used to, which makes the amount of information you take in a bit overwhelming and takes me out of the books a bit. There is a lot of information related to future books that are left open and between the pacing of the book and open plot points, it was overwhelming.

Overall: If you're a fan of the Crave series, you'd enjoy this. If you are not a fan of the Crave series, you will not enjoy this.