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Crave
by Tracy Wolff
I honestly don't know where to exactly begin with this review. I guess I can start with the good parts because there aren't many. The only good thing about this book was that there were parts of it that were enjoyable. Like certain scenes or events that happened that almost redeemed the crappy parts. Thing is, there were so many bad parts, the good ones are practically canceled out. That's it. That's all I can say for the good.
I have seen this book frequently compared to Twilight and have seen it said that it's the modern Twilight. I was an avid Twilight lover growing up and honestly still am, but not as much. Now, Twilight was bad, but in a not so bad way if that makes sense. It has its cringy moments for sure. I do agree that the beginning storyline for this book was very similar to Twilight in places. But if anything, this book is worse than Twilight, and yes, that's possible.
The main character, Grace, is OBSESSED with Jaxson from the moment she meets him. I swear her every thought is dominated by him from the moment he is introduced in the story. And the thoughts she has are so awkward. Makes me glad I can't hear what people are thinking if these are actual things people think when they see someone they're attracted to people. And she's barely known him a week and they're having super intimate moments and confessing feelings. It bothers me when relations develop at unrealistic speeds in books.
I also thought this book was waaaayyy too long. And if the rest of the books in the series are this long, it's too excessive. It felt as though the author was trying to fill as many pages up by filling it with page after page of Grace's unbearable thoughts. Grace didn't learn about the supernatural beings she was living with until the halfway point of the book, and she'd been in the school maybe four days up to that point. Four days should last much less than 300+ pages. We don't need a book full of each day fully written out for us and each individual thought Grace has. I think this book could have been cut down a couple hundred pages.
The world-building was hardly there. You learn a little bit about Macy, Flint, and Jaxon and a little about what they can do, but not much. You learn about Jaxon's brother and how messed up he was, but that's about it. You don't learn much else, except that all the supernatural beings don't like vampires. It was very underwhelming.
The character development was also pretty underwhelming because there wasn't. Since I'm pretty sure it's possible for characters to devolve, that's what seemed to happen to Grace. She went from being a kinda strong-willed individual to being a love-sick puppy and that consumed who she was.
I could keep going, but honestly don't want to dedicate more time to this book. I do think, in my honest opinion, that it could have been much better. The idea was there, but the execution was very poor. I think the author should have spent a lot more time on it because the outcome would have been much different. It could have been a very solid book.
I have seen this book frequently compared to Twilight and have seen it said that it's the modern Twilight. I was an avid Twilight lover growing up and honestly still am, but not as much. Now, Twilight was bad, but in a not so bad way if that makes sense. It has its cringy moments for sure. I do agree that the beginning storyline for this book was very similar to Twilight in places. But if anything, this book is worse than Twilight, and yes, that's possible.
The main character, Grace, is OBSESSED with Jaxson from the moment she meets him. I swear her every thought is dominated by him from the moment he is introduced in the story. And the thoughts she has are so awkward. Makes me glad I can't hear what people are thinking if these are actual things people think when they see someone they're attracted to people. And she's barely known him a week and they're having super intimate moments and confessing feelings. It bothers me when relations develop at unrealistic speeds in books.
I also thought this book was waaaayyy too long. And if the rest of the books in the series are this long, it's too excessive. It felt as though the author was trying to fill as many pages up by filling it with page after page of Grace's unbearable thoughts. Grace didn't learn about the supernatural beings she was living with until the halfway point of the book, and she'd been in the school maybe four days up to that point. Four days should last much less than 300+ pages. We don't need a book full of each day fully written out for us and each individual thought Grace has. I think this book could have been cut down a couple hundred pages.
The world-building was hardly there. You learn a little bit about Macy, Flint, and Jaxon and a little about what they can do, but not much. You learn about Jaxon's brother and how messed up he was, but that's about it. You don't learn much else, except that all the supernatural beings don't like vampires. It was very underwhelming.
The character development was also pretty underwhelming because there wasn't. Since I'm pretty sure it's possible for characters to devolve, that's what seemed to happen to Grace. She went from being a kinda strong-willed individual to being a love-sick puppy and that consumed who she was.
I could keep going, but honestly don't want to dedicate more time to this book. I do think, in my honest opinion, that it could have been much better. The idea was there, but the execution was very poor. I think the author should have spent a lot more time on it because the outcome would have been much different. It could have been a very solid book.