Crave

𝐋’𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐋 𝐃𝐔 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄. reviewed Crave by Tracy Wolff (Crave, #1)

Crave (book 1)

4 stars

I read so many bad reviews of this book that I almost didn't bother reading it. It seems like most of the negative reviews fail to take into account the intended audience. It's a YA supernatural fantasy. For the genre, it's VERY good, and certainly on par with any of the other teen supernatural romances out there. Some reviewers took issue with how the male mc treats the female mc in the beginning of the story, or how 'insta-drawn-together' they are, but both of these are explained later (in bonus chapters written from his pov-- things you weren't supposed to know yet!) Was it my favorite YA vampire romance? No. But it was good and it definitely doesn't deserve the miserable reviews it's gotten. Would make a great movie.

ashrgreen94 reviewed Crave by Tracy Wolff (Crave, #1)

Review of 'Crave' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

I’m not saying this book was BAD, but I will say I’m at least 12 years too old for it. If I were 13 or 14? I bet I would have liked it. But Twilight was my favorite at that age so it stands to reason. I haven’t read Twilight in years, but I still feel like Twilight is a better book than this, and trust me, I know Twilight isn’t as great as my 13 year old brain thought it was.

I can’t even really put my finger on what I didn’t like... the only think I can actually put into words is the excessive use of “AF” in the text. “Sexy AF” “crazy AF” etc. I just feel like using modern colloquialisms is lazy writing honestly. Maybe that’s why it seems like such a pre-teen book, because that’s what pre-teens would enjoy?

Maybe my standards are just too …

I’m not saying this book was BAD, but I will say I’m at least 12 years too old for it. If I were 13 or 14? I bet I would have liked it. But Twilight was my favorite at that age so it stands to reason. I haven’t read Twilight in years, but I still feel like Twilight is a better book than this, and trust me, I know Twilight isn’t as great as my 13 year old brain thought it was.

I can’t even really put my finger on what I didn’t like... the only think I can actually put into words is the excessive use of “AF” in the text. “Sexy AF” “crazy AF” etc. I just feel like using modern colloquialisms is lazy writing honestly. Maybe that’s why it seems like such a pre-teen book, because that’s what pre-teens would enjoy?

Maybe my standards are just too high now, who knows. This book may be good for the right demographic, but that demographic sure as hell doesn’t include me.

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