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Actual rating: 3.5 stars
This book made me obsessively turn the pages and roll my eyes at the same, and yet, I have come to the conclusion: there's a reason why paranormal romances had me a chokehold a decade ago. And why they still seem to do.
Crave hasn't reinvented the wheel, but it isn't trying to. Which is when you pick up this book, you better expect the unnecessary drama, the instalove and the cringe. Especially the cringe. But as soon as you welcome these aspects, this book actually turns out to be a fun read that you don't want to put aside that quickly.
I've had a fair share of vampires in my teens. And while I wouldn't be able to obsess so easily over the Edwards and Salvatore brothers now as I did back then, this book was a friendly reminder on why I didn't care about anything else but fangs back then. Crave immediately transported me to those times, feeling all sorts of nostalgic feelings, and enjoying the paranormal romance at the boarding school.
Now if I had to objectively rate this book, I would have given it less stars. Because to be fair, the book lacks aspects that could have made me enjoy it more. The romance was due to being victim of the instalove trope mostly cringey. The plot didn‘t give more insight than Grace having to learn to navigate through this boarding school of paranormals. And the writing isn‘t usually my cup of tea. Yet, I enjoyed this book more than I had expected. Simply because the book itself is entertaining. It was fun to read something I would have devoured as a teen, and it did manage to give me a rest of all the things that are keeping me busy in life. In the end, I enjoyed the romance for what it was, had a fun time discovering the secrets of Katmere Academy alongside Grace, and appreciated the characters who offered lots of humor. And sometimes all I need is that: enjoyment and some entertainment to distract myself from whatever else is happening.
After all, Crave is a great read if you‘re looking for something light and fun, something that will maybe remind you too about your own vampire-obsessed-period, and that will give you a good time for the time being without asking too much from you.
This book made me obsessively turn the pages and roll my eyes at the same, and yet, I have come to the conclusion: there's a reason why paranormal romances had me a chokehold a decade ago. And why they still seem to do.
Crave hasn't reinvented the wheel, but it isn't trying to. Which is when you pick up this book, you better expect the unnecessary drama, the instalove and the cringe. Especially the cringe. But as soon as you welcome these aspects, this book actually turns out to be a fun read that you don't want to put aside that quickly.
I've had a fair share of vampires in my teens. And while I wouldn't be able to obsess so easily over the Edwards and Salvatore brothers now as I did back then, this book was a friendly reminder on why I didn't care about anything else but fangs back then. Crave immediately transported me to those times, feeling all sorts of nostalgic feelings, and enjoying the paranormal romance at the boarding school.
Now if I had to objectively rate this book, I would have given it less stars. Because to be fair, the book lacks aspects that could have made me enjoy it more. The romance was due to being victim of the instalove trope mostly cringey. The plot didn‘t give more insight than Grace having to learn to navigate through this boarding school of paranormals. And the writing isn‘t usually my cup of tea. Yet, I enjoyed this book more than I had expected. Simply because the book itself is entertaining. It was fun to read something I would have devoured as a teen, and it did manage to give me a rest of all the things that are keeping me busy in life. In the end, I enjoyed the romance for what it was, had a fun time discovering the secrets of Katmere Academy alongside Grace, and appreciated the characters who offered lots of humor. And sometimes all I need is that: enjoyment and some entertainment to distract myself from whatever else is happening.
After all, Crave is a great read if you‘re looking for something light and fun, something that will maybe remind you too about your own vampire-obsessed-period, and that will give you a good time for the time being without asking too much from you.