So it’s not the similarities that really bothered me.

Poking fun at herself does go a long way to smooth over the slight plagiarized feels you do get from the book at moments. Tracy Wolff makes use of pretty much every cliche and trope in the book to describe the pull our heroine Grace feels for Jaxon (even sensing he is dangerous and likely, not great for her health).īut being similar to Twilight isn’t a crime, and Wolff actually uses humor and self-mockery often in the book to point out the areas her book is similar. Many reviews are perhaps harsher than I would be, but I’ll do my best to give an unbiased assessment.įirst of all, yes, it is very similar to Twilight in that it’s about a romance between a vampire and a “normal” girl.

Some call it a poor man’s Twilight, others say the comparison is an insult to the whole vampire romance genre. I’m unsure how it got its 4-star rating though when it seems like at a quick glance, every review is virtually panning the book. Grace is a great protagonist, but I really loved the direction Jaxon and Flint’s characters went in Crush. You learn more about them, and it’s so interesting to read about.With over 75,000 reviews on Goodreads, Crave has definitely been read by a lot of people. Meanwhile, our cast we know from the first book gets even more development. Again, I don’t want to go into spoilers here but seriously I did not expect to love this person as much as I did. I won’t go into spoilery details, but we get to know a new character in this book and yes, I am in love with them. The banter between this character and Grace was hilarious, and I loved their dynamic so much. Crush then took that formula and flipped it on it’s head. Crave was a little bit more of your typical YA paranormal romance (but much more self aware). There were quite a few twists in this book that I did not see coming.

I also could not stop smiling. Seriously, I was enjoying myself way too much while reading, but I’ll get into the reasons for that later. The pace is very fast, with constant action (or buildup). Meanwhile the writing style is very similar to that of Crave it feels almost fanfiction-y, but in the best possible way. This book really fleshes out the world we were introduced to in Crave. We learn so much more about the different magical beings, the history behind them, and the politics of their world.

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