Tracy Wolff

The stunning conclusion to the smash hit CRAVE series is not to be missed! The Crave series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Crave Book #2 Crush Book #3 Covet Book #4 Court

Court

taci

Because, even then, my heart seemed to know that no matter what happened, whether you loved me or not whether you chose me or not..."I pause, take a deep breath, then kiss her promise ring as I repeat what I promised her all those months ago. "I will love you, Grace, till the sun grows cold and the stars are old," I murmur against her skin. Grace lets out a startled cry as she stares at me with eyes that are suddenly filled with tears, shock coloring her features. For a second, my stomach starts to sink I was right. It was too much, too soon. But then she reaches up and cups my face in her trembling hands. And whispers, "I remember. Oh my God, Hudson. I remember everything."

T'm early! Can you believe it?" Grace's best friend, Heather, says as she squeezes between us. I order my rioting heart to calm the fuck down, can see that Grace is doing the same thing to hers. The shock is real," Grace deadpans. Heather just snorts and shakes her head. Then tells me, Nice fangs," before turning back to my mate. "

It's been a year since I met her. Five months since she was crowned queen. Three months since we moved to San Diego so she could get her undergrad degree in international politics and government to help her figure out how to be the best ruler she can be.

She reaches out, quicCk as a ightning strike, and sWipes ner paim across mine. Seconds later, I feel the Crown emblazon itself back into my skin. Luckily, it's one of the tattoos I'm not so keen on getting rid of.

"Because you're going to be locked up with him, of course," I say. Justice needs to be served for the crimes both of you committed. And I don't believe either of your souls will ever be as powerful as my grand- mère 's. However," I continue as she looks like she's about to protest. "There's a definite perk in your being locked up with him for a thousand years." "And what is that?" she asks warily. "He was still connected to the Gargoyle Army when I drank the elixir and cured their poisoning, which means he is immortal. And I did not strip him of that immortality. But he is only human now. Which means I know what it means," Delilah says, her eyes gleaming with avarice. She's across the room in a second, her fangs sinking deep into Cyrus's neck before his guard can even undo his restraints.

"I could not let the Army fall while my mate was missing. Not on his honor. I didn't know where Cyrus had hidden him, andI had to make a quick decision. So I created this prison with my power-its strength the bounds of my soul. Therefore, I can never leave unless I suddenly have more power than is in my soul. There are only a few objects that can make a soul's power grow she looks down at the Crown again and this is one of them."

«Not quite," I tell her, "but I think you'll like this one just as much. Your mate asked me to give it to you." And then I reach out and touch her hand, passing the Crown from my palm to hers. She gasps She gasps as the Crown emblazons itself onto her skin, then looks between Alistair and me with tears trickling down her cheeks. To be honest, it's a little disconcerting to see the Bloodletter crying. She's such a badass, I didn't even know it was possible. 

He tries to jerk away, but the second my palm touches him, he can't move. He can't speak. He can't do anything but stand there as I judge him. "Cyrus Vega, you sought war when you should have fought for peace. You harmed those you should have kept safe. And you destroyed lives you could have lifted up. For your very many crimes, you will forfeit your power." My voice is steady. And then I take a deep breath, and I pull every ounce of power from him. I watch-we all watchas before our eyes, he shrinks and shrinks and shrinks, in stature more than hejght. There's a moment in the middle when I

know if it's that I'm not used to this demigod power or not, but my head is positively throbbing. There's a steady thump-thump-thump pounding against my temples, and it's only getting louder. It's almost so loud now that I can't think past it. It's filling up my ears, beating in my chest, pounding in my blood. Even worse, as the sound gets faster, so does the feeling inside me. Now it's not just a drumbeat it's the wild vibration of a hummingbird's wings. My whole body responds to it, my own wings and heart and soul vibrating at the same frequency. When I can't take it anymore, I yell to Hudson to be heard over the noise. "Do you hear that?"

I know she's right. I can see it in my string, feel it deep inside me. The two very different parts of me finally coming together as one. But never in my wildest dreams did it occur to me that in merging, my strings-my beautiful, braided, mixed-up strings-would find a way to give have, me back something that means so much to me. Somehow they have, though. Because attached to my left shoulder is a gorgeous, perfect, glowing bright green wing.

My eyes widen and I gasp. "But but" I don't know how to organize my thoughts. I don't even know what strapping us to the machine means, but I know it can't be good. "We have an agreement that you can't harm any of us!" The smile that slides across his face like a serpent sends shivers along my spine. "My dear Grace, I simply need your power to activate the God Stone. You won't be harmed. You'll just become human after I drain your power."

devil. I hope with all mny heart that this is the last time I ever have to do this. «S0?" Cyus demands impatiently. "What did that old bitch say about the God Stone?" Nothing," I answer, taking great delight in the look of rage that flares to life in his eyes now that he knows I got the better of him. "She told me absolutely nothing." You" Cyrus leaps at me, andI know there's going to be hell to pay.

It takes a minute or so before things die down enough that I can speak again. But once they do, I look him dead in the eye and lie. "I just got back from visiting the Crone, and all I can say is, I'd be careful if I were you." That freezes Cyrus in his tracks for just a moment. His eyes narrow, his whole body growing so still, I'm not sure he even breathes. But then he seems to come back to himself, motioning with his head at two nearby guards inside the circle with him, both of whom are wearing the same magic-canceling armor that Cyrus is wearing. They rush over and grab me by my elbows.

"Grace Foster. Did you come to help me celebrate my big night?" I came to surrender." The words nearly stick in my throat, but they have to be said. This really is the best option. No!" Hudson screams, and I should have known that his vampire hearing would pick up what I'm saying even this far away. "Grace, don't!" I don't even look at him, don't look at any of my friends. I can't, not if I want to stay strong. I need to stay strong.

I brace myself, start to turn to stone even as I'm terrified for Macy and Dawud and all the others. There are so many vampires in this wave-at least 150 or 160-and there's no way we can fight them all off. The vampires attack as one, launching themselves at us, and I hold my breath, waiting for their teeth to scrape against me. But their teeth never get close. They never land one blow. Because Hudson throws a hand out and, in the space from one heartbeat to the next ends them all.

Hudson's eyes go wide. He fades to Remy and shoves him as hard as he Calder uses her powerful lion legs to jump over twenty feet in one leap She hangs in midair for one second, two, as the blow tears through her, can, but I know it's too late. We aren't going to be able to save him and blocks Remy at the last moment, taking the blow herself. then falls to the ground...lifeless.

Mekhi turns to see what I'm screaming about and fades straight toward Hudson. I pray he gets there in time, but as the sword starts to come down, I don't think even a vampire could cover the distance. But then, out of nowhere, a knife slices straight through the guard's back andjudging from where it's located and the way he falls to the ground, dead into his heart. Hudson, blissfully unaware of his very-near-death exxperience, tosses the attacking werewolf several yards away. As he does, I turn to look behind me, trying to figure out where the knife that saved him possibly could have come from, and lock eyes with lzzy.

Flint nods, and then everyone turns to Jaxon, who looks really, really "Think you can keep up with your telekinesis flying?" Hudson asks him. "True story," Flint agrees, which has Jaxon's eyes narrowing. small standing next to Eden's dragon. The dragons are fast." "Oh, I think I can manage," he says. And then, out of the blue, he shifts in a blaze of shimmering colors, evolving right before our eyes from a vampire into a gorgeous amber-colored dragon.

He shakes his head. "You're weak. You're undisciplined. And you always take the easy way out. You'd rather lie and steal than be honest and face difficult situations the way a ruler should. So no, we're not going to follow you. And no, I'm not going to let you talk to the Army. You were willing to sacrifice us. So now we're going to find a new path, one that has nothing to do with some fake gargoyle queen." The words fall like blows, each one harder and more painful. I have no idea what to say to him, no idea how to defend myself or make a case for why we have to fight Cyrus.

"Hello?"I call again, wondering why I sill haven't heard from anyone. "Are you there? Are you okay? Can you hear me?" They cant hear you. Chastain's voice floods me loud and clear, and for a moment I'm so relieved that I don't process his words. When I do, confusion moves in, clouding some of the joy. "Why not? I thought being queen means I can communicate with all gargoyles" If they accept you, he says. But they wont. I'm making sure of it. His words hit like arrows, puncturing every fragile ounce of self- confidence I've gained regarding being gargoyle queen.

"Tt's okay, " Tess says, and I realize I said it out loud. “You never could have killed him. If you had plunged that spike into his body, you would have triggered his immortality and restored his full health. But because you showed mercy, you and your friends made it where no one ever has before. You beat the Trials and have earned the Tears of Eleos." She looks down at the boy in her arms. "And you freed my son from the curse he's lived under for more than a millennium, all because of me." "Because of you?" I whisper. "I killeda god's son once, a long time ago. Because I didn't show his son mercy, my son was doomed to live as the most terrible beast to ever exist, cursed to fight and kill and suffer over and over again. He could only be free if someone stopped thinking only about themselves, as I had never done, and actually saw past his brutality to the pain and fear below.

Instead, she runs straight to the beast and wraps her arms around his neck. "My baby! My sweet baby!" She's sobbing hard now, her face pressed into the clear skin of the beast, and I feel just awful. Someone loved this animal, and I almnost killed it. As Tess holds on, though, the beast starts to shake. His whole body is trembling so badly, the floor of the arena is trembling as well. And then he starts to shrink. His claws retract into his paws, then his paws start shrinking as well. His powerful snout is pulling inward, into his face, as his ears all but disappear. His translucent skin takes on a healthy glow as his body continues to shrink. He shrinks and shrinks and shrinks, until there's no longer a beast there at all. There's a small boy. No older than five or six, with thick black hair and wide violet eyes. And Tess is covering his face in kisses.

tears slowly track down the side of its snout. And I remember why we're here. The Tears of Eleos. Is that what this was all about? Is this creature called Eleos? Do we have to cause it pain to capture its tears? I gasp. Do they really mean for us to cause this beast agony so we can take its tears to end someone else's pain? That can't be right. It can't be. And if it is, I want no part of it.

I start to fly, spreading my wings out wide to catch as much air as I can. But it doesn't work-instead of flying I keep falling down, down, down no matter what I try, while the beast does the same right next to me. And that's when it hits me. The beast didn't just bite my wing in that portal. He ripped it clean off.

I was sadly a bit disappointed with this book. The beginning was great but around the time they left for the prison, it seemed to get extremely slow for me and was hard to get through. Yet, once they escaped, it got really good again. I’m glad I stuck through because this is such a captivating series and truly an emotional ride. I look forward to continuing the series and seeing what Wolff does next! 

Kayley Herremans

Rebecca Hurd

Tracy Wolff has done it again!!!! I am absolutely in love with this series, the roller coaster ride of emotions is crazy!! I cried, laughed, cheered, and mourned!! Grace is a heroine that I 100% believe in and she has a group of friends around her that always have her back even when it seems like they are doomed to fail and by fail I mean die!! I can’t wait for the next book!!!!

Mia Caven

Again, not the best written book ever literary speaking but I just love this series and this plot. It’s such a fun little fantasy world and it isn’t too complicated for my pea brain and I love the characters and the romance in it.

this one was so much harder to get through bc the plot dragged and felt unnecessarily convoluted with remy coming in as a deus ex machina savior and then the whole thing with the gargoyles coming back, like chastain was so correct she really did not deserve their help and they are too good for her when she is kinda whiny about being queen… still, entertaining, probably will read the rest, love hudson (she doesn’t deserve how good he is), and just a bit of trashy fun! 

fris🐝

freya.nightwolf

Well... this was... pure torture... in the worst way possible. For f*** sake, I just created a shelf "never again" for this book... I HAVE NEVER READ A BOOK WITH SO MANY REPETITIVE AND UNNECESSARY DETAILS!!!! AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MORE ANNOYING MAIN CHARACTER. GRACE IS THE MOST ANNOYING, WHINING, AND HALF-BRAIN LITTLE BRAT!!!!!! 

2 stars are a lot!!!!

The action was mingled with Grace's non-stopping talking brain. Her monologues are a punishment to the readers. The trials, both fighting sequences with Cyrus... every big action scene is clouded by the enormous description of Grace's thinking... WTF!!!!!! I get in the action, then get out because I'm in her head, then again in action, then again in her head, and so on... I couldn't even enjoy the action scenes. Everything that I would normally enjoy is thrown around and mixed with inconsistent details... Grace's brain is in a self-battle of repetitive thoughts and feelings. Seven hells...

SHE DOESN'T DESERVE HUDSON OR ANY OF HER FRIENDS! Hudson puts his heart on a plate for her, every feeling, every thought, every dark thought, and what is she doing???? She "burst out laughing". "Yeah, right. I thought you were actually going to say something serious." This is her response. This is the first scene where I just had enough of her. I never thought I could read a book that gets so angry that I question the author's brain!!!!! Yes, everybody will get at me and say I'm a douche and I use hate speech. This is not hate speech. This is what I felt while reading this book. I mean, she's the main character and this book is 1st person. I DON'T WANT TO EVER LIVE IN GRACE'S HEAD EVER AGAIN!!!!! 

The second time I wanted to murder Grace, is when the skeleton fight occurred. You know what's happening to YOUR MATE, you know what he's going through, and you literally put him to use his powers that eat up his soul. 

I did not hold it against Chastain, at all!!! Everything he told her, she deserved it. 

The whole book she's whining and doesn't understand why the Army isn't following her, and in the last battle when she's finally letting go and embraces her powers, all I see is "I'm the queen", and "As your queen". Give me a break. Grace is nowhere near being a Queen. Izzy is better written than Grace... Oh, and another thing. ALL THE DEATHS IN THIS BOOK ARE ON GRACE'S HEAD AND HANDS! NOBODY CAN CHANGE MY MIND!

I'm not going to even talk about all the obvious facts that somehow, the characters are shocked to find out... The main one is that the Bloodletter is Cassia... duaaaah!!! She just told you she's the God of Chaos [and you already know from the previous book part of the story of those two sisters] and you are shocked to hear her being called Cassia????!!!!???!!!! Fine, I know Grace doesn't have any brains, BUT Hudson and Jaxon are being shocked????? You just made them stupid!!!

The ONLY reason I kept reading this book is "Charm". I understand it's dual pov and I want to know what happened in those missing months. Especially Hudson's side of the story. But right now I'm having a hard time convincing myself that "I can do this". As for "Cherish"... I'm done with this series. For all "Twilight" fans, this series is for you. I'm not a fan of the "Twilight" series, and I seriously as hell am not a fan of "Crave" series. Even if the previous book had 4 and 5 stars, with this one... my patience has gone to the toilet! I'm done with it. "Charm" is the last one. 

Oh, and one other thing! "Young Adult books" doesn't mean the characters have to be teens, because obviously, in this book, the bloody main character wants to be mature, but she's nowhere near mature. And her choices are very questionable. SHE DOESN'T DESERVE HER MATE OR HER FRIENDS!

linhie

Truthfully, I thought I was going to DNF this book - which meant DNF-ing the rest of the series and I’m too stubborn for that. 

For this to be a 900-something page book, and then for me to not get invested into it until probably the 600-650 page mark… it just hurt my brain, especially since the las two I was so invested in. 

There were a lot of things that felt like filler, especially near the beginning, and it just made it hard to read. I’m glad I kept on it though because the last portion of the book really brought some needed resolution, while also leading into a good teaser of ✨what’s next✨

I will say that this one was still better than the first by far, but not as good as the 2nd & 3rd. I might give myself a break before picking up the fifth one though to see if the back-to-back-to-back just wore me out a little bit before tackling this big ol’book.

samantha lias

Truthfully, I thought I was going to DNF this book - which meant DNF-ing the rest of the series and I’m too stubborn for that. 

For this to be a 900-something page book, and then for me to not get invested into it until probably the 600-650 page mark… it just hurt my brain, especially since the las two I was so invested in. 

There were a lot of things that felt like filler, especially near the beginning, and it just made it hard to read. I’m glad I kept on it though because the last portion of the book really brought some needed resolution, while also leading into a good teaser of ✨what’s next✨

I will say that this one was still better than the first by far, but not as good as the 2nd & 3rd. I might give myself a break before picking up the fifth one though to see if the back-to-back-to-back just wore me out a little bit before tackling this big ol’book.

TW: panic attacks, death and violence, emotional and psychological torture, insect-related situations, life-and-death situations, amputation, and sexual content

Wow! Can't believe Charm tied so nicely into this. It was a little slow in the middle parts, but definitely ramped back up toward the end. Maybe a little too long and some parts could've been cut. Otherwise, can't wait for Cherish and Sweet Vengeance!!

(Bre)anne✨

TW: panic attacks, death and violence, emotional and psychological torture, insect-related situations, life-and-death situations, amputation, and sexual content

Wow! Can't believe Charm tied so nicely into this. It was a little slow in the middle parts, but definitely ramped back up toward the end. Maybe a little too long and some parts could've been cut. Otherwise, can't wait for Cherish and Sweet Vengeance!!

Victoria Drake

** spoiler alert **
           I was not ready to love this series.
Tracy is excellent and I love her so it’s no shade to her but the first book was very difficult to get through. There was A LOT of angst. But I am sooo glad I stuck it out. There’s definitely some cheese and cringe, even in this book, but the adventure was so worth it. Following along as Grace and the group become such bad ass people was satisfying.
I cried. Big, fat tears when Calder died. The Order being basically wiped out was heartbreaking, but not like when Calder died. I had goosebumps. Remy’s scream? Ugh, chills.
I do have to say though, Grace is so fucking dense it actually made me angry. It took her sooo long to see that the Bloodletter was related to her. Especially when Alistar made that comment about his mate biting her?? And then she connected the dots that her green string was tied to the Bloodletter but didn’t guess why?? The time god guy was also super strange and almost felt pointless but oh well.
Grace and Hudson are one of my favorite fictional couples. When she finally realized that their “four months” was more like 2 years! Ahhh! I’m so excited to read about that in the next book. I love how supportive and loving Hudson is. Grace is a badass and he doesn’t smother her, it’s so refreshing.
Remy is also a book crush. That man is fine, and I hope they touch more on his relationship with Izzy. I’m sure they’re mated. Speaking of Izzy, it also took Grace fucking forever to figure out that Izzy’s mom HAD to be the crone. How was that not the first guess when she found out Izzy is a demigod? I’m looking forward to seeing if there’s more development between Izzy and the Crone though. 
Chastain made me so angry. I almost don’t forgive him, even after the ending. His treatment of Grace was gross and I hated every second of it. 
I can’t wait for the next 2 books. I’m dying to find out what happened in those “4 months” as well as what’s going to happen with the shadow queen and Mekhi. I hope he doesn’t die. Poor Jaxon if he does. I’m also hoping we see more of Jaxon and Flint together. They’re a cute couple.

No one survived the last battle unscathed. Flint is angry at the world, Jaxon is turning into something I don’t recognize, and Hudson has put up a wall I’m not sure I’ll ever break through. Now war is coming, and we’re not ready. We’re going to need an army to have any hope of winning. But first, there are questions about my ancestors that need answers. Answers that might just reveal who the real monster is among us. And that’s saying something in a world filled with bloodthirsty vampires, immortal gargoyles, and an ancient battle between two gods. There’s no guarantee that anyone will be left standing when the dust settles, but if we want to save this world, I have no choice. I’ll have to embrace every part of me...even the parts I fear the most. Don’t miss a single book in the series that spawned a phenomenon! The Crave series is best enjoyed in order: Crave Crush Covet Court Charm

Bird 

** spoiler alert **
           I loved the main plot points and character development of this book. However, there was just SO. MUCH. FILLER. Most of which was extremely unnecessary and honestly kind of boring. This is not my favorite book in the series, but I did genuinely enjoy a lot of it, and I’m still very excited to read the next one.

Maria Arc

Reagan Suitt

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH


BOOK FOUR DID NOT DISAPPOINT. i don’t think I’ve ever been so in love with a series. The twists and turns. The love. The friendship. The pain. The beauty in truth and honor. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH. 


I literally ignored all responsibilities today because I couldn’t put this book down. Tracy - you did it again. Now time to reread from book one to book four over and over until the next one is out.

Madison Aumua

Never been more surprised by how a series turns around - I really enjoy this story after hating the first. One think I will say is it went on too long. And the Hudson chapters were completely unnecessary. I really fun series though.

Zoe Deckard

This book took me on a roller coaster. Let me say, I get so frustrated with all the decisions Grace makes. I keep yelling at her for being dumb, but I also know she is doing the right thing. The impossible battles also drive me crazy. However, Grace gets so badass in this book and the surprises are great (although I’d guessed a few already). Highly recommend!

Sarah Potter

A fast-paced and satisfying read for fans of the series. I really appreciated the attention and time dedicated to acknowledging the mental impact and trauma a lot of the characters have faced, from their childhoods to current events. An element that is often unacknowledged in a lot of fantasy series. I was thrilled to see some of my predications come true and some plot twists were completely unexpected. All my questions leading up to Court were certainly answered, and the addition of some interesting new characters has left me excited for the conclusion of the series. Court has all the elements that fans of the Crave series has been waiting for: witty banter, tears, and gasps!

Nicole Bruno 

This book was so action packed it was ridiculous! Also I’m obsessed with Grace and Hudson. They better be end game. I’m SO excited for the series to continue. I really hope Jaxon finds his mate and I hope it’s Flint. Grace is such a strong resilient character and she is a literal queen! AMAXING JOB TRACY!

Desiree Wills

OMG! That’s the first thing that comes to mind. My heart broke and it soared as I read this book. I can’t wait for what’s next in this series. I loved how it ended and if only made me love the characters more. Well written and the bonus content was amazing. I love the chapters that are from other characters point of view. They’re so good and honestly I can’t wait for more. Certainly one of my top favorite series! Highly recommended for fans of vampires and the supernatural books and shows. 

Autumn Hunsinger

1000/10 loved loved LOVED. such a great ending to this book BUT once again left in a cliff hanger lol luckily it’s only a few months until the next book in the series comes out. once again, I have fallen more in love with Hudson Vega. 

Shrinidhi

Please please in this book dont make me cry as much as I did in covet and pls just reveal who is jaxon's real mate and let the mate be flint pls pls

Court

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