Name: Crave
ISBN: 9780373210350

Melissa Darnell

Although Savannah has been warned by her family to stay away from any members of the Clann, and Tristan has been forbidden to speak to Savannah, they both feel an irresistible mutual attraction to each other.

Crave

Mae Erceg

Oh my god, okay. Late review but still holy crap. This book was basically all in all, really freakin good. The ending was probably one of the most frustrating things ever. Then I looked and saw it had a preview for the second book in the series which made me feel a little better. But then after reading said preview, I fell right back into my not only frustrated mood but my shocked mood as well. This book's really long (417? pages) and the print is very small but the story doesn't get boring. It kept me very interested the entire time and I couldn't handle how much I'd wanted to both frame the book and stick it on my wall and tear it in half for pissing me off as well. Basically, read it. You won't regret it.

Savannah Colbert has never known why she's so hated by the kids of the Clann. Nor can she deny her instinct to get close to Clann golden boy, Tristan Coleman. Especially when she recovers from a strange illness and the attraction becomes nearly irresistible. It's as if he's a magnet, pulling her gaze, her thoughts even her dreams. Her family has warned her to have nothing to do with him or any members of the Clann. But when Tristan is suddenly everywhere she goes, Savannah fears she's destined to fail. For years, Tristan has been forbidden to even speak to Savannah. Then she disappears from school for a week and comes back... different, and suddenly he can't stay away. Boys seem intoxicated just from looking at her. His own family becomes stricter than ever. And Tristan has to fight his own urge to protect her, to be near her, no matter the consequences...

Justine Rose

This was my favourite book as a teenager, and the nostalgia is truly a large factor of my rating. While I could see a lot more problems with the writing now, I couldn’t help but be enamoured with the story just as I used to be.

Lyanni

Alright, there was something about this book that I knew was off. I can't place it. I think it wasn't written as well...and I knew it wasn't the best, but something about it made me become obsessed. It's all I would think about and I just needed to read more. It's weird, but I became hooked even if I had the knowledge that I've read so much better. I'm not even sure what to rate it.

Jessica Nottingham

How to describe my feelings for this book without spoiling it? For me, the highest compliment I can give Crave is that it kept me reading until the last page. Which is good. However by the time I got there I wondered how I really felt about the book overall. It didn't wow me. I didn't dislike it. My feelings for this book fall somewhere smack dab in the middle. Crave was interesting in some aspects, but let's just say that there's really nothing new being brought to the party here.

I liked Savannah okay, but I honestly didn't connect with her as much as I would have liked to. The book kind of rambles on about her day to day life, and there wasn't much to help me link to her as an actual person. Tristan also was just so for me, although I liked him a little more since he actually had quite a sense of humor. In fact, my favorite person in the book was the best friend. Anne. She really didn't even play that big of a role, but she had the most vivid personality to me, and therefore I liked her the best.

If I'm telling the truth, it was just the very cookie cutter way that this story was set up that made me so on the fence about it. I'd liken it to going into any animated Disney movie. You know the characters will be different, and there might be a slight twist or two, but overall the story will generally follow the same outline. That's Crave in a nutshell. Girl meets boy, girl is not supposed to be with boy, girl tries to stay away, boy and girl end up together, bad things ensue, crazy cliffhanger ending. Cut and dry. Crave isn't badly written, it isn't slow, it's just something I've already seen multiple times.

I think what kept me reading above all else is the way that Melissa Darnell weaves older paranormal lore into her story, but gives it a twist now and then. It was those small twists that gave me hope. I found myself more interested in the background of the people that lived in the city than in the actual main characters and their story. My hope for the next book, because yes this is a series, is that I might get to see a little bit more into the history surrounding these people and their talents. Also since we've been introduced to everyone, perhaps there will be a little more action.

So yes, although this book didn't wow me like I wish it did, I'll keep reading on. The ending definitely leaves room open for the next installment, and I'll be excited to see where Darnell takes things next. If you enjoy books that center around paranormal aspects, and have a romance for the ages, this is something that you'll enjoy.

Crave

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