halston's review against another edition
5.0
This book! Wow! I have so many emotions pouring out of me right now.
linzreadz13's review against another edition
4.0
Gah!!! How does it end that way?!?!
How can she just leave a girl hanging like that? Once I started this story I couldn’t help but crave - yes, all the pun intended - more of this story. Now that I’ve finished, my cravings have skyrocketed.
This story was so different from anything I’ve read recently. I had no idea where this story would go when I first dove in. I was surprised in absolutely the best way. This was such a great New Adult romance read with plenty of drama and emotional ups and downs.
I didn’t realize that the characters would be so young but the story worked out so extremely well. I loved watching them transition from high school and onto their first year of college. They come from completely different worlds and each have their own challenges they must overcome. Most teenagers don’t go through half of what they go through but that’s what makes this story so great! The drama and the baggage are so emotional that you can’t help but feel for them as the battle their way through life.
The cliffhanger at the end was so unexpected. The emotional toll that it will take is tremendous and I don’t know how EK will be able to fix it and make everything okay again. I can’t wait to pick up the second part. Why do I have to wait so long? October can’t come soon enough!
If you want a story that will leave you surprised, in the best possible way, and leave you “craving” more, don’t wait! Grab this book right now!
Grateful to have received an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
How can she just leave a girl hanging like that? Once I started this story I couldn’t help but crave - yes, all the pun intended - more of this story. Now that I’ve finished, my cravings have skyrocketed.
This story was so different from anything I’ve read recently. I had no idea where this story would go when I first dove in. I was surprised in absolutely the best way. This was such a great New Adult romance read with plenty of drama and emotional ups and downs.
I didn’t realize that the characters would be so young but the story worked out so extremely well. I loved watching them transition from high school and onto their first year of college. They come from completely different worlds and each have their own challenges they must overcome. Most teenagers don’t go through half of what they go through but that’s what makes this story so great! The drama and the baggage are so emotional that you can’t help but feel for them as the battle their way through life.
The cliffhanger at the end was so unexpected. The emotional toll that it will take is tremendous and I don’t know how EK will be able to fix it and make everything okay again. I can’t wait to pick up the second part. Why do I have to wait so long? October can’t come soon enough!
If you want a story that will leave you surprised, in the best possible way, and leave you “craving” more, don’t wait! Grab this book right now!
Grateful to have received an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
littlefrye04's review against another edition
4.0
This book is well written, smooth flowing and easy to read. The author did a good job portraying the characters and their emotions.
Ady is new in South Tampa, FL. Starting a new school at the end of the year is frustrating. However it doesn't take her long to find a handful of friends. She is your typical teenage girl. She is selfconscious, worried about fitting in and making friends, and now she is all google eyed for a boy.
Kason is one of the first people Ady runs into at her new school. While he may go to the same high school as the rich kids, he doesn't truly fit in. He has his walls built a mile high and refuses to let anyone tear them down.
Will Kason let his walls down for Ady? Is she patient enough to wait for them to come down? Can they last?
I can't wait to read book 2. Review for Mommy's Naughty Playground.
Ady is new in South Tampa, FL. Starting a new school at the end of the year is frustrating. However it doesn't take her long to find a handful of friends. She is your typical teenage girl. She is selfconscious, worried about fitting in and making friends, and now she is all google eyed for a boy.
Kason is one of the first people Ady runs into at her new school. While he may go to the same high school as the rich kids, he doesn't truly fit in. He has his walls built a mile high and refuses to let anyone tear them down.
Will Kason let his walls down for Ady? Is she patient enough to wait for them to come down? Can they last?
I can't wait to read book 2. Review for Mommy's Naughty Playground.
carleneinspired's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 Stars
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
Adaline and Kason gravitated to one another like planets do to the sun, their worlds simply meant to collide, brought together by fate. Florida is like nothing Ady knows and being the new girl her senior year is sure to be a disaster. Her terrible fate is changed though, when a group of handsome, popular men take her under their wing, bringing with them Kason, a brooding boy she wants to know more about. They come from opposite worlds, it's more than money that divides them, but in one another they find friendship, trust, and love. Kason would do anything for her, he'd stop everything for her, and he tried, but the craving only gets worse. As it takes over his world, Kason may find that not even love can kill a craving.
"But the more she gives, the more I crave."
Crave Pt 1 is not only a unique book in E.K. Blair's long line of excellent novels, it's unique in the New Adult Romance genre as well. E.K. Blair's portrayal of young adults is excellent, their young age is obvious through their thoughts and their actions. The situations they face, though we never wish them on anyone, are real and the angst that spills out of this book felt so much like I was truly living the situation as a teen myself. I loved Kason and Adaline, the main characters whose alternating POVs tell the story of high school, friendship, lust, love, addiction, and more. Riddled with twists and turns, the days aren't always easy for Kason and Ady and the scenes that tore them up made my heart ache in my chest. The characters are innocent in many ways, but also exposed to the bad that lurks in the world. It's so easy to turn a blind eye, to pretend that things must be good for everyone if they're going well for you, and Crave doesn't allow you to do that. They face that bad just as you'd expect teens to, with trepidation, anxious of what they might find, they don't go in with all the answers and what they find shocks and changes them. Both Kason and Ady grow increasingly more complex with each twist that they go through. The authenticity of this entire novel was so amazing, the characters and the conflicts really were outstanding, and E.K. Blair brings to life the high school environment.
"When I think about how pure she is, it only reminds me how dirty I am."
If I had known what Crave was about prior to reading, say it had been spoiled for me, I might not have read it. Part of why this book is so stand out is E.K. Blair's ability to write about incredibly difficult situations, they're painful and real for many people, but what I usually consider a trigger for me was not in this case. I didn't feel like I was reading a book that an author set out to write to make money, that she was cashing in on a subject that is controversial, I felt like I was reading a book with an author who knew she was going to face a tough crowd and wanted to give 100 percent to. E.K. Blair writes with detail and complex emotion, making the characters empathetic and in turn making the book a better read. It highlighted the difficulties emotionally and physically and it's obvious E.K. Blair gave it her all to put meaning into the hows and whys.
"I swear I can feel him breathing through the holes of my wounds when he begs, 'Tell me what I can do. Tell me how to fix this, because I can't keep pretending I don't need you.'"
Crave was different than I expected, there's so much more to it than the blurb gives away, and it will keep you glued to the pages no matter what goes on around you. I was captivated by the story of Kason and Ady, I loved that Crave read like a true YA book while dealing with very adult situations. It's just an INCREDIBLE read. This story is unlike anything else out there right now, I promise. Readers, you don't want to miss this one. I already cannot wait for Crave: Part Two, Part One ends in such a dramatic, intense fashion and I already know E.K. Blair is going to give us an end to this story that proves once again what an incredible author she is.
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
Adaline and Kason gravitated to one another like planets do to the sun, their worlds simply meant to collide, brought together by fate. Florida is like nothing Ady knows and being the new girl her senior year is sure to be a disaster. Her terrible fate is changed though, when a group of handsome, popular men take her under their wing, bringing with them Kason, a brooding boy she wants to know more about. They come from opposite worlds, it's more than money that divides them, but in one another they find friendship, trust, and love. Kason would do anything for her, he'd stop everything for her, and he tried, but the craving only gets worse. As it takes over his world, Kason may find that not even love can kill a craving.
"But the more she gives, the more I crave."
Crave Pt 1 is not only a unique book in E.K. Blair's long line of excellent novels, it's unique in the New Adult Romance genre as well. E.K. Blair's portrayal of young adults is excellent, their young age is obvious through their thoughts and their actions. The situations they face, though we never wish them on anyone, are real and the angst that spills out of this book felt so much like I was truly living the situation as a teen myself. I loved Kason and Adaline, the main characters whose alternating POVs tell the story of high school, friendship, lust, love, addiction, and more. Riddled with twists and turns, the days aren't always easy for Kason and Ady and the scenes that tore them up made my heart ache in my chest. The characters are innocent in many ways, but also exposed to the bad that lurks in the world. It's so easy to turn a blind eye, to pretend that things must be good for everyone if they're going well for you, and Crave doesn't allow you to do that. They face that bad just as you'd expect teens to, with trepidation, anxious of what they might find, they don't go in with all the answers and what they find shocks and changes them. Both Kason and Ady grow increasingly more complex with each twist that they go through. The authenticity of this entire novel was so amazing, the characters and the conflicts really were outstanding, and E.K. Blair brings to life the high school environment.
"When I think about how pure she is, it only reminds me how dirty I am."
If I had known what Crave was about prior to reading, say it had been spoiled for me, I might not have read it. Part of why this book is so stand out is E.K. Blair's ability to write about incredibly difficult situations, they're painful and real for many people, but what I usually consider a trigger for me was not in this case. I didn't feel like I was reading a book that an author set out to write to make money, that she was cashing in on a subject that is controversial, I felt like I was reading a book with an author who knew she was going to face a tough crowd and wanted to give 100 percent to. E.K. Blair writes with detail and complex emotion, making the characters empathetic and in turn making the book a better read. It highlighted the difficulties emotionally and physically and it's obvious E.K. Blair gave it her all to put meaning into the hows and whys.
"I swear I can feel him breathing through the holes of my wounds when he begs, 'Tell me what I can do. Tell me how to fix this, because I can't keep pretending I don't need you.'"
Crave was different than I expected, there's so much more to it than the blurb gives away, and it will keep you glued to the pages no matter what goes on around you. I was captivated by the story of Kason and Ady, I loved that Crave read like a true YA book while dealing with very adult situations. It's just an INCREDIBLE read. This story is unlike anything else out there right now, I promise. Readers, you don't want to miss this one. I already cannot wait for Crave: Part Two, Part One ends in such a dramatic, intense fashion and I already know E.K. Blair is going to give us an end to this story that proves once again what an incredible author she is.
fsmeurinne's review against another edition
5.0
First love, stories are always a good read, when we add a heartbreak into it, it gets better, then there is Adeline and Kason a couple that meets but he wants to avoid her. Still he can’t deny it, there is something there. They fall hard, they are innocent, Kason has been burned before, and doesn’t want it again. Things come in between, the emotions are raw and will keep you on edge. Can’t wait for the next part of this story, where hard lessons are learned, first love becomes more and heartbreaking will forever be a part of their story.
thewitchybibliophile's review against another edition
5.0
This was a very unexpected read and took me on a few different rides of emotions. The characters alone are the perfect angst ridden teens going through high school but with so much going on in their lives. I found Ady’s character very relatable to real life. My heart broke for that poor girl! There were times I wanted to tell her to quit being whiny then I realized, WAIT, they are young! But the journey that both her and Kason go on. Young love then addiction. But in such a way that will have you going WHAT DID I JUST READ in classic EK Blair fashion. She has crafted us a tale that I honest would have never thought of in a million years. I was blown away by the concept. The emotions run high and that ending..omg that ending….
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was something new and unique and had the epicness of twists that Blair likes to give us. It really does make you Crave for more! If you are a fan of her work, you will not be disappointed by this one!
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was something new and unique and had the epicness of twists that Blair likes to give us. It really does make you Crave for more! If you are a fan of her work, you will not be disappointed by this one!
aussie_book_babe's review against another edition
5.0
⭐️BEST READ OF 2020⭐️
This is my number 1 favourite read of 2020 ! And E K Blair is my new favourite author ! I loved everything about this book, I even loved the parts I hated (if that makes any sense). Oh and I have dibs on Kason ! I especially loved the character development we get throughout
This is my number 1 favourite read of 2020 ! And E K Blair is my new favourite author ! I loved everything about this book, I even loved the parts I hated (if that makes any sense). Oh and I have dibs on Kason ! I especially loved the character development we get throughout
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