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אני מרגישה שהכול לא בסדר – בייחוד אני. חזרתי לאקדמיית קטמיר, אבל רודפים אותי רסיסים של ימים שאני לא זוכרת ואני נאבקת להבין מי או מה אני באמת.
בדיוק כשאני מתחילה להרגיש בטוחה שוב, הדסון חוזר. הוא מתעקש שיש סודות שאני לא יודעת, ומאיים להפריד ביני ובין ג'קסון לנצח. אבל אויבים מסוכנים הרבה יותר מאיימים עלינו עכשיו. הרוע בלתי נתפס. הצלת האנשים שאני אוהבת תדרוש הקרבה. אולי יותר מכפי שאוכל לשאת.
ספר שני בסדרת ערפדים לנוער. לגיל 14 ומעלה.
בדיוק כשאני מתחילה להרגיש בטוחה שוב, הדסון חוזר. הוא מתעקש שיש סודות שאני לא יודעת, ומאיים להפריד ביני ובין ג'קסון לנצח. אבל אויבים מסוכנים הרבה יותר מאיימים עלינו עכשיו. הרוע בלתי נתפס. הצלת האנשים שאני אוהבת תדרוש הקרבה. אולי יותר מכפי שאוכל לשאת.
ספר שני בסדרת ערפדים לנוער. לגיל 14 ומעלה.
608 pages, Paperback
First published September 29, 2020
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Tracy Wolff
139 books12.4k followersNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Tracy Wolff is a lover of vampires, dragons, and all things that go bump in the night. A onetime English professor, she now devotes all her time to writing dark and romantic stories with tortured heroes and kick-butt heroines. She has written all her sixty-plus novels from her home in Austin, Texas, which she shares with her family. tracywolffbooks.com
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July 7, 2021
Yeah. Started this at midnight. Finished at 6:00 AM.
#nosleep #noregrets
#nosleep #noregrets
February 15, 2022
Thank you so much to Entangled Teen for sending me an eARC of Crush!
Check out this review (and more) over on my blog!
Quick Stats:
Overall: 5/5 Stars
Characters: 5/5
Setting: 5/5
Writing: 4/5
Plot and Themes: 5/5
Awesomeness Factor: 5/5
Review in a Nutshell: Crush was everything I wanted it to be, and so much more.
// Content Warning: Violence, Death, Genocide (Mention), Murder, Anxiety //
Release Date: 9/29/2020
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Page Count: 704
Premise:
Crush Takes place a few months after the ending of Crave. Grace is back, but she doesn’t remember what had happened to her. Now, she needs to know what happened, and what she is, so she can save those she loves.
- Writing & Setting -
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. I loved this deeper dive.
Meanwhile the writing style is very similar to that of Crave; it feels almost fanfiction-y, but in the best possible way. It’s easy to read and get immersed in.
- Plot -
This book is just fun. It did not feel like a 700 page book. The pace is very fast, with constant action (or buildup). I couldn’t put it down. 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.
There were quite a few twists in this book that I did not see coming. Crave was a little bit more of your typical YA paranormal romance (but much more self aware). Crush then took that formula and flipped it on it’s head.
- Characters -
Now for why I was smiling.
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. 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.
Meanwhile, our cast we know from the first book gets even more development. 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.
- Conclusion -
Pros- New favorite character, the direction the romance is going in!!
Cons- That last line is killing me. These cliffhangers are just getting cruel
Overall- 5/5 stars.
Crush is pure serotonin. I couldn’t stop smiling the entire time I was reading it. I can’t wait for the next book!
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Bonus: My Thoughts While Reading
I had a lot of thoughts while reading Crush, so I wanted to share them with you guys. MAJOR SPOILER WARNING!!! This is full of spoilers for the entire book, so do not read it if you haven’t finished the book yet!
Check out this review (and more) over on my blog!
Quick Stats:
Overall: 5/5 Stars
Characters: 5/5
Setting: 5/5
Writing: 4/5
Plot and Themes: 5/5
Awesomeness Factor: 5/5
Review in a Nutshell: Crush was everything I wanted it to be, and so much more.
// Content Warning: Violence, Death, Genocide (Mention), Murder, Anxiety //
Release Date: 9/29/2020
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Page Count: 704
Premise:
Crush Takes place a few months after the ending of Crave. Grace is back, but she doesn’t remember what had happened to her. Now, she needs to know what happened, and what she is, so she can save those she loves.
- Writing & Setting -
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. I loved this deeper dive.
Meanwhile the writing style is very similar to that of Crave; it feels almost fanfiction-y, but in the best possible way. It’s easy to read and get immersed in.
- Plot -
This book is just fun. It did not feel like a 700 page book. The pace is very fast, with constant action (or buildup). I couldn’t put it down. 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.
There were quite a few twists in this book that I did not see coming. Crave was a little bit more of your typical YA paranormal romance (but much more self aware). Crush then took that formula and flipped it on it’s head.
- Characters -
Now for why I was smiling.
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. 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.
Meanwhile, our cast we know from the first book gets even more development. 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.
- Conclusion -
Pros- New favorite character, the direction the romance is going in!!
Cons- That last line is killing me. These cliffhangers are just getting cruel
Overall- 5/5 stars.
Crush is pure serotonin. I couldn’t stop smiling the entire time I was reading it. I can’t wait for the next book!
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Bonus: My Thoughts While Reading
I had a lot of thoughts while reading Crush, so I wanted to share them with you guys. MAJOR SPOILER WARNING!!! This is full of spoilers for the entire book, so do not read it if you haven’t finished the book yet!
December 11, 2020
I hated this book so much! Why bother with Crave if your going to make Grace fall in love her Jaxon’s BROTHER! It seems like Grace was never in love with Jaxon, she just thought he was attractive. Grace literally dropped him when someone “better” came along! I’m dropping this series as much as it hurts because I loved crave. I’m really disappointed with this, before crush I was so excited and couldn’t wait for the other books but now. I hate this series so much. Tracy wolff created wonderful characters but to me instead of making them better, she made them worst. But I was always teamJaxon from day one. I honestly hope this book series isn’t made into movies because it would suck!
Anyways these are my opinions, please don’t be offended if you like this so called “good book”. I just feel like Tracy gave us this wonderful love story only for Grace to fall in love with his brother. That’s messed up, I have no respect for Grace.
But like I said, I’m dropping this series and throwing away crush. To me Crave ends with Grace and Jaxon living a good and happy life.
Comment some good book suggestions! Ones with no awful love triangles :)
Anyways these are my opinions, please don’t be offended if you like this so called “good book”. I just feel like Tracy gave us this wonderful love story only for Grace to fall in love with his brother. That’s messed up, I have no respect for Grace.
But like I said, I’m dropping this series and throwing away crush. To me Crave ends with Grace and Jaxon living a good and happy life.
Comment some good book suggestions! Ones with no awful love triangles :)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 6, 2021
honestly every star i’m giving this book is for and because of Hudson.
➺4 stars
➺4 stars
October 4, 2020
For the people that is giving 5 stars... Just curious... Did you guys felt the same emotion, chemistry, excitement that you felt with the first book? Unfortunately I didn't. The book was not as good as the 1st one. For me it was kind of predictable. 70% or more of the book was kind of boring. In the 1st book we see Jaxon like the most powerful guy, strong, protective of everybody. On this book we see him like a weak, pathetic guy. I was ok with the triangle between Flint and Jaxon and now Flint is gay and the triangle is between Jaxon and Hudson??? I don't like triangles between brothers. I mean triangle between a dragon and a vampire is different.. vampire vs vampire is the same story and looks like the author kind of copy of Vampire Diaries. The las chapter was really good until Hudson tells Jaxon to take his hands off his mate. Really??? 6 months waiting for this book I honestly expected more. This book killed the magic in book 1.
July 13, 2021
”A quiet calm settles over me as the pain recedes in soft waves, and all I see is Hudson. This moment. The last words we’ll ever share. And I want him to know. I want him to know that I see everything now. I see him”.
¿Hola? ¿Pero quién le dio permiso a esta saga de ser tan absolutamente genial y engañarme de tal manera con sus portadas? De verdad, si recuerdan lo que dije de Crave, sabrán que pensaba que estos libros iban a ser súper light, mamarrachos y normales. PERO NO. Madre mía, nadie me preparó para los giros que ha dado la historia y lo mucho que amaría a los personajes. Creo que esta reseña tendrá algunos spoilers por aquí y por allá, así que están avisados.
Después del final vertiginoso de Crave en el que Grace se enfrentaba a la exnovia psicótica de Hudson y terminaba convertida en piedra (¡en gárgola!) y atrapada con él en otra dimensión pensé que íbamos a tener un segundo libro de enfrentamientos internos, pero, obviamente, Tracy Wolff me sorprendió. Crush empieza con Grace recuperando su estado normal y pensando que no ha pasado mucho tiempo, pero la verdad es que lleva meses atrapada dentro de su forma de gárgola porque, sorpresa, ¡ella también es un ser sobrenatural! Jaxon y todos los demás han estado volviéndose locos de preocupación y, cuando Grace vuelve, no solo descubren su nueva condición, sino que estuvo atrapada con Hudson (el hermano de Jaxon que todos piensan que es un psicópata) y que ahora lo tiene dentro de su cabeza y puede controlarla. Así que, cuando se dan cuenta de esto, empieza una cruzada para conseguir unos ingredientes rarísimos y poder hacer un ritual para acabar con Jaxon y sacarlo de la cabeza de Grace. Y, aunque al principio Grace detesta esta intromisión, algo de lo que no puede recordar de los cuatro meses que estuvo atrapada le dice que Hudson no es tan malo como parece.
En serio, no saben lo mucho que disfruté este libro. Si en Crave Grace estaba perdidísima porque se había visto enfrentada de repente a un mundo sobrenatural lleno de vampiros, dragones y otras criaturas, en Crush vemos cómo empieza a encajar dentro de esta nueva realidad. Y aunque ahora es la última gárgola del mundo y se siente perdida con respecto a su identidad, Grace empieza a evolucionar como personaje, a sentar firmemente sus pies en el suelo, a hacer valer sus decisiones y, sobre todo, a hacer que la escuchen.
Ahora, tengo que aceptar que me frustraba ver lo mucho que había retrocedido la relación de Grace y de Jaxon en este libro. Sí, son mates; y sí, se extrañaron con locura, pero nada era igual. Tras perderla tanto tiempo, Jaxon se convirtió en alguien aún más posesivo y protector con Grace y no entendía que ahora ella era un ser tremendamente poderoso que podía defenderse por sí misma. Pero, más allá de eso, lo que se convirtió en el quid del asunto entre ellos dos fue que, evidentemente, nunca estaban solos, pues Hudson podía ver todo desde su palco de honor en la mente de Grace. Así que, si tenían momentos de intimidad, nunca iban a ser de dos, sino de tres… Y tres es multitud.
La cosa es que, a medida que fue pasando el libro, me fue importando menos esa distancia que se fue creando entre Jaxon y Grace porque… ¡CULPABLE! Sí, empecé a shippear maaaaal a Grace con Hudson. Todos esos momentos en los que Hudson bajaba sus defensas y se permitía ser vulnerable y hablar del tiempo que pasaron juntos esos cuatro meses, aunque sin decir nada específico, me mataban. Y me empecé a imaginar mil cosas. También estaba el hecho de que a Hudson le molestara muchísimo ver las muestras de cariño entre Jaxon y Grace… eso me hacía pensar que algo había sucedido entre ellos dos en ese tiempo que Grace no recuerda. Y… bueno, caí redondita porque Hudson es el típico personaje que me encanta: el que todo el mundo cree que es un villano, pero que en el fondo no lo es; el tío cerrado con sus sentimientos, pero que cuando se enamora puede destruir naciones enteras por esa chica; el que siempre se va a sacrificar con tal de que la persona que quiere esté bien… En fin.
Quizá lo que más me gustó de este tira y afloja entre Grace y Hudson es que él nunca (excepto por esa vez que controló su cuerpo y atacó al lobo) quiso manipularla con lo que él recordaba y ella no. Bueno, eso y que la personalidad de Hudson es deliciosamente británica, sarcástica, sufrida y sexy. Ay, no sé, ya quiero ver qué sucede con ellos dos en el tercer libro. Sobre todo después de la mega gran revelación que hay al final de este. SPOILER: ALGUIEN ROMPIÓ EL MATING BOND ENTRE JAXON Y GRACE Y, AL FINAL, DESPUÉS DE UNA PRUEBA QUE GRACE LOGRA PASAR PORQUE HUDSON LE DA SUS PODERES, ÉL LE DICE QUE ES SU MATE. *inserte aquí a Isa gritando como loca*
Yo me muero, en serio. Como les digo, nunca me esperé tantos feels y giros de esta saga, pero la amo. Me encanta. Necesito más drama y salseo porque madre mía. Y es que, además de todo este asunto de los mates y de Grace, Jaxon y Hudson, está todo el lío de la familia real queriendo secuestrarla a ella por ser la única gárgola y… wow. Quiero leer ya mismo el tercero.
¿Hola? ¿Pero quién le dio permiso a esta saga de ser tan absolutamente genial y engañarme de tal manera con sus portadas? De verdad, si recuerdan lo que dije de Crave, sabrán que pensaba que estos libros iban a ser súper light, mamarrachos y normales. PERO NO. Madre mía, nadie me preparó para los giros que ha dado la historia y lo mucho que amaría a los personajes. Creo que esta reseña tendrá algunos spoilers por aquí y por allá, así que están avisados.
Después del final vertiginoso de Crave en el que Grace se enfrentaba a la exnovia psicótica de Hudson y terminaba convertida en piedra (¡en gárgola!) y atrapada con él en otra dimensión pensé que íbamos a tener un segundo libro de enfrentamientos internos, pero, obviamente, Tracy Wolff me sorprendió. Crush empieza con Grace recuperando su estado normal y pensando que no ha pasado mucho tiempo, pero la verdad es que lleva meses atrapada dentro de su forma de gárgola porque, sorpresa, ¡ella también es un ser sobrenatural! Jaxon y todos los demás han estado volviéndose locos de preocupación y, cuando Grace vuelve, no solo descubren su nueva condición, sino que estuvo atrapada con Hudson (el hermano de Jaxon que todos piensan que es un psicópata) y que ahora lo tiene dentro de su cabeza y puede controlarla. Así que, cuando se dan cuenta de esto, empieza una cruzada para conseguir unos ingredientes rarísimos y poder hacer un ritual para acabar con Jaxon y sacarlo de la cabeza de Grace. Y, aunque al principio Grace detesta esta intromisión, algo de lo que no puede recordar de los cuatro meses que estuvo atrapada le dice que Hudson no es tan malo como parece.
En serio, no saben lo mucho que disfruté este libro. Si en Crave Grace estaba perdidísima porque se había visto enfrentada de repente a un mundo sobrenatural lleno de vampiros, dragones y otras criaturas, en Crush vemos cómo empieza a encajar dentro de esta nueva realidad. Y aunque ahora es la última gárgola del mundo y se siente perdida con respecto a su identidad, Grace empieza a evolucionar como personaje, a sentar firmemente sus pies en el suelo, a hacer valer sus decisiones y, sobre todo, a hacer que la escuchen.
Ahora, tengo que aceptar que me frustraba ver lo mucho que había retrocedido la relación de Grace y de Jaxon en este libro. Sí, son mates; y sí, se extrañaron con locura, pero nada era igual. Tras perderla tanto tiempo, Jaxon se convirtió en alguien aún más posesivo y protector con Grace y no entendía que ahora ella era un ser tremendamente poderoso que podía defenderse por sí misma. Pero, más allá de eso, lo que se convirtió en el quid del asunto entre ellos dos fue que, evidentemente, nunca estaban solos, pues Hudson podía ver todo desde su palco de honor en la mente de Grace. Así que, si tenían momentos de intimidad, nunca iban a ser de dos, sino de tres… Y tres es multitud.
La cosa es que, a medida que fue pasando el libro, me fue importando menos esa distancia que se fue creando entre Jaxon y Grace porque… ¡CULPABLE! Sí, empecé a shippear maaaaal a Grace con Hudson. Todos esos momentos en los que Hudson bajaba sus defensas y se permitía ser vulnerable y hablar del tiempo que pasaron juntos esos cuatro meses, aunque sin decir nada específico, me mataban. Y me empecé a imaginar mil cosas. También estaba el hecho de que a Hudson le molestara muchísimo ver las muestras de cariño entre Jaxon y Grace… eso me hacía pensar que algo había sucedido entre ellos dos en ese tiempo que Grace no recuerda. Y… bueno, caí redondita porque Hudson es el típico personaje que me encanta: el que todo el mundo cree que es un villano, pero que en el fondo no lo es; el tío cerrado con sus sentimientos, pero que cuando se enamora puede destruir naciones enteras por esa chica; el que siempre se va a sacrificar con tal de que la persona que quiere esté bien… En fin.
Quizá lo que más me gustó de este tira y afloja entre Grace y Hudson es que él nunca (excepto por esa vez que controló su cuerpo y atacó al lobo) quiso manipularla con lo que él recordaba y ella no. Bueno, eso y que la personalidad de Hudson es deliciosamente británica, sarcástica, sufrida y sexy. Ay, no sé, ya quiero ver qué sucede con ellos dos en el tercer libro. Sobre todo después de la mega gran revelación que hay al final de este. SPOILER: ALGUIEN ROMPIÓ EL MATING BOND ENTRE JAXON Y GRACE Y, AL FINAL, DESPUÉS DE UNA PRUEBA QUE GRACE LOGRA PASAR PORQUE HUDSON LE DA SUS PODERES, ÉL LE DICE QUE ES SU MATE. *inserte aquí a Isa gritando como loca*
Yo me muero, en serio. Como les digo, nunca me esperé tantos feels y giros de esta saga, pero la amo. Me encanta. Necesito más drama y salseo porque madre mía. Y es que, además de todo este asunto de los mates y de Grace, Jaxon y Hudson, está todo el lío de la familia real queriendo secuestrarla a ella por ser la única gárgola y… wow. Quiero leer ya mismo el tercero.
January 26, 2025
FREAKING AMAZING. Spent all day reading and left me wishing the next book was already out! Loved the banter between Grace and Hudson.
Spoilers ahead:
I died when Hudson said “Jaxon, if you wouldn’t mind, take your fucking hands off my MATE” D.E.A.D. My body literally hit the floor. #teamhudson
Spoilers ahead:
I died when Hudson said “Jaxon, if you wouldn’t mind, take your fucking hands off my MATE” D.E.A.D. My body literally hit the floor. #teamhudson
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 30, 2020
WTF? I don’t normally swear a lot but Seriously, WTF? I can’t believe she’s pulling this love triangle shit on us! It’s awful!! And I hate Hudson! Jaxon and Grace are so perfect for each other and if they don’t end up together...
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April 24, 2022am i going to read this one (and the rest of the series) even if i kind of hated the first one but was so addictive? yes, i fucking will because i need to know hudson!
October 2, 2020
So I have to start off by saying how extremely excited I was for this book. The first one has become one of my all time favorite and I was constantly checking the release date for this book for months so I wouldn’t miss it when it came out. With that being said, I have never been more angry, frustrated, and downright outraged with a sequel, or a book in general. Maybe it’s just because I loved the first one so much, but it just really let me down in a major way.
To start, my absolute least favorite overused romance series theme is “MC thinks male is a jerk in first book and refuses to be with him, but then comes around and it’s all sweet and great. In the second book all these issues come up and they do nothing but fight the whole time, typically about another guy that comes into the plot, only to make up in the last chapter.” My second absolute least favorite over used romance theme is the whole love triangle thing. I’ve just never been into it. If I read a books description and see it talk about some awesome love triangle, I. Am. Out. Like nope, not today lmao. It’s just too frustrating and ridiculous to read. And what do you know, this book had BOTH of those themes in it. Ya know, people complained that the first one had too many themes like twilight, but at least Bella freaking ended up with the guy she first fell for 🙄🙄🙄. I was incredibly excited when I saw that this book was over 700 pages, but then I read it and I honestly just had horrible anxiety the whole time because I was so stressed about what was happening, and it was a agonizing to get through honestly.
In the first book, Jaxon quickly wins Grace over. He’s funny, sweet, caring, understanding, and he always puts her first over everything. He listens to her opinions and allows her to be a strong woman when necessary. Suddenly in the next book, Grace is accusing him of being overbearing and is constantly picking fights with him. And like, I get it, he is super overprotective and now you’re this badass supernatural, but girl, he thought that he would never see you again, cut him some slack. And she almost never does, which is what really bothers me. Considering she acts like a completely horrible girlfriend, let along person. Completely ignoring him when Hudson is around. Barely fighting when she finds Hudson’s draining all his life force. Laughing and being attracted to his brother when all she ever does is fight with Jaxon. When he accuses her about not paying and attention to him, she goes on about how hard it is for her and how he needs to cut her some slack, yet she won’t return the favor. Not cool bro. And when Hudson constantly bags on Jaxon to Grace, calling him spoiled and whiny, she barely fights to defend him. To be fair, he was written to sound extremely spoiled and whiny in this book, but I don’t think that was fair to him in the slightest, and I’m convinced it was just a way to try to push the readers away from Jaxon and towards Hudson. Because in the first book, he had his flaws, he didn’t need anymore unless you wanted to turn us against him, he was fine as a character as is. I get character development, but that’s not what happened here in the slightest. Don’t break my heart like that, I don’t like books that do that.
Intro Hudson, the almost sole purpose for all of my frustration with this book. Mr bad guy all through the first book and man I wished that it would have stayed that way. I mean I get it, it was character development, but his entire presence just gets on my absolute nerves. From the get go he hints that something intimate went down while Grace was locked in stone, but I was really hoping for the best plot twist ever that he would still turn out bad and was lying. Because I truly couldn’t believe that this story would really take a 180 and just switch the love interests around in the most frustrating and infuriating switch-a-roo of all time. There was even a point when Flinn mentioned people having multiple mates that I was actually hoping for that outcome. And I REALLY don’t want this to become a reverse harem series. Don’t get me wrong, I love those types of books, but it is just so extremely out of place here it’s insane. It just doesn’t fit in my opinion. Now, this author is incredibly talented, so I’m sure that she mentioned that little tidbit for a reason and something along those lines will happen anyway 🙄.
The last chapter was the most infuriating part of the whole book. Now we’re in Hudson’s mind and he does nothing but rip into his brother while he’s weak and broken. Not that he hasn’t done it the whole book, but it’s so incredibly out of place, and I personally feel like Hudson’s playing the victim a little too much. He diminishes everything that Jaxon has gone through and throws it in his face without ever taking any of his own blame. I mean, for crying out loud, when Jaxon accused him of genocide he legit said I’ve done a lot of things but never that. I killed every made werewolf in existance because it was necessary. BOY IT DOESNT MATTER IF YOU THINK IT WAS NECESSARY THATS STILL GENOCIDE. YOU KILLED AN ENTIRE RACE OF PEOPLE OWN UP TO IT. Then the very last paragraph, mainly the last sentence, is what absolutely killed me and put me over board. It just crushed any hope that I had that it wouldn’t go where I thought it was heading. I was originally going to score this book a 4, because I get it, sequels are hard and you have to make drastic choices. But then the last chapter happened, and it went down to a 3. Then to got to those last few lines and here we are at a 1 star. I’m sorry, I just can’t do it. I’m just so frustrated and angry over the whole book and I’m not going to lie and sugar coat it.
I just want to say, that I truly believe that this is an extremely talented author. I didn’t find a single grammatical or spelling error, which is honestly a freaking miracle these days let’s be honest. And the actual writing is so good. I find myself sucked into scenes and (when my heart wasn’t being ripped out of my chest and I didn’t want to scream my frustrations across the room) it was hard to put it down. The only issue I had with the book was the actual creative plot choices made. Normally that wouldn’t be enough for such a low rating but it just really pissed me off to the point where it’s 2AM and I wanna scream my head off with how angry I am but apparently that’s not socially expectable and I shouldn’t do that. And maybe that’s why I’m being so harsh. I’m just so legitimately pissed off with the choices that were made, and I really need to rant so I can calm down and stop seeing red.
I’m going to read the next book because I’m PRAYING to every single god that exists and any deity that will listen that Grace is with Jaxon in the end and that Hudson can screw off. I’m sorry, I know I’m awful but I just had so many expectations for this book and non of them happened. Again, extremely well written and well put together, I just can’t get over the broken romance aspect of it, I’m sorry. 🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
To start, my absolute least favorite overused romance series theme is “MC thinks male is a jerk in first book and refuses to be with him, but then comes around and it’s all sweet and great. In the second book all these issues come up and they do nothing but fight the whole time, typically about another guy that comes into the plot, only to make up in the last chapter.” My second absolute least favorite over used romance theme is the whole love triangle thing. I’ve just never been into it. If I read a books description and see it talk about some awesome love triangle, I. Am. Out. Like nope, not today lmao. It’s just too frustrating and ridiculous to read. And what do you know, this book had BOTH of those themes in it. Ya know, people complained that the first one had too many themes like twilight, but at least Bella freaking ended up with the guy she first fell for 🙄🙄🙄. I was incredibly excited when I saw that this book was over 700 pages, but then I read it and I honestly just had horrible anxiety the whole time because I was so stressed about what was happening, and it was a agonizing to get through honestly.
In the first book, Jaxon quickly wins Grace over. He’s funny, sweet, caring, understanding, and he always puts her first over everything. He listens to her opinions and allows her to be a strong woman when necessary. Suddenly in the next book, Grace is accusing him of being overbearing and is constantly picking fights with him. And like, I get it, he is super overprotective and now you’re this badass supernatural, but girl, he thought that he would never see you again, cut him some slack. And she almost never does, which is what really bothers me. Considering she acts like a completely horrible girlfriend, let along person. Completely ignoring him when Hudson is around. Barely fighting when she finds Hudson’s draining all his life force. Laughing and being attracted to his brother when all she ever does is fight with Jaxon. When he accuses her about not paying and attention to him, she goes on about how hard it is for her and how he needs to cut her some slack, yet she won’t return the favor. Not cool bro. And when Hudson constantly bags on Jaxon to Grace, calling him spoiled and whiny, she barely fights to defend him. To be fair, he was written to sound extremely spoiled and whiny in this book, but I don’t think that was fair to him in the slightest, and I’m convinced it was just a way to try to push the readers away from Jaxon and towards Hudson. Because in the first book, he had his flaws, he didn’t need anymore unless you wanted to turn us against him, he was fine as a character as is. I get character development, but that’s not what happened here in the slightest. Don’t break my heart like that, I don’t like books that do that.
Intro Hudson, the almost sole purpose for all of my frustration with this book. Mr bad guy all through the first book and man I wished that it would have stayed that way. I mean I get it, it was character development, but his entire presence just gets on my absolute nerves. From the get go he hints that something intimate went down while Grace was locked in stone, but I was really hoping for the best plot twist ever that he would still turn out bad and was lying. Because I truly couldn’t believe that this story would really take a 180 and just switch the love interests around in the most frustrating and infuriating switch-a-roo of all time. There was even a point when Flinn mentioned people having multiple mates that I was actually hoping for that outcome. And I REALLY don’t want this to become a reverse harem series. Don’t get me wrong, I love those types of books, but it is just so extremely out of place here it’s insane. It just doesn’t fit in my opinion. Now, this author is incredibly talented, so I’m sure that she mentioned that little tidbit for a reason and something along those lines will happen anyway 🙄.
The last chapter was the most infuriating part of the whole book. Now we’re in Hudson’s mind and he does nothing but rip into his brother while he’s weak and broken. Not that he hasn’t done it the whole book, but it’s so incredibly out of place, and I personally feel like Hudson’s playing the victim a little too much. He diminishes everything that Jaxon has gone through and throws it in his face without ever taking any of his own blame. I mean, for crying out loud, when Jaxon accused him of genocide he legit said I’ve done a lot of things but never that. I killed every made werewolf in existance because it was necessary. BOY IT DOESNT MATTER IF YOU THINK IT WAS NECESSARY THATS STILL GENOCIDE. YOU KILLED AN ENTIRE RACE OF PEOPLE OWN UP TO IT. Then the very last paragraph, mainly the last sentence, is what absolutely killed me and put me over board. It just crushed any hope that I had that it wouldn’t go where I thought it was heading. I was originally going to score this book a 4, because I get it, sequels are hard and you have to make drastic choices. But then the last chapter happened, and it went down to a 3. Then to got to those last few lines and here we are at a 1 star. I’m sorry, I just can’t do it. I’m just so frustrated and angry over the whole book and I’m not going to lie and sugar coat it.
I just want to say, that I truly believe that this is an extremely talented author. I didn’t find a single grammatical or spelling error, which is honestly a freaking miracle these days let’s be honest. And the actual writing is so good. I find myself sucked into scenes and (when my heart wasn’t being ripped out of my chest and I didn’t want to scream my frustrations across the room) it was hard to put it down. The only issue I had with the book was the actual creative plot choices made. Normally that wouldn’t be enough for such a low rating but it just really pissed me off to the point where it’s 2AM and I wanna scream my head off with how angry I am but apparently that’s not socially expectable and I shouldn’t do that. And maybe that’s why I’m being so harsh. I’m just so legitimately pissed off with the choices that were made, and I really need to rant so I can calm down and stop seeing red.
I’m going to read the next book because I’m PRAYING to every single god that exists and any deity that will listen that Grace is with Jaxon in the end and that Hudson can screw off. I’m sorry, I know I’m awful but I just had so many expectations for this book and non of them happened. Again, extremely well written and well put together, I just can’t get over the broken romance aspect of it, I’m sorry. 🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 18, 2020
I literally can't wait until this comes out. The release date is changed to September 29,2020!
Edit: The third book (Covet) will be released on March 2, 2021. She just announced there will be four books! The 4th book is called Court
My review of the book: **SPOILERS**
I absolutely loved the book even though it left me shedding a few tears. I was so happy that the book was going to answer all my questions but it only left me asking more. I was completely shocked that Flint was gay. I did not see that coming at all. Then I was sorta shipping Hudson and Grace together because he was so supportive and they were bonding. I kind of joked about Hudson being Grace’s mate but I didn’t think it would actually happen. Overall 10/10 a great book.😁
Edit: The third book (Covet) will be released on March 2, 2021. She just announced there will be four books! The 4th book is called Court
My review of the book: **SPOILERS**
I absolutely loved the book even though it left me shedding a few tears. I was so happy that the book was going to answer all my questions but it only left me asking more. I was completely shocked that Flint was gay. I did not see that coming at all. Then I was sorta shipping Hudson and Grace together because he was so supportive and they were bonding. I kind of joked about Hudson being Grace’s mate but I didn’t think it would actually happen. Overall 10/10 a great book.😁
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 9, 2023
Uwielbiam tę książkę. Daje mu vibe książek z moich nastoletnich lat i OMG to jest takie cudowne.
CO TO PRZEPRASZAM ZA ZAKOŃCZENIE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
CO TO PRZEPRASZAM ZA ZAKOŃCZENIE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
April 14, 2021
Me ha encantado, lo he disfrutado de principio a fin es muy diferente al anterior nada que ver, de hecho parece que sea una historia totalmente distinta ya que vemos muchísimo más sobre la protagonista, sobre los poderes que tienen cada una de las criaturas, realmente es un no parar de leer, suceden muchísimas cosas!!!!
De hecho cuando empiezas el libro ya ves realmente que va a adquirir un matiz totalmente distinto al anterior, ya que hay muchísima acción a lo largo de todo el libro, mucha tensión y, a la vez, escenas muy divertidas.
A lo largo de la historia me he sentido muy a gusto con los personajes, a la vez me surgían sentimientos encontrados con algunos, mis sentimientos iban variando entre unos y otros y la verdad es que esto me ha parecido maravilloso 🤩. Además creo que Grace mejora muchísimo respecto al primer libro, creo que es una protagonista a la altura de esta historia y tengo muchísimas ganas de seguir descubriendo esta protagonista porque me encanta.
Llegar al final del libro me ha parecido brutal, increíble creo que no podría haber tenido un final mejor y tengo unas ganas terribles de coger el tercer libro ya!!!
Sí, voy creando Hype por un tubo pero es que me ha sorprendido muy gratamente 💖.
De hecho cuando empiezas el libro ya ves realmente que va a adquirir un matiz totalmente distinto al anterior, ya que hay muchísima acción a lo largo de todo el libro, mucha tensión y, a la vez, escenas muy divertidas.
A lo largo de la historia me he sentido muy a gusto con los personajes, a la vez me surgían sentimientos encontrados con algunos, mis sentimientos iban variando entre unos y otros y la verdad es que esto me ha parecido maravilloso 🤩. Además creo que Grace mejora muchísimo respecto al primer libro, creo que es una protagonista a la altura de esta historia y tengo muchísimas ganas de seguir descubriendo esta protagonista porque me encanta.
Llegar al final del libro me ha parecido brutal, increíble creo que no podría haber tenido un final mejor y tengo unas ganas terribles de coger el tercer libro ya!!!
Sí, voy creando Hype por un tubo pero es que me ha sorprendido muy gratamente 💖.
March 1, 2023
“You’re beautiful, Grace, inside and out. And I’m so grateful you found me.”
3.5 stars.
I enjoyed this book, but I felt something was missing. I really liked the academia vibes and the fantasy creatures including dragons, wolves, vampires, witches and gargoyles. The pacing was inconsistent throughout the book, in the beginning the pacing was slow and in the middle it picked up but then slowed down again. At times the plot was interesting and engaging, but I felt that it dragged on a bit. I liked Grace, she is strong, brave, kind, and helpful, but sometimes I didn't agree with her decisions. I really liked Hudson, he is funny, handsome, strong, protective, mysterious and once you get past his exterior you realize that he is a good guy. I really liked Macy, she is kind, outgoing, bubbly and fun. I liked Jaxon, but he made decisions that I didn't agree with and he didn't listen to what Grace said at times. I felt that Jaxon's character development was lacking, I wanted to know more about him and his perspective. I loved the banter between Grace and Hudson, it made me laugh so much. The ending was exciting and shocking. I'm looking forward to the next book!
3.5 stars.
I enjoyed this book, but I felt something was missing. I really liked the academia vibes and the fantasy creatures including dragons, wolves, vampires, witches and gargoyles. The pacing was inconsistent throughout the book, in the beginning the pacing was slow and in the middle it picked up but then slowed down again. At times the plot was interesting and engaging, but I felt that it dragged on a bit. I liked Grace, she is strong, brave, kind, and helpful, but sometimes I didn't agree with her decisions. I really liked Hudson, he is funny, handsome, strong, protective, mysterious and once you get past his exterior you realize that he is a good guy. I really liked Macy, she is kind, outgoing, bubbly and fun. I liked Jaxon, but he made decisions that I didn't agree with and he didn't listen to what Grace said at times. I felt that Jaxon's character development was lacking, I wanted to know more about him and his perspective. I loved the banter between Grace and Hudson, it made me laugh so much. The ending was exciting and shocking. I'm looking forward to the next book!
October 6, 2021
W O W 😳 Band 1 ist nichts im Vergleich zum zweiten Teil ! Kann es nicht abwarten band 3 zu lesen 🤯
December 23, 2022
Je viens m’enfiler 300 pages d’un coup donc ça mérite 4 étoiles, sachant qu’une revient clairement à hudson. No explanation needed that man is daddy material
October 2, 2020
I’m not gonna waste my time reading this book if the author is gonna Introduce a love triangle after the first book. Just no.
April 1, 2022
Meine Bewertung ist ohne Spoiler kaum zu erklären, dennoch beginne ich mit einer allgemeinen Meinung, unten findet ihr den Spoiler-Teil. Band 1 habe ich zwar noch mit 5 Sternen bewertet, doch auch dort fielen mir bereits Schwächen auf wie einige Oberflächlichkeiten in Beziehungen und Klischees. Einige der Entwicklungen dieses Bandes haben nun nicht meinen persönlichen Geschmack getroffen, insbesondere weil die Charaktere sich mir fremd angefühlt haben. Die größten Probleme hatte ich dabei mit Grace, die in meinen Augen recht naiv, aber vor allem unnachvollziehbar gehandelt hat. Ich fand sie sehr wankelmütig und habe nicht das Gefühl, sie im Kern zu verstehen. Der Humor, der Band 1 ausgemacht hat, ist leider stark verloren gegangen, dafür finden sich nun mehr Fantasy-Elemente wieder. Den Cliffhanger wie auch weitere Elemente fand ich recht vorhersehbar. Insgesamt überwog bei mir die Enttäuschung, vermutlich lese ich die Reihe erstmal nicht weiter. Dennoch war es kein schlechtes Buch, zumindest wenn einem die Entwicklungen zusagen.
!ACHTUNG AB HIER SPOILER⚠️!
Okay, also wo soll ich anfangen? Wenn ihr das Buch gelesen habt, wisst ihr vermutlich, von welcher Entwicklung ich spreche. Klar, es gibt einige Bücher, in denen der Love Interest wechselt und es sehr gut funktioniert, hier konnte ich mit der Umsetzung aber nicht viel anfangen. Das liegt nicht mal an Hudson an sich - er ist ein cooler Charakter und ich mochte seine Art sehr gerne. Nur … ach keine Ahnung? Er ist Jaxon 2.0? Was ist an ihm so anders und an Jaxon plötzlich so falsch? Aber erstmal der Reihe nach. Schon vor dem Lesen wurde ich durch Fanart gespoilert, welche Rolle Hudson in diesem Band spielen würde. Ich mochte den Gedanken von Anfang an nicht, aber immerhin gibt es einige Bücher, die mich von diesem Trope überzeugen konnten, also wollte ich dem eine Chance geben. Ich war gespannt darauf, was Jaxon wohl anstellen würde, dass es meine positive Meinung für ihn ändert, um Team Hudson zu werden. Und genau da liegt mein Hauptproblem: Jaxon macht in meinen Augen nichts falsch. Er hat in “Crush” zwar deutlich weniger Sprech- und Handlungsanteil, aber selbst da fällt er nicht sonderlich negativ auf. Manchmal wird er zwar als “Jaxy-Waxy” abgewertet und sein ausgeprägter Beschützerinstinkt kritisiert, aber den kannten wir (und Grace) auch bereits in Band 1. Zudem empfinde ich Hudson da als nicht großartig anders. Wenn das Loslösen von Jaxon ein feministischer Akt wäre - in Ordnung, aber mit dem übermächtigen Hudson, mit dessen Hilfe Grace am Ende triumphiert und überlebt, wandert Grace ja nur von einer männlichen Abhängigkeit in die andere. Auch das wäre in Ordnung, wenn eben diese dominante Art die Hudson innehat nicht eben genau bei Jaxon kritisiert werden. Wenn man nämlich drüber nachdenkt, hat Hudson beinahe jede von Grace’ Entscheidungen in “Crush” (mit)bestimmt. Beim Lesen entstand bei mir die Assoziation von Betrug gegenüber Jaxon, außerdem machte es mir Band 1 ein wenig zunichte. Immerhin frage ich mich mittlerweile, warum ich den überhaupt gelesen habe. Diese welterschütternde Liebe, die uns in Band 1 verkauft wurde, hat ja scheinbar nicht lange gehalten. Ich wiederhole mich: Dass es nicht hält, ist nicht mein Problem. Mein Problem ist, dass es uns mit Gefährten und Kitsch und Liebesschwüren irrtümlich dargestellt wurde. Mal ganz abgesehen davon, dass ich kein Fan von Dreiecksbeziehungen bin, bin ich noch weniger Fan von Dreiecksbeziehungen mit Brüdern (die sich dazu noch recht ähnlich sind).
Abgesehen von diesem großen Plot Point fand ich weitere Dinge fragwürdig: Wie zur Hölle kann man jemanden als seinen besten Freund bezeichnen, der einen auf traumatische Art umbringen wollte? Wie schnell zwischen Grace und Flint Vertrauen entstanden ist und wie schnell Grace mit einem Typen flirtet, der im Verdacht steht, einen Genozid begehen zu wollen - all das fand ich sehr unglaubwürdig und hat mir die Charaktere fremd gemacht.
Schlussendlich weiß ich überhaupt nicht, ob rübergekommen ist, was ich meine. Es geht mir nicht um “Ich will aber Jaxon!” sondern um Grace’ Wankelmütigkeit und die Argumente, warum Jaxon nicht mehr die große Liebe ist. Fazit: Vermutlich habe ich es einfach nur nicht gefühlt, kann aber genauso gut nachvollziehen, wenn man die Entwicklungen total feiert🥰
!ACHTUNG AB HIER SPOILER⚠️!
Okay, also wo soll ich anfangen? Wenn ihr das Buch gelesen habt, wisst ihr vermutlich, von welcher Entwicklung ich spreche. Klar, es gibt einige Bücher, in denen der Love Interest wechselt und es sehr gut funktioniert, hier konnte ich mit der Umsetzung aber nicht viel anfangen. Das liegt nicht mal an Hudson an sich - er ist ein cooler Charakter und ich mochte seine Art sehr gerne. Nur … ach keine Ahnung? Er ist Jaxon 2.0? Was ist an ihm so anders und an Jaxon plötzlich so falsch? Aber erstmal der Reihe nach. Schon vor dem Lesen wurde ich durch Fanart gespoilert, welche Rolle Hudson in diesem Band spielen würde. Ich mochte den Gedanken von Anfang an nicht, aber immerhin gibt es einige Bücher, die mich von diesem Trope überzeugen konnten, also wollte ich dem eine Chance geben. Ich war gespannt darauf, was Jaxon wohl anstellen würde, dass es meine positive Meinung für ihn ändert, um Team Hudson zu werden. Und genau da liegt mein Hauptproblem: Jaxon macht in meinen Augen nichts falsch. Er hat in “Crush” zwar deutlich weniger Sprech- und Handlungsanteil, aber selbst da fällt er nicht sonderlich negativ auf. Manchmal wird er zwar als “Jaxy-Waxy” abgewertet und sein ausgeprägter Beschützerinstinkt kritisiert, aber den kannten wir (und Grace) auch bereits in Band 1. Zudem empfinde ich Hudson da als nicht großartig anders. Wenn das Loslösen von Jaxon ein feministischer Akt wäre - in Ordnung, aber mit dem übermächtigen Hudson, mit dessen Hilfe Grace am Ende triumphiert und überlebt, wandert Grace ja nur von einer männlichen Abhängigkeit in die andere. Auch das wäre in Ordnung, wenn eben diese dominante Art die Hudson innehat nicht eben genau bei Jaxon kritisiert werden. Wenn man nämlich drüber nachdenkt, hat Hudson beinahe jede von Grace’ Entscheidungen in “Crush” (mit)bestimmt. Beim Lesen entstand bei mir die Assoziation von Betrug gegenüber Jaxon, außerdem machte es mir Band 1 ein wenig zunichte. Immerhin frage ich mich mittlerweile, warum ich den überhaupt gelesen habe. Diese welterschütternde Liebe, die uns in Band 1 verkauft wurde, hat ja scheinbar nicht lange gehalten. Ich wiederhole mich: Dass es nicht hält, ist nicht mein Problem. Mein Problem ist, dass es uns mit Gefährten und Kitsch und Liebesschwüren irrtümlich dargestellt wurde. Mal ganz abgesehen davon, dass ich kein Fan von Dreiecksbeziehungen bin, bin ich noch weniger Fan von Dreiecksbeziehungen mit Brüdern (die sich dazu noch recht ähnlich sind).
Abgesehen von diesem großen Plot Point fand ich weitere Dinge fragwürdig: Wie zur Hölle kann man jemanden als seinen besten Freund bezeichnen, der einen auf traumatische Art umbringen wollte? Wie schnell zwischen Grace und Flint Vertrauen entstanden ist und wie schnell Grace mit einem Typen flirtet, der im Verdacht steht, einen Genozid begehen zu wollen - all das fand ich sehr unglaubwürdig und hat mir die Charaktere fremd gemacht.
Schlussendlich weiß ich überhaupt nicht, ob rübergekommen ist, was ich meine. Es geht mir nicht um “Ich will aber Jaxon!” sondern um Grace’ Wankelmütigkeit und die Argumente, warum Jaxon nicht mehr die große Liebe ist. Fazit: Vermutlich habe ich es einfach nur nicht gefühlt, kann aber genauso gut nachvollziehen, wenn man die Entwicklungen total feiert🥰
October 3, 2020
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO, NO PUEDE TERMINAR ASI, NO SE LO PERMITO, ODIO CUANDO HACEN ESO, DIOS JAXON YO TE AMO, YO SABIA QUE IBA A HACER ESO, ODIO AQUI, ODIO ESTA VIDA, ODIO QUE CAMBIEN ASI, ¿PORQUE SON ASI? NO, NO NO NO, BASTA QUE BRONCA, TODO ES BRONCA Y DOLOR, TRACY WOLFF EN DOS LIBROS ESPERO QUE ME LO CAMBIES, DIOS JAXON MERECES MAS QUE ESO, TE AMO, LPM HUDSON DEL ORTO, SEGURO ESTA JUGANDO CON SU MENTE, LO ODIO. NO ME CABE MAS BRONCA EN MI CUERPO, QUIERO LLORAR QUE FINAL DE MIERDA, TODO SE FUE A LA MIERDA EN 100 HOJAS AHGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG NOOOOOOOOOO
July 23, 2025
Reread #1-
I love this series, and I know it got a lot of flack a few years back because of similarities to Twilight. Along with the stealing of work and court proceedings. Nevertheless, whoever actually wrote this series did a fantastic job imo.
Anyone ever seen the spin-off show of TVD and TO called Legacies? This really reminds me of that, the magical school of supernatural kids. The adventures, magic and romance. I freaking love it all. Not to mention a badass gargoyle FMC?
She's annoying af in the beginning but she redeems herself. Solid rec if you don't mind YA from time to time and enjoy a CW type of fantasy romance series.
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I love this series, and I know it got a lot of flack a few years back because of similarities to Twilight. Along with the stealing of work and court proceedings. Nevertheless, whoever actually wrote this series did a fantastic job imo.
Anyone ever seen the spin-off show of TVD and TO called Legacies? This really reminds me of that, the magical school of supernatural kids. The adventures, magic and romance. I freaking love it all. Not to mention a badass gargoyle FMC?
She's annoying af in the beginning but she redeems herself. Solid rec if you don't mind YA from time to time and enjoy a CW type of fantasy romance series.
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June 21, 2023
2,5 ⭐️
Por el momento, solo puedo escribir ¡que me ha decepcionado!
Aún estoy procesando lo leído, he intentando (casi a la fuerza y con muchos fan arts) que me llegue a gustar este nuevo pesonaje que nos presenta la autora, porque de verdad quiero continuar con la saga 😢 y ya me había comprado en pre venta el cuarto libro.
Por el momento, solo puedo escribir ¡que me ha decepcionado!
Aún estoy procesando lo leído, he intentando (casi a la fuerza y con muchos fan arts) que me llegue a gustar este nuevo pesonaje que nos presenta la autora, porque de verdad quiero continuar con la saga 😢 y ya me había comprado en pre venta el cuarto libro.
July 25, 2021
The ending was no surprise, but I enjoyed this book so much more than the first. What seemed to be just another paranormal cliché, turned into a pretty original, engaging story.
I’ve had bad luck this year, many disappointments and bad reads. I missed that feeling of needing to keep reading.
Let’s see what book 3 brings.
I’ve had bad luck this year, many disappointments and bad reads. I missed that feeling of needing to keep reading.
Let’s see what book 3 brings.
November 18, 2021
—Yo nunca te haría elegir, Grace. ¿Cómo podría hacerlo sabiendo que jamás me elegirías a mí?
Ohhh bebé Hudon, yo si te elegiría a ti sin dudarlo. Estoy por terminar el tercer libro, por eso ya estoy más adentrada en este triángulo amoroso, así que sí, yo soy 110% team Hudson, moriré con ese ship.
Este libro comienza cuatro meses después de los acontecimientos del primer libro, cuatro meses que Grace no recuerda absolutamente nada. Solamente que se hizo de piedra, porque es una gárgola. Pero desde que regresa la empiezan a pasar cosas muy raras, despierta cubierta de sangre, se desmaya, entre otras cosas y cuando recupera la consciencia no se acuerda de qué fue lo que pasó.
—La gente teme lo que no entiende. Siempre ha sido así y siempre lo será .
Estos libros son muy largos, pero la manera de escribir de la autora es tan, pero tan adictiva que cuando menos te lo esperes ya estás leyendo la última frase. No se ni como empezar diciendo lo mucho que me gustó este libro. No tienen ni idea de todo lo que me hizo sentir, vivir, experimentar, soñar... TODO. No se imaginan lo mucho que amé y disfruté leer esta segunda parte.
A veces tan solo tienes que confiar a ciegas en alguien. Y saltar.
Hay veces que las segundas partes de las sagas son libros muy malos, pues déjenme les digo que este libro viene a ser la excepción en toda la regla. Este libro no es solo mejor que el primero, sino que levantó la línea a niveles extraordinarios y no se si los siguientes libros vayan a estar a la altura de este.
Aunque no pudieran tocarme, su cariño ha marcado la diferencia. Ha reavivado unas fuerzas que no sabía que aún tenía.
El final... solo quiero decir que el último 20% del libro no puedes parar de leer... solo piensas: más, más, más lo terminas y estás ¿ahora qué?. Por supuesto, irte al tercer libro. De los finales más buenos que he leído en toda mi existencia, cuenta con un cliché que es superior a todo, pero no lo voy a decir por temas de spoilers, pero cuando pasa y vas leyéndolo, simplemente WOW. Mi imaginación voló con esos capítulos, tengo tan grabadas esas escenas, que siento que las vi en una película.
A veces la vida te proporciona mucho más que una nueva mano de cartas con las que jugar; a veces te da una baraja nueva entera, y puede que incluso una nueva partida.
Ohhh bebé Hudon, yo si te elegiría a ti sin dudarlo. Estoy por terminar el tercer libro, por eso ya estoy más adentrada en este triángulo amoroso, así que sí, yo soy 110% team Hudson, moriré con ese ship.
Este libro comienza cuatro meses después de los acontecimientos del primer libro, cuatro meses que Grace no recuerda absolutamente nada. Solamente que se hizo de piedra, porque es una gárgola. Pero desde que regresa la empiezan a pasar cosas muy raras, despierta cubierta de sangre, se desmaya, entre otras cosas y cuando recupera la consciencia no se acuerda de qué fue lo que pasó.
—La gente teme lo que no entiende. Siempre ha sido así y siempre lo será .
Estos libros son muy largos, pero la manera de escribir de la autora es tan, pero tan adictiva que cuando menos te lo esperes ya estás leyendo la última frase. No se ni como empezar diciendo lo mucho que me gustó este libro. No tienen ni idea de todo lo que me hizo sentir, vivir, experimentar, soñar... TODO. No se imaginan lo mucho que amé y disfruté leer esta segunda parte.
A veces tan solo tienes que confiar a ciegas en alguien. Y saltar.
Hay veces que las segundas partes de las sagas son libros muy malos, pues déjenme les digo que este libro viene a ser la excepción en toda la regla. Este libro no es solo mejor que el primero, sino que levantó la línea a niveles extraordinarios y no se si los siguientes libros vayan a estar a la altura de este.
Aunque no pudieran tocarme, su cariño ha marcado la diferencia. Ha reavivado unas fuerzas que no sabía que aún tenía.
El final... solo quiero decir que el último 20% del libro no puedes parar de leer... solo piensas: más, más, más lo terminas y estás ¿ahora qué?. Por supuesto, irte al tercer libro. De los finales más buenos que he leído en toda mi existencia, cuenta con un cliché que es superior a todo, pero no lo voy a decir por temas de spoilers, pero cuando pasa y vas leyéndolo, simplemente WOW. Mi imaginación voló con esos capítulos, tengo tan grabadas esas escenas, que siento que las vi en una película.
A veces la vida te proporciona mucho más que una nueva mano de cartas con las que jugar; a veces te da una baraja nueva entera, y puede que incluso una nueva partida.
July 12, 2024
3 ⭐️
🎧📖🎧 An audiobook and physical book read along!!! 🎧📖🎧
An Insufferable FMC + An Unnecessary Brother .vs. Brother Love Triangle = Me only reading the rest of this series because I only care about Macy Foster. 😍😍😍.
If Grace so much as ruins Macy (with her constant whiny, self-righteous BS, intolerable personality, and stupid boy drama), EVERY BOOK, within this series from this day forward, WILL BE RATED A ONE STAR!!!
I am so not KIDDING!!! 😡😡😡. 🤬🤬🤬. ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥.
🎧📖🎧 An audiobook and physical book read along!!! 🎧📖🎧
An Insufferable FMC + An Unnecessary Brother .vs. Brother Love Triangle = Me only reading the rest of this series because I only care about Macy Foster. 😍😍😍.
If Grace so much as ruins Macy (with her constant whiny, self-righteous BS, intolerable personality, and stupid boy drama), EVERY BOOK, within this series from this day forward, WILL BE RATED A ONE STAR!!!
I am so not KIDDING!!! 😡😡😡. 🤬🤬🤬. ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥.
October 12, 2020
Originally posted at:
* Please take everything in this review with a grain of salt because it got very ranty!
I'm so angry with this book. I feel betrayed and not in the OMG-a plot-twist-that-made-everything-better-and-blew-everything-out-of-the-water way. What happened shouldn't have needed to happen. Everything was set up so beautifully in the first book and then the author does this?! I don't think I've ever felt hurt by a book but this one is as close as I could've gotten to that feeling.
Let's be honest, the first 70% of this book was slow and pointless. It was building up to something that was supposed to be amazing but I just felt bored out of my mind. I understand that this author's writing style is longwinded but this could have been cut down by a lot. Then again maybe that opinion is due to the anger this book caused in me. I had to look up spoilers during that period of time because I was this close to DNFing this and calling it a day.
The main characters were done SO dirty in this novel. Things were fantastic in the first book. Why did it have to go this wrong? I agree with a review that I read where the person said that this series would have been better off as a standalone and ending 1 chapter short of the first book. You know what? I agree wholeheartedly with that person. This was not the sequel I wanted to read and the characters deserved so much better than this.
The ending took it's sweet, sweet time getting there. I swear there was an action sequence that took more than an hour to complete. It was just too much and way too long. I also found myself rolling my eyes SO much throughout that whole ordeal.
Overall, I think this all boils down to me being very angry for not knowing this was going in the direction it went. The author took me completely by surprise and that made it so I wasn't prepared for it. I don't usually read the synopsis of books in a series that I'm already invested in so maybe that was on me. I still think this story could have gone in SO many better directions and I'm just plain angry and disappointed this was the path she chose. After I've calmed down I'll probably at least try to get through the next book. Maybe I'm a glutton for pain and anger at this point but we'll see how I feel once the book gets released.
P.S. Can we talk about how amazing this first blue cover for Crush was and what happened to it? It just disappeared off the face of the planet. It was easier on the eyes than the stark white on red current cover.
The Audio Book:
The narration was great. It was probably one of the reasons why I pushed through this novel. The voices were relaxing enough to counteract all that anger I had boiling inside me while trying to stomach this story. All the character voices were distinguishable from each other and there were no strange background noises.
* Please take everything in this review with a grain of salt because it got very ranty!
I'm so angry with this book. I feel betrayed and not in the OMG-a plot-twist-that-made-everything-better-and-blew-everything-out-of-the-water way. What happened shouldn't have needed to happen. Everything was set up so beautifully in the first book and then the author does this?! I don't think I've ever felt hurt by a book but this one is as close as I could've gotten to that feeling.
Let's be honest, the first 70% of this book was slow and pointless. It was building up to something that was supposed to be amazing but I just felt bored out of my mind. I understand that this author's writing style is longwinded but this could have been cut down by a lot. Then again maybe that opinion is due to the anger this book caused in me. I had to look up spoilers during that period of time because I was this close to DNFing this and calling it a day.
The main characters were done SO dirty in this novel. Things were fantastic in the first book. Why did it have to go this wrong? I agree with a review that I read where the person said that this series would have been better off as a standalone and ending 1 chapter short of the first book. You know what? I agree wholeheartedly with that person. This was not the sequel I wanted to read and the characters deserved so much better than this.
The ending took it's sweet, sweet time getting there. I swear there was an action sequence that took more than an hour to complete. It was just too much and way too long. I also found myself rolling my eyes SO much throughout that whole ordeal.
Overall, I think this all boils down to me being very angry for not knowing this was going in the direction it went. The author took me completely by surprise and that made it so I wasn't prepared for it. I don't usually read the synopsis of books in a series that I'm already invested in so maybe that was on me. I still think this story could have gone in SO many better directions and I'm just plain angry and disappointed this was the path she chose. After I've calmed down I'll probably at least try to get through the next book. Maybe I'm a glutton for pain and anger at this point but we'll see how I feel once the book gets released.
P.S. Can we talk about how amazing this first blue cover for Crush was and what happened to it? It just disappeared off the face of the planet. It was easier on the eyes than the stark white on red current cover.
The Audio Book:
The narration was great. It was probably one of the reasons why I pushed through this novel. The voices were relaxing enough to counteract all that anger I had boiling inside me while trying to stomach this story. All the character voices were distinguishable from each other and there were no strange background noises.
April 26, 2020
I'm not gonna lie, I'm really mad at you for not releasing this sooner 😂
October 2, 2020
Go easy on me, first time reviewing!
First of all, the main reason why I loved crave was the relationship between Grace and jaxon. Not the awkward dialogue, the corny plot or the poorly made fantasy world. Too many times in crave, I cringed and had to put the book down. But the amazing, heart warming and awe inspiring relationship made me stick it out. I’ve always been a sucker for the fiercely protective guy who is not ashamed to show his true love and emotion towards his girl. And yes I know we are in 2020 and girls do not need a man to protect them. But the love and adoration is what’s gets me every time.
So imagine my horror when Grace comes back after almost four months (and a error in the book: Jaxon says she’s been gone for 126 days, that’s more than three and a half months) and we see NOTHING of the relationship the ENTIRE first book was build upon? I think I can count on one hand the times we actually have dialogue between these two?? We barely even see Jaxon? Or the order? In the first book we got a glimpse of the instinctual protectiveness between a vampire and his mate, but it’s absolutely non existent in the second book, other than some weird interactions about the fact that Hudson is in Graces head and Jaxon is a tad jealous.
I get that Tracy is trying to alienate Jaxon for his protectiveness and not giving Grace the opportunity to stand up for herself, but I don’t see this in the book. Tracy is trying to drive a wedge between them so that Grace has the opportunity to fall in love with Hudson. And the love triangle and the whole shabang is classic ya fantasy theme, but it is poorly executed. Yes we have a new insight in Hudson’s mind and character, but I still have nothing bad to say about Jaxon. Tracy didn’t manage to alienate him enough that I would prefer Grace with Hudson.
The plot in this book frustrated me so much and made me throw the book away too many times. Reading the whole Ludares tournament thing and the challenges to get Hudson away, gave me the feeling of reading a children’s book. Not a ya book. The plot was too obvious and poorly made and the whole book just felt both rushed and too slow. There’s so much going on and the plot is so obvious and too juvenile for me too even give a care.
There’s some parts of the book that bugs me. One of those things is this quote from Grace “A girl who spent the last two weeks hating him”. Ever since Hudson first talked to Grace, I have not gotten the impression that she has ever hated him. Not once. Yes they fought and yelled, but it always felt like light banter for me, not genuine hate. And the whole “the bad guy isn’t really bad, he’s just misunderstood and misjudged? Getting pretty old to read about that in like, every single ya book??
And I even had to plow through 700 something pages to get to hear a terrible joke from Grace? Tracy Wolff forgot half of everything that made the characters behind when she wrote Crush, and that’s a absolutely shame cuz the characters was the only thing worth it to keep reading.
I’m still gonna read the third and the fourth book, but only to see what Tracy Wolff is gonna do to my poor Jaxy-Waxy. And I sincerely hope she’s putting in more work in making those.
1,5/5 stars from me
First of all, the main reason why I loved crave was the relationship between Grace and jaxon. Not the awkward dialogue, the corny plot or the poorly made fantasy world. Too many times in crave, I cringed and had to put the book down. But the amazing, heart warming and awe inspiring relationship made me stick it out. I’ve always been a sucker for the fiercely protective guy who is not ashamed to show his true love and emotion towards his girl. And yes I know we are in 2020 and girls do not need a man to protect them. But the love and adoration is what’s gets me every time.
So imagine my horror when Grace comes back after almost four months (and a error in the book: Jaxon says she’s been gone for 126 days, that’s more than three and a half months) and we see NOTHING of the relationship the ENTIRE first book was build upon? I think I can count on one hand the times we actually have dialogue between these two?? We barely even see Jaxon? Or the order? In the first book we got a glimpse of the instinctual protectiveness between a vampire and his mate, but it’s absolutely non existent in the second book, other than some weird interactions about the fact that Hudson is in Graces head and Jaxon is a tad jealous.
I get that Tracy is trying to alienate Jaxon for his protectiveness and not giving Grace the opportunity to stand up for herself, but I don’t see this in the book. Tracy is trying to drive a wedge between them so that Grace has the opportunity to fall in love with Hudson. And the love triangle and the whole shabang is classic ya fantasy theme, but it is poorly executed. Yes we have a new insight in Hudson’s mind and character, but I still have nothing bad to say about Jaxon. Tracy didn’t manage to alienate him enough that I would prefer Grace with Hudson.
The plot in this book frustrated me so much and made me throw the book away too many times. Reading the whole Ludares tournament thing and the challenges to get Hudson away, gave me the feeling of reading a children’s book. Not a ya book. The plot was too obvious and poorly made and the whole book just felt both rushed and too slow. There’s so much going on and the plot is so obvious and too juvenile for me too even give a care.
There’s some parts of the book that bugs me. One of those things is this quote from Grace “A girl who spent the last two weeks hating him”. Ever since Hudson first talked to Grace, I have not gotten the impression that she has ever hated him. Not once. Yes they fought and yelled, but it always felt like light banter for me, not genuine hate. And the whole “the bad guy isn’t really bad, he’s just misunderstood and misjudged? Getting pretty old to read about that in like, every single ya book??
And I even had to plow through 700 something pages to get to hear a terrible joke from Grace? Tracy Wolff forgot half of everything that made the characters behind when she wrote Crush, and that’s a absolutely shame cuz the characters was the only thing worth it to keep reading.
I’m still gonna read the third and the fourth book, but only to see what Tracy Wolff is gonna do to my poor Jaxy-Waxy. And I sincerely hope she’s putting in more work in making those.
1,5/5 stars from me
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 1, 2022
Living in the middle of a paranormal telenovella!
The following ratings are out of 5:
Narration: 🎧🎧🎧🎧
Romance: 💙💚🖤💜
Heat/Steam: 🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙📔
World building: 🌎🌍🌏🌎🌏
Character development: 🧐😕😍😗😘
The heroine(s): Grace - After her parents were killed in a car accident, she went to live with her uncle and cousin at a boarding school in Alaska for Vampires, Witches, Dragon shifters and Wolf Shifters.
The Hero(s): Jaxon - He is the strongest Vampire in existence and he killed his older brother who was evil and wanted to take over all supernatural creatures and basically rule the world.
The Story: Jaxon and Grace are mates. What happened at the end of the last book, Crave has lasting implications in this book. The two face a lot of trials in this book. Crave was a bit slow going at times, but Crush put boots to the ground from the start.
I loved all the action in this one. It seemed that Grace and her group of friends kept jumping from the frying pan into the fire and back throughout the entire book. I loved all the supporting characters especially Macy, Javier and Hudson. I was so glad Flint and Grace made up in this book and Flint was a big part of the book as well.
The romance was crazy. There was a a triangle which I hated at times and loved at times and I kept going back and forth as to what I wanted to happen and who I wanted Grace to love. Jaxon was a good boyfriend/mate and more understanding than I expected for a possessive vampire, but I had a bit of a soft spot for the other guy and I am sure that is what the author wanted.
Like Crave, this book was quite long. 18+ hours in audio format, but I liked all the action and adventure and it kept my attention throughout the book. I think audio format did well on this one and I enjoyed it quite a bit.
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The following ratings are out of 5:
Narration: 🎧🎧🎧🎧
Romance: 💙💚🖤💜
Heat/Steam: 🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙📔
World building: 🌎🌍🌏🌎🌏
Character development: 🧐😕😍😗😘
The heroine(s): Grace - After her parents were killed in a car accident, she went to live with her uncle and cousin at a boarding school in Alaska for Vampires, Witches, Dragon shifters and Wolf Shifters.
The Hero(s): Jaxon - He is the strongest Vampire in existence and he killed his older brother who was evil and wanted to take over all supernatural creatures and basically rule the world.
The Story: Jaxon and Grace are mates. What happened at the end of the last book, Crave has lasting implications in this book. The two face a lot of trials in this book. Crave was a bit slow going at times, but Crush put boots to the ground from the start.
I loved all the action in this one. It seemed that Grace and her group of friends kept jumping from the frying pan into the fire and back throughout the entire book. I loved all the supporting characters especially Macy, Javier and Hudson. I was so glad Flint and Grace made up in this book and Flint was a big part of the book as well.
The romance was crazy. There was a a triangle which I hated at times and loved at times and I kept going back and forth as to what I wanted to happen and who I wanted Grace to love. Jaxon was a good boyfriend/mate and more understanding than I expected for a possessive vampire, but I had a bit of a soft spot for the other guy and I am sure that is what the author wanted.
Like Crave, this book was quite long. 18+ hours in audio format, but I liked all the action and adventure and it kept my attention throughout the book. I think audio format did well on this one and I enjoyed it quite a bit.
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May 8, 2024
What I loved most about "Crush" is the perfect blend of heart-stopping action and tear-inducing emotion. The world keeps getting a bit more complicated for Grace and the stakes feel higher than ever before. I was intrigued every step of the way and so invested in the story and so many of the characters.
Tracy Wolff's writing pulls you through the book so deeply, vividly and vividly immersing you in the supernatural world that she has created, it's so easy to picture everything that happens. And honestly, I loved listening to "Crush" - Audiobook.
It was an emotional roller coaster surrounded by laughter, swooning and taking a deep breath. The suspense kept me entertained and I couldn't stop listening, just a little longer to get a little closer to the end and the answers I was looking for.
This series continues to be one of the best surprises of my year and I couldn't have asked for a better sequel. The story was perfect, beautiful and powerful. If you are a fan of the paranormal romance genre and love reading books with stunning emotional and intense suspense, I highly recommend the "Crave" series!
Tracy Wolff's writing pulls you through the book so deeply, vividly and vividly immersing you in the supernatural world that she has created, it's so easy to picture everything that happens. And honestly, I loved listening to "Crush" - Audiobook.
It was an emotional roller coaster surrounded by laughter, swooning and taking a deep breath. The suspense kept me entertained and I couldn't stop listening, just a little longer to get a little closer to the end and the answers I was looking for.
This series continues to be one of the best surprises of my year and I couldn't have asked for a better sequel. The story was perfect, beautiful and powerful. If you are a fan of the paranormal romance genre and love reading books with stunning emotional and intense suspense, I highly recommend the "Crave" series!
January 9, 2022
This sequel took an unexpected turn for the better! Wow, I really liked this 😆
✅ I THOUGHT THE FIRST book was kind of juvenile and cliche, especially the insta-love part. But in the sequel, we kind of go backward from the insta-love and it's much better. I know it's probably confusing for me to say the romance pacing went backward, but I promise it will make sense once you read it haha
✅ THE DIFFERENT MAGICAL races were more involved and their world became a lot more interesting in this sequel. It definitely didn't feel like a cliche vampire romance anymore!
✅ EVEN THOUGH THIS was a long book (~700 pages) it flew by!! I could not put it down because I kept wanting to see what would happen next and I even found the dialogues really funny and entertaining
🆗 MY ONLY COMPLAINT was that the spiciness in the romance definitely went backward instead of forward. There was a lot of talking and flirting but not a whole lot of kissing lol. But I don't think that is entirely a bad thing because I have a feeling the third book is going to more than make up for this!
⚠️I recommend not reading this section if you plan to read this series. Although it's not the end of the world because I knew the twist beforehand and still enjoyed it⚠️
❌ I KIND OF FEEL like the author pulled a Tamlin on Jaxon in this sequel. Everything in the first book revolved around Jaxon and then this entire book is Grace essentially falling out "of love" with Jaxon because he's too protective or too serious or something
✅ CAN I JUST SAY that Hudson was by far the best addition to this series so far. He was so snarky I just couldn't get enough of him. And the back and forth banter between Grace and Hudson was just amazing 🥰🥰 Their dynamic is sooo much better than Grace and Jaxon... like it's not even a question to me who the end game love interest should be. All my swoon hearts in this review go to Hudson!!
✅ I THOUGHT THE TWIST with Hudson being trapped inside Grace's head was really creative! I haven't read this before and it could have been really confusing and awkward but I think it was executed really well.
⚠️End spoilers⚠️
This book still wasn't perfect but I enjoyed it so much more than the initial book. It still had a lot of light-hearted humor, but it didn't feel as silly and ridiculous as the first one. It was a good bridge between the intro and what will likely be a more epic story in books 3 and 4 so I'm definitely going to keep reading the rest of the books!
Steam Scale: 🔥/5
Swoon Scale: ❤️❤️❤️/5
✅ I THOUGHT THE FIRST book was kind of juvenile and cliche, especially the insta-love part. But in the sequel, we kind of go backward from the insta-love and it's much better. I know it's probably confusing for me to say the romance pacing went backward, but I promise it will make sense once you read it haha
✅ THE DIFFERENT MAGICAL races were more involved and their world became a lot more interesting in this sequel. It definitely didn't feel like a cliche vampire romance anymore!
✅ EVEN THOUGH THIS was a long book (~700 pages) it flew by!! I could not put it down because I kept wanting to see what would happen next and I even found the dialogues really funny and entertaining
🆗 MY ONLY COMPLAINT was that the spiciness in the romance definitely went backward instead of forward. There was a lot of talking and flirting but not a whole lot of kissing lol. But I don't think that is entirely a bad thing because I have a feeling the third book is going to more than make up for this!
⚠️I recommend not reading this section if you plan to read this series. Although it's not the end of the world because I knew the twist beforehand and still enjoyed it⚠️
❌ I KIND OF FEEL like the author pulled a Tamlin on Jaxon in this sequel. Everything in the first book revolved around Jaxon and then this entire book is Grace essentially falling out "of love" with Jaxon because he's too protective or too serious or something
✅ CAN I JUST SAY that Hudson was by far the best addition to this series so far. He was so snarky I just couldn't get enough of him. And the back and forth banter between Grace and Hudson was just amazing 🥰🥰 Their dynamic is sooo much better than Grace and Jaxon... like it's not even a question to me who the end game love interest should be. All my swoon hearts in this review go to Hudson!!
✅ I THOUGHT THE TWIST with Hudson being trapped inside Grace's head was really creative! I haven't read this before and it could have been really confusing and awkward but I think it was executed really well.
⚠️End spoilers⚠️
This book still wasn't perfect but I enjoyed it so much more than the initial book. It still had a lot of light-hearted humor, but it didn't feel as silly and ridiculous as the first one. It was a good bridge between the intro and what will likely be a more epic story in books 3 and 4 so I'm definitely going to keep reading the rest of the books!
Steam Scale: 🔥/5
Swoon Scale: ❤️❤️❤️/5
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