Not only that, but it leaves many of the questions from the first novel unanswered as well. Crush offers and poses far more questions than it has the room (or real intent) to answer right now, which is saying a lot for a book that’s 500+ pages long. The only other thing I wish there had been more of in Crush is answers. (And once you’ve read Crush and know what I’m talking about, please tweet me so that we can yell about it together.)

One that I don’t want to go into too much detail with here (because you’ll enjoy it more if you go in completely blind), but that I very much enjoyed and am glad we got almost a full book of.

On the other hand, the reason for that is a very, very good one. It’s just lacking a bit of that tenderness because they never really get many quiet moments alone. That’s not to say that they’re not together at all or their romance isn’t a plot point, because they are and it is. Crave was filled with so many swoon-worthy moments between the two of them that, while I get that this book had bigger issues to deal with than romance, I missed the intimacy and reminders of why these two individuals work so well together. This is disappointing mostly because I wanted a little bit more with her and Jaxon. It’s such a refreshing detail to read, making this series all the more enjoyable. Yes, she needs help sometimes, but she never needs protection or saving. And she calls them out on it.Ĭrush, moreso than Crave, really delivers on a promise of a heroine that can save herself and the ones she loves. Grace is constantly asserting her independence and strength throughout Crush, prompting discussions of agency at almost every turn and with every new plotline.įor instance, Grace’s closest family and friends all constantly talk about what they’re going to do to help her and make decisions for her without asking her what she wants to do or giving insight on what she can do for herself. She’s frustratingly aloof and while she doesn’t necessarily rely on others for everything, she doesn’t show that she has all that much agency either. When it first came out, Crave prided itself on being a more feminist and inclusive vampire novel but, for a lot of it, Grace is kept in the dark. I’m also happy to say that, along with that journey, is an even more explicit endeavor for Grace to assert independence and agency.

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