Torn between love for a mortal and love for a vampire, Maria must choose or be crushed by the consequences. Maria aches with loneliness, so much so, she plunges headlong into love at first sight when she meets handsome Jack. He fulfills her every desire and she’s happy. When Jack introduces Maria to his best friend, Hunter, everything changes. She’s drawn to Hunter and she can’t figure out what it is about him that she’s attracted to. They’re inseparable, the three of them, as they live in the French Riveria until Jack disappears. Bereft and alone, Maria clings to Hunter. He’s hiding a dark secret, one that could destroy them all. As the years go by, Maria must choose who she’ll vow her undying love to, and her choice will either free or crush her.

Crush is a paranormal romance with a gothic vibe. I’ve read a lot of paranormal romance over the years, and I can honestly say I’ve never read anything like this before. The love triangle is not what you expect. I found myself lured into the romance by the poetic prose and lyrical descriptive narration. The three main characters are complete opposites yet together, they’re the perfect match. The plot moves at an erratic pace with some jumpiness in parts. I found the pacing very jarring at times. The romance itself is dark, disturbing, and quite original. The vampire lore is completely new to me which I give huge credit to the author for incorporating it into a very crammed genre. If you’re looking for a twisted paranormal romance unlike anything you’ve read before, pick up Crush. You won’t forget this one after reading it.

My Rating: 4.5 stars

I requested this book mainly because it's a vampire story. Many years ago, I had read one and liked it so thought to read again. But I'm disappointed, mainly because of the writing. I didn't like the writing style, character development and the fact that in the very first meeting the hero is expressing his feelings and the heroine is going for a coffee with him and eventually to his apartment, in an unknown city. I'm not fond of insta-love. I like to see the characters develop their feelings and growing in a relationship. That was missing (in my opinion). Also, the dialogues seem unnatural.

Thank you for the review copy and sorry that I didn't enjoy this book.