This is like The Purge meets dating apps. The law students try out this new app called Crave which encourages them to "find what they crave." What happens to these students is akin to a bacchanalia. People lose their inhibitions, but it becomes dangerous. Some students band together to get rid of the app so no one else gets hurt.
I really enjoyed this! I think it' a good one shot but also has potential for a series. I like the contrasting colors and the art style.

This was a fun read. Didn’t realize it would be so short but still enjoyed it. Whether it is read in sections or in full it was still enjoyable. Loved the concept of an app destroying individual relationships but also building them out. This is about college age students figuring it out.

I rtc this graphic novel, but it just wasn't for me. The art is nice, and I like how characters are differentiated, but I didn't find the plot particularly engaging, and some of the depictions of women are questionable. I don't feel like I really understood where this graphic novel is coming from, but it is clearly a body of work that took a lot of time and attention.

Crave by Maria Llovet, with mesmerizing illustrations by the author herself, is an intense blend of passion and dark allure. Llovet’s own artwork amplifies the story’s raw, surreal tone, each panel crafted with an elegance that pulls you deeper into its world. The narrative is bold and haunting, wrapped in themes of desire and obsession that linger long after the final page. Crave is a visual and emotional journey, perfect for readers drawn to stories that smolder with intensity and beauty.

This was smutty chaos in the best way possible. It's a dirty-talk love letter to dystopia ideas related to how much influence tech and AI can take control over us when we give it the type if power to play with our most primal instincts. At what point to we allow our higher intellectual go by the wayside in pursuit of pleasure--and what destruction is left in the wake of abandoning the current moral social construct? The art was good and the plot equally drove the story. Super interesting read. Come for the smut, stay for the story.

I really like the premise - an app called Crave that promises to make your secret desires come true quickly begins to cause havoc at an elite university. It gave me 'Black Mirror' it gave me 'Nerve' so I was excited.

I only wish that all the focuses weren't all so sexually centred. I understand that it was an 'erotic' graphic novel, but I felt that there were so many other ways this could have gone. So only rwally half a criticism there since it is advertised as erotic.

But I definitely think there were so many directions the app could have gone. In the same sense, I feel like the graphic novel could have been longer - it felt almost a little rushed at the end after the build-up throughout the rest of it.

I did enjoy the art style. It was very unique and fit the tone well. The dialogue between the characters was great and easy to follow, and I could have seen it quite easily getting confusing, but it never was. I did think some additional volumes to this would have helped to flesh out the romance and connections between the characters a bit better.


Thank you to NetGalley & Image Comics for an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

It has been a while since I've gotten to read a mature graphic novel. Crave by Maria Llovet was such a fun read. I truly pulled me in from the start and reminded me a lot of Sex Criminals with a mix of Black Mirror. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to read this series in a compendium form for issues 1-6 for Crave. Truly thankful for being able to read this in exchange for a review.

This was an entertaining and slightly eerie comic about the horrors of the human psyche and servalance. I enjoyed the plot and pacing, even if things sometimes felt slightly convenient. The character development wasn't its strong suit, but I'm not sure if that was its intention. I could really imagine this being a fun 90-minute teen movie. Interested to see what else Llovet creates.

I want to give a big thank you to Netgalley, Maria Llovet, and Image Comics for the ARC of the first 4 issues of Crave.

Crave didn't really meet my cravings. This is due to the pacing and partly artistic style choices.

Crave has a fascinating premise that you would definitely see on something like Black Mirror, but this is this story is not being told in an episode format. It is a comic whose story zooms but the reader in its four issues. I barely got to spend any time with the main cast characters so I was unaware of their backstories and what motivates them. Because of this, the reader is going to have a hard time getting into the character.

I really would have loved it if the story slowed down and let us into the world of the elite centuries-old university in which the comic takes place. I was hoping it to see an explanation as to why the students had lockers or where any of the faculty were while there were students doing the do-right in the middle of the hallways.

Finally, the artistic choice to use green for skin tones at points in the story was off. I get that the green was meant to reflect the technology and the Crave app, but it just didn't fit with the aseptic of the university and all ivy-covered walls, and because of the green skin connotation I just kept the thing 'alien'. but Mabey an argument could be made that this was the point, that the app craved coupled with the isolation of the university created a story that does feel like it is from another world. I just will never know due to how fast it goes by.

I never thought I’d find myself calling a post-apocalyptic technology hellscape sexy, but here we are. Waiting, wondering if Albert and Sofía would work burned. The heat between David and Alexandra seared. All of the technology stuff fell to the background for me, both because of the relationships and because it didn’t entirely make sense to me. It was a creepy situation, but I also didn’t fully understand the stakes and how high or low they were. Either way, I’m keeping an eye open in case we get more.

4.✨
Art work is crazy good, I read graphic novels before but never anything in this genre.
Definitely recommend anyone to try it.
The plot revolves around an app that promises to satisfy the University students desires/cravings.
It's fast paced and quick to read with some spicy surprises.

I want more 👀

4.5 rounded up.

While it's not something I would normally pick up it's a sexy little read.

A new app has been downloaded to everyone's phone. "Tell us what you crave." I blazed through this set. The characters were super cute, I loved the art work.

A new app promising to help fulfill your cravings comes to a university campus, but it soon becomes clear that something more sinister lies underneath. This was a really interesting premise, and I enjoyed the story. Aspects of it felt a bit forced or unrealistic (like the fact that the students who helped code the app would just leave the other students to deal with it alone until they were contacted for help). Still, an enjoyable read.

I really enjoyed this graphic novel, it was my first time really a graphic novel and my first from this author. That being said I really enjoyed it. I felt like it was fast paced and I was hooked from the very beginning.

Crave by Maria Llovet was a quirky graphic novel that was much more explicit than I expected. I still enjoyed it, but I somehow missed the erotic description. It is something to look out for! The whole premise is around an app that helps people's desires come true, which is a fascinating concept. If it sounds like something you would enjoy, I say read it!

Crave by Maria Llovet was such a fun and quick read, and as my first comic-style book, it definitely left an impression. The story was captivating enough, drawing me in right from the start. The unique art style really complemented the dark, sensual tone of the plot, enhancing the overall experience. Pacing could have been a bit slower (I just love a good slow burn). I enjoyed this story and would recommend it to anyone looking for something bold and visually engaging! It was pretty spicy too, if that's your thing.

Thank you Image Comics for a copy of Crave!

"CRAVE, a mysterious app that promises to make your desires come true, spreads among the students of an elite university who use it as a hookup app. David, a top student, engages in a game of seduction with the unattainable Alexandra. But as requests to the app escalate and wreak havoc on campus, David and his friends' only chance to stop this spiral is to find out what really lies behind Crave."

Crave is for anyone looking for:
- a Black Mirror-like book
- dangers of social media, AI, technology
- retro-style comics

Crave was so good, it got me searching Maria Llovet for her other works! Great concept and even better art. Crave was like if Gossip Girl and Black Mirror had a baby lol. High stakes, fast paced, and perfect for readers who are trying to quit their doom scrolling a little bit.

Ps. this has pretty graphic, sexual content.

This was so good! I liked the idea of an app that can give you whatever you crave, but of course it might not have the outcome that you want. The characters were pretty good, I feel like they could have had more depth but it wasn't something that really detracted from the overall story. The plot moves fast but I liked that aspect of it. Overall, this was a really fun read and one I would recommend.

a mysterious app that promises to make your desires come true, spreads among the students of a college who use it as a hookup app.
David, a top student, engages in a game of seduction with the unattainable Alexandra. But as requests to the app escalate and wreak havoc on campus, David and his friends' only chance to stop this spiral is to find out what really lies behind Crave.
This was super quick read. I loved the graphics and the plot. It was super spicy 🌶️

I really enjoyed this graphic novel! I have never really been a graphic novel person, however, the premise hooked me from the beginning. It was so enthralling to read and kept me hooked the whole time. I loved the style of the artistry in the graphic novel.