Fun and interesting read, quite explicit, which I loved. Felt a lot like watching an episode of black mirror. Enjoyed the characters and interactions, and the plot was cool. Also loved the art style, has an old school feeling that contrasts beautiful with the “dystopian” story line.

Crave is a tightly woven tale, about the dangers of blindly trusting in new forms of AI and how quickly it can all spiral out of control. This comic was fast-paced and managed to keep that quick pace from start to finish. It did feel like it was slightly too fast, the final resolution seemed to play out a little too smoothly. I did enjoy one of the first scenes, where it kept flipping from the main characters conversation and the other students engaged in a classroom discussion about the lesson topic. It was a great example of showing how sometimes you get so absorbed into your own petty bullshit you don't even notice the warning signs being plainly shown to your face. The one downside is that I didn't realize just HOW MUCH sex there is in this! Yes, I realize the plot blurb talks about Crave as a "hook-up" app, but I didn't realize just how much explicit sex would be featured in this. Weirdly, all of the sex is plot-relevant, so I don't mind it in this comic. But good lord, don't read this in public! Also, the "Black Mirror" feeling of this comic was very strong. If you told me this was a comic adaption of a Black Mirror episode, I would believe you. The art style was fairly unique, I liked it well enough, though some elements of it I didn't care for. Overall, it is a well-crafted comic.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

Crave isn't just about the dangers of social media, it's about the dangers of what happens when everyone gets what they want.

A borderline erotic horror, the first volume of Crave serves up scenes of unrestrained sexuality and the horrors that answer the question: "What if your fantasies came true?"

The characters are well-developed in a short space of time, and the art style works well for the nature of the comic.

I'd love to see an anthology series of Crave in which the app affects different settings. We start here with a university, but what if Crave was activated in an office building? A shopping centre? Or across a whole town?

I really enjoyed many aspects of this graphic novel from the art style to the story. I liked how the story was told and found the way it was conveyed was done well. The characters were really interesting and i thought they all stood out from each other. The art style was done well and it helped convey the story and tone in an interesting way. I definitely pick up the next one in the series when it comes out.

An intriguing story that is partly Sci-Fi and partly based on technology. The story centers around an app that is appearing on college student phones. This leads to an interesting story that holds your attention. It is a scary premise, since the leaps and bound that technology is taking, makes it a possibility in the future. The artwork was well-done, and the story was nicely told.

Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was definitely a unique experience! Even though the description was super intriguing, I do not think this was for me. The story follows a concept that is truly horrifying because it could happen today with how advanced AI is becoming.

One day students at a university wake up to find an app has just appeared on all of their phones, much like the U2 Apple ordeal all those years ago. Anyways, the app is supposed to be able to help satisfy one’s ‘cravings’.

We see characters be rejected and some hookup. All in all the story was intriguing enough to keep me interested but it definitely would have been nice to get to the know characters a little more or at least what happened after. The artwork was beautiful and I do appreciate it ending with a cliff hanger of sorts!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read an early copy of this comic!

While I liked the mystery element of Crave, this wasn't the series for me. It was definitely a fast read but the arc of each issue leading to the main problem felt unbalanced for each problem despite things wrapping up fairly nicely and neat. I would read from this author again though, the art style was interesting.

I loved this, the concept was so fun, but i do with it would have been at least an extra 100pages so there could have been more plot.

I loved the graphics and the characters, this was a quick, steamy, fun read. I hope there’s more in the future because omg. I want to read more about this! Finished it in one sitting.

Overall rating: 3.75 stars

This was the perfect quick read I needed as a somewhat palette cleanser. Who doesn't love a comic involving some extremely horny college students who use a digital app to hook up with fellow students? This was a brilliant read, involving the highlighting of the dangers and issues surrounding modern-day social media and apps. Despite this being a novel that had a main topic of romance, I somewhat feel there could have been less focus on the level of explicit content included, and more focus on the issues surrounding use of social media etc.

Overall, I did enjoy this quick read, and I will be keeping my eye out for any future works by this author. I want to give a big thanks to NetGalley UK and Image Comics for the opportunity to read an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

This book was a real surprise to me because based on the cover I was NOT expecting an erotic tale. I was pleasantly surprised however because I found it to be very sex positive and the erotic scenes were in service of the bigger plot. I definitely enjoyed the story more when the Crave app lore got a little denser and the action got more fast paced. I didn’t mind the art but the excessive blushing of the characters was a little distracting at times.

Everything I've read of Maria Llovet is more vibes than plot. This plot's serviceable, the characters are surprisingly easy to tell apart and see as separate people, and the wild ride that is Crave feels maybe a bit compressed, story-wise, but that's fine.

I was intrigued by the premise, although I could have done a better job reading the full description, because I don't think I've ever put the phrase "erotic graphic novel" together in my head. The idea of putting an app on all the phones of college students allowing them to put in their desires and to have those desires come true is interesting. The series both felt drawn out at points and too neatly wrapped up to me. As others have noted, it's definitely got a Black Mirror vibe. And while the artwork was gorgeous, I'm not sure if this series was for me.

I absolutely craved this comic! It was definitely sexy with a taste of horror woven into it. The entire thing exploring an app that allows you to say what you desire and gives you instructions about how to obtain it. I really enjoyed the tinge of sci-fi it had in using technology to create a sense of chaos for this college campus.

In a way, even though Crave itself started to cause a lot of chaos and pain for those it could not help and the way it lead people together was awful, A lot of people did get what they wanted and got the courage to say their true desires. Crave becomes a deceptively neutral entity because of this. However, in the end the destructive nature isn’t worth the good that it did do.

This comic is definitely full on nsfw content. I really enjoyed the variety of the content that it had. Some people wanted just to hook up and others wanted the start of a full relationship and it really did bring out peoples inner wants into the light of day.

I love how the comics show the light and dark sides to desire. Especially, when some get what they want and others don’t. The ones that didn’t get what they wanted becoming depressed and jealous of those who did. Some wanting to hurt themselves and some wanting to hurt others and crave helping them achieve those darker desires as well.

The art of course is stunning. I loved the way the artist used colors and made every page so vibrant and beautiful. This will definitely get you thinking to yourself about what you desire and if you went for what you wanted, would you get it?

2.95!

*I requested an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review*

I honestly requested this because the premise sounded so intriguing and the cover was pretty as well so I was very excited to see how it will go. I also did not know that this was a manga but I actually did not mind it as it increased my level on enjoyment, the art was fine...nothing extra ordinary but still visually pleasing. I liked how it started off with the app and following the whole desire part but I honestly think for such a short volume, that part of the novel took a portion of it's time and the build up towards the ending failed because of that. The main plot took too ling to start and by the time I was hooked in it, the volume had ended.

The characters, I could see myself liking them a lot more if it was LONGER but even with its length, I found myself liking their interactions a lot and the dialogues were actually well done as well. It literally had everything it needed to be a strong manga but it failed with it's length and execution.

The romance was not there or even if it was, I would not call it that....It was all lust through and through. I actually really liked the concept of it and I honestly could have seen it developing and morphing into something so enjoyable but that did not happen and I do not think we would get another volume because the story wrapped itself but the end.

Reading this review might make you think that I did no enjoy this book but I actually did have a good time with it, I just thought that it had so much potential and could have easily been longer, if it was it would have been such a strong book because it had everything that a hooking sexy plot requires.

Maybe, I would have liked this a lot more if I went into this knowing it was a short completed story. If you want a palate cleanser or a short fun and sexy read, I would honestly recommend this to you because it delivers on that!

Read in one sitting!

Crave's story is really original, the art is really fun, the colour palettes are going madness. A full wrapped up story in this many pages I thought was really impressive, where you could read in one sitting. I liked the characters, the art, the sci-fi elements. The comment about 'Black Mirror' is spot on.

I did have to tilt my phone away from others at time (read the mature content warnings) but - super cool graphic novel all round!

Will be looking for more of Maria Llovet's work in the future!

Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this, and for Maria Llovet for an awesome premise in the graphic novel scene.

Spoilers ahead…(duh) [18+]


Okay so overall, I REALLY liked this book; the premise was super cool, it has a vintage art style I haven’t seen in a while and really enjoy, and the characters were so sexy and merged like fine wine and cheese. There were steamy sex scenes, awkward conversations with college students, and heartbreak!! All that said, my only complaint is that I wish it was longer; some parts felt rushed and felt very jarring, which I feel takes away from some of the other action packed plot twists.

The premise of an app “Crave” trying to help college students fulfill sexual fantasies and desires / cravings is SUCH a cool concept and I feel like there could be so much more depth to this whether as a whole or in the next edition (as it did say test 2 at the end — I would LOVE for there to be more). And I hope we see the same characters we did in this one because I was so invested in the main four and their respective love lives ( the reveal Charlotte was lying about Alex was WILD ), and I hope we see more development on it and see them make a reappearance.

I just CRAVE more!

Great story with intriguing detail. Hackers, crazy social media app. deaths! This story has it all. With just enough adult spice in the middle to make sure everything is going well. Highly recommend this entire series.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for an arc in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.
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This was so good! Definitely reminiscent of Black Mirror and even reminded me of the movie Nerve, but for a more mature audience. I devoured this in one sitting and was anxious to see what the characters were going to do next. I loved the artwork as well, and definitely helped with progressing the story. The only complaint I really have is that I wish we got more of the aftermath after Crave, and that some relationships were fleshed out more than others.

A steamy graphic novel with an interesting premise: an app on a university campus which is there to help you satisfy all of your desires (no matter how inappropriate or dirty), so long as it believes them to be realistically achievable. This was something I read in a single (rather quick) sitting and includes a lot of sexual content - not suitable for underage people!

Really interesting storyline (with characters struggling primarily with controlling their impulses), and it seems to end on enough of a cliffhanger I could see another storyline in this world. Really amazing artwork, spicy and definitely recommended.

<i>I was provided with a complimentary copy of this graphic novel by Image Comics via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, which I leave voluntarily</i>.

A spicy take on social media spyware taking over a college. After students start using an app called Crave to fulfill their greatest cravings, evil things start to happen and our main characters must work together to shut the app down.
Perfect for graphic novel horror readers who enjoy alittle spicy with their death