First, the art in this is beautiful.
Second: this is a wild story. Modern day dystopian with social media taking over big brother style.

It starts out with just encouraging people to be more daring in asking for what they want, but it quickly gets out of hand. Suddenly everyone is having sex with everyone else wherever they are, but that quickly ramps up to violence.
A group of friends, some of which were unknowingly working in this project before it was released as an experiment, get together to bring this app down and try to save their friends. Trying to get past the mob like riots in the school the have to break into the server, crack the code, and erase the app and all of the data it collected on everyone.

It takes an active experimental look at how influenced the modern age is by an algorithm and an electronic box (phone). It was entertaining, the art was stunning, and it really makes you think about how much social media can influence us.

"Crave" by Maria Llovet offers an intriguing premise with the concept of a mysterious app that fulfills desires spreading among elite university students. While the story holds potential, the execution falls short of excitement. The characters lack depth, leaving them feeling flat and less engaging. On a positive note, the art style is visually pleasing, adding a redeeming quality to the graphic novel. Overall, "Crave" may not have ignited enthusiasm, but its captivating premise and appealing art make it a decent read.

This digital ARC was obtained via NetGalley for an honest review.

I'm obsessed, I asked for the arc quite randomly, I just saw the cover today and thought "why not?" and it turned out to be a very good decision, because I devoured this comic in one sitting. The art was unique and beautiful, the story had great meaning, and some of the illustrations made me blush. It definitely won’t be my last graphic novel by this author.


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

There's a reason why image comics is my go to when I want to read something other then marvel or dc, they just get it!
Trigger warnings include:
This Graphic Novel collects #1-6 crave by Maria Llovet
crave is a technology gone bad! Erotic Thriller, Big brother is watching, listening, downloading your data.
Its a shame we don't really get much character backstory on any of the characters, it focuses more on the importance of disclosing person information on social media as anyone can take that info and use it to do bad.
Thank you #netgalley for my advance copy of #crave

Fun quick read. I didn’t think I would like the comic style, but it was a fun change. The storyline was great with the right amount of naughty. If you have an hour and looking for something quick and spicy this is the book for you.

I was instantly sold when I saw Maria Llovet's name on this. I've loved her style of artwork since I first saw it in Faithless. The concept of this graphic novel is great. It isn't too farfetched to think that something like this, albeit maybe not so extreme, might happen in the near future. Relying on social media and apps instead of your real world experiences is something that seems to be dwindling. It is a well written, and definitely well drawn book!

I wasn’t sure what to expect with this one but I enjoyed it. I liked how the art and the story. I also liked the way it resolved all of the storylines. The characters were well fleshed out and I was interested in the way things turned out. It was more blunt than I was expecting but I was down for it. Definitely a cool read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the arc.

thank you net galley and publishers for letting me read this

The artwork was well drawn and the story was intriguing and very interesting. A new social app allows everyone to satisfy their cravings, but quickly turns to chaos and destruction. A group of friends has to uncover the truth behind this app and the reason it was started. Had me hooked until the end. I really enjoyed reading the whole series.

Alright listen, I absolutely knew what I was signing up for here. This is an erotic thriller so if you don't want to read gorgeously drawn erotica, stay away. The beautiful imagery was absolutely stunning, and my favorite part of the read! Unfortunately, the plot itself was...laughable. But we're not reading this for plot, right? Everyone at the college was extremely horny to the point that there were just intense makeout scenes in the back of every scene where they're just walking through the halls. Everyone is using this new app called "Crave" to fulfill their desires, which are mostly sexual in nature...but the writer clearly doesn't have a background in computer science and the app may as well work off of sunshine and orgasms with the amount of sense The whole thing makes. I wish instead of focusing on the details of this myster ous app the book had focused a little more on character and give them a reason they are all horny for each other besides everyone being unspeakable hot. But alas, it's simply not that kind of book! So go in for the gorgeously illustrated erotica because that is stunning. But don't expect substance anywhere else.

literally screaming and hollering that i got this arc because hello??? this concept?? amazing. thank you! i love love LOVE it.

it’s giving black mirror and that alone is five stars, but the art style has a vintage with a touch of modern vibe (i can’t explain it ok it just looks like a classic comic but made for today. i love it), lgbtq rep, sex positive, chaotic, a lil bit of a nail biter, ugh! yes!

The art style was great, totally reminded me of the intro to Grease or a 70s artbook, more of this please! I think this is a great concept for a graphic novel, but issues 1-3 need a much more through edit. I struggled to follow the plot with an ever changing point of view: before I could understand who a character was, it would switch to another. Also in the second issue I believe they used an "I thought you were a lesbian" trope which never sits right with me.
Throughout the series you see college students quickly abandon their morals and succumb to mass hysteria, which I thought was unrealistic, then I remembered how college is basically a mass hysteria episode itself.
Many of the above issues are redeemed in issues 4-6, which felt must more consistent and coherent than the original three, especially in the sense that I started to develop meaningful connections with the characters. The introduction of Dagg and her sex dungeon was FANTASTIC and I love all the aesthetics surrounding her and her kinky witchcraft.
In addition, this was promoted to me as being in the LGBTQ+ category, which I do not think it belongs. Only a handful of side characters are remotely queer, plus a main character quitting lesbianism for a man pretty much solidifies this as not a queer series.

This was a interesting reading. I enter without a idea of what it was but. I enjoyed the plot and was interesting I totally get the black mirror vibes from the comic and the app. Is pure science fiction work and Is kinky.

An erotic thriller of a mini series comics. It is a blend of the “Nose Dive” and “Hated in the Nation” episodes of Black Mirror where an app satisfies the sexual cravings of law students at all means necessary. It is a short run, with the potential of a second series but I think this had a natural, ambiguous ending.

Enjoyable read. I enjoyed the art style, the drawings of Alexandra are beautiful. Definitely gives black mirror vibes with the warning about the app, Crave, and the following chaos that ensues.

This digital ARC was obtainable via NetGalley for an honest review!

This was an interesting one for sure! An app that helps you meet your sexual desires involving people on your school's campus is definitely wild. The concept wasn't a bad one. I did get a black mirror vibe from this series.

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley.

Wonderful plot and style. The artwork was particularly interesting to me. Thank you.

Book 1: So this is a good example of you need to read the synopsis and not just get books/ comics/ graphic novels based on their cover art ahhaa. I didn’t realize this was an erotic comic, not that I’m offended but I didn’t know what I was getting into. I quite enjoyed the story of having a random dating app show up on your phone and it wants to know what you crave then it gives you instructions on how to do so. I actually liked this art style as well. I’m on to book two.
I’d recommend this to graphic novel lovers who want to think outside the box as far as a dating app/ social media.

Book 2: I’m still enjoying this story and the format of the graphic novel and I adore the artwork. Now Crave is really taking off and it’s wild what people will/ won’t do to get their cravings to happen. Peter pressure at its finest. On to book three.
I’d recommend this series.

Book #3: Crave has taken over and they need to find a way to shut it down!
Sofia is my favourite character. She is smart and beautiful. I want to continue with this series. I’m enjoying the story and the artwork.
I’d recommend this to graphic novel lovers.


Thank you to Netgalley for the complimentary copy to review.

I devoured this book, the story is highly addictive and captivating. I genuinely felt like I was watching an episode where Black Mirror meets Nerve as I read. Great storytelling that then is used to highlight the issues of current technologies— not a far-fetched or otherworldly tale but something we live with every day.
Although I believe the illustration style aligns well with the plot, it wasn't of my taste. Plus, there were moments where I felt it leaned too heavily on the explicit content, despite it being a central theme of the story.
Overall, I enjoyed it immensely. It's a quick, fun read (with some horny college students), and I'll be keeping an eye out for the rest of the stories because I want to learn more about Crave.

Massive thanks to NetGalley and Image Comics for the opportunity to read an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review 💘.

Crave
I absolutely love the concept of this graphic novel, I feel like it opens up such an important discourse especially with how digitized our world is. This comic also lends itself to a bit more contemplation with dating and how instant society is and the dangers within that. This book starts out with this new app that can make anything that you want happen. Which honestly doesn’t seem that far off because it interlinks with all of your socials and then basses its calculations off of its learner data and then either tells you it can’t make it happen or gives you some insight on how to get your dreams. I feel like this comic would be fantastic as a movie or screen adaptation especially with how stunning the visuals are. I don’t know if this comic is shortened but we don’t really get invested into the characters and their storylines feel extremely rushed and flat, if we cared a little more about the characters I could see myself loving this comic even more. The graphic nature of this comic is also interesting, like I didn’t mind it but I feel like graphic content in this context should be beneficial to they story progression and ultimately move things forward but for this comic it just seemed like a grab factor like “look at this they’re all hot and doing kinky things.” And it didn’t help the story in my opinion. Overall this comic is a solid 2.5 maybe 3 if the dialog was a bit more interesting and we were able to invest more into our characters, the explicit scenes were more meaningful and we got to see more character development. But overall and extremely fun and quick read and I will tune in to see whatever happens with this comic series for sure