A fun, kind of hot graphic novel about what it means to pursue your "cravings" at all costs. I felt it was a little rushed (despite it being 5 books sewn together), and that there weren't significant arcs for development. I enjoyed the drawing style and concept, though.

I'm actually surprised that I liked this!

While I'm not a huge fan of the art, and the story took a while to get past the shock value sex scenes, it ended up being an interesting storyline about an app gone rogue at a small university.

I know part of the focus is on the Crave app "letting" people fulfill their wildest sexual fantasies, but I wanted more of the actual how and why surrounding the Crave app's existence, plus more about the people who really knew what was going on.

I did like the main characters and how messy they all were, yet they could set aside their messiness/immaturity and figure out how to fix the situation. The duality of college students lol

This is a quick read and fans of Black Mirror will definitely like this.

Thank you to Image Comics and NetGalley for this arc.

The Purge meets Tinder in this wild, chaotic, and spicy graphic novel! Definitely for adult readers. This edition collects six individual comics, which seem to make up a complete series. And, though I prefer more defined lines, the full-color illustrations are nicely done.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for the ARC! Expected publication: September 2024.

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.