Title: Crave: Part One
Series: Crave Duet #1
Author: E.K. Blair
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 14, 2017
Book Description:
Kason and Adaline.
From the moment they met, they started to fall. Neither of them predicted just how far the drop would be, though.
Loving Adaline was all Kason had ever wanted to do. But layer by layer, he started to unravel, forcing Adaline to face an addiction she never could’ve imagined.
This is what happens when one person loves beyond the craving and the other craves beyond the loving.
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Our Review:
Reviewed by Donna ~ 4 stars
***ARC received for an honest review***
“When I think about how pure she is,
it only reminds me how dirty I am.”
EK Blair shows another side to her writing with Crave. This
was so not what I was expecting. EK Blair to me, is dark, a little taboo, with
erotic adults who like to explore their sexual side. Crave is about young
adults (although this is NOT a YA book) as EK Blair still regales us with her
trademark sex scenes. Crave was emotional, of course a little screwed up, I
mean EK has to show her face somewhere, but it explores a side to teenagers
that is not often explored in books.
“I don’t ever want you to feel
insecure with me, because you are exactly what I want. Because when you touch
me, it means so much more that what anyone else could ever give me…”
Adaline is the new girl in town, relocating due to her mother’s
work. Starting a new school near the end of the school year is always
difficult. Cliques are already in place and being in a private school, social tiers
are prevalent, a hierarchy of sorts and a newcomer is never welcome. Ady falls
into friendship with one of the popular boys and soon finds herself attracted
to one of his quiet, unassuming friends. Ady, albeit from an affluent family
had her own issues. Abandonment issues were at the top of them. Having been
rejected by her father after once being the apple of his eye has been hard for
her take and understand, and now him having a new family only exacerbates the
chasm that has already formed.
“The two of us stare into each
other’s brokenness, and I swear I can feel him breathing through the holes of
my wounds when he begs…”
Kason is the boy from the wrong side of the tracks, only attending
school due to some strings pulled and a scholarship. Kason is extremely
intelligent and sees this opportunity as his ticket out of poverty. Kason is a
hard worker, putting in all the hours to earn enough money to then fund
university. Kason was intriguing from the get go, there was something about him
that you knew made him vulnerable and it was this vulnerability that made the
reader want to protect him at all costs.
“It wasn’t until Adaline came
into the mix that I started to see how corrosive this craving was. It’s made me
lose the one thing I never wanted to lose.”
There is a reason that this synopsis is really vague and as
such, my review, too, will be vague. The author has cleverly concealed the true
direction of this book and that is something I want to preserve as the journey
that these characters take is one you need to experience as the author
intended. As ever with an EK Blair read this book is chock full of emotion, but
of a totally different kind to her norm. It is this emotion and intense
character connection that makes you experience the highs and lows, you run the
gamut of emotions with these characters and I often found myself trying to
relate their journey to the experiences that I went through in my mid to late
teens too. I felt everything that these two went through, their pain, their guilt,
their insecurities, their vulnerabilities, their connection, their love, but
most of all, I believed in them as a couple.
“She understands me when I don’t
even understand myself. She’s forgiving when I refuse to forgive the things I’ve
done. And she gives me hope in the eye of hopelessness.”
I adored every single character in this book. EK Blair
really plays her trump card by delivering real, relatable characters that are
fun to be around and despite their wealth have that air of normality. The
dialogue and the banter between them was perfect, suited their age and their
situation. When this author writes her more adult books I find myself totally
consumed by her words, even if I do have to look a few up in a dictionary. With
Crave, the prose was tailored to the age of her characters while still
retaining the trademark EK Blair style.
“My body hunches over, and I cry
because the one man who was never supposed to break my heart is the man who
completely shattered it.”
I cannot wait for the concluding part, seriously, EK Blair
knows how to get her hooks into you and leave you hanging for the next morsel
she dares to chuck your way. These characters literally entrench themselves
into your heart and Kason, in particular, was a character where my mother bear
instincts went into overdrive. I am desperate for the next one, it seriously
cannot come quick enough. Fabulous job EK Blair.
Coming Soon:
Crave: Part Two releases October 16
About the Author:
E.K. Blair, takes her readers on an emotional roller coaster with her dynamic and intense writing style. Noted for her ability to create fleshed-out characters that will evoke a realm of reactions, you can be assured that her stories will linger with you far beyond the last word.
A former first grade teacher with an imagination that runs wild. Daydreaming and zoning out is how she was often found in high school. Blair tends to drift towards everything dark and moody. Give her a character and she will take pleasure in breaking them down, digging into their core to find what lies underneath.
Aside from writing, E.K. Blair finds pleasure in music, drinking her Starbucks in peace, and spending time with her friends. She’s a thinker, an artist, a wife, a mom, and everything in between.
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