requested the arc randomely honestly because of the cover. loved the art style but I wish there was a little but more character development for David because other characters really drove the story. the romance fell flat and the interaction felt too lustful which did not provided I good seperation.

the art style was good but not exceptional. And I found the story to be not that good? The pacing had issues.

The premise of the book is what made me want to get an arc, but I expected more.

Crave is an interesting introspection on sex, relationship and technology. I just wish it was done better. All the elements are here but not formed correctly. It's as if someone was creating "the monster" from Frankenstein and put his feet where his head is supposed to be. The art is also not my favorite but that's more my fault then the illustrator. I should've looked it up and would've known then.

The story is about an app that can unlock all of your desires, which in theory sounds great.

Two big points of issues. First is we should've started before the events of the story. It left me a plot already moving forward with not great development and, to be frank, characters I didn't evolve to care about. The second thing is the story doesn't end well. What I mean it gets really generic and nothing is really explained or if it is it done in a way that's not super enjoyable.

I would have a hard time recommending for that reason alone.

I really enjoyed the concept of this graphic novel - an app takes over everybody's desires and gives them ways to satiate their "desires". Cool concept - boring execution.

You hardly get to know who the characters are - I honestly couldn't tell you one name of a character. The dialogue between everyone seemed stilted.

I also did not like the drawing style, that's more against me than the book itself.

I just found this book lacking in everything - interesting concept, boring execution.

This was fun and intriguing, and I really really liked the art in it! I was hoping there might be more about the app and what seemed to make everyone act weird after using it, but this was still a fun, if short, read!

I wasn't expecting to love this one as much as I did. It was so good! I loved the characters and I felt genuinely sad for Charlotte. Honestly, even though she was the "villain" or whatever, she was still someone we could relate to and empathize with. Although, realistically, Crave is the real villain here. It was erotic, sure, but the story itself was an interesting and important topic to discuss and the art made it so much easier to digest. I absolutely loved this book. Thank you NetGalley and Maria Llovet for allowing me the opportunity to read it. I can't wait for everyone else to pick it up too. It's definitely worth the wait.

This was such a fun read and something I don’t normally go for but I really enjoyed - just wish it was longer. Thank you for sharing it with me and allowing me to try something different.

I’m obsessed with the art style (it’s just so pretty). I’ve put 4 stars but it’s more like a 3.5 but strongly leaning towards a 4. The concept was absolutely brilliant and there was certainly places where it lived up to it but some bits I felt just weren’t explored enough, although hopefully there will be a sequel and those will be expanded and addressed. As someone studying dystopian literature at A-level it’s really interesting to see the theme of surveillance and omniscient technology in this graphic novel. Honestly the book was pretty brilliant and I would definitely recommend it to people in my classes who feel the same way about graphic novels, eroticism and dystopian literature as I do.

An okay read, not good or bad, just wish the plot had some more depth to it. Art style was interesting, I liked the contrast in colors.

I absolutely loved this comic book. The storyline was very addictive and It had me on the edge of my seat, wondering what’s gonna happen next it kind of reminded me of the movie Nerve because of the whole app control thing lol. The illustrations of each scene was so gorgeous and on point, especially the spice scenes, I love those it had a nice touch to it with a different colors, and you could sort of see the characters aura in the background of each scene of the comic, which I Love. I’m not ready to move onto next book until I do a reread at least five times and then I go to my next book because this is too good. I can’t wait for the next comic. All of the couples are my favorite, especially Charlotte and Julie( in my head they’re a couple once Charlotte felt better hehe).

Thanks to Netgalley and Image Comics for the eARC - All opinions are my own.

TLDR: Easy, quick read with an unique art style and interesting take on AI capabilities. Enjoyable read but was left wanting more. Be aware there is mild/ moderable sexual nudity and content depending on your preferences.

You give a bunch of university students an app that will fulfill their desires and what do they use it for? Basically tinder (which sounds about right).

The idea of an AI powered dating app and the potential rewards and pitfalls is quite an interesting concept explored here and also the underlying narrative that most people would be perfectly happy to give up all their data and privacy if it meant they could fulfill their "desires" and how some would use that sort of app for harm.

The art style is unique and has its own charm, although I wouldn't be a personal fan of the "messy" style it has. However, the portraits of Alexandra are absolutely stunning, especially the main piece.

The characters are good and definitely have their own feel but you just never feel all that connected to them as you never have the chance to. Crave moves at a lightning pace and a large part of the comic is taken up by the sex or hookup scenes. While I don't mind the scenes being there, the sheer volume of them does hinder the enjoyment of the story as you get less time with the characters and you also learn very little about the app in the end (why it was created, why didn't Kei say anything properly before he left, why did it never get out etc.).

Overall, Crave was enjoyable and if there are further additions I would definitely check them out, just would have a better understanding of what to expect. Solid enough story, good art work with really nice pieces throughout - 3 stars!

This was definitely out of the norm for me to read, but I thought the art style was really neat and the concept was interesting. I did find myself kind of disconnected overall from the story since it's not your typical layout of storylines, but I did enjoy stepping out of my comfort zone!

3.5 Stars, rounded up

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my review copy

This was a quick read for me due to the panels being the same sort of layout on pages (they all tended to be rectangles, that flowed down the page)

It was an enjoyable black-mirror type story, highlighting the addiction of technology and apps.

There are a few content warnings in this app, with abuse, dubious consent and attempted suicide.

The art style itself is really nice pastels, that I think contrasts very well to the darker nature of the plot.

I found this an interesting read. It was unlike anything else I have read, and there were enough characters to give different storylines, but not too many that they get mixed and lost. The concept of the plot was intriguing, it kept me interested throughout the read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The content is definitively adult only (18 years plus) but I enjoyed that this was for adding to the plot, not just added unnecessarily for shock value.
The format of the book was clear, and it was easy to follow. I read this on my phone and it was very straightforward.
I'd definitely revisit this story in the future. It was a great read.

I was intrigued by the concept for this and the art is beautiful, but to be honest there's just something off about writing erotic fiction with characters of this age group/stage in life. i appreciate they might be put at 18 but the school environment just made me ick and I couldn't appreciate the story line because of that.

ARC provided by NetGalley.

Fun little blackmirror-esque graphic novel series w cool art and interesting concept. Fell a little flat due to lack of engaging storyline & likeable characters. It was a quick and easy comic to wizz through.

I received this DRC from NetGalley.

This kinda reminded me of MeowMeowBeenz - in the sense that it's basically like a social experiment where college kids get addicted to an app, and then end up changing the whole social structure of the community. Except in this case, it's all just an excuse to be super horny. Even when they're not using the app, it seems like the solution to all their conversations is to just start doing sex things wherever they are, no matter how public. I guess I just wanted the story to be deeper or maybe more realistic or something, instead of just just being an excuse to just jump into sex stuff.

I requested this graphic novel not actually knowing what it was about but it definitely wasn’t what I expected.
The cover art is gorgeous and definitely grabbed my attention. The book itself is a fast read, interesting plot, high sex drive throughout, and illustration was a fun style. However, it was more graphic than I thought it would be.

Thank you for allowing me to read an advanced copy of Crave!
I loved the premise, it's exciting and original. I just wished there was a little more development between the characters. I will say though, even with that being the case, I found the characters all endearing. I mostly found myself wanting more. I know given the format, time spent on some of those nuances makes the overall storyline take longer. I would give Crave an overall solid three stars! I look forward to see if there are future volumes!!

Interesting concept and art work. Gives off Black Mirror/Nerve vibes Definitely a work for 17+/mature readers .