Take the plot of Be More Chill, ground it a bit more in reality similar to Black Mirror and watch as a bunch of law school students give all their personal data and desires away to an app that showed up on their phones without warning and no one questions it.

Thank you to #NetGalley and Image Comics for the copy of #Crave in exchange for my review. All opinions are my own.

I was able to get through all of Crave on my phone while waiting to be seen at the doctors office in the waiting room and between nurses coming in to see me. Was this the best option to be reading in public? Probably not considering the BDSM panels towards the beginning but a lot of the erotica stuff clears up as you get further into the mess in the second half of the book so it worked out.

If you want something a bit more mature, that explores the themes of social media and psychological choices maybe this could work but it's definitely not my favorite piece to do this.

Formatting wise, I had some issues with the digital copy. I did not realize that this trade would include all of the covers, title pages, "next issue" panels, ads for other stories, and back covers after every single section. I know this was released as singles, but most trade bind ups I get will compile a lot of the title page stuff to the beginning, remove the "next issue" pages and use the covers as chapter markers. So this was a weird choice and really kept pulling me out of the flow of the story.

I think that the most frustrating parts of this story to me was how easily hand waved away everyone's concerns are. The fact that these law students are seen as dumb hormonal kids who will give in to what may be Spyware on their devices is wild to me. We live in a world where internet security is a constant worry (or at least that's what our government, media, and social media advertisers say) so it's a bit hard to buy into the suspension of disbelief there. Only one person in the entire story used the app for a moment and decided it was bad without any intervention from the people who were holding a highly unethical experiment? Really? Literally any mention of other students showing more concern over this app would have made me feel better about this. Or even just that there was a website to download it from instead of it already being there. Its all just too convenient.

Anyway that aside ... the pacing was rushed. I see this a lot with graphic novels lately. Small side plots and world building get so much attention up front that when it's time to tie everything together there's just not enough scenes or pages left to let the story breath. It's like a race to the finish line and usually one or 2 pages of aftermath. It takes 2 panels for the engineering students to create an entire functioning code to take down the app and Crack into the professors computer... as if I haven't watched my computer science friends fight to get one square on a page to change color and not break an entire website (this is hyperbole).

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This is like a Erotic Black Mirror, in all the right ways.

It was very heavy on the erotic , where i feel there could have been more story line.
The App helps you obtain what you crave, and it went heavily on the sexual desires, i wish i could have seen more of the other desires. We saw some from Charlotte, but there could have been more in my own opinion.

It showed the dangers of getting what you want without fully thinking it through.
Also how relying on AI may not be the right way or the safe way to do so.

The ending felt a tad rushed, but it was neatly wrapped up.

Id love to see this made in to an animated series, Adult rated of course.
This would NOT be suitable for any one under the age of 18.

Im excited to check out more of what Maria Llovet has written.



Thank you Image Comics and NetGalley for this Digital Copy to Review.
#Crave #NetGalley

It has a really interesting premise and I think the characters being in college makes a ton of sense for the plot. I know it’s almost science fiction based but the reactions of college students seems pretty realistic. There was enough of a mystery that I needed to know what was going on and I’m happy that there were multiple volumes in this collection so I could figure it out.

The art style was really interesting. It almost felt like it done in a classic comic book style.

Haha! This was not what I expected at all!

This was a short entertaining read with a twist that came out of nowhere!

Becareful with those apps. You might get what your are looking for and more!

I found myself excited to see how it ended and once it did, I wished that it hadn't.

Thank you to Netgalley, Image Comics, and Maria Llovet for the ARC of this book.

I am voluntarily leaving my honest review without coercion.

Absolutely loved the premise of Crave, a smartphone app that could - physically - get you who you wanted. The art style added to the adult nature of the story, as did the BDSM-positive scenes. I felt the narrative was original - would have absolutely loved a longer, more fleshed out version of this to read, as naturally there was some character backstory missing (with it being a graphic novel/comic).

Maria Llovet’s Crave is an erotic graphic novel that caught me off guard—a testament not to the work’s lack of clarity, but to my own assumptions about its boundaries. Llovet weaves a fun tale that doubles as a critique of society’s uneasy dance with technology and AI. Her commentary on our digital age isn’t subtle, nor does it aim to be.


That said, Crave left me craving more. The story builds momentum with a magnetic pull, only to conclude frustratingly early — a familiar feeling for graphic novels in my experience. This isn’t a flaw in Llovet’s execution so much as a byproduct of the medium’s constraints. The world she sketches feels rich enough to sustain a novel or a netflix special with characters whose complexities beg further unraveling.

What’s here is undeniably compelling. Crave balances its erotic charge with hints of intellectual heft, delivering a narrative that teases thought-provoking and titillates the senses. There’s a generous dash of spice, and BDSM that did not feel out of place.


Ultimately, Llovet’s work lingers. I’d eagerly pick up future projects from her, both for the storytelling and the art itself (prints of her illustrations, please!). If a graphic novel’s success is measured by its ability to leave readers hungry, Crave is a triumph.

Thank you to Image Comics for providing this book for review through NetGalley all of the opinions are my own.#Crave #NetGalley.

Thank you to Netgalley for the e-arc of this!!

This was pretty out of my comfort zone genre-wise and media-wise, but the plot was really interesting! I think I would have enjoyed it more as an actual book, but that's a personal preference, and I did not deduct points from my rating for that. It definitely brought me back to when I used to read comic books all the time. I don't know that I will request more from this author in the future, but it was an entertaining and quick read.

This is my first time reading a graphic novel and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience!

It follows a group of students trying to prevent a dangerous and chaotic AI system from wreaking havoc on their campus. The students become absolutely ravenous following the orders of the app 'Crave'. This novel was very unhinged, and things got crazy fast, but it was super fun, and definitely lived up to its erotic label!

The artwork was brilliant; it was the cover that drew me in initially - and the enticing plot of course - but the illustrations inside were fantastic too! I loved the art style. It was really emotive, colourful and packed with detail, and reminded me of old comic books.

This graphic novel was dark and mysterious, and spicy as hell! This was a really fun read, and it definitely had the unsettling Black Mirror vibe it advertised in the description!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to read and review this!

*I received this book as an Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) for free in exchange for an honest review*

Crave reminded me of an old Archie comic that had been turned into an erotica. I liked the spin it had on AI and nerve/dare apps. It was interesting, but I 'd pass on a second book.

Thank you to NetGalley for the arc!

Maria Llovet’s Crave follows the sudden appearance of a mysterious app on everyone’s phone at a university campus. The app promises to give you what you "crave", though no one knows where it came from or how it works. Within a few hours, chaos erupts—violence, sex, and everything in between take over as people seemingly submit to their deepest desires without hesitation.

I liked the illustrations - Llovet has a very specific and identifiable style - and the way the minimal dialogue let the art speak for itself. The story is incredibly fast-paced, making it a gripping read but it's also over before you know it. While some aspects may seem far-fetched, the way AI is taking over our society at the moment, maybe it's not that far. However, I found it unrealistic how quickly everyone succumbed to public displays of sex and chaos. People don’t work like that—shame and social stigma would stop them. Still, I was able to suspend my disbelief for the sake of the story’s chaotic momentum.

Overall, it's a fun read, if a bit rushed

A spicy Black Mirror episode indeed!
Pros: Fast paced plot, writing was good for the most part, and the art style worked for this type of story (particularly the choice to only have facial features on main characters)
Cons: Plot wasn't overly new or exciting, not a very satisfying ending, and art was a bit bland at times.
Definitely 18+ based on the amount of X rated scenes.
Very graphic graphic novel.
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

Thank you to NetGalley and Image Comics for the review copy.

Showing up on your phone (not dissimilar to an unwanted U2 album in your iTunes Library), the app known as Crave takes a campus by storm. When the app appears to offer students their hearts' desires, with what at first seems like no strings attached, users find themselves giving away maybe a bit too much of themselves and their info, letting their id do all of the talking.

<i>Crave</i> is a gorgeously rendered book from Maria Llovet. The story is built upon a creative and satirical concept of love, lust, data privacy, and reliance on social media, but is truly the vessel allowing the art to shine bright.

<i>Crave</i> examines just how much we as a society want from social media and the connections we make while focusing on just how far we are willing to go to get it or what we are in some cases willing to give up. Equal parts terrifying, erotic, heart-warming, and suspenseful, this book is well-worth your time.

This book was disgustingly weird, yet I enjoyed myself. And this was definitely an original thought and story!!

I genuinely don't really care for graphics but I figured this would be a good start. It did not disappoint, I was thoroughly invested as in I read it in one sitting. It was definitely a quick read and I would recommend it but I felt like it was somewhat rushed, I felt like alot of things were happening and I was hoping it would slow down so I could have enjoyed it a bit more but it was a good read. I would definitely recommend.

“Tell us what you crave – we’ll make it happen”
Everyone on campus wakes up to have a new app on their phone called Crave. If you tell the app what you lust for, then it will fulfill your desires.
This graphic novel touched on certain issues that have arisen in our current culture. Social media creates an arena that indoctrinates people to become obsessed with likes and numbers. People feel like they need that external validation, that next dopamine hit. Crave also touches on the issues of what happens when you let your desires run your life. I think in its entirety, it discussed a lot of important issues that our society is dealing with today.
It is worth the read.

#ThxNetGalley

I was excited to see my request for this book was approved, but I was unable to read it in the format provided by NetGalley, making it an impossible quest to complete. I wish to read this book in the future as the premise is intriguing and the cover is fun. Thank you to NetGalley for approving my request, and I apologize for my inefficacy as it stands.

3.5 stars—An entertaining, fast-paced story with wonderful artwork and an interesting premise. We follow a group of college students as they face off against Crave, an app which promises to give you exactly what you want, but there is always a catch. Lust and jealousy give way to violence as David, Alexandra, Sofia, and Albert race to stop Crave before it causes irrevocable damage. Timely if not a bit dystopian, Crave promises an erotic, fun read. Yet there are a couple things which keep me from bumping it up to four or five stars.

First, as a warning, though the content in no way bothered me, there are scenes which other readers might find to be too sexual. And, indeed, there is quite a bit of that throughout though it is central to the plot and adds interest to the comic overall. My hang-up when it comes to the nudity is the reason given for Alexandra’s boudoir photos (which are some of my favorite images within the comic, mind you). Their existence when explained is a bit lackluster for me, sort of non-committal—like the author wanted to include this style of nudity within their story but didn’t want to align Alexandra too much with the scene? <spoiler> She just does it as a favor to the photographer but isn’t into it all that much herself? I think it would have added to her character for it to be something she genuinely enjoys/desires. </spoiler> Perhaps that is a small knit pick, but these are some of, if not THE, most intriguing images within the book so I felt they deserved a better rational?

In some ways I thought the pacing made sense for the story and how out of control Crave made everything but there were also moments I wished we would slow down a bit if only to feel more realistic. I will admit though that this might be an issue of form rather than plot as, when this was being released as single issued comics, the progression would be tempered simply by virtue of the time between releases. Yet, in this format, the story moved at an incredible fast pace. It was fun and exciting either way, but this is something to keep in mind.

Though my rating is a 3.5, I still found Crave to be a good time and I know there is an audience who would eat this up.

Thank you Netgalley and Image Comics who the advance copy to read and review!

Crave is a graphic novel/comic collection about a phone app appearing on college students phones and helps them get what they want. Whether it be hook up with someone they have a crush on or break up two people, this app makes the seemingly impossible possible.

The plot is interesting, the graphics are good but if this collection were doubled in size the character development could have been stronger. Overall, it is solid work.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This graphic novel was engaging, ravenous, and intriguing! The concept is very cool, and it could be such a wild and cool show which would be binge-able like the book itself.

I did not realize this was a comic but ok, I’ll go for it.
The story was disjointed, barely made sense and I can’t even figure out if it was the format or just the story.
But it was also just mostly pornographic drawings and not much else as far as story…
Soooo… yeah… really not my bag at all