Trying to “Covet” This One, Curious One…

a vampire and a gargoyle in the center of a school

My apologies, Curious One. It’s been a few weeks. I knew going into it that this series would be draining, but man…let’s just say I did not Covet this! There is so much drama and eye-rolling going on in my world because of it!

We are on the third book of Tracy Wolff’s bestselling Crave series, titled, Covet. It’s very interesting to me, that each character when not focused on acts like a very mature adult.  Until you get more story told from their point of view and suddenly, they’re just like all the other human teenagers.

Before you read on, if you need a recap, make sure you read the Curiosities on Crave and Crush by Tracy Wolff!

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Let’s Dive into Covet
Who Is in Prison?
Momma Drama
The Connections and Bonds
Who is the Bloodletter
Onto More than just Adventure
Conclusion

Perhaps, I’m struggling with it so much because of the immortality of the creatures. I mean, Jaxon and Hudson are over 200 years old in reality, yet they both act very much like the typical trope-y 16 year-olds in almost every YA novel out there. Now, I love myself a good trope on occasion, but could this series get any more of them crammed into one series?  Keep in mind, we are only halfway through the series and it’s been what…6 months in their timeline? Two of which she was spent in stone-state-limbo that we have yet to be revealed and every single other month of her existence in the world of Katmere Academy has been spent foiling plots of death and revenge.

Don’t get me wrong here, I actually really am enjoying the mythology in this world and the uniqueness that Wolff is slowly building for us, but it’s honestly more exhausting to read these books than it is to clean my whole house right now.

I was hoping to get a time jump in Covet but nothing of the sort happened. We were introduced to a few more characters that I think are going to come into play again in the last book(s) but it probably will feel like an eternity spent getting to them. 

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Did You Want to “Crush” Book Two of the “Crave” Series?

Female Gargoyle in a Graveyard. A Creative expression for the "Crave" Series, book two "Crush" by Tracy Wolff.

Ooookay, Curious One. I just finished Crush. Yup, book two of the Crave series by Tracy Wolff. With exhaustion, I have to say, that it really only got good in the last quarter.

When it got good, it got GOOD! 

I haven’t read the two chapters in the end from Hudson’s point of view, but by the time you get to the end of this, I will have.  I don’t want those chapters to skew my thoughts yet!

So, to get started, I was trying to find some information on Tracy Wolff.  It’s all sort of scattered between reviews and I can’t say for sure if any of it is fact from her own mouth.  It does appear that she was an English professor at one time and now might be teaching writing to local college students, but I can’t confirm that yet.  I’ll keep looking into it…

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Deciphering Wolff’s “Crave”: Themes and Flaws in This Slow Burn

Grace enters a new life at a new school in Crave by Tracy Wolff

It’s been some time, Curious One. A long time since I’ve sat down and read a book… I found this series, I’m positive you’ve heard of it before, and I said to myself “use this to get back into Time for a Book!”  So, here I am, craving to get back into it!

…It’s finally time for a book…   

I genuinely thought this series was much older than it is, thinking it was started in like 2015.  However, apparently, the first novel was published in 2020… Who knew?!  It caught massive amounts of attention rapidly. Like the Twilight series, pretty much every YA reader and Fantasy readers alike had tried reading it.  Because of that, I of course did my best to stay away from it. 

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Blooms of Consequence – Passion, Fear and Hard Choices

Blooms of Consequence

Well, we made it Curious One!  The final book of the Dusk Gate Chronicles that I have, Blooms of Consequence, did not disappoint!  Whoo!  There was so much going on!  At the end of the last book, Thorns of Decision, we were left wondering what would happen with the gate.  The four of them, Thoman, Linnea, Will and Quinn were going to accompany Nathaniel to Quinn’s world to keep Linnea safe from Tolliver’s kidnapping attempts.  However, before they could cross over, there were Philothean refugees camped out all over the area, so they were left to stay in the castle. 

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Breeana Puttroff’s Thorns of Decision Will Hit You Where It Matters

Thorns of Decision

Okay, Curious One.  I’m moving through the first four books of the Dusk Gate Chronicles by Breeana Puttroff fairly quickly!  They are crazy good reads!  This post is going to sort through the third book, Thorns of Decision.  If it wasn’t hinted at by the title, you are aware that some prickly instances may happen throughout the book.  Some hard feelings are felt, and some decisions are made that begin a trail of pain and new beginnings.

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Seeds of Discovery by Breeana Puttroff Doesn’t Disappoint

Seeds of Discovery

Curious One!  Hey there!  So, I’m diving right into a series by author Breeana Puttroff.  It’s called the Dusk Gate Chronicles.  For the next couple weeks, I’m going to be immersed into her world with these amazing characters.  I only have the first four books of her series so far and before I have even begun the second book, I can already tell you that I will eventually read all of them (8 books and 2 companion novellas).  However, for now, I’m thrilled to start on what I have available! 

The first book is called Seeds of Discovery and if you haven’t read it yet, I promise you, Curious One, you should.  I mean, as almost always, the first book in a lengthy series spends a bit of time sorting out characters and building plot lines for future moments in the upcoming books, but you couldn’t be disappointed in Seeds of Discovery if you tried!

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