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.
REVIEW: 5 ACHING STARS
"My truth is so unworthy of the girl my heart has starting attaching itself to."
OMGOSH......I neeeeed the next book yesterday! YESTERDAY, I tell you!
Crave is a new series by EK Blair -- well, actually it's a duet. It's not what we have been accustomed to lately from Blair. She has given us tragic and painful, but she's also given us sick and depraved... but they always had the underlying breathtaking love story to go with them. Something that has always made us crawl deeper into her world because we know she can bring a deep, heart-rendering love to life that will bring us to our knees. She writes with depth and relatability, to endear you to her characters, and to feel their anguish as they navigate their love and their heartbreaks. I love that she can do that.
This one starts out in high school and we get to fall in love with Kason and Ady falling in love. Literally. <-- I made a funny. HAHAHA! I am not a huge YA reader, and I don't normally read high school aged kids because I just don't like the immaturity that some authors write. Going in, I didn't know what this one encompassed, but I do know that Blair can write a story and bring it to life and not let me question a thing. The thing about this book is that even though we are dealing with kids growing up, the depth of Blair's words, and the reality of the storyline she gives us, it makes it so that we are still able to connect and feel on such a level that we can be empathetic and not roll our eyes. I know I speak a lot about not liking YA and then I find myself reading them. I should probably stop saying that. I am finding myself increasingly willing to accept more YA by authors that I know will give me a well thought out and unscripted story that tests my emotions and makes me think beyond my own comfort level. Crave was that one for me this time.
This was honestly one of the best written teenage love stories that I have ever read. These two are wise beyond their years due to the circumstances around them, and their bond is such a beautiful bond. It was an easy going, giddy, and flirtatious start to their relationship that made you smile and remember back to your first love in high school. Does it stay young? No, actually. When I say we get to grow with them, I mean we actually grow with them and get to maneuver obstacles of the heart as well as the physical. Here we have such an innocent and young, almost immature confusion in Kason and Ady's world. A lack of understanding that leads to anger and pain, and it is such a scary thing to wade through as an adult, let alone a teenager. The fact that these two allowed their love to guide them, and their understanding and need for each other to push them, it said a lot about their love.
When I hear addiction, I think drugs or alcohol. A choice someone has made to try something and they end up becoming addicted. But what if it's something different? Something you don't even understand. an addiction that a teenager has to fathom and understand, constantly wondering what is wrong with them. I think Blair touched on a very sticky subject that encompasses pain and guilt, while causing shame and humiliation. I was drawn in and couldn't stop turning the pages. I fell in love with Kason and Ady, but I was engrossed in the overall story that she told.
However.....that cliffie? I may have said "I hate you" to a certain author who shall not be named, even though I love her words. My heart splintered. My heart aches because of the situation and the levity of the actions portrayed. I am going to cry until October, just so you know. I feel like I need to hug Kason and comfort Ady...as a mother, as a friend, hell -- as a reader.
"How could we be so close and so disconnected all at the same time?"
This is one of those books you can just discuss repeatedly. The sorrows, the confusion, the pain, and the love. It's all there. When was the last time you got sucked into a book? I don't mean you enjoyed it, raved about it and then moved on. I mean truly lost, enraptured from the first chapter, sucked in and just felt it? That was this book. I obviously strive for a SPOILER FREE review with every review I do, so there is only so much I can discuss without giving something away, but I oftentimes wonder how an author can tell a story like this, more specifically, how they come up with great stories like this, and never tell the same story. Well, EK stands out because her stories have reality fleshed with fiction, easily relatable and undeniably passionate.
"My heart doesn't know how to beat without you."
~BEE
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~MEET EK BLAIR~
New York Times, USA Today, and International bestselling author, E.K. Blair, takes her readers on an emotional roller coaster with her books. 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 and has been noted as 'The Queen of Dark and Twisted'. 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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I'm excited about this!
ReplyDeleteIt really was SO good, Zilpha!! I hope you enjoy it!
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