I really enjoyed this graphic novel. Thank you so, so much to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for allowing me to read this title!

Blurb:
Black Mirror meets Eyes Wide Shut in this dark and sexy erotic thriller.

CRAVE, a mysterious app that promises to make your desires come true, spreads among the students of an elite university who use it as a hookup app. David, a top student, engages in a game of seduction with the unattainable Alexandra. But as requests to the app escalate and wreak havoc on campus, David and his friends' only chance to stop this spiral is to find out what really lies behind Crave.

In this dark, sexy mystery, writer/artist MARIA LLOVET (Luna, Faithless, Sandman Universe Thessaly) explores how we connect to the world and to others in the dawn of AI.

Collects CRAVE #1-#6

Graphic novel split into 5 short stories. An app that you can post your desires/ tells you % probability of it happening etc Set in a university and follows a couple of student groups.

The art is really cool, dynamic, colorful and different. I love it! But the story was predictable
and kinda basic. I wasn't feeling the mystery or drama. It was giving Black Mirror or Twilight Zone but something was missing. Maybe it was because we didn't get to know the characters well enough. But I really didn't care, making it much less suspensful then it should have been.

I did not manage to read this book but look forward to reading it in the future and giving my honest feedback. Thank you for the opportunity to read this book.

This is a really imaginative, spicy graphic novel that is a little bit spooky and totally brilliant.

Crave is a visually stunning and provocative graphic thriller that dives headfirst into the dark side of desire and digital dependency. With its sleek illustrations and compelling plot, this series explores the seductive power of the Crave app—a platform that promises to help users fulfill their deepest wants, but at a dangerous cost.

The story cleverly critiques our culture’s reliance on social media, showing how easily technology can blur the line between impulse and control. As Crave begins to manipulate its users, encouraging reckless and even sinister behavior, it’s clear something more insidious is at play—especially with the college president lurking in the shadows, likely tied to the app’s mysterious origins.

Fast-paced, thought-provoking, and laced with spice (🌶️🌶️🌶️), this series was an addictive read from start to finish. I’d absolutely recommend it to fans of edgy graphic novels with a speculative twist.

Thank you to Maria Llovet and Image Comics for the ARC!

You can’t have everything or can you?

At a popular university students are obsessed with an app called Crave which is designed to give you exactly what you crave. Students rush to use the app only to find that what you crave comes at a price.

This is a great graphic novel. It is creative and imaginative, gripping with great pace. It is sufficiently creepy but also mysterious as the students respond to the chaos the app brings to their lives.

I enjoyed reading this. The characters are interesting and engage the readers, pulling the reader into the story. The artwork is good and complements the story. It is simply a great read.

Copy provided via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

This was a very strange book, a mix of social media, sci-fi, and teenage angst that kept me turning the pages. this had a beautiful art style and a complicated plot line but I would love to read more from this author in the future.

An entertaining erotic graphic novel with a passing interest in making a statement about the adverse effects of technology on interpersonal relationships. However, it’s clear that the author was more interested in the hornier shock worthy panels than the plot and its thematic concerns. Still enjoyable, loved the art style and the eroticism was fantastic. Truly the art was very evocative and compelling, I would definitely read more from this artist.

Crave is an erotic thriller which feels like a cross between Black Mirror and Sex Education. I read volumes 1-6 of this for my review, and it was a wild experience. When the students of an elite university all download an app called Crave, which promises to make all your deepest desires a reality, chaos spreads like wildfire across the campus. We’re talking breakups, hookups, DEATH. It’s crazy. This one is definitely 18+ and really lives up to the term 'graphic novel'.

I will say, if you’re someone who wants to root for a character, this one probably isn’t for you. Everyone is a bit morally iffy, I wasn’t truly backing anyone, and it can veer a little towards the more cliché tropes around sci-fi, demonising technology in a way that can occasionally feel gimmicky. However, it’s a batshit off-the-wall exploration around AI from the mind behind Faithless, and it’s good (if not clean) fun.

Unfortunately this one was a dnf for me as I just couldn't connect to any character and felt the story was not for me personally.

I will however say that I loved the art style and would absolutely check out more of the author's work!

This was a wild fun ride I wasn't expecting. Such a unique premise and I enjoyed the social commentary laced into the story.

Crave

A mysterious app has launched which promises any of your desires will come true. The students at university are all caught up in this app, suddenly it’s perfectly fine to seduce the teacher that you have hidden desires for, the boy/girl that you’ve had a crush on now wants you too!
More and more students start to download this strange app, giving in to their passions and the university is overrun with sexual desires.
But what is causing all this and is it actually ok for this to be happening and no one turns an eye.
Playing with teenage hormones and desires and what can happen when AI is let loose, Crave is a dark, sexy graphic novel. Perfect for fans of American Horror Story and Black Mirror.

I really loved the art and the idea of this story! It didn't quite hit the way I wanted it to, but wouldn't write it off.

At the risk of sounding reductive, this felt like reading an episode of Black Mirror. The idea of an AI that scrapes data from every available source and uses it to plot out courses to unlikely but not impossible social interactions is inspired, and all too salient for today with the ubiquity of AI in our daily lives. I liked the characters, and the tensions between them as they uncover the mystery behind the workings of the Crave app. The art was also really good with a rough quality that I appreciated a lot.

I loved the art and the idea of the story. I just felt like it was pretty rushed and everything wrapped up too nicely. Characters were a little unbelievable. Or maybe I just didn’t connect with them since we knew so little about them.

Overall I liked the art but wouldn’t recommend it for the story alone.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC copy.

A sexy and mildly terrifying take on social media. I highly recommend for fans of Black Mirror or the film Nerve.

What a cool concept. It moved incredibly fast and I wish it was more fleshed out. This could have definitely been way longer than it was. It felt a bit rushed and I feel if there would have been more build up to chaos it would have been a lot more interesting of a read. Definitely black mirror vibes from it but I wish there was more to it.

Gorgeous art style and an interesting setup. This comic was super interesting and I was curious to see what would happen. Recommended!

I am usually quite particular with the type of graphic novel/comic series I read - however after devouring and loving Saga and Lore Olympus, I requested this ARC (quite randomly I might add) and I am so glad I did! I finished this in one sitting and immediately wanted more.

The art style was beautiful - the colours are stunning; both vibrant and poppy.

I loved the premise - a mysterious app, purported to make all desires come true spread across the campus of an elite university where students use it as a more salacious version of Tinder. The main character David uses the app in order to attract and romance? the previously unattainable Alexandra. However, soon the app begins to cause chaos on the campus and a wider mystery arises.

My only complaint about this collection was that it wasnt longer - I feel the relationships and character development weren't afforded sufficient time to truly become established.

I would highly recommend for anyone who loved Saga and is looking for something a tad more scandalous, with a greater thriller/mystery element.