Parents' Guide to

Covet: Crave, Book 3

By Carrie R. Wheadon, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 14+

More sexy stuff in overstuffed paranormal soap sequel.

Book Tracy Wolff Fantasy 2021
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this book.

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What's the Story?

In COVET: CRAVE, BOOK 3, Grace is nearing graduation from Katmere Academy for paranormals and has a mountain of work to catch up on after being trapped in gargoyle form for much of her last semester. But that's the least of her troubles. She shares a surprise magical mating bond with Hudson, the brother of her boyfriend Jaxon -- or is it ex-boyfriend? Not to mention that the brothers' father, head vampire, recently tried to kill her and wants to control all the paranormals. Grace enlists the help of a powerful vampire to see if she can sever the mating bond with Hudson and get that spark back with Jaxon. She's told the only way is to obtain a crown of ultimate power, one lost almost to memory. The last gargoyle in existence, one chained up for one thousand years, may know how to find it, but he needs to be freed first, and only the giant who made his chains who lives in a remote forest can help. That's a lot of field trips for a senior trying to graduate in just two weeks.

Is It Any Good?

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While the writing in this series remains lackluster, there's so much packed into this installment -- smoldering romance, dragon parties, prison breaks, and more -- that it's enjoyable regardless. Covet is at its best in the middle third. The forest world of giants is described in vivid detail. It's the time the author should take with all her magical realms. The big dragon party will also entice fans with the romance, big ball gowns, New York City opulence, and aerial parades.

Then the third act happens, which is both overstuffed and rushed. Author Tracy Wolff spins readers in three different dramatic directions. You'll be exhausted for the characters as they hop from prison to battle to shocking loss. And you'll be confused by half-formed descriptions of the magical prison and its inhabitants. But Wolff has promised a paranormal war in the finale, and now perhaps she can focus Book 4 entirely on getting rid of Grace's boyfriend's evil vampire dad Cyrus once and for all.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the prison in Covet. It claims to rehabilitate its prisoners. What does it really do? What would rehabilitation look like? Does it exist in our own prison system?

  • There's some gory violence in this book, but also plenty of healing through magic. Does the magical element make violence seem less, if many characters can recover from their injuries? Or does it make it more shocking when someone actually dies in this world?

  • Will you read Book 4, the finale? What do you think will happen to this magical world, and to Grace, Hudson, and Jaxon? What other gargoyle powers do you think Grace will uncover?

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