It was fun, serious and adventurous all at once. Whether or not you've read Lacey's other books, whether or not you like contemporary YA, you'll like Crush. It just pounces on you, and you think, so that's what was going on! It all makes sense now! I wanted to cheer, but it was ridiculously early in the morning and I didn't want to wake anybody up. The plot moves at a marvelous pace, growing in suspense even as the focus shifts over to Hunter for the second half. The first half of the book is mostly about Cami, though the POV alternates with Hunter.

The, oh dear, this is going to be sooo messy kind of shiver. What if the absolute worst thing really did happen Making the leap straight from the frying pan and into the fire, evil raises its head in a new form. From the first scene with him, he gave me the shivers. He's been Cami's best friend forever, but now he wants to be more. I came up with all sorts of theories with everything from, oh no, he's a vampire! to, hmm, is he in witness protection?Ĭlay is a fantastically written character. He makes you laugh, he makes you sad, he makes you want to hit him upside the head in frustration, but most of all, you want to discover his secret. Despite that, you can't help but like him. He has issues like you wouldn't believe, including drug use and drinking.

I thought upon first meeting him that I wasn't going to like Hunter much. She's very kind and naive to the point of obliviousness at times, but there's a fierce stubborn streak that only comes out when you push her a little too far. This is probably Lacey's best novel yet.įor characters, you have sweet, thoughtful Cami, mysterious, troubled Hunter and geeky, unsettling Clay. So, I expected to love it, just not quite as much. So far I've loved everything she's ever written, but I generally prefer fantasy to contemporary.

OK, to be perfectly and completely honest, I wasn't expecting to like this as much as Lacey Weatherford's Of Witches and Warlocks series.

Crush by Lacey Weatherford