Book Review (26).

Crave (The Clann #1)

by Melissa Darnell 

Publication: 1st November 2011

Publisher: Harlequin Teen Australia

Pages: 421

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Age Appropriate: Young Adult

Savannah Colbert has never known why she's so hated by the kids of the Clann. Nor can she deny her instinct to get close to Clann golden boy Tristan Coleman. Especially when she recovers from a strange illness and the attraction becomes nearly irresistible. It's as if he's a magnet, pulling her gaze, her thoughts, even her dreams. Her family has warned her to have nothing to do with him, or any members of the Clann. But when Tristan is suddenly everywhere she goes, Savannah fears she's destined to fail.

For years, Tristan has been forbidden to even speak to Savannah Colbert. Then Savannah disappears from school for a week and comes back…different, and suddenly he can't stay away. Boys seem intoxicated just from looking at her. His own family becomes stricter than ever. And Tristan has to fight his own urge to protect her, to be near her no matter the consequences...

My Thoughts.

In grade four Savannah 'married' her best friend Tristan while her other twin best friends watched on, the next day they told her they were never allowed to speak to her again.

Nearly seven years later and the twins pick on her and Tristan ignores her she's also been told by her parents to stay away from them, The Clann as they and they're families are known as, rule the town and are witches and warlocks.

One day at school Savannah gets really sick and after a week off school sick and after she becomes lucid her parents and Nanna tell her she's half witch on her Mum's side and half vampire on her Dad's side the first and only dhampir ever.

Of course relationship's between the two sides are forbidden and neither side were happy when Savannah was born so Savannah's Mum and Nanna were cast out of The Clann and a pact was made between the warring parties that Savannah was never to be taught any magic at all.

Of course she goes back to school and realises that guys are hypnotised by her gaze and become stalkerish and while both Savannah and Tristan are both attracted to each other and try to stay away from each other they start dating in secret and meeting up in their dreams.

I highly recommend this book, I love the writing style and the alternating views between Savannah and Tristan.

And to have in a paranormal romance  the female protagonist as the vampire is such a fresh twist and take on the genre I didn't want to have to put the book down.

I loved this book and would have loved to have the second book sitting right next to me so I could go on with it straight away.

Bring on next year.

I give this 4/5

A big thanks to Gabby @ Harlequin Teen Australia.