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by Tracy Wolff is the fifth installment in the Crave series, specifically designed to fill the "missing four months" between the first two books, Crave and Crush . While technically a prequel in timeline, it is traditionally read as book five to preserve the series' emotional impact and central mysteries. Core Plot and Setting

The story takes place entirely within the , a surreal, purple-tinted dimension that acts as a subconscious prison where Grace Foster and Hudson Vega are trapped together after the events of the first book.

The book serves as a character study, peeling back Hudson's "monster" exterior to reveal a wounded boy shaped by abuse.

Some readers found the book's roughly 700-page length excessive, noting slow pacing in the middle and repetitive internal monologues.