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sandygx260's review against another edition
1.0
This is one of those books where I wanted to give up, but I remained curious as to how the author would redeem the mess she created.
This book is awful. The idea is more worthy of a novella. The so-called twist is evident in the first few chapters. Ian Paine, unreliable narrator and all around asshole, offers the reader nothing but bullshit. He is an awful person.
The so-called twist involving Priss does not redeem him.
As far as the editing, I believe that person took a looooog vacation. Dates are wrong, events are twisted, details shift...this novel is a true mess.
This book is awful. The idea is more worthy of a novella. The so-called twist is evident in the first few chapters. Ian Paine, unreliable narrator and all around asshole, offers the reader nothing but bullshit. He is an awful person.
The so-called twist involving Priss does not redeem him.
As far as the editing, I believe that person took a looooog vacation. Dates are wrong, events are twisted, details shift...this novel is a true mess.
dulcie54's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
quabbityash's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Child abuse
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, and Violence
judithdcollins's review against another edition
5.0
Wow, was it fun, fun, fun to catch up with Lisa Unger’s Fatboy and Priss, in this much awaited psychological thriller, CRAZY LOVE YOU--which I devoured in one day!
THE WHISPERS: If you have read the other titles leading up to the main attraction with teasers, introduced in the novellas--the writer, creator, and illustrator, Ian Paine. He is now a successful graphic novelist, with a famous comic series featuring characters: Fatboy and Priss.
In his popular series, Fatboy is fat, a nerd, and a loser. Priss is smoking hot, a sexy red head and a favorite among all the teenage and adolescent boys. The fans are unaware, Ian was Fatboy, and Priss was his only childhood friend and salvation. Two souls, with a tragic childhood, lost in the small town called, The Hollows outside of New York.
Fatboy had a difficult childhood bullied at school his entire life. It is only when he left the town, worked out, lost weight, new clothes, apartment, new haircut, identity, did he become a successful novelists living in New York, a changed man. (with unhealthy addictions).
Priss was always there for him, when no one else was. However, now that he is successful and independent, does he still need Priss? She is always there tempting him and pulling him in. Is she a real person, or just an imaginary friend he created when he was younger?
Ian meets a new gal (a nanny) at the park named Megan. Megan is the nice girl, who comes from a good family, unlike his own dysfunctional one. He wants this life so bad; however, Priss continues to draw him into her world.
As the relationship between Megan and Ian grows and becomes more serious, Priss is threatened, making Ian feel more insecure and pulls him back to the Hollows, a place where he never wants to find himself again. After he has worked too hard to escape the whispers, the voices, his childhood, the memories, and the negativity of this small town.
With flashbacks from Ian’s childhood years to the present, we learn of more destruction. From his mom with mental illness, a dead sister, a dad which is emotionally removed, and a grandmother which used food for comfort. What about Priss, her role?
Now, Megan is in danger and Ian may lose everything with self-destructive behavior, unless he confronts his past to find the real reason behind his relationship with Priss and The Hollows. What does Priss really want and is he strong enough to face the future, and have a normal relationship with Megan and a future family.
As Ian’s present and personal life, collides with his fantasy characters –readers will be glued to the pages to learn the final fate of these two partners in crime. You will learn of the horror of Priss' childhood and why these two were bound emotionally, to one another.
A fast-paced suspense psychological thriller, leaving you guessing reality versus fiction, and good versus evil.
CRAZY LOVE YOU can be read as a standalone; however, would recommend reading the novellas in order to get a good ideas of the craziness of The Hollows. All are 4-5 star thrillers and Lisa Unger has some creative imagination!
The Whispers is an e-novella in three-parts, spanning 30 years in the life of Eloise Montgomery, who discovers her amazing gift in the wake of tragedy. Its tendrils reach back to FRAGILE, the novel in which Eloise first appeared, and ahead to CRAZY LOVE YOU.
I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Jeremy Bobb, with a perfectly matched voice for Ian for an outstanding performance. This is definitely one you will not want to put down.
JDCMustReadBooks
The Whispers #1
The Burning Girl #2
The Three Sisters #3
THE WHISPERS: If you have read the other titles leading up to the main attraction with teasers, introduced in the novellas--the writer, creator, and illustrator, Ian Paine. He is now a successful graphic novelist, with a famous comic series featuring characters: Fatboy and Priss.
In his popular series, Fatboy is fat, a nerd, and a loser. Priss is smoking hot, a sexy red head and a favorite among all the teenage and adolescent boys. The fans are unaware, Ian was Fatboy, and Priss was his only childhood friend and salvation. Two souls, with a tragic childhood, lost in the small town called, The Hollows outside of New York.
Fatboy had a difficult childhood bullied at school his entire life. It is only when he left the town, worked out, lost weight, new clothes, apartment, new haircut, identity, did he become a successful novelists living in New York, a changed man. (with unhealthy addictions).
Priss was always there for him, when no one else was. However, now that he is successful and independent, does he still need Priss? She is always there tempting him and pulling him in. Is she a real person, or just an imaginary friend he created when he was younger?
Ian meets a new gal (a nanny) at the park named Megan. Megan is the nice girl, who comes from a good family, unlike his own dysfunctional one. He wants this life so bad; however, Priss continues to draw him into her world.
As the relationship between Megan and Ian grows and becomes more serious, Priss is threatened, making Ian feel more insecure and pulls him back to the Hollows, a place where he never wants to find himself again. After he has worked too hard to escape the whispers, the voices, his childhood, the memories, and the negativity of this small town.
With flashbacks from Ian’s childhood years to the present, we learn of more destruction. From his mom with mental illness, a dead sister, a dad which is emotionally removed, and a grandmother which used food for comfort. What about Priss, her role?
Now, Megan is in danger and Ian may lose everything with self-destructive behavior, unless he confronts his past to find the real reason behind his relationship with Priss and The Hollows. What does Priss really want and is he strong enough to face the future, and have a normal relationship with Megan and a future family.
As Ian’s present and personal life, collides with his fantasy characters –readers will be glued to the pages to learn the final fate of these two partners in crime. You will learn of the horror of Priss' childhood and why these two were bound emotionally, to one another.
A fast-paced suspense psychological thriller, leaving you guessing reality versus fiction, and good versus evil.
CRAZY LOVE YOU can be read as a standalone; however, would recommend reading the novellas in order to get a good ideas of the craziness of The Hollows. All are 4-5 star thrillers and Lisa Unger has some creative imagination!
The Whispers is an e-novella in three-parts, spanning 30 years in the life of Eloise Montgomery, who discovers her amazing gift in the wake of tragedy. Its tendrils reach back to FRAGILE, the novel in which Eloise first appeared, and ahead to CRAZY LOVE YOU.
I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Jeremy Bobb, with a perfectly matched voice for Ian for an outstanding performance. This is definitely one you will not want to put down.
JDCMustReadBooks
The Whispers #1
The Burning Girl #2
The Three Sisters #3
bookedfortheweekend25's review
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Addiction, Child abuse, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
mellabella's review against another edition
3.0
Crazy Love You was an enjoyable read. It wasn't something I couldn't put down. But enjoyable nonetheless.
Ian Paine turns his childhood pain into a successful comic book series.
When he is a young boy his mother (suffering from post partum) killed his baby sister.
He is saved from the same fate by a friend that lives somewhere in the woods. A little girl with red hair named "Priss".
As he grows older, the small town he lives in isn't too keen to embrace the chubby boy with acne whose mother is in a psychiatric hospital. Fire seems to follow whoever he has an issue (or has an issue with him) with. Is it Priss? Or Ian?
So, adult Ian moves to NYC for college and stays there.
He meets a nice girl but cannot get rid of Priss who is becoming more violent and possessive.
I thought it would be more fast paced. I would probably recommend.
Ian Paine turns his childhood pain into a successful comic book series.
When he is a young boy his mother (suffering from post partum) killed his baby sister.
He is saved from the same fate by a friend that lives somewhere in the woods. A little girl with red hair named "Priss".
As he grows older, the small town he lives in isn't too keen to embrace the chubby boy with acne whose mother is in a psychiatric hospital. Fire seems to follow whoever he has an issue (or has an issue with him) with. Is it Priss? Or Ian?
So, adult Ian moves to NYC for college and stays there.
He meets a nice girl but cannot get rid of Priss who is becoming more violent and possessive.
I thought it would be more fast paced. I would probably recommend.
erinnejc's review against another edition
3.0
I have read all of Lisa Unger's books and really enjoyed most of them. Black Out and Crazy Love You leaves me in two minds. Yes, it is well written, and although for me Crazy Love You started off as a bit of a struggle for me to get into, I still wanted to finish it to see where it went. Perhaps the psychological thriller isn't my genre, I want to know what is real or imagined.
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This was a bummer because I've liked Lisa Unger before, but this MC was just so goddamn annoying, I couldn't stick with it. Why was he such a bag of garbage?? Why is he cheating on his partner?? Is this other girl even real??? I can't even remember. Also he assaults her?????? I just hated everything about him, and I didn't understand what was going on, and I just wanted it to end, honestly. Also, SO fatphobic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child death, Death, Abandonment, Addiction, Grief, Infidelity, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking
Minor: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Blood, and Sexual content