“It takes a skilled writer to take two genres as dissimilar as horror and romance and tangle them up in such a way that an enjoyable hybrid is forged, something that feeds devotees of both styles but also creates fans of the new form. Joy Jarrett has accomplished that and more here, which is remarkable considering this is her first novel. The horror aspect of Old Cravings is center stage in the novel, taking the mythological and making it terrifying and gruesome. The suspense is well-paced and realistic enough to creep the bejesus out of you. And there is a bit of cleverness toward the end that is truly brilliant.”