Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

183 reviews

vettechmama3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is one of my first books testing the waters of dark romance. I wasn't put off by the darkness surprisingly. But this book still fell a little short for me. Wendy was innocently naive most of the time, and I'm glad she found her voice, and we saw some growth from her. I loved her in the end. I liked Hook for the most part, although I have a hard time believing he didn't figure out the twist with how smart he seems to think he is. I figured it out pretty early on. The spice was pretty good, even with Wendy not being very experienced. Overall, a good Peter Pan retelling 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

ebunny_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I had a blast listening to this on audiobook. The cast was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

rbjennings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ALL OF THE TRIGGER WARNINGS. It’s a good book but VERY GRAPHIC.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use

graciegru's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

If you like smut in between gruesome torture and murder then this is the book for you. It’s not my cuppa tea, but to each their own. I felt like most of the book was sex. I wish there was more development from when Hook/James started to fall for Wendy. It felt like he switched  from wanting her for  revenge then loving her… just a little odd. 

 The end was nice and heartwarming, though so there’s a plus

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking

tenay_d's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

This book needs to come with a warning. It’s messed up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mikelledacus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

readyforit's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

4⭐️4🌶️
The author really gets your hopes up and then you have a moment of WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU!! There are lots of twists, some of which I predicted as the book went on. I also listened along with the audiobook and I’d say that’s the superior way to read this book, since there are 2 narrators. I do wish they did duet narration where the FMC and MMC are speaking to each other back and forth like a dialogue, rather than have the FMC chapters narrated by the woman and MMC narrated by the man. I also wish we got more Jon! Wendy and Jon and James and Jon. I also read the extended epilogue that is free on the author’s website and it’s a nice wrap up 10 years later, along with character profiles for Wendy and James. 

I liked both the FMC and MMC but I wished for more character development from Wendy. She doesn’t have a huge personality in the movie either but I feel like maybe she could’ve had some more development than “finding her voice” (barely). James is a complex morally gray character that often makes terrible decisions because he’s blinded by his trauma. I could see so many times in the book where I was like CANT YOU SEE THE ANSWER IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU! And he would just continue blaming his enemies from his past.

If you’re hesitant to pick this book up, I’d lookup the trigger warnings. There is mention of

child abuse/pedophilia

but nothing graphic. Also just because this is a Peter Pan “retelling” doesn’t mean hook and Wendy have an age gap, they’re both consenting adults in their 20s. It’s more like the author uses elements of the story like names and places, as she calls it a fractured fairytale.  I liked the book and there was plenty of spice, but I wished it was longer for more fluff and maybe more backstory. I probably won’t be rereading it unless I forget the plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy

mentions of child sexual assault are all done through flashbacks and are not graphic

emileical's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

fanchera's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol

kyrajane's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail