Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

64 reviews

allthechaptersandverses's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

I so badly wanted to like this book. I had great expectations. Sadly I thought that Hook was very creepy and never had the character arc he needed. I never felt like I got a good reason to root for him.  Wendy made so many bad decisions that seemed so stupid that it made it hard for me to like her. The writing style wasn’t my favorite. While the idea was so creative I felt it failed to follow through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gun violence, Child abuse, Stalking, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

writewithapendragon's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a very good example of a dark romance, and it made some use of the names and characters from the source (Peter Pan), but it deviated too much from the original for my taste.  Steamy romance and very well written, met all my expectations for the genre. While there are plenty of dark elements, the book overall uses those for atmosphere more than plot or character. I definitely applaud the author for including those dark elements without using them gratuitously.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Grief, Infidelity, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Blood, Murder, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

faithhoperead's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death, Child abuse, Drug use, Body horror, Bullying, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual violence

Very sexual, very smutty, not for anyone who is under 18 or doesn't like sexual discriptions.

melaniegrace91's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I had heard a lot about this book, so was really excited to read it. I don’t know if it was just that the audio book narrators were horrible actors, or what, but I really didn’t enjoy this book. It had very little plot and so much violent sexual content it just made me uncomfortable. Perhaps it’s my fault for not reading the content warnings, but I was thoroughly disappointed in how many red flags there were in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Death, Blood, Abandonment, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

fadeddpages's review against another edition

dark

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Blood, Confinement, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Vomit

clairew97's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Confinement, Violence, Cursing, Torture, and Toxic relationship

christinwynne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

spicycronereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Drug abuse

Minor: Pedophilia and Child abuse

lorenmarie7's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was my first dark romance and I liked it! Will definitely continue the series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Sexual content, Addiction, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Rape, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Death, and Sexual assault

masucolmusings's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

you know that one tumblr post that says villains make better love stories because they’d be willing to burn down the world for their loved ones while heroes will always be burdened by their unwavering morals? yeah i’m thinking about that while reading this book

the smut was pretty good! feeling weird how the girl doesn’t know her worth until she gets with the guy! and the guy is literally horrible which i guess is the point but man. if i saw him in real life i think i would run (so unfortunate that he’s hot…) i did not see the twists at the end and i thought the book set them up pretty well. 3/5 for the spice and suspense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent