Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

203 reviews

dlsmk's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

Predictable af and I knew every plot point as soon as the character involved in said plot point was introduced but damn it I devoured this and had a good ass time. Onto the next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bakedbeanss's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

there was a lot of foreshadowing with Jon and Smee

but the play out was surprising. I liked the connection with Wendy and Hook, it was dark and thrilling. And I overall felt kinda bad for Hook, I understood his reasonings for most of his actions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Kidnapping

violetsorrengail's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

For a dark romance which is not normally my choice of read I really loved this book. There was so much going on in so much detail. I can wait to read more of this series and see what happens with other characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

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

kmwolff's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Slavery, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

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: Body horror, Sexual content, and Murder

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

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

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

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

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