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Hooked by Emily McIntire

42 reviews

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

trayslays's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Gun violence, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Murder, and Violence

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

Minor: Infidelity and Drug use

rebekkamafia's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Drug use

oriana095's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Child abuse, Incest, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

elledanie's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Sexual content, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, and Torture

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Abandonment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, and Drug use

julienicole1106's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

mushmysteriesandmore's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 

 First of all, I would like to point out that before reading this, my spice level was approximately 2-3, I’m not big on violence and had read a grand total of 0 dark romance books.  Knowing all this about me, Hooked was probably not going to be the first book someone recommended to me.

However, I LOVED IT!  I was fooled into buying this by myself, my Disney brain told me I would be fine DESPITE multiple warnings from the author that this was NOT a Peter Pan retelling, merely using the source material as a base.  James Barrie, aka Hook, was not a nice person, he was mean, sadistic, possibly slightly (a lot) unhinged and dangerous to know.  I mean when the first chapter depicts him despatching his uncle with an ice-cold demeanour and no feelings, you know he’s not going to be singing and dancing off to Neverland.

Wendy, considering she’s been cossetted and coddled her entire life and is still an innocent, gave me a wee shock knowing she likes being strangled during playtime so that was about as far from her Disney counterpart you could get.

Despite the age gap between them, the chemistry between Hook and Wendy was off the charts, both affecting the other in ways they hadn’t imagined and the relationship between them was intense, to say the least.

I did enjoy the connections to the source material, mainly in the names, Wendy’s brother Jon, although Michael was absent, instead Wendy’s surname was Michaels, and her father was Peter Michaels.  Her father’s PA was Tina Belle, and Hook’s henchmen included Smee, Starkey, Curly and the twins; his mentor was Ru (Rufus), there were places named after locations or people in Neverland such as The Jolly Roger (Hook’s bar), Cannibal Cove and Tiger Lily (Hook’s boat).  Hook’s aversion to the tick-tock of the croc was also nicely worked in.

I think it also helped that I constantly imagined the gorgeous Colin O’Donoghue who played Hook in Once Upon a Time, any time James was mentioned. That was definitely how I saw him and it was not an unpleasant image to have in my head (see the final slide if you’re not sure who he is)

I have Twisted already on my TBR which is the Aladdin/Jafar-based story so I am looking forward to that as well as eventually getting to the others in the series.  But this was definitely a 5-star rating from a dark romance novice 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Torture, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Pedophilia

heather_harrison's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.5

Spicy dark romance with a dash of cringe. Plot was pretty thin, and the plot twist at the end was bizarre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Stalking, and Sexual violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Torture, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual violence

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Cursing, Gaslighting, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Murder, Torture, Abandonment, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Violence

moodreadererin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

"Darling, if I'm dark , then you're the stars ."
Rated 4.75 stars
Hooked follows James /Hook and Wendy . It is duel POV and Loosely based on Peter Pan. James has a traumatic past and he seeks revenge against the one who started it all. Wendy becomes a pawn in Hook's plan for vengeance but they both are caught off guard by their chemistry . CHECK THE TRIGGER WARNINGS !

I really enjoyed this . It surprised me . It was of course dark , being a dark romance . I got so mad at certain characters at times . But I found it was very fast paced and engaging the whole way through ! And the spice was on point !

I definitely recommend to dark romance fans who want some adult infused fairytale nostalgia .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Stalking, Gore, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Confinement, Slavery, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Child abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Rape, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Incest, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

Minor: Incest