Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

440 reviews

meganlaza's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, and Violence

hippie_raccoon's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

I read this in less than 48 hours. It's a dark romance, so definitely not a healthy relationship, BUT, I was definitely sucked in and enjoyed the smut AND the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Torture, and Confinement

_megera_'s review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

4.0

This was a great spin on the Peter Pan story. It is not a direct retelling, character names are similar, as are their roles. However, if you're looking for a "good guy/hero" there isn't one. (Which was something I enjoyed)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders

juliesleseecke's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Bullying, Mental illness, Death, Rape, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Violence, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Body shaming

lemonplay's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, and Gun violence

amor_sk's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Violence

kbc017's review against another edition

dark tense

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

2.0

Don’t come for me ya’ll but I did not care for this book. It came so highly recommended in a book group I am in but I just did not like it. I love a good Peter Pan remake, ehh scratch that I love a good Hook remake (you know… dark brooding “villain” who turns out to be misunderstood with a heart of gold). Well if you are also looking for that run the other way. Hook was not a redeemable character in my eyes. This book was smutty and violent for the shock factor IMO. 
Head ups this book as quite a good amount of graphic sexual encounters.

The whole she is a daddy’s girl, her dad doesn’t really give a sh*t about her so now she has daddy issues thing didn’t do it for me. Wendy falling for James felt a lot like Stockholm syndrome-y to me. The end I didn’t feel like the characters really changed I feel like she just decided she was like
Meh oh well my dad was bad too.

Full disclosure because I am clearly
Damaged I will most likely read the other books she has out because I heard they get better and I really do love a good dark Disney remake…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

jessanicolesingh's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

I started this book yesterday. I finished this book yesterday. I blinked, and it was over.

Hooked is on EVERY dark romance suggestion list I've come across, and I was honestly initially hesitant because I thought it was going to be a fantasy book, but that was not the case. The characters are veeeeeeery loosely based on the original set from the classic Peter Pan story we all know and love, and had a few other little Easter eggs pointing back to the source material as well. Reading this, I was quite literally smiling to myself, giggling and kicking my feet.

If you've been thinking of dipping a toe into dark romance, I would definitely recommend this as a jumping off point! Don't get me wrong, the MMC is 100% a villain through and through, but the writing on this one felt more like a beginners guide to the morally gray.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

sabrinakreads's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was very entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Murder, and Death

zynmana's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

This book was the just the right amount of spicy and storyline. It was a good fast read and I can see myself picking it up again and again. This isnt a retelling of peter pan. Its better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Drug use, and Gun violence