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carlyt67's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Abandonment, Incest, and Sexual violence
Minor: Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Death of parent
juliesleseecke's review against another edition
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
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, and Gun violence
shannont's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Murder and Gun violence
annabananadel's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, and Torture
kshertz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Minor: Pregnancy, Bullying, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Torture, and Violence
jessanicolesingh's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent
sabrinakreads's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Murder, and Death
angelofthetardis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The audio version definitely adds a level to the story in bringing it to life, especially where you have a male narrator reading James' chapters and a female narrator reading Wendy's chapters. However, I still cannot understand why you would hire two narrators for that purpose, and then not have them speak the appropriate lines in the other person's chapter (I.e. have the male read James' speech within Wendy's chapters and vice versa). They don't do badly at putting on the opposite voices, but it just grates on my nerves!
I was less convinced by the voices/accents employed for the secondary characters - the male narrator had an especially tough job given that he's a Brit and most of the secondary characters Americans. I couldn't tell you whether the accent was right for the setting (Brit here), but it was quite harsh and didn't necessarily suit the narrators' natural tone of voice. But equally they managed to bring each character to life throughout with different voices for each and, for the most part, they didn't wander too much.
There were a couple of places where I felt the narrators could have 'acted' a bit more to get the point across, but generally it was a very enjoyable listen.
Graphic: Cursing, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Gun violence, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Infidelity, Bullying, Vomit, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Medical content, and Rape
bigfootsbiggestfan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Body horror, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexism, Death, Cursing, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, and Domestic abuse