Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

65 reviews

cookreadrepeat's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Vomit, and Kidnapping

emptzuu's review

DNF for the second time.

Wendy has terrible taste in friends. Angie keeps pressuring her to go clubbing and hang out with people who are clearly bad influences. It’s frustrating how Wendy can't stand up to these so-called friends, yet she can stand up to James—albeit only a little. Wendy’s personality is as bland and dry as stale bread. She's also incredibly naive and, frankly, comes across as quite stupid.

James, on the other hand, is a carbon copy of every dark romance guy I've ever read about—misogynistic to the core. When he said that subduing a woman is all about control, I threw this book out the window. He harasses Wendy and even has thoughts of raping her.

How can anyone read this and not think, this is abuse? It reads like poorly written torture porn with zero redeeming qualities. I don't mind toxic relationships or dark themes in books—bring on the obsessive, murderous men who say things like “good girl” and “get on your knees.” But when the abuse crosses the line so heavily, that's where I draw the line. The smut wasn't enough to make up for any of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

kelseyr09's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Kidnapping

daled4's review

For me, there was too much sexual content and vulgarity. I'm trying to go away from that. Also, I'm disappointed that it turned into that because I was looking forward to a story about Hook.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

kellyodell's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

Retelling of Peter Pan from Hook and Wendy’s perspectives, with SPICY romance between the two. 

Well, I didn’t realize it was going to be THAT dark or quite that spicy!! I feel a little bit of “what did I just read” and “I guess that was interesting”. Read it based on a book rec from @BooksAreSick’s wife for spicy fantasy; she recommended Scarred, but wanted to start at Book 1.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, and Kidnapping

jordyyy101's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

kittenmouse99's review

fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

mari9508's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Rape

mpass61's review

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

Boooooo tomato tomato tomato I'm throwing tomatoes 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

mrsmishler's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Rape