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Hooked

Emily McIntire

3.64 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Meh..... I had high hopes for the ending, but it deflated like a baloon being blown up an let go..... literally reached the end an audibly said.... that's it? I do like the spin on the characters for sure! I know this wasn't at all a retelling but it was cool to see how each main character came to play in the story. 
dark funny fast-paced
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very cliché, with a main couple that has NO chemistry at all.

I found it impossible to take anything in this book seriously. That might be fine on its own, but virtually none of the characters were likable in the slightest and no one speaks (or acts) like a human being for the most part. 

Also, for a book that wants to do the whole "retelling but DARK AND TWISTED" thing, the ending sure felt very safe and predictable.

Interesting tales, I felt some side plots were mentioned but not fully developed.
challenging dark mysterious 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
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julmergens's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 55%

Boring. No plot. No chemistry 

First off this book had me “Hooked” pun complete intended!!

Ok I loved this book it was so much better than I expected based on reviews! I am definitely more of a villain gets the girl girly it’s just is much sweeter when the big bad villain falls for the fmc.

I love James/Hook and how we get to see him changing throughout the book. But for real the smut is on point too and he has a mouth on him!

Great plot twist I thought I knew what was going to happen but I was wrong and I was not mad in the least about it!
dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

OK, I didn’t want to like this book as much as I did, but I liked it. It was definitely better than the Emily Henry book so I guess I like it a bit darker. 

It was dark and murderry with a spicy romance. Surprisingly entertaining.

3.5 stars rounded up! I’ll write a full review tomorrow