Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

23 reviews

bryce_barrett's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Mental illness

melaniegrace91's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I had heard a lot about this book, so was really excited to read it. I don’t know if it was just that the audio book narrators were horrible actors, or what, but I really didn’t enjoy this book. It had very little plot and so much violent sexual content it just made me uncomfortable. Perhaps it’s my fault for not reading the content warnings, but I was thoroughly disappointed in how many red flags there were in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Death, Blood, Abandonment, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

fadeddpages's review against another edition

dark

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Blood, Confinement, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Vomit

kerrythefire's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

3.25

I read this one after Scarred and Wretched (book 2 & 3 in the series) and so that probably meant this book lost out on a few novelty points it would have gotten otherwise. 

It was solid, but I had a hard time with Wendy. I couldn't really understand why she loved her dad so much because we were just kinda asked to believe it while having no evidence for why. I also just found myself feeling annoyed at her throughout... maybe in part because of her loyalty to her father but also I don't think I do well with meeker, naïve, more damsel-y heroines in general.

I also don't love when the balance is full dom on the MMC side and full submissive on the FMC side so the dynamic wasn't the right one for me to love this book no matter how much else I liked about it. That's really just a personal preference that may not detract for anyone else.

Plot was compelling and kept moving forward (I do think Emily McIntire writes better supporting plot than some people. Her books are a pretty equal balance of adventure and suspense plot and romance smut.) 

That said, one of the twists/reveals at the end felt like a pretty big hole that left me with a lot of questions.

I still don't understand why James' uncle told his son he didn't have time/space for him... Like, why Smee thought he just needed to hold out till James turned 18 and then his dad would be able to focus on him...? All his uncle did was abuse and hate him... Did that take up all his time so he couldn't have a relationship with his son? But somehow he still knew his son enough to tell him to wait...? Truly, I have no idea... I'm so confused.

But it was at the very end of the book and I guess I didn't care enough so sorta shrugged it off. It was kind of a black box tho which was disappointing for the story. Especially when Emily McIntire seems to do a good job about closing all the loops she opens earlier on in the story. This was just a loop she punched open right at the end and asked us to just go with... Which was unsatisfying.

All in all it was fine. It was fun how she wove in the Peter Pan elements, especially the clock ticks. I thought Scarred and Wretched were both better though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Torture, and Mental illness

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse and Drug use

clairew97's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Confinement, Violence, Cursing, Torture, and Toxic relationship

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

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

morganalexusr's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Though the smut was a 5/5, the storyline was a bit predictable. The relationship between the male (James) and female (Wendy) protagonists was boring. The female is abused by her lover, said lover apologizes (sort of), and the couple lives happily ever after. People die, the main characters bond over their shared issues, and all is good by the end of the novel. Oh! And don’t forget about the baby that the female protagonist pops out at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Kidnapping, Torture, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Grief, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, and Mental illness

charliebella's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Grief, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Incest

kerrousel's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Violence, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship