Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

17 reviews

myinvinciblesummer's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Murder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Incest, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Cancer, Confinement, Pregnancy, Torture, Alcohol, Bullying, Medical content, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Drug abuse

abcdefgerda's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.5

Idk James just seems like he's too emotional and messy to be THAT... good at his job. I mean he loses his temper really easily and is really messy. Idk it just seems like his employees or whatever would see his weakness or there'd be a shit ton of evidence everywhere especially on him.

I've read quite a few (M/M) kind of BDSM(ish) books. I thought about this even as I read them but I can't figure it out. For some reason I find it... easier to read and enjoy when it's 2 guys. I don't know what it is, maybe that I'm a woman myself? I'm honestly not sure. With this book also it doesn't seem like a relationship of equals (atm I'm 45ish% in the story, it might still change, we'll see) (at 100% finished, it got a little better but there was barely any relationship building so I didn't really feel anything for them so..)

And where is the protection? Y'all just gonna bone without a rubber? And no TALK even? Y'all, not cool

<spolier> I feel like the scene of when James is threatening Wendy would have such a bigger impact if they'd had just a bit more between them. Like as in trust and relationship and feelings. It would've just been beautiful and heartbreaking instead of just... awkward?

Her time being held captive it's very tell don't show about the torture and pain of being alone in the dark and I didn't really feel anything

Moira reminds me a lot of Maria
This ⬆️ is an actual quote in the book. Maria and Moira. Two women, both of who were bitches to Whatshername because they wanted to hook up with Hook and had barely any other personality even though

Moira was literally a traitor, STILL wanting into Hook's pants was her main personality trait?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Blood, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Child death

eemillers15's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Death

Minor: Animal cruelty

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Pedophilia

alishalaurit's review against another edition

dark medium-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

2.0

Well, that was disappointing. I kept thinking Hook was going to redeem himself and the only thing that was redeeming was “he wasn’t as villainous as the others” and my god Wendy was so stupid. Nope. Not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Vomit

escapismforlife's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

The spice in this book was perfect for my steamy little heart. 
I kept  seeing this book and caved. Which I don't  usually  do with popular books. It did not disappoint. 

Every element  that got pulled in from the Peter Pan world was a good use for the plot overall. And this was definitely a easy standalone read that's different. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Cursing, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Car accident

Minor: Car accident, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

marie_et_ses_livres's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty