A review by kenjisbae_
Hooked by Emily McIntire

dark emotional 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

2.0


Okay. We need to sit down and discuss some shit.
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 I'm not sure if I'm dumb or was there supposed to be some H-O-T age gap. Listen, I love age gap, (Obviously not if the FMC is 18 or younger) but this made me so disappointed. "Peter's 20yo daughter." Okay. "His biggest enemy is Peter." Okay. So that must mean that he's around the same age as Peter. WRONG. He's fucking 26. 20 and 26. I don't give a fuck about that small of an age gap. I want the illegal 10+ age gap. Yk. 
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 Second, Peter is fucking weird. As a girlie who watches and reads a lot of crime mysteries, I believe that James is, infact, a sadist. "The blood rushes to my cock at the sight of blood and tourtute." 🥴. Excuse youuuuuu?????. I'd maybe get it if it's in like a room but brooo. He stabs a random guy and gets hard. Very gay of him. Also, I'm not sure if it's just me but James has no idea how to tourture people. He seems like a newbie yk. I need the gore, profession, urge. Not just vengeance. I honestly wouldn't be scared of him. Like nooooo. I'd me more scared of a homeless guy with a knife atp. Side-eye. Throught the book I was constantly thinking about the mother, the queen, LANA FUCKING MYERS. BRO JAMES COULD NOT HANDLE HER. SHE'S WHAT HE DESIRES TO BE. THAT WOMAN IS SO-FUCK ME MOMMY-VIBE. I WOULD LET HER STEP ON ME. I'D BE SCARED OF HER. FR. Now you do see a comparison with Jameson and Lana. I mean, i get it, they didn't have the same motives but still. Bro needs to get humbled.
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 Third, I actually don't get the plot. I feel like I was just here for the smut. For the forbidden romance. Like ask me what happend and I'll have no clue. Until someone mentioned something plot related in the book, I completely forgot what the book was about. Also the romance was not that forbidden in my opinion. Peter didn't try to take Wendy back when he saw her with his enemyyyyyyy. Bcs he didn't really give a fuck. This also reminds me that Peter is a manwhore and not worthy of being called a father. His daughter was fucking kidnapped and he didn't give a shit. "I thought you were throwing a tantrum." Tfff.
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 The second hand emberassment that I felt in some scenes is pretty concerning.
 "How did the two of you meet?"
 "He popped my cherry."
 😟. 😟. 😟.
 First of all, WHO SAYS THAT? Second of all, IN FRONT OF YOUR FUCKING FATHER AND A WHILE TABLE OF RANDOM RICH PEOPLE? It's giving: "We've been trying so hard for a baby these few months. So hard. Everyday." 
He made her wear a choker, as a collar, as in pet on a leash. HUH. 
He fucked her on a table. In an office. 
The moment he saw her on CCTV he got so hard, he called his bartender to blow him. 
His favorite sounds are silence and Wendy's submission. 🚩
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 I HATE MEN THAT JUST JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT HEARING THE FMC OUT. Silas Taters, Jameson Miles and James Berrie (I hope that's his last name). Cough. Cough. RED FLAG.
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 He's also very possessive which I sometimes love but in this case no. This was not the case of I support women's rights, but most importantly, I support women's wrongs.
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 I appreciated the character profile but THE TRAUMA DUMP?! HELLO. SA, TORUTURE HUH. PTSD EVERYWHERE?!?! THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP LIKE?