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A review by miinchuu
Hooked by Emily McIntire
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
3.25
They said it's a twisted Peter Pan retelling, but favouring the Villain "Hook". It's not!!
I get that this book is inspired by Peter Pan, but it was more like "Hey lets take the characters name, and write a weird double revenge plot with a few Peter Pan inspired setting and terms." This Story nothing to do with the fairy tail besides the characters names.
Our Villain, James Barrie is, or is called, Hook as his business nickname. Peter is a businessman who owns NevAirLand Airlines and does some shady business on the side. Wendy is Peter's daughter and Tinkerbell aka Tina Bell was Peter's secretary/lover??? Also not to mention that Pixie dust was the Drug they stole and dealt with??? Ok I will give them an A- for luring me in with this shit and making me thing this is Peter Pan inspired dark romance revenge story.
Now a few words to the character. I hated how James treated Wendy, constantly calling her a pet or praising her like a dog as a good girl. Yes, there is instant lust and possessiveness and a few unhinged thoughts which made me frown and roll my eyes because they were so text book. On the other side Wendy, wasn't anything special. She was that innocent, naive girl who had no clue what shit her father did while being emotional deprived for his affection and a push over. And Peter? he was barely present through the whole book which made it so hard for me what was going on or why James wanted revenge against Peter and for what.
Overall, it was a nice read. The dark romance was pretty text book tropey and more on the beginners side. Yes, it was gory, James is possessive and Kidnaps Wendy, but the impact was so shallow and lackluster. Their relationship had cute moments but was yes toxic but there was nothing special which stood out.
I finish this book within a day, so it was a nice plate cleanser if you need something trope heavy with a messy, kind of predictable plot twist.
I get that this book is inspired by Peter Pan, but it was more like "Hey lets take the characters name, and write a weird double revenge plot with a few Peter Pan inspired setting and terms." This Story nothing to do with the fairy tail besides the characters names.
Our Villain, James Barrie is, or is called, Hook as his business nickname. Peter is a businessman who owns NevAirLand Airlines and does some shady business on the side. Wendy is Peter's daughter and Tinkerbell aka Tina Bell was Peter's secretary/lover??? Also not to mention that Pixie dust was the Drug they stole and dealt with??? Ok I will give them an A- for luring me in with this shit and making me thing this is Peter Pan inspired dark romance revenge story.
Now a few words to the character. I hated how James treated Wendy, constantly calling her a pet or praising her like a dog as a good girl. Yes, there is instant lust and possessiveness and a few unhinged thoughts which made me frown and roll my eyes because they were so text book. On the other side Wendy, wasn't anything special. She was that innocent, naive girl who had no clue what shit her father did while being emotional deprived for his affection and a push over. And Peter? he was barely present through the whole book which made it so hard for me what was going on or why James wanted revenge against Peter and for what.
Overall, it was a nice read. The dark romance was pretty text book tropey and more on the beginners side. Yes, it was gory, James is possessive and Kidnaps Wendy, but the impact was so shallow and lackluster. Their relationship had cute moments but was yes toxic but there was nothing special which stood out.
I finish this book within a day, so it was a nice plate cleanser if you need something trope heavy with a messy, kind of predictable plot twist.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Pregnancy