Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

12 reviews

hchaus21's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Gun violence, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent

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

mitrosec's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Anyone who looks at this man and unironically wants someone like him needs psychiatric help. 
With that said, I understand he is a villain and thoroughly enjoyed the book. Although, as a lesbian reading about his perceptions of women made me sick to my stomach. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Confinement, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Torture, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Sexism

booksalacarte's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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? No

2.75

2.75+⭐️ 3.75🌶️

A dark contemporary romance using elements of Peter Pan woven into the story. It was a quick read. I found myself more excited about finding all the Easter eggs than the plot itself. It was pretty unbelievable and leaned heavily on both MC’s trauma to define them. The plot was fine, but left a lot of holes that could have been easily addressed and tied up.  The dialogue was really repetitive and a lot of discussions that could have built on the characters took place off page. 

Insta-lust
Grumpy/sunshine
Crime lord
Enemies to lovers
“Burn the world for you”


Definitely check your trigger warnings on this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Drug use, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

alilbitofeveryth1ng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Death, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse

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