Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

70 reviews

ebunny_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I had a blast listening to this on audiobook. The cast was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

tenay_d's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

This book needs to come with a warning. It’s messed up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

emileical's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

curel's review against another edition

dark 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

1.0

I can’t believe I finished this tbh. I speed read most of it out of morbid fascination. Don’t recommend. There is no plot, only dubious spice and the worst character development known to man 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse

megsbookishworld's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I read this book in a 24 hour period (2 sittings).
The author wants you to go in blind but there is some dark stuff in this book so be warned.

The biggest thing I struggled with is how tf are you gonna fall in love with someone who kidnapped you and held you prisoner for days?!?  Stockholm syndrome is joked about in the book but seriously….. 

Then the murdering…. Every chapter, another body in explicit detail. 

If you don’t like blood, maybe don’t read this.

Also if you don’t like dom/sub dynamics this is absolutely not for you.

I went in blind, was it for me? No.
But it is really well written and I never saw the end coming.
The author definitely had me Hooked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

bia754's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, and Gun violence

christinaskina's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

This was not my cup of tea. It was salacious without substance and the shock factor was not done well enough to make me come around to liking any of the characters despite their serious flaws. I also didn’t buy the romance or chemistry between the main characters. And there was so much abuse and fucked up behavior, which I was prepared for going in, but all the complexity was so shallow it didn’t even count for me. Glad other people liked it! Wasn’t high enough caliber writing to get me invested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

samslifeinbooks's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

So many aspects of this story make absolutely no sense. 9 hours of audio book I will never get back.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

mayareadsxo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

kori_reads_stories's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

🥵🌶️🏴‍☠️A modern, twisted retelling of Peter Pan told from the perspectives of Hook and Wendy, this was a fun, quick read. There was a lot of violence in this dark romance, along with some dubious consent. If you like those themes, this would be a good book to bring on vacation. It’s part of McIntire’s Never After series, with 4 other “fractured fairy tales” available to readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder