Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

40 reviews

bookswithbethx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Gore, Car accident, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexism, Child death, Violence, Torture, Pedophilia, Bullying, Death, and Confinement

atravellingpenguin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Torture, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Drug use, and Bullying

meat_muffin'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

2.0

Whewwwww, I could not have cared less about any of the characters, or the plot, or any aspect of this story. Literally trudged my way through to the end 😬

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Gun violence, Incest, Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Body horror, Drug use, Torture, Death of parent, Blood, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

dragonsbookcave's review against another edition

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

2.75

I hoped this book would be everything I'd heard. The opening warning was good but didn't live up to the hype of how dark it was supposed to be. A few murders, some light torture, bdsm, kidnapping, James has trauma from being SA as a kid by his uncle. Not that dark really, or I'm really f*cked up inside to the point that stuff doesn't phase me. I'd go with its just not that dark. Wendy is boring, predictable, and a naive idiot. I don't get why she even likes him let alone loves him. He isn't even a proper Villain I was hoping for, just a drug dealing murderer, very typical and not that bad. Also the nose fetish is definitely a neiche one i havent seen in a book before. Not my taste but you do you. One of the good things j can say about this book is, i kept forgetting the author is a woman and not a man. Emily is incredible at writing from the male perspective as disgusting as it is, he really sounds like a typical man. It was very well written in that way. 

However, the plot was predictable, it was so obvious about

Spoiler

Moira being one of the ones considering against him, same as Smee. After I figured it out, I was just waiting for it to finally click in hooks head. How oblivious is he? However, I will admit I didnt see the part that Smee is his cousin or that Jon is his half brother. The half brother plot is unnecessary to the story and doesnt make sense unless Wendys dad is completely deranged. Murdering an entire family over some cheating doesn't seem like him, a man who barley cares about his family. I can understand not caring about the cheating wife or son who isnt his but he doesnt even care about his own daughter. It would have made more sense for him to kill James family over a business dispute so it feels like an unnecessary plot twist just for thr shock factor

Spoiler

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

alexandrias_library's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Vomit

shinyfox's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Sexual content, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Rape, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Stalking

Minor: Bullying, Pregnancy, and Car accident

oriana095's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Child abuse, Incest, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

jordanmichele's review against another edition

Honestly I was just bored. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Violence

lorenmarie7's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was my first dark romance and I liked it! Will definitely continue the series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Sexual content, Addiction, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Rape, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Death, and Sexual assault

thebabybookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This book is hard to rate. It was good in parts and not so good in others. Part of me wonders if it’s just the genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, and Rape