A review by dragonsbookcave
Hooked by Emily McIntire

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
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