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A review by geo_ix
Hooked by Love by Toni Aleo
4.0
So I couldn't give this book a full five star review, mainly because it was super long. The book itself was super emotional and I did feel all of the anger, frustration, heartbreak and stuff, but a lot of the time I was frustrated with Avery's story. I'm not saying it wasn't believable, because growing up I had family members treat me the same way, but I just don't like seeing absolutely no resolution to horrible actions. A villain is a villain, and I think I just like a more positive outlook. Like, we got some of why her brother was so horrid, but there wasn't any remorse from him ever, and I just can't read about people who are clearly psychotic.
My other issue was the jokes on trans-people and the way the characters thought about the LGBT community in terms of the other people in this book. Everytime someone joked about it my irritation skyrocketed and I lost some respect for the characters. I get that they're teens, and yes, teens do that, but I don't like people who talk that way. I'm not usually super defensive about stuff like that, but the fact it came up more than once is what effected me I think.
I also didn't like the part where Avery's therapist had basically told her to move on she needed to forget the demons of her past and focus on her life now. That is never something a therapist should or would say. I also hate that when she talked about her self harm she blamed others actions and when she said it was also her fault for doing it, I felt like it was one of those moments where someone just says it because it's expected... I don't know, her character wasn't a favourite of mine in terms of the way she analysed things and processed them. But I loved Jace. And Lucy! Yay for Lucy! So excited to see her story in Assassins. Personally I liked the Assassin's stories more than BB, but I think that's just because BB is super angsty and stuff.
Overall the book was great, a few flaws but the plot was interesting and the characters really did see some growth throughout.
My other issue was the jokes on trans-people and the way the characters thought about the LGBT community in terms of the other people in this book. Everytime someone joked about it my irritation skyrocketed and I lost some respect for the characters. I get that they're teens, and yes, teens do that, but I don't like people who talk that way. I'm not usually super defensive about stuff like that, but the fact it came up more than once is what effected me I think.
I also didn't like the part where Avery's therapist had basically told her to move on she needed to forget the demons of her past and focus on her life now. That is never something a therapist should or would say. I also hate that when she talked about her self harm she blamed others actions and when she said it was also her fault for doing it, I felt like it was one of those moments where someone just says it because it's expected... I don't know, her character wasn't a favourite of mine in terms of the way she analysed things and processed them. But I loved Jace. And Lucy! Yay for Lucy! So excited to see her story in Assassins. Personally I liked the Assassin's stories more than BB, but I think that's just because BB is super angsty and stuff.
Overall the book was great, a few flaws but the plot was interesting and the characters really did see some growth throughout.