Hooked: A Never After Novel
Ratings197
Average rating3.4
This was a book club pick, and it was ok in the end.
What stops this book from being good is that the characters make such stupid decisions to the point of making every situation worse. It could have been a better book as the reimagining of so many characters is well done. I also liked that it was placed in a more modern setting.
This was supposed to be a dark romance but its really about people with daddy issues getting together with some BDSM type (but not really) thing going on. Its much softer than I thought it was going to be with the description of how dark and tormented the main male lead is.
Lol no sé, por qué lo leí, no sé. No sé no sé no sé. La C palabra no sé.
Cuando has experimentado lo mismo que yo, aprendes en seguida que la inmortalidad solo se consigue en el recuerdo de los demás.
i kinda thought it would be terrible, but it's surprisingly entertaining and well written, like...? i was duped in a good way 😂
The plot was enjoyable, and I really loved all of the creative references to the original story. I certainly wouldn't say that this is a modern retelling of the original story, but the inspiration from the original story is definitely there, and it was interesting that the story is set in our normal world. The ending was definitely unexpected, and even though I had to suspend my disbelief a bit more during the end than the rest of the book, I don't think it really took away from the rest of the story. The main reason I'm dropping it down to 4 stars is the amount of smut or times that the characters thought about smut in this book. I feel like it was probably about 40% of the book, so if you love a kinky, erotic read, this would definitely be up your ally. For me, though, it got a bit exhausting, and it would have been nice to see more examples of the development of the relationship and subsequent manipulation beyond just sex.
The first half was actually interesting like I was actively intrigued and then we got past the half point and it turned to shit. It's clear that I was ovulating when I picked this book to read, so I was primarily looking for smut #noshame, but I expected the book to at least be satisfactory.
The love interest James has got to be the dumbest mafia boss I've ever encountered. Nothing is going on in his head, and he lacks critical thinking skills.
finished this the day the new Taylor album came out so i have no thoughts only vibes
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Ha sido una lectura muy adictiva y me ha gustado mucho cómo se ha desarrollado al personaje de Garfio. Con Wendy no he congeniado tanto, me ha parecido una protagonista más complementaria y pasiva. No obstante, eso no ha afectado al disfrute de la historia. Tengo ganas de leer más a esta autora
I absolutely loved this book. The plot twist was real. I never expected Moira and Smee to be enemies or for Jon to be James brother.
I almost DNF this book, but I pushed through because it was a book club read. Not sure why everyone online loved this book so much. Maybe I'm just not a dark romance girly.
I'll give this book 3.75 ⭐️ I just have one thing to say and it is: it should be illegal the way this man talks
Look, most Peter Pan retellings – or even books that take inspiration from or pay homage to it like this one – usually do not work for me. We just don't mesh. Except for this one, apparently.
I read the prologue twice and while I felt sparks of interest, a brief feeling of “yes, I want to read this” I found I wasn't in the mood for it? I'm not sure if it is my weird reading mood or what, but I decided to listen to the audiobook to kind of push myself into it and y'all... Y'ALL the audiobook is where it is at.
I was blushing so much, omg. Hook has such a dirty mouth and inner dialogue that I was probably beet red at work trying to pretend I was listening to something mundane. The narrators do an absolutely amazing job, especially Rupert Hawthorne, who seemed to give Hook a certain edge to his voice, making him seem like danger the entire time. A+ work.
I did audiobook for the first 55%-ish and then ebook for the rest as I just didn't want to wait. So, I can say I prefer the audio version and I might not have enjoyed this as much if I hadn't listened to it or then had the narrator's voices to use in my head when reading the rest. Because the actual plot? The story? Kinda weak, can't lie. A few of the reveals were... not great. I left the book going “okay, but what about X???” and “because of X shouldn't they have Y or do something with Z?” I feel like there could have been a bit more.
Yet, at the same time, I had an absolute blast reading this and some reveals had me gasping while some lines had me swooning and giving. I'm pretty sure I was halfway in love with Hook before the end of his first chapter (Chapter 2). Wendy is a boring-ish character, but you know what? I did actually like her. I was rooting for her happiness the whole time because feeling her loneliness and grief (since it felt like she was grieving the loss of the relationship she used to have with her father) made my heartache – Felicity Munroe does a fantastic job in voicing Wendy's emotions.
Also, I love lil' easter eggs and the throwbacks to the Peter Pan tales. The names made me chuckle, the little intricacies or quirks some of the characters inherited made me smile. It was like playing Where's Waldo trying to find the points that relate back to Peter Pan and waiting to see how certain aspects would be included.
Anyhow, this book was fun. I had a great time with it. Thanks again to everyone who recommended it to me and pushed me into giving it a try. Hopefully I'll be moving on to the next book soon.
Rating: 4.5/5
Rounded down to 4 stars
Read at the same time with my friend while texting each other was fantastic fun. A fun Peter Pan retelling with all the good stuff in it. Ooof that was hot in parts. So good and fun. Saved straight romance for me, honestly. Definitely just needs to be the right one or the right author.
“sometimes it's easier to believe what you think is true instead of having to figure out others”
I liked this book and it's suspense. There's not too much I have to say about it, and it happens to be the first
I don't even know how I feel about this book. The first half was good. I think I love morally grey characters and REALLY struggle to like full on villians. Wendy should look up Stockholm syndrome. Then there's the epilogue 😡