Hooked by Emily McIntire

“And to think, it all started with a little bit of faith. Misplaced trust. Missing pixie dust. And a villain who just needed to steal a little love.”

James has always had one agenda: destroy his enemy, Peter Michaels. When Peter’s twenty-year-old daughter Wendy shows up in James’s bar, he sees his way in. Seduce the girl and use her for his revenge. It’s the perfect plan, until things in James’s organization begin to crumble. Suddenly, he has to find the traitor in his midst, and his plan for revenge gets murkier as James starts to see Wendy as more than just a pawn in his game. Wendy has been cloistered away most of her life by her wealthy cold father, but a spontaneous night out with friends turns into an intense and addictive love affair with the dark and brooding James. As much as she knows James is dangerous, Wendy can’t seem to shake her desire for him. But as their relationship grows more heated and she learns more about the world he moves in, she finds herself unsure if she’s falling for the man known as James or the monster known as Hook.

This is a true villain love story. It is not your classic healthy relationship love story. I had to take a step back and appreciate the story for what it was: A truly psychotic bad guy and a good girl who loves him despite all his evil. I absolutely loved the Peter Pan references. No, this isn’t a retelling or a fantasy. It’s a dark romance, where the main character is a villain and what a beautiful villain he is. Both main characters had amazing character development. The spice was so great. The twists were very unexpected. The ending was absolutely perfect.

I gave this novel 4.5 star ratings! What a fabulous dark and twisted fairytale retelling !! I absolutely LOVED it!! Once I started reading I was HOOKED 😉 and could not stop reading! I devoured this book and read it in only a few hours. Finding the little pieces that related to the original Peter Pan were like finding little treasures throughout the story