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A review by bookswithdes
Hooked by Emily McIntire
4.0
I really liked this reimagining of Peter Pan. Like hook aka James is still the “villain”, but this time so is Peter and he still had tinker bell aka Tina as his sidekick 🤣👏. I loved Wendy and Jon. Like it made me so happy that Jon ended up living with Wendy after all 👏. But y’all, hook was putting me through it. Like I loved his charm, and then something crazy had to happen, and he decided to go crazy and turn on Wendy 😩. I felt so bad for her, like it all happened on her birthday 🥲. The only thing I wished was different was that she gave him a harder time after all of that, but it did make me happy that she was comforting hook when she saw he was uncomfortable. And hooks backstory made my heart hurt for him 😩. But y’all, I feel so proud of myself that I figured out what who betrayed hook and the family secrets that he had 🤭👏. But I loved the epilogue like they named their child after you know who 😭.
Favorite quotes/scenes:
“What would you like?”
“A date.”
“A… what?”
“I think you heard me.”
“I did.”
“Fantastic. When do you get off work?”
“I appreciate the gesture, but… I have plans tonight.”
“That’s right. With me.”
“Beautiful.”
“You too.”
“You think I’m beautiful?”
“What, you think a man can’t have beauty?”
“A man can have many things, darling. But the only beauty I hope to have tonight is yours.”
“Your mouth should be illegal.”
“She’s right, you know. You should relax, let me wine and dine you properly. And if you’re a good girl, maybe I’ll show you the real reason why my mouth should be illegal.”
“I’m glad you’ve got my six, kid.”
“Every night.”
“And straight on ’til morning.”
“Do me a favor, darling? When you come to the JR tonight, wear something blue. It’s such a lovely color, and I want to spend all night imagining the way it will look shredded on my bedroom floor.”
“Can I touch you?”
“You never need permission to touch me, darling. I’m yours just as much as you’re mine.”
“I’m sorry. I’m crying so much around you. I promise I’m not like this all the time.”
“Don’t apologize. I want to be the one you turn to when life gets hard.”
All I have now is my faith. Trust. “Pixie dust.”(loved this 🤣👏)
“I’ve never done a drug in my life, but I imagine it feels similar to the way it does when Wendy courses through my veins. All-consuming.”
“But I regret, with every fiber of my being, that for even one moment you suffered under my hands. You are, without a doubt, the only good I’ve ever known. So don’t lie to me, Wendy darling. Because my heart won’t survive it if you do.”
“For the record. I would give you the world. You simply have to ask. You want kids? Done. You want to stay here and never work again? Done.”
“You’re beautiful.”
“Am I?”
“Yes. You’re dark and moody and mysterious. But beautiful.”
“Darling, if I’m the dark, then you’re the stars.”
“The greatest thing I’ve ever done in my life was to love you, Wendy darling.”
“That’s my girl.”
“Only yours, James Barrie.”
“And always yours, Wendy darling. Every night.”
“And straight on ’til morning.”
“I never thought I would have this. A family. A life. But then Wendy swept through with her unfailing loyalty and her selfless way of forgiving even the worst of mistakes, and she showed me that even the most damaged of hearts can still learn to love.”
“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.”