this was highly entertaining. 

but it also had some moments where i wanted to give some headslaps - especially Hook deserved some in some moments!- since most of those overreactions and underdoing or under questioning in situations made no senses for a character that Hook was supposed to be and how he reacted. 


but overall the writing was pretty solid and the plot okay if a bit fast moving and almost inst-lovey between wendy and hook. 

the characters were okay and how the developed was pretty good - hook being a bit of the odd one out in this because as someone that was introduced as basically the ruthless enforcer in a mafia kinda deal and more or less in place to take it over if the big boss bites it, being described as so intimidating and having an aura that demands respect and attention…. he behaved utterly irrational and unrealistic. 

for example something happens and he questions/tortures people but never asks the right questions such as “describe the person” “tell me the name” and i get that that was part of the big build up BUT here me out here: the story could have been told similarly with minimal plot changes if Hook would have actually behaved as if he was good in what he was supposed tk be great and feared for. 

and i don’t want to say i wanted more brutality- there is a good amount of that in here - but if you have a character that people fear just by hearing his name because he’s so brutally efficient in his job? maybe let him actually be good at it? 
would have made more sense to me. 


but overall this was a good read. i really loved some of the writing the author did, the book in it’s entirety was quick but fun and entertaining more or less from start to finish. 

i personally could have done with a few less sex scenes, look erotica is a think i don’t mind but also don’t need and while i knew it was coming doesn’t mean i loved reading another sex scenes when i just wanted the actual plot to keep going because hey i actually wanted to know where that was going instead of reading about how wet wendy was yet again. personal thing i guess, but that was slight skip reading comes in handy for me. 


overall- if you are interested? go for it! 
it’s a good read and while i do wish hook would have been done a little better overall this was well done and one if those books that makes you keep turning the pages and keep going - so perfect for binging or a weekend read.