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My April wrap up. 📚☂️

I‘ve been horribly slow with reading and posting. Only finished one book in April.

Finished one for #FairytaleReadingChallenge and #SeriesLove2025

Still in Progress:
Beltane
Writing Poetry in the Dark
The Crimson Crown
The Stand

Starting next, to read alongside The Stand. This was my October pick for the #FairytaleReadingChallenge (2024).

#PeterPan

#SeriesLove2025 #Read2025

Mid Month recap #Bookly - Im catching up on some doctors appointments this month & some other necessities which is why I haven't been on much.

Not a bad start to the year but nothing has seriously given me shock & awe. Did manage to read two books from #ReadYourKindle list @CBee 🥳. I will update both my kindle & #BookspinBingo board for #January @TheAromaofBooks

I am loving the Forgotten Kingdom Chronicles the deeper I get into the series.

Thank you so much for my #littlechristmasswap @alexus_sb It is perfect! Thank you so much for hosting @bookish_wookish ❄️🩵❄️

Meh not for me the FMC was just annoying and the MMC wasn‘t much better. Not my cup of tea likely would have DNF if it wasn‘t audio book. #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames24

#December #ReadYourKindle #RYK @CBee
Will try to start with tagged!

I wasn't expecting to like this one as much as I did, being someone who usually likes more historical novels...but oh my goodness I was hooked (hahah) from the first page! This book was amazing and having an epilogue AND AN EXTENDED epilogue made my nerdy little heart amazingly happy.

Is it terrible that I know that Hook's morals, or lack thereof, won't ever change but it doesn't affect how deeply he falls for Wendy? He's a villain, a bad guy, but he loves her with everything he is.....or he will if this goes how my brain says it will.

Long overdo fixes happening in my building....therefore REALLY LOUD noises going through my place...welp time to blast music and read I guess....

When I told my husband the synopsis he said, “oh you‘re reading published fan fiction”. YUP!!! Also buying the series 😂
Book 51 of 2024

I was totally invested in the backstory and loved the nods to the fairy tale. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

For someone who was so reluctant to read this for book club, I sure devoured it in a short amount of time.

Dark, steamy, raunchy, complicated.

The villain gets his HEA.

This is not a Peter Pan retelling as much as it is a story with many elements, settings, and names found in the original Peter Pan.

I carefully recommend this to any fans of dark romance.

Me after purchasing the book I swore I wasn't going to buy ?

"Hooked" is the next read for Romance Book Club. I planned on skipping, but too many women at club clapped and exclaimed how much they enjoyed it.

How could I ignore that level of praise?

“‘Every night.‘
‘And straight on ‘til morning.‘”
#June2024

Also for those who used to read it, I started my blog back up. I have got to get back into and regular writing routine. Id be so grateful if you'd check it out or if you have a favorite writing prompt!

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Wow! This is quite the retelling of the Peter Pan story! 🔥 This book comes with a warning: READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. It‘s a good story, but you cannot be prudish and read this book. #SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

James has always had one agenda: destroy his enemy, Peter Michaels. When Peter‘s 21-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. 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.

Super steamy Peter Pan retelling. I really enjoyed this one. It was a lot of fun to read and definitely lots of interesting additions to the classic story. If you like dark romance and fairy tales, this one is for you!

Who else reads in the bath 🛀😆at first my thoughts were yuk this is the paperback dedicated to that despicable criminal Andrew Tate , but phew after nearly dnf-ing stuck with it and it turned into a delight but dark steamy v steamy read .
#bookspinbingo
#doublespin
#nosmutshaming 😆

Hook, aka James, is trying to take down Peter‘s empire. Peter‘s daughter, Wendy, enters Hook‘s bar. That‘s when he plans to seduce her & get to Peter. The more time they spend together, his feelings start to affect his plans. Will Wendy find out about his scheme?

This one was ok. It was a bit overhyped. I liked the plot, but the writing could‘ve been a bit better. I wanted a little more romance & spice.

I loved it!
EM has taken one of the most beloved stories of all time (Peter Pan) and given it a dark, modern, twisted retelling.
After watching the Once Upon a Time series a few years and falling in love with that version of "Hook", I almost put a hole in my kindle in my haste to download "Hooked" when I saw it was on Kindle Unlimited!
Safe to say, Hook can kidnap me any day ?

I will never, ever be able to watch Peter Pan in the same way again.

Wow. 😍👌

Characters weren't really fleshed out, they felt flat. That was the reason why I didn't feel all the emotions. There were scenes that should have made me feel more than what they did. I also don't like insta-love and that was the case here. Characters' bigger-than-life emotions at the end were unrelatable because there hadn't been a prober building up.

This was easy to read but a bit tasteless.

#SeriesLove2024

One of my Litsy besties is hosting a swap! Please go check it out! @Captivatedbybooks

This one is going to be so fun! #darkromanceswap

This is a super cool tale involving themes of Peter Pan. There are many twists and turns that the story takes you on it makes the book go by very fast. It was a truly enjoyable story with lovable characters.

Wendy, darling
Ah!
#feyredarling #acotar

Dark romance about Captain Hook? Yes please

Loved listening to the audio

3.75/5 🌕🌕🌕🌖🌑 #peterpan #retelling #darkromance #dark #romance

First book of February wrapped up today and I really enjoyed this one! A play on Peter Pan and reminds me of Once Upon A Time but darker & better! Highly recommend 🖤 #LitsyLoveReads

Thank you @CymbaX13 for this amazing #HHS box!
Was definitely worth the agonising wait between its arrival and opening day 🤭

I especially love the witchy tote bag!

Thanks @wanderinglynn for hosting 🎃

#HauntedHollowSwap

Very seldom do I DNF a book. This one is an exception. Almost 4 hours into the book. And I‘m out. Took much 50 shades too little plot. I don‘t mind spicy books. But I need the spice to take a backseat to the plot. It had a good premise: twist on Peter Pan (hook‘s son trying to kill peter‘s daughter. But they end up falling in love.). What killed it: the C you Next Tuesday word.

This was okay. Didn‘t live up to the hype, the characters were either flat or terrible, not much to appreciate. But, my curiosity is quelled. @TheAromaofBooks #BookspinBingo

Omg!!! Why did I waited so long to start this series! So many twist and turns. But I suspected the villan at the end was that dude. Uff such a good book!
5/5⭐️

5 ⭐️!!!! Absolutely loved this book! Finished it in 2 days! Could have finished it in 1, but apparently it‘s frowned upon to neglect work to read 😆. If you haven‘t read this I would highly recommend it! I can‘t wait to read the other books in this series!!

#hooked #emilymcintire #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #ilovebooks #books #booksofinstagram I don‘t really know how I feel about this book it was OK I guess! Im not into controlling bad boys! I felt the hype for this book was a bit of a let down

Captain James Hook is one smokin‘ hot mofo! I admit it…I was that kid who had a crush on Disney‘s Captain Hook and agreed with him that Peter Pan was an utter scoundrel. Yes, I have come to terms with this part of myself, and this book only made my Hook crush all the more exciting! It‘s a smutty crime novel, so don‘t confuse this Capt Hook with the Capt Hook of your childhood. A fun, fast read! Read the whole book in one day.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 I enjoyed how unique this story was, especially the little twists to it.

Love it when a book starts with a playlist 🤩

I expected to DNF this, but after @BethM review, I had to try. I‘m a sucker for Peter Pan versions where Pan is a villain and Hook is sympathetic. The author insists this is not a retelling or a HEA fairytale. Whatever you call it, it‘s steamy & fun. Hook is a villain that remains a criminal to the end & Wendy‘s a bit of a freak. I don‘t know what it says about me, but I didn‘t consider it particularly dark. 😳🤷🏻‍♀️

Holy crap that was good. Dark but good. Spicy and storyline- most of which I didn‘t see coming. This was an impulse buy from insta. Wow .

This is a total #BlameitonLitsy pick. This is definitely not for everyone as it is a very naughty take on Peter Pan focusing on Captain Hook. But I do love a dark, twisty take on a fairy tale or classic, and I really like stories that don‘t take an all evil/all good stance. I like exploring the good sides of villains (I loved Maleficent) so this was quite satisfying. I look forward to others in the series. Finished reading Hooked at Hooked 🪝🏴‍☠️

Oh SNAP! This caught me completely off guard. Now 2023 will go down as the year I got hooked on erotic Greek mythology romance AND steamy, dark twists on "fairy tales" - but featuring the VILLIAN! I was HOOKED (pun intended ?) and I'll never think of Captain Hook or Wendy the same ?

BookTok Romance books I want to read Part 3

#booktok

"The greatest thing I've done in my life was to love you, Wendy darling"

I found this to be a fluffy read. Very insta love.
But I just love it when a villain falls in love.
'No, darling. I'll hand you the match and stand at your back, watching you become a Queen of the Ashes'

I love reading the moments when you see what they would do for the one person they love.

James is smooth AF for someone who, in theory, is emotionally stunted.

This book is so easy and fun to read.

This quote hits me right in the feels every time. 🖤
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#peterpan #retelling #quote #hook #smutty

I need therapy after reading this book. Deranged and Unhinged in all the best ways.