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Hooked

Emily McIntire

338 Pages
2021

Hooked

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Hooked - Summary

"Hooked" by Emily McIntire is a dark contemporary romance that reimagines the classic Peter Pan tale from Captain Hook's perspective. This compelling narrative follows a vengeful protagonist who transforms from an innocent child into a calculating villain after experiencing life-altering trauma. The story interweaves themes of revenge, desire, and redemption as the main character pursues vengeance against his enemies while becoming entangled with a woman who changes everything.

Key Ideas

1

The Evolution of Innocence to Darkness

The story deeply explores how trauma and loss can transform a pure-hearted individual into someone driven by darkness and revenge, showing the complex journey from victim to villain through psychological and emotional development.

2

Revenge vs. Love

The narrative centers on the conflict between the protagonist's desire for vengeance and his unexpected feelings for his enemy's daughter, creating a complex moral dilemma that challenges his original motivations and plans.

3

Power and Control

Throughout the story, the dynamics of power, control, and manipulation play crucial roles in character relationships, highlighting how past trauma influences present behavior and decision-making.

FAQ's

No, this book contains mature themes, dark content, and adult situations that make it appropriate only for mature readers who are comfortable with darker contemporary romance narratives.

While knowledge of the original Peter Pan story can enhance the reading experience, this book stands on its own as a contemporary dark romance with unique character interpretations and plot developments.

Yes, this is the first book in The Never After Series, which features different fairy tale retellings where the villains get their own happy endings, though each book can be read as a standalone story.

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The 'Hook Model' framework explains how companies manipulate technology to habitualize user behavior.
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Our relationship with technology has become habitual and compulsive. We constantly check our phones and visit apps without thinking. Companies design products to be habit-forming, altering our behavior through persuasive techniques. The author researched this phenomenon to understand how successful companies create habits. He found they manufacture desire by guiding users through four phases called hooks - triggers that spark action, actions that provide reward, variable rewards that increase desire, and investments that increase commitment. Consecutive hook cycles result in unprompted engagement. The author developed the Hook Model framework after studying successful companies, consulting for Silicon Valley firms, teaching classes on influencing behavior, and refining ideas through writing. He found hooks everywhere, not just in tech. This book explores the four steps of the Hook Model to explain how companies form habits that bring users back repeatedly.

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