Hooked

I started Hooked expecting another run-of-the-mill enemies-to-lovers plot, but McIntire’s razor-sharp dialogue and refusal to let her characters off easy had me hooked from the first chapter. The audiobook takes this up a notch, with Munroe and Hawthorne delivering performances that feel less like narration and more like eavesdropping on a private hell. Hawthorne’s portrayal of the antagonist is chillingly understated—his calm, measured tone masks the rot beneath, while Munroe’s hushed, emotional delivery in the protagonist’s introspective moments made me physically lean in to catch every word. That said, the pacing stumbles slightly in the middle act when the backstory dumps start to feel like homework. And while I appreciate the dual narration, a few key transitions between their voices were jarring enough to yank me out of the story. Still, the chemistry between the narrators sells even the cheesiest moments, and the production quality—from breathing room between scenes to the subtle use of sound design—keeps the immersive factor high. This isn’t a book for those who want neat resolutions; it’s for listeners who crave messy, emotional, and undeniably addictive storytelling.