Hooked Book Review

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Eryn

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Aug 5, 2024, 3:49:40 AM8/5/24
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Thereare no spoken works. It is mostly done through text and overly expressive characters, which again worked for me. The art style is on point, and the way they blend the Jimmy Buffet mixed with Dead By Daylight vibes added to this beachy scenery really does give it this overall feel of a summer retreat, only you know with horrible killers that will kill you if you wrong them.

If you like dating sims with some comedy, pick up Hooked On You. If you are horny for a character, pick up Hooked On You. There are just so many reasons people should play Hooked On You. I think it is a fantastic game and up there with the greats of the genre like Sucker For Love and Hatoful Boyfriend. The fact that this is coming out mid-summer makes it the perfect summer game to just vibe out with and get some killer strange.



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I made a quick little review video about our time in Hooked Seafood on Navigator of the Seas. Take a look to see if its a specialty restaurant you might be interested in "shelling" out some money to visit. (See what I did there!) Let me know if you have any questions about the restaurant in the comments.


We were on the Symphony a month ago and had the UDP so we ate at every restaurant once. Of the 7 Hooked was our least favorite and doubtful that we will return. Part of that had to do with the fact that they were short staffed and had 3 servers for the entire restaurant but also the food was no different than the seafood that they serve in the MDR.


On our cruise, the shrimp were much larger than the ones in the MDR same size as the shrimp cocktail at Chops. I did not get the lobster tail at Hooked so I can not comment on that. We opted for the whole lobster with the crabmeat stuffing and cheese for dinner.


It's sad to hear it was so short staffed on your cruise. We had 5 waiters, 3 assistant waiters and one head waiter in our Hooked on Navigator. Everyone was so very attentive and made sure we were happy customers. We also had a pretty low occupancy cruise, just a tad over 50%.


I believe they were doing some cost savings, just not on the staff side but on the procurement side.



The whole lobster was advertised as 2lb lobsters. They were not.



And like I stated in the video, they ran out of oysters by night 3 of our 4 night cruise. I feel sorry for the people who wanted to give the oysters a try on nights 3 and 4. We were lucky enough to get to at least try them on our sea day lunch. (They were also on the smaller side for oysters)


Our shrimp cocktail in the MDR on Explorer...some times they were very small so they gave you 4 and some times they were a tiny bit larger and they gave you 3...Hmmm. I guess someone was checking for size HaHa !!!


I agree. The softshell crabs were excellent. The baked/Raw Oysters were also very good though a tad on the small side. When we were on the Navigator, I placed Hooked on par with Jamie's. Just depends on what I'm in the mood for. Hooked is a great place for a different kind of sea day lunch. I think it's a better fried fish place vs a boiled/grilled fish restaurant.


We were not impressed with food or service. Since the reviewer threw out that he was from the Northeast and he knows good seafood. I am a Florida native and have been eating locally caught seafood pretty much all of my life. I don't normally bring this up. Because I realize different parts of the country have their likes and dislikes in regards to particular food dishes. Are they wrong, maybe not but I see several of their reviews, I can make decision on trusting them.


And like I stated in the video, they ran out of oysters by night 3 of our 4 night cruise. I feel sorry for the people who wanted to give the oysters a try on nights 3 and 4. We were lucky enough to get to at least try them on our sea day lunch. (They were also on the smaller side for oysters)


Hello everyone and welcome back to the blog! Today, I am back with another fun book review! Now, this book is considered a dark romance--or at least what everyone recommends starting with when getting into dark romances. I didn't know that going in so I was really surprised with the plot and characters. So, let's get into it!


As you can gather from the title, this is related to the story of Peter Pan; however, this is not a re-telling of the classic beloved story. This book is set in modern times with elements from the original story. It follows Hook, also referred to as James, and Wendy. Hook is kind of like this mastermind, ring leader of a gang (I'm not sure if gang is really the right word here but essentially he runs the town and every business owners abides by his rules. If they don't, they are made an example of). The story alternates between Hook's and Wendy's perspectives. Hook is out for revenge on Peter, and basically uses his daughter, Wendy, to get back at him.


The relationship between Hook and Wendy happens really fast. I feel like Wendy gave into Hook way too easily. There needed to be more build up especially because it felt like the middle of the book dragged on--like we got to the climax but there were still so many pages left, and I had no idea where else the story could go. So, for those reasons I feel like the relationship felt rushed when it really didn't need to be.


I did really like different aspects from the original story somehow incorporated into the book. Like Smee, Hook's right hand man was still his right hand man, the tick tock of the clock that only Hook could hear, the Jolly Roger was a club, the Tiger Lily was Hook's boat/home, etc. I thought those parts were done really well.


The other thing I really liked was the father/daughter dynamic of Peter and Wendy. I thought this was really interesting and not at all what I was expecting. And I liked how James thought he would use their relationship to his advantage and this is when one of the plot twists comes in, so I won't give too much away.


Overall, I liked this book. Now, it is a part of a series, but it is a stand alone book. The other two (so far) in the Never After series are about other Disney villains. I want to say one is based off of "The Lion King" and to be honest, I'm not too sure about the other. I don't think I'm going to continue with these, but if twisted Disney stories are your thing then I say go for it!


I would give this a 3/5 stars. If you are looking to get into dark romances then I would start with something like this book to ease you into it. I wasn't necessarily looking to get into this genre, but it honestly wasn't bad. There is some spice though, so just be aware of that.


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Hi, and welcome to Week 11 of my article for the CXL Institute. I've been taking the mini-degree Digital Psychology and Persuasion as their scholar, meaning the institution allows me to study at no cost.


Well, if you like the coffee or cake in a caf, it doesn't matter if it's sold with discount or you'll earn a type of reward for buying one. You love their food or the ambience of the place, and that's what's pulling you back to their business over and over.


As a business owner, you can definitely benefit from setting up a rewards program by introducing new customers to the program to guide them through. In the process, make sure to provide the best customer experience they can get in order to build loyalty to your brand.


According to the lesson I've watched, there are two types of rewards: fixed and variable rewards. Fixed rewards are the ones shown to customers, such as 10% off or get 100 points. Variable rewards are rewards that are not obvious and can sometimes come in surprise, say an unexpected free drink or raffle entry for a car.


Goal Gradient is a phenomenon wherein the closer you get to your goal, the faster and more inspired you go for it. Think of collecting 12 stamps to exchange for a limited edition journal, the closer the customer is to completing the 12 stamps - say, they already have 10 - the sooner they would fill in the remaining spaces to finish it.


Endowed Progress Effect, on the other hand, is the concept of highlighting people's personal progress in order to stir up motivation. The lesson here is simple: Make people feel that they are making progress. Try highlighting their progress in some way, like a visualization of their progress (i.e. chart, progress bar, % completion).

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