A review by thelibraryoft
Hook Shot by Kennedy Ryan

  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

 I wanted to like this book. I really did, but no. It started off really good. Lotus was starting a phase of celibacy to help herself heal from childhood trauma. Keenan is a NBA star, single divorced father, in NYC for the summer attending family therapy to help his daughter get through the divorce and the bad press that came with it. The MMC & FMC have some undeniable chemistry, but decide to be friends as they work on themselves. In the beginning of this book all of the minor conflicts get resolved super fast because they have great communication. . . BUT as soon as they decide to be together the story changes. It really bothers me that they keep saying “oh we haven’t had sex” when they really have done every version of it except P in V. There are a LOT of bible references, and Keenan becomes disrespectful of Lotus’s belief in voodoo. He also gets really possessive to the point of basically just saying “No, you’re mine” when she tries to end things for the good of his daughter. At the beginning of the story he is constantly putting his daughter first but he stops doing that towards the end. Overall, Lotus is a queen and deserves way better than Keenan. 
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