Book Review - Hooked On You by Ada Barumé

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Title: Hooked On You

Author: Ada Barumé

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Avon

Publication Date: 10th April 2025

Rating: 3 Stars

This job is about to hook, line and sink her…

Ore has (almost) landed her dream job as an investigative reporter for the New Yorker. There’s only one catch – they’ll only give her the job if she can get the scoop on working for the elusive billionaire Chuck Regas To write the article, she’s got to spend two weeks on his luxury yacht off the coast of Australia, and convince the crew to spill the beans.

Daniel has (almost) landed his dream job as captain of a super yacht down under. There’s only one catch – he has to take one last job, chartering a yacht for an eccentric billionaire, and making sure an unfairly beautiful journalist doesn’t distract his crew from their work.

But making sure Ore doesn’t sink his chances of staying on course by sea-ducing his crew turns into a much harder job than Daniel expected. Ore’s also finding her assignment more difficult than she ever thought, thanks to the crew’s loyalty to Captain Daniel, but also, the waves of attraction towards him that keep crashing over her.

This was an enjoyable book, but I just felt as though I wanted more from it.  

I wasn't totally convinced by the chemistry between Ore and Daniel, and for a book set on a super yacht, I was hoping perhaps from a bit more of the places that were being visited, especially when it's on a trip around New Caledonia, so nice and exotic for this reader!  

That being said I loved the investigative journalistic instincts that Ore has, as she was sent to write a puff profile piece on the billionaire Chuck, but then feels that there is far more to the story than she first thinks.  

I though struggled to take to most of the characters, some by design, and although I was happy enough reading this book, and on paper it should have been something that I would have devoured and been raving about - it just fell a bit flat for me.

I think I just had too high expectations for this book that stood no chance in reality.  I enjoyed the author's writing style though and would be interested in perhaps reading another in the future from from her. 

Thank you to Avon and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.