** spoiler alert ** 
 I really wanted to like this one, as I adore Dark Neverland stories and I'm currently in a pretty forgiving mood when it comes to weak plot points in these kinds of retellings after watching (and LOATHING) the recent movie "Pan" (compared to that abomination everything looks good, and I do mean everything -- I'm even considering giving Another Pan a second chance in light of it). 
 That said, I didn't love this book as much as I'd hoped. It started out really strong and visual and for the first half of the book I almost literally couldn't put it down (it is a real page turner, if nothing else I have to give it credit for that), but several things about it did grate on my nerves and personal tastes. 
 1) While the action in this story is breakneck (and very well placed amid the description) the emotional impact factor is almost zero. I felt practically nothing for the characters I'd spent more than 300 pages with. My desire to finish the book was entirely plot related as I wanted to see how it would conclude, but I didn't care what happened to the characters. I felt emotionally distanced from every friendship and love story in the book. I didn't care that Rowen and Gwen lived and got to be together, nor that Olivia died. I didn't even care that Pan died apart from annoyance at the rushed, sloppy way it happened. 
 2) Pan himself. He just felt like a weak parody of Robbie Kay's portrayal of Peter Pan in OUAT. And while I'm talking about OUAT, am I wrong in guessing the author took a little too much inspiration from that particular fandom for this novel? The "dark ones"? "The whole place is his bloody trap"? (arches eyebrow). Please don't tell me I've just been reading a thinly disguised fanfic this entire time... 
 On the subjection of Pan... I like dark villainous takes on the character when its done WELL. For example Stars or Once Upon a Time. This? Not so much. 
 3) the fairy queen. Was it just me or aside from being a catalyst to the backstory of the plot was she a completely unneeded, overpowered, under explained villain? 
 4) This one is a little petty but I'm not about to let it slide. The title. Unhooked is a TERRIBLE title for this story; it has nothing whatsoever to do with the blooming plot! Or characters, for that matter.... They should have let the book keep it's original "The Stars Turned Away" title! 
 Now that I've said what I didn't like, here's what I did: 
 1) The fairy lore itself (while not explored widely enough, the little bits we got were very engrossing and I enjoyed them). 
 2) Rowan's fake hand. I kind of like that it wasn't a literal hook, and the only emotional impact I had with any character connection in the entire story was in fact the moment when Gwen is able to use her fairy powers to make the fake hand work in the real world. I liked that scene a lot. 
 3) The descriptions, particularly of London England at the beginning. Those were really good and I could easily picture the entire scene. 
 4) the little hint of the original line about nightlights keeping children from harm. Blink and you'll miss this charming little callback but it's in there! 
 So do a recommend it? For a one time read, yeah, cuz it is absorbing material. For something you'll want to revisit? Nope. Not at all. I for one have no plans to re-read or look to own this particular take on the world of Neverland.