Hooked on You by Ada Barumé is a warm, slow-burn romance that feels like a cozy hug. With lovable characters, tender moments, and emotional depth, it’s the kind of love story that reels you in and refuses to let go.

A refreshing summer read that plays out just like an episode of your favorite BBC mystery show. It has the right balance of mystery and intrigue couple with romance. There's the glamorous aspect of sailing along the Australian coast on this luxury yacht though the lifestyles of the rich and famous aren't quite what they appear. While Ore thinks she's there to do a celebrity profile she soon becomes determined to uncover the billionaire's secrets but there's a handsome captain that also has her attention.

Thank you @NetGalley and @HarperCollins for the ARC. I could not stop reading this book. It is a dual point a view between Ore and Daniel. Ore wants to be an investigative journalist and hopes that her new piece on a rich tycoon will be her ticket to a permanent job. She is asked to sail on a yacht for two weeks to conduct interviews, but she did not plan on meeting Captain Daniel, who is told to babysit her and to make sure she only sees the good things. Ore realizes that things are not how they seem and wonders if Captain Daniel is hiding something sinister.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The authors writing style had me hooked throughout this book.

I didn't want it to end, a book I really couldn't put down.

This was an overall pleasant read, and I would definitely recommend it to those going on a beach holiday (and definitely to those going on a cruise)!

This book wasn’t for me. The puns were too much and came off immature. It was a struggle to get through the first half of the book. Unfortunately it was just not my cup of tea and I ended up DNFing.

Back in the world of charter boats from Ada Barumé we meet tenacious journalist Ore who joins a sailing in Australasia to compose a profile on a tech giant Chuck. What she discovers is mystery, intrigue, and love with handsome Captain Daniel.
I really enjoy learning about the boat world, and find the crew set up and boat life quite fascinating.
Ore was a great FMC who brought plenty of heart to the story as she battled with her insecurities and staying true to her beliefs.
I loved having an epilogue set 6 months later to just tie up some ends for other side characters.
This was a really enjoyable read that I'd absolutely recommend.

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Hooked on You by Ada Brume? Super cute, fun, and full of chemistry.
This romance is everything you need for a light, feel-good read. The chemistry between the main characters? Off the charts. The enemies-to-lovers and slow-burn vibes kept me turning pages, and the banter? Perfection.

The story isn’t just about the romance, though—it’s got great character development and some sweet moments that made me root for them even more. It’s a bit predictable at times, but honestly, I didn’t mind because I was so hooked on the journey.

4/5 stars. Perfect if you want a book that’s light, flirty, and just the right amount of swoon-worthy:)


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This book takes place on a mega yacht sailing around the Australian coast. Ore is an investigative journalist and Daniel is the captain of the yacht. Both of them are together on this trip hoping their careers will expand after this. Ore is there to investigate the owner of the yacht and hopefully break a big story. As she tries to pin point what the shady owner is hiding Daniel has been told to keep an eye on her so she doesn’t find out too much. How will this all turn out? I definitely had trouble connecting with these characters but they did grow on me and I was invested to find out how everything turned out.

I read this book while I was on a cruise vacation, and it was the perfect time to read about staying on a yacht! I'm always a fan of forced proximity, and this book didn't disappoint,

This is exactly the kind of romance that feels like a getaway in itself. Romantic in the aching, toe-curling sense, but also witty and grounded in two people who are struggling to choose between what they want and what they think they deserve. I devoured every moment.

This was very different to the first book. Had an almost mystery vibe to it and honestly it wasn’t what I wanted. I would have loved a similar vibe to the first book but honestly this just fell flat.
It took forever to me to read as I didn’t want to continue but I did.
As a book goes it wasn’t bad, however again, it just wasn’t anything like the first book and I kind of assumed it would be.
Ore is a journalist who finds herself on a luxury yacht interviewing a billionaire. She’s got some chemistry with the boat captain who’s very reluctant to get involved with anyone and anything as he’s got a new job lined up and doesn’t want to do anything to jepodise that future. However Ore thinks something doesn’t add up with her billionaire and is set on finding out what and exposing it. She soon discovers that having money means never having to face the consequences to your actions and is determined to bring him down. Can she make everyone agree with her?
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This was a fun read with a lot of chemistry between our main characters - the premise discovers heavy topics and shady business dealings giving more suspense to a story filled with romance.

Thank you to Avon Books UK and NetGalley for the ARC of Hooked on You in exchange for an honest review.

Overall, I really really struggled getting into this one. While I found the concept to be interesting, the plot line just moved so slowly that I often had to go back and reread previous pages when I would pick the book back up because I just couldn’t grasp onto the storyline to the point where I couldn’t wait to come back for more. I did enjoy our FMC, Ore, who was assigned to spend time on a personal yacht to complete an investigative journal piece on a tech billionaire during which she uncovers some shady information implicating her subject.

On the other hand, our MMC, Daniel, was too much of a strait laced so good-er for my liking. As the captain of the yacht, it’s understandable that he is a rule abider, but I just could not get a feel for Ore’s attraction to him or what even made their relationship work. She most certainly held the relationship up, which made Daniel come off as juvenile and sometimes rather pouty.

While it took awhile to get there, by the time I hit 75%, I was fairly invested and I could not wait to see how Chuck, the tech billionaire, and his investors were going to get their comeuppance and if Ore’s investigation and risk taking would pay off (I also wanted to see if Daniel would actually grow a pair by the end of the book for Ore’s sake). With equal parts romance and mystery, this book had a solid foundation at its core, but unfortunately there just wasn’t anything major that grabbed me and stuck with me after it had ended. And speaking of the ending, I really wish we would have gotten more insight into what happened with Chuck. We spent the entire book cheering Ore on in her pursuit to bring him down, but the ending fell flat in our investment! I’m going to go ahead and assume he’s rotting in cell block 1 next to Drake..

I loved her debut title Love Overboard
Hooked on You by Ada Barumé is another wonderful romance novel.
This is a really fun read, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
I loved the chemistry between the characters.
I adored the writing and the setting was just amazing.

Thank You NetGalley and Avon for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Ore is on a boat trying to get a story about a billionaire. She meets the captain of the boat, Daniel, as soon as she arrives and is puking over the side of the boat. In her quest to get a real story, Daniel is assigned to accompany her while she interviews the crew. She has a hunch that there is more to the billionaire’s story. She and Daniel fall for each other while uncovering the story.

I enjoyed this story. There was a good love story and a little bit of suspense.

Ore is a freelance journalist with a chance at a dream job thanks to landing an exclusive interview with an elusive tech billionaire. Happily, this comes with the chance to spend 2 weeks with him on his super yacht sailing around Australia. Except what initially sounded like a simple puff piece gives her a chance to discover that the billionaire's business dealings aren't as above the board as he claims. It will take Ore and the help of handsome Captain Daniel to get to the bottom of things, but will they have what it takes to make it public?

It's an okay book that touches on a lot of difficult topics, which bogged down the romantic angle for me. You can't really focus on the sweetness between Ore and Daniel when SA and shady business dealings are constantly being brought to the front. I appreciate how it elevates the story overall, but I ended up getting tired of it and hoping to get more time just enjoying the characters.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for the read!

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Avon and Ada Barumé for this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

2.5 / 5 stars

I really enjoyed this easy read, which is just perfect for the summer! What starts as a romance, turns into a lovely mystery that, as the reader, we really want to get to the bottom of. We find ourselves on a luxury yacht with a dual protagonist POV. One of which is from Ore, an investigative journalist hoping to catch her big break and the other, Daniel, our captain - who wishes to live a quite life and retire early.

Whilst Ore initially believes that she will be doing a biographical piece on the success of billionaire Chuck Regas, she finds out that there is a much darker story at play…

Whilst I really found this a gripping narrative past the halfway mark, the start to this book felt quite slow for me. It was definitely worth pushing through to the finish as I very much enjoyed the mystery element. I also adore the fact that there are short chapters, which makes any book easier to digest!

There is a slow burn romance between Ore and Daniel, which gets a little spicy and it is very sweet. I wish we’d have had more time to explore their romance, but the buildup was worth it! I really wanted to rate this higher but I was unfortunately a little disappointed by the end conclusion, since the whole book had been escalating to the pinnacle moment. There wasn’t an opportunity to see what happened to the villain - but perhaps a sequel is in the works?

A special shout out has to go to Carlos, as he was most definitely my favourite and funniest character! I love any book that is set on a ship, as it’s a scenery that we don’t often get to explore - particularly from a behind-the-scenes staff perspective.

This was an overall pleasant read, and I would definitely recommend it to those going on a beach holiday (and definitely to those going on a cruise)!

First of all a huge thank you to the team at Avon publishing for asking me to review this wonderful book . i got to review Love Overboard last year and loved the story so much , i feel this one may have topped the last .

Imagine you are a freelance journalist asked to go on a yacht for two weeks HELLO YES PLEASE !!! you are offered to interview a billionaire but all changes last minute and you meet the swoon worthy , grumpy sunshine ,that you want to slap and kiss all at the same time Captain Daniel Wilson which all he wants to do is get this assignment done and dusted , "are you sold yet bookish queens and kings ".

I can say this book gave me all the swoon worthy feelings that i needed .i very much enjoyed the character building , a brilliantly done slow burn between Ore and Daniel , i loved the little plot twists with the crew and guests .
The banter was so well written between them all they made me chuckle so much . a wonderful summer feeling .
just the plot overall was so much fun .
I really enjoyed getting to know each character i could really relate to them . they all made the story just perfect ..
There is a little bit of spice for you spice lovers .

Overall I thought the book was so well written such a great spring \ summer fun read it had me hook line and sinker .
im giving the book 5 summer loving stars

So, this book is a 4/5 star read for me. Not absolutely mind-blowingly amazing, but it was a decent read and I enjoyed it. Let's get into my thoughts on this book. It was good, and I enjoyed it. I really liked Ore, Daniel, and Mel. It was an entertaining story that kept my attention. However. The first 15ish percent was really hard to get into for me. It just didn't hold my attention. After that is when it got intriguing. I also liked Daniel and Ore's relationship. The entire book was different, but in the best way. The main issue is that the first part was really slow and from there it seemed too rushed. It was good, but it just felt like you were going in big circles and then all of a sudden everything hit and it just felt like wow, that was too quick. It didn't feel like there was actually enough time for things to develop and build properly. Everything just kind of happened without the proper build up to it and gradual increase of relationships and information. So while the book was good, I enjoyed it, and I would recommend it, I also think that it could have been done a little differently and be better. Overall, yes this was a good book and I would definitely recommend!