On my latest trip I searched the house for a paperback I had not yet read. Unfortunately to my dismay most of my books were hardcover. I don't know why but I hate to travel with them. I finally found the one right before the bags were finished being packed, Hooked, by Jane May.
Hooked has a bright cheerful cover, with a happy little fish. I figured what's not fluffy about that?
Jane May took the classic story of the Fisherman's Wife and wrote it with a modern twist. Clarence "Woody" Woods, the main character, loves his job, boats and the water in general. What he doesn't have is someone to love. Woody is a character I fell instantly in love with myself. He is sweet, shy and a little bumbling at times, but a genuinely well-rounded protagonist.
On a fateful day he meets and is instantly smitten by Madalina a waitress at the yacht club he works for. The story unfolds showing how he wins her with the help of a talking fish. All along the way I was hoping Woody would get what he wanted. However, I am not sure what he wanted was what I wanted for him.
I read this book in two and a half days. It is a super quick read, and will make you smile and think about life in a fanciful way.
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