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Hooked
by Asako Yuzuki, Polly Barton (trans.)

Reviewed by
Bella Mackey, Mar 2026

Hooked, Asako Yuzuki’s follow-up to the international bestseller Butter, tackles similar themes of womanhood and domesticity, but amps up the psychological tension for an even more intense thriller.

Eriko is successfully climbing the corporate ladder at a large…

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