Sutton Foster is a force in the theater world and this book is such a great insight into her life. I loved hearing more about her and her life and journey. She’s so much fun and I was so glad to hear about it.

Love Sutton. She is a true innovator and Someone k admire. I love her creativity and thank her for sharing so much of herself

This was a honest, unique, and memorable memoir, which made me like Sutton Foster even more somehow. Her personality and genuineness shine through her writing. Highly recommend to anyone interested in Broadway or general memoirs.

Not completely craft book, not completely memoir, Hooked straddles the line a little closely sometimes but ultimately is successful. Sutton Foster talks about parts of her life using her craft as a device. It's a device that allows her to talk about the (sometimes heavy) things she wants to talk about while keeping other parts of her life private.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest, personal review. This was such an endearing book. I am always interested in hearing other peoples perspectives and life stories and although this involved crochet which I am not versed in, I understand why she utilizes that method in life. We all could use something to give our brain to do other than worry and overthink. Her personal stories such as her struggle become a mother, are relatable and hopefully help other women that are going through the same thing. I found her stories to be open and honest and would recommend this read to our patrons.

I’ve been a little in love with Sutton Foster ever since a 1 minute and 12 second clip of her singing On My Way from Violet (look it up on YouTube, you won’t be disappointed) made its way into my life. She has such a sparkling presence that you can’t help but be entranced. When I found out that she also loves to crochet (one of my favorite crafting hobbies), my connection with her grew even more. And reading (listening to) this honest and lovely memoir has just further cemented my undying love.

Sutton writes in such an open and engaging way about her family, her strained relationship with her mother, her struggles and achievements in her career and personal life, and her journey to become a mother. Through it all she connects everything to crafting and specific projects, her own sort of therapy.

It was so much fun getting to know her better through these stories, and her warmth and bright personality just shone throughout the whole book. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook: she narrates it herself and it is fantastic.

I live in hope that one day our paths will cross and I can bask in her sunshine in person (I work in film and tv so this isn’t totally out of the question!), but until that happens this memoir is a wonderful window into her heart. If you’re a fan of Sutton, enjoy theater or crafting, or are just looking for a well-written memoir, you don’t want to miss this!

Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Sutton Foster, one of my favorite actors, writing a crochet-themed memoir, is a fever dream of a perfect book I couldn't ever have dreamed up. Thank you for the opportunity!

I am a huge fan of Sutton Foster. I didn’t even read what the book was about when I requested it once I saw her name. This book is incredibly well written. I thoroughly enjoyed learning tidbits of Suttons life and the craft that she associated making at that time in her life.

I found her story inspiring but I also related to the difficult relationship with her mom and feeling like your best isn’t good enough. I feel like she has such a charming personality either in spite of or because of her upbringing just makes her even better. I really appreciated her honesty and swearing (I also swear more than I should) and it was exciting to read the behind the scenes of some of her biggest achievements.

I enjoyed this book so much. I highly recommend reading it. Great job Sutton!!

I have been a big fan of Sutton Foster’s since I was in Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2007. I listened to the cast album on repeat and was blown away by her powerful voice. A few years later, I was lucky enough to get to see her Tony winning performance in Anything Goes. I will never forget how effortless she made incredibly difficult dance numbers look. When my husband and I saw her in Sweet Charity, his immediate reaction was to turn to me and tell me that she is a “true triple threat.” Suffice it to say, I was looking forward to reading a memoir by someone whose work I’ve admired for so long.

While I have followed her career for a long time, I didn’t know much about Foster as a person. I was so moved by her honesty and vulnerability throughout Hooked. We see Foster as a big star now, but she shares stories of castmates making her feel ostracized early in her career and struggling to learn how to lead a Broadway show.

Of course, Foster’s relationship with her mother is the center of this story. I can’t imagine how difficult it must have been whenever her mother missed one of her Broadway shows or that her mother refused to aknowledge her husband. It was beautiful to read about the way Foster came to accept her mother for who she was and to set reasonable expectations for their relationship.

I cried reading about her fertility struggles, and I am so grateful Foster chose to share them in this book. So many people are going through the same thing, and they will certainly benefit from feeling even a little less alone.

I also particularly loved Foster’s story about the influence Patti LuPone had on her life. When Foster wrote about watching LuPone sing “Being Alive” on TV and being instantly entranced, I instantly related to that feeling. I also grew up far away from New York City, and I was obsessed with watching whatever musical theater performances I could find. It was a lovely reminder that even the biggest Broadway stars are just theater nerds at heart.

As soon as I finished reading this book, I wanted to give Foster a hug and to thank her for sharing her story with me. It also made me want to run to the Winter Garden Theater and see her in The Music Man.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this book.
I love Broadway and have been a fan of Sutton foster since I saw her on the Rosie O'Donnell Show many years ago. I was really excited when I saw that she had written a book, but was a little unsure when I saw it had something to do with crafting (which I am not good at). However when I started to read this book I couldn't put it down. It is so much more than her talking about her love of crafting (Although she does talk about it some). This book is about pain, loss, mental health, love, forgiveness and so much more. Sutton is very candid in her book about growing up, and how she dealt with her mom's mental illness and her anxiety and depression. She really lays everything out in this book and for that I really admire her. This was a fantastic book and so well written. On a personal note, I also love how she mentions a show that she did in Cincinnati (where I am from and a show that I saw). I can and definitely will recommend this book to people.

I'm a sucker for celebrity's memoirs especially when there's more to the story than them simply being famous.

I was kind of disappointed by this book. I went into it thinking it was about crafting and how it impacted her life. And while it was kinda like that, it seemed to be more of about her background in general. I kept waiting for more crafty themes, but was still waiting about halfway through.

Admittedly, I am not normally a reader of memoirs. I prefer fiction. However, the cover of Sutton Foster's book spoke to me, as did the description. I am a crafter. And I absolutely understand the mental health benefits of creating something and getting lost in the 'flow' mentally while you're doing it. I was excited to see someone else had the same experience and curious to read her story.

Sutton's story was a quick, easy read, and well written. I enjoyed learning more about the process of performing on Broadway. I had never heard of Sutton before reading this and had not seen any of her tv or broadway shows. But I most certainly want to check out Bunheads and Younger now.

My only criticism...I wish there were photos of all her projects. Describing a craft project is one thing, but seeing the finished object is a visual experience. Most definitely the book could be improved with photos as well as crochet patterns. Oh, and a photo of her with Patti Lupone! LOL!

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for sharing this book with me. All thoughts are my own.

Really enjoyed reading "Hooked" by Sutton Foster.
As a crafter myself, I use my crafts to help getting through tough times. So it was nice to see that others use crafting as therapy.
I also crochet, I crochet everyday if I can. It's a nice way to unwind. So it was great to see that I wasn't the only one to do things like that.
It was so nice that Sutton didn't make her life all rosy. She showed us her real life. You don't always see that with famous people.

I really enjoyed this memoir by Sutton Foster, perfect for crafters and fans of musical theater. Foster takes readers through various projects she has made as the backdrop to important moments of her life; her fraught relationship with her mother, becoming a performer and struggles with infertility. This was a moving, funny and inspiring book about resilience and determination, and the will to persevere and to finish projects!

As a huge fan of Sutton Foster, I knew that I was going to love this book. But now having read it, I can say that even people who don't know who she is will also connect deeply to it. She brings her trademark optimism, even when discussing difficult subjects, such as her relationship with her mother, or her fertility struggles, which makes you care for her even more. I zipped through this book so quickly because she takes the reader on a real journey through her life. Not to mention gives the theatre fan some really fun stories and information! I would highly recommend this book.

Anyone want to be crafty? Hooked by Sutton Foster helped guide me to the essence that crafting can help sooth the soul, and that it can. This is one of my favourite memoirs that have been published this year. I cannot wait to share this with my family and friends.

100% Hooked! I simply adore Sutton Foster so I was beyond excited to receive an ARC of her book. I have loved following her broadway journey throughout the years but I honestly had no idea who she really was as a person. I religiously followed her on Younger most recently and was so intrigued by who she really was.
She is as lovely in the written word as she is on the big stage. She came from a hard childhood with family issues that lasted way into her adult years. This book doesn't sugar coat what she went through and you can truly see who she is as a person in these words.
This memoir is more than just crafting/crochet - it's about her journey and how she got to where she is and how she managed to overcome so much. It was an honest look at her life and I found it fascinating! I wish it dove more into her behind the scenes with Younger as it kind of glazed over that part but still, it was amazing.

Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I already loved Sutton Foster before reading this book, but she’s so real and vulnerable, funny and hopeful that you can’t help but love her even more afterward. Plus, her message of crafting as a way of coping with the world around you and the feelings you don’t always know how to express really struck a chord with me. Art and crafting found me at a time in my life when I most needed an outlet, and a connection through craft to other like-minded souls.

In this book Sutton talks about her career, the stumbles and triumphs along the way, and a lot about her relationship with her mother. She talks about mental health, therapy, relationships, showbiz, and infertility. She’s open and honest and I found something in every one of her stories to relate to. Did I sob my way through several of the chapters, I absolutely did. But ultimately the book felt hopeful and there was a lot of joy to be found along the way, despite the hardships.

If you’re looking for your next memoir, you can’t go past this one.

I am a huge broadway nerd and love Sutton Foster. But surprisingly I didn't know as much as I thought about her. You would think looking at her, Sutton had a picturesque life, but it was anything but the sort. We hear so much about her time on broadway, her appearances on Bunheads and Younger, her struggles with fertility, and what it was like growing up in a dysfunctional family. This book was heavy on the mental health talk, but surprisingly wasn't depressing or exhausting. She writes this so well and it was so relatable. As someone who also struggles with anxiety and mental health I often turn to crafting as well. I enjoyed this so much!