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Neverland in Chaos #1
The Lost Girl of Neverland
Peter Pan is an arrogant little wanker
Sorry, not sorry, you’d say it too if you’d ever been to Neverland. I know the big story is that Wendy Darling is the first girl to end up on Neverland because girls are too smart to fall out of their prams. I’m living proof that’s a lie. Wendy was just the first time Peter actually asked permission before he took a girl to Neverland to be his mother. I guess he learned his lesson from me. He kidnapped me from my bed while I was sleeping and just expected me to be his mother. I’d rather be a Lost Boy than his mother. Peter eventually gave up on me. He lost a mother and two Lost Boys that day that left with me.
I’ve been living away from Peter Pan. Me and my Lost Boys are now the Wildlings. We even have a fairy with us named Coale, who is a blacksmith fairy, but prefers making explosives. Coale and Blaize get along marvelously as Blaize loves to play with fire.
But we’ve committed the one crime on Neverland Peter won’t forgive. An instant death sentence for anyone on Neverland no matter how close to Peter you are. We already have one strike against us leaving him. We’ve now committed the ultimate Neverland sin. We woke up one morning and we’ve all grown up.
There is a legend on Neverland, someone Peter hates. Someone no one knows where to find. Someone everyone on Neverland only knows as the hook nosed hag. If she’s an old woman on Neverland, then she either predates Peter or she survived his culling. We have to stay out of Peter’s way and find this mysterious hag. We find some old villains who end up not being villains. Captain Hook is not dead and may have information on the hag.
We only have three days before Peter’s Spring Cleaning is over and he returns Wendy’s descendant back home. After that, he will be on the hunt for our blood. We don’t even know if the hag survived Peter’s culling. If not, everyone who has grown up on Neverland has died by Peter’s blade.
Sorry, not sorry, you’d say it too if you’d ever been to Neverland. I know the big story is that Wendy Darling is the first girl to end up on Neverland because girls are too smart to fall out of their prams. I’m living proof that’s a lie. Wendy was just the first time Peter actually asked permission before he took a girl to Neverland to be his mother. I guess he learned his lesson from me. He kidnapped me from my bed while I was sleeping and just expected me to be his mother. I’d rather be a Lost Boy than his mother. Peter eventually gave up on me. He lost a mother and two Lost Boys that day that left with me.
I’ve been living away from Peter Pan. Me and my Lost Boys are now the Wildlings. We even have a fairy with us named Coale, who is a blacksmith fairy, but prefers making explosives. Coale and Blaize get along marvelously as Blaize loves to play with fire.
But we’ve committed the one crime on Neverland Peter won’t forgive. An instant death sentence for anyone on Neverland no matter how close to Peter you are. We already have one strike against us leaving him. We’ve now committed the ultimate Neverland sin. We woke up one morning and we’ve all grown up.
There is a legend on Neverland, someone Peter hates. Someone no one knows where to find. Someone everyone on Neverland only knows as the hook nosed hag. If she’s an old woman on Neverland, then she either predates Peter or she survived his culling. We have to stay out of Peter’s way and find this mysterious hag. We find some old villains who end up not being villains. Captain Hook is not dead and may have information on the hag.
We only have three days before Peter’s Spring Cleaning is over and he returns Wendy’s descendant back home. After that, he will be on the hunt for our blood. We don’t even know if the hag survived Peter’s culling. If not, everyone who has grown up on Neverland has died by Peter’s blade.
246 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 14, 2019
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May 17, 2019
“Peter Pan is an arrogant little *ahem* with Mommy issues.”
Well what’s not to love in a snarky reverse harem fairy tale retelling that starts of that way? Peter Pan is, let’s just say, not the spritely hero in this version of the tale, but rather the dude who keeps kidnapping girls he wants to be his mother. Jade has no intention of cleaning house and watching the lost boys. Now they’re all trapped in Neverland, Peter is persona non grata, Jade and the lost boys have grown up and much like in “Blue Lagoon” everyone has to figure out what to do with the arrival of feelings they can’t explain.
Jade and the wildlings need to figure out how to survive adulthood, and defeat Peter Pan, and when they seek out the “hook-nosed hag” they discover Hook and more pieces to this twisted fairy tale than they anticipated. Lots of fun notes to the original tale… crocodile stew, pirates and birds galore, plus “fairy wands” ha ha 😊, and as we near the end and the confrontation with Peter, things went crazytown! Was not expecting that, but as always JB takes things in a really cool direction with interesting twists. This was a great twisted fairytale combined with a hot reverse harem. Great female leads, loads of snark, and hot steamy times.
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Well what’s not to love in a snarky reverse harem fairy tale retelling that starts of that way? Peter Pan is, let’s just say, not the spritely hero in this version of the tale, but rather the dude who keeps kidnapping girls he wants to be his mother. Jade has no intention of cleaning house and watching the lost boys. Now they’re all trapped in Neverland, Peter is persona non grata, Jade and the lost boys have grown up and much like in “Blue Lagoon” everyone has to figure out what to do with the arrival of feelings they can’t explain.
Jade and the wildlings need to figure out how to survive adulthood, and defeat Peter Pan, and when they seek out the “hook-nosed hag” they discover Hook and more pieces to this twisted fairy tale than they anticipated. Lots of fun notes to the original tale… crocodile stew, pirates and birds galore, plus “fairy wands” ha ha 😊, and as we near the end and the confrontation with Peter, things went crazytown! Was not expecting that, but as always JB takes things in a really cool direction with interesting twists. This was a great twisted fairytale combined with a hot reverse harem. Great female leads, loads of snark, and hot steamy times.
Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
January 27, 2020
3.5 stars.
I don't really know what to say about this one. I found it interesting and cute. It is not a bad book, it is not a great book.
I actually like the plot of the book, but maybe it could have been fleshed out a little more so that it could make a little more sense. I enjoy a dark retelling of a classic and truth be told, I think the dark versions of Peter Pan have more truth to them than any other version.
Since I still have some questions, I will continue on with the series. I am more intrigued to read Tink's storyline now that I know why she did what she did.
Okay RH read.
I don't really know what to say about this one. I found it interesting and cute. It is not a bad book, it is not a great book.
I actually like the plot of the book, but maybe it could have been fleshed out a little more so that it could make a little more sense. I enjoy a dark retelling of a classic and truth be told, I think the dark versions of Peter Pan have more truth to them than any other version.
Since I still have some questions, I will continue on with the series. I am more intrigued to read Tink's storyline now that I know why she did what she did.
Okay RH read.
April 14, 2019
Spoiler free, as always! So let me start by saying - different takes on fairy tales, classic stories, and such are one of my favorite genre of books. It can be a re-telling, or a full on twisted take on the original, and I’ll probably love it. This book immediately caught my interest, because...Well, because Peter Pan was always one of my favorites. And as I got older, I admit - I started rooting more for Hook and the pirates, because, knowing more source material from the original Peter Pan story, it was a LOT darker than people think! This author does a magnificent job of not just remaining true to the ideal of Neverland itself, but still managing to take that world and completely twist it on its head, making you second guess everything you ever knew about Peter Pan! I, personally, did not find this book to be that dark or disturbing, but then, I also have very few reader-triggers. I absolutely loved this take on the classic characters, the addition of new ones, and the very storyline that brought my mind to this whole new Neverland as an adult. I truly hope the author writes more about this world!
April 19, 2019
I really love fairy-tales and I also love hot romances, so when the two are mixed I’m game. Now take that a step further and put kinky romance in a dark Neverland and you had me at Once Upon a Time… Jade is one lucky lost girl. The reaction to growing up had me rolling. The reasons behind the world are super dark and fascinating. I’m dying to learn more about Tink and the… (You’ll need to read to find out more) Hook/Jas was my favorite of the hareem. And it has to be said the sexy-time was super-hot. It you like RH you are going love this. If you don’t know what RH is, start here. 😉
April 12, 2019
I love that The Lost Girl of Neverland is based of the Peter Pan fairytale with a major twist. JB Trepagnier brings reverse harem to a new level and completely twisted our story that we all know, twists that you sure don't expect. It all starts when there are absolutely no adults allowed in Neverland, but now that they are adults they find even more ways to entertain each other while trying to figure out what to do. An absolute great read and totally looking forward to the next book.
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April 18, 2019
Great idea, really poor execution
I loved the idea of this but the execution was pretty terrible. Plot holes are riddled throughout. Most are never addressed or they're given a wishy-washy explanation at the very end.
There were grammar issues on almost every page. I probably should have expected this since there are issues in the blurb. But it got to the point that I was skimming the story to get to the end because I really could not handle all the grammar problems. It ranged from poor phrasing like "Me and Tinkerbell...," to excessive run on sentences, to tense changes in the middle of said run on sentences. I'm not sure if this is a new author or if this book just didn't ever see an editor, but it was really, really bad.
I can't recommend this but I do think this author has an interesting idea here and I might reread the book someday if it's ever thoroughly edited and republished.
I loved the idea of this but the execution was pretty terrible. Plot holes are riddled throughout. Most are never addressed or they're given a wishy-washy explanation at the very end.
There were grammar issues on almost every page. I probably should have expected this since there are issues in the blurb. But it got to the point that I was skimming the story to get to the end because I really could not handle all the grammar problems. It ranged from poor phrasing like "Me and Tinkerbell...," to excessive run on sentences, to tense changes in the middle of said run on sentences. I'm not sure if this is a new author or if this book just didn't ever see an editor, but it was really, really bad.
I can't recommend this but I do think this author has an interesting idea here and I might reread the book someday if it's ever thoroughly edited and republished.
April 27, 2019
This is probably the funniest retelling of Peter Pan that I’ve ever read.
Jade, our female main character, is hilarious, strong, and a total bada**. I love her no bs approach to every situation that she’s thrown into. Even though she’s the only girl, she’s the leader of the Lost Boys, leading the crusade against Peter Pan. Jade and her boys begin to age, and they know that the only way to win will be to find the only other girl who escaped from Peter Pan.
A suspenseful journey filled with adventure, laughs, friendship, and loyalty.
Definitely another must read from J.B. Trepagnier.
Jade, our female main character, is hilarious, strong, and a total bada**. I love her no bs approach to every situation that she’s thrown into. Even though she’s the only girl, she’s the leader of the Lost Boys, leading the crusade against Peter Pan. Jade and her boys begin to age, and they know that the only way to win will be to find the only other girl who escaped from Peter Pan.
A suspenseful journey filled with adventure, laughs, friendship, and loyalty.
Definitely another must read from J.B. Trepagnier.
April 19, 2019
The Lost Girl of Neverland
A Reverse Harem Romance
Neverland in Chaos Book 1
JB Trepagnier
A new and original take on Neverland. I loved it. It was so unique. The characters were compelling. I loved the storyline. There was adventure, twists, and passion. Everything you needed to keep your attention. It was great.. I just want more!!
A Reverse Harem Romance
Neverland in Chaos Book 1
JB Trepagnier
A new and original take on Neverland. I loved it. It was so unique. The characters were compelling. I loved the storyline. There was adventure, twists, and passion. Everything you needed to keep your attention. It was great.. I just want more!!
May 5, 2019
I really like the idea of this book
The idea behind this book is solid. It’s a great premise with a good blurb and even a pleasing color scheme for the cover - but it needs some work. Despite these strong points, it reads like the first draft of a manuscript before its spit polished and shined by an editor and beta readers. If these issues are resolved and some scenes cleaned up for readability, it would be a fantastic, first person, stand alone RH with a HEA.
Pros:
- A lost GIRL in neverland, one who refuses to be Peter’s mother.... sign me up!
- Sudden, overnight growth (don’t worry, just their bodies grew, their brains are already a few hundred years old). Nifty.
- 4 strong harem, including 2 lost boys, a fairy and Captain Hook. I think I had that fantasy once....
- Steamy as steamy can get!
- Fairly good culmination, of somewhat unsatisfying regarding the antagonist.
Cons:
- Editing!
- disjointed in far too many places.
- Does not run smooth.
- Seriously, it just needs a polish.....
The idea behind this book is solid. It’s a great premise with a good blurb and even a pleasing color scheme for the cover - but it needs some work. Despite these strong points, it reads like the first draft of a manuscript before its spit polished and shined by an editor and beta readers. If these issues are resolved and some scenes cleaned up for readability, it would be a fantastic, first person, stand alone RH with a HEA.
Pros:
- A lost GIRL in neverland, one who refuses to be Peter’s mother.... sign me up!
- Sudden, overnight growth (don’t worry, just their bodies grew, their brains are already a few hundred years old). Nifty.
- 4 strong harem, including 2 lost boys, a fairy and Captain Hook. I think I had that fantasy once....
- Steamy as steamy can get!
- Fairly good culmination, of somewhat unsatisfying regarding the antagonist.
Cons:
- Editing!
- disjointed in far too many places.
- Does not run smooth.
- Seriously, it just needs a polish.....
July 21, 2021
DNF, the sexual scenes made me straight up uncomfortable. It felt like literal children were have sex and I just couldn't deal with it. I have no idea if the actual story is good but it made me feel icky asf.
December 11, 2022
3.5⭐️’s - I enjoyed the unique take on a fairytale, but there was a lot of information I wanted to know that was missing. Some of that missing information caused holes in parts of the plot that I didn’t like. I felt like this book should have been either longer or evolved into more than one book from the FMC’s perspective. There were more books in this series but told by other MC’s, but I wasn’t sure I had enough time to be emotionally invested in the characters enough to warrant me getting into the other books of this series… though I noticed those other books were higher rated than this. Perhaps I’ll put the others in a “when I feel like I’m reading the same plot” kind of slump… because, if anything, this was a unique plot/take for me and I rated it above average because of that specifically.
April 14, 2019
I always enjoy a good retelling of a children's classic for adults. This one is a twisted tale of darker classic Peter Pan. Why is Peter kidnapping all those Lost Boys? Was there any girls before Wendy? This is the story of Jade, a girl taken against her will, from her bed by Peter to be his "mother". Let's just say she want having it. After defying Peter about not wanting to be a mother and wanting to be Lost Boys, Jade runs away with 2 other Boys right before Peter goes on a killing spree. For years they love on the fringes, hiding from Peter, until one day they wake up and are suddenly grown-ups. They know Peter will kill them, unless they find the only other girl that grew-up and got away from Peter.
But growing up means, your bodies have too. Hehe and boy do they explore those feelings with childish abandon. This is a fun story plot that has just the right blend of the erotic twisted in with childish delight. The characters are whimsical, but jaded as one would expect having loved centuries. The blurb on the back of the book says this will be a series and I, for one, am excited to read more of this world.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
But growing up means, your bodies have too. Hehe and boy do they explore those feelings with childish abandon. This is a fun story plot that has just the right blend of the erotic twisted in with childish delight. The characters are whimsical, but jaded as one would expect having loved centuries. The blurb on the back of the book says this will be a series and I, for one, am excited to read more of this world.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
April 11, 2019
I have completely mixed feelings about this book. It’s not that book is not interesting, because it very is. Idea is simply great. Story is flowing, I didn’t put it down once while reading. Characters are lovable, bit naive, really childish (which is normal since it’s what they are, even if their bodies are adult) but quite fun to read about. But if we would take out the sex scenes from book, then we are left with dark fairytale which we could easily tell to older children (which, I pinky swear, I did 😜).
April 10, 2019
This book had a lot going for it with an interesting storyline and good characters but I felt myself hoping for more details. There was a lot packed into one book and although it moved along nicely I didn’t feel like I got to know the characters very well. Overall though I did enjoy the book and finished it within a day
August 31, 2019
I absolutely loved this book and was honored to have been able to read and review. It was such a phenomenal read and had amazing characters as well as an amazing story line. I just could not get enough of it and once I started reading it I could not put it down. I recommend that you read it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
May 30, 2021
Although the story in itself was relatively amusing once it actually got going, I don't think this is my genre... I try it from time to time, but haven't had a real click with it once. I'm definitely not against sex scenes in a book, but this one felt a bit like working from sex scene to sex scene instead of incorporating them in the character and story development.
August 2, 2019
I absolutely love fairytale retellings and this is a fun but dark and twisted version of Peter Pan and it is awesome! A steamy reverse harem version that once you start you will be completely hooked, good is bad and bad is good and this is definitely well worth a read!
April 22, 2019
Great read!!!! Can't wait for the next book!!!
April 15, 2019
A fantastic updated version to an old tale.
A great storyline and characters in an action packed read.
An excellent take on the old Peter Pan, in this coming of age sequel.
I enjoyed this book and the tale of the lost girls and what happened to them.
Find out the real reason why Peter wanted the girls to come to the island to become the boy’s mother. And what really happens to the boys when they grow up.
I enjoyed this book and cannot wait for the next one, and I recommend it.
A great storyline and characters in an action packed read.
An excellent take on the old Peter Pan, in this coming of age sequel.
I enjoyed this book and the tale of the lost girls and what happened to them.
Find out the real reason why Peter wanted the girls to come to the island to become the boy’s mother. And what really happens to the boys when they grow up.
I enjoyed this book and cannot wait for the next one, and I recommend it.
April 16, 2019
This book was amazing I love the twist on the grims version of this classic tale. The twist and turns are awesome you won't look at Never Land the same again. There's the perfect combo of funny, sexy, and action packed moments to keep you wanting more. I can't wait to read Hooks story in book 2.
April 18, 2019
Interesting take
This was an interesting revamp of Peter Pan. I loved the twist on the story and Captain Hook may just be my new BB.
This was an interesting revamp of Peter Pan. I loved the twist on the story and Captain Hook may just be my new BB.
April 17, 2019
A-freaking-mazing!
I loved loved this book! A great take on the traditional Neverland story. (I love this so much more.) The fmc is hilarious and bad a$$. Fast burn!
I loved loved this book! A great take on the traditional Neverland story. (I love this so much more.) The fmc is hilarious and bad a$$. Fast burn!
April 15, 2019
Overnight, Jade and her fellow wildlings grow up. Queen Mab uses their assistance to bring peace to Neverland. Good book, well written.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
April 22, 2019
It should be said that this book is definitely not for a young audience. It has plenty of graphic sex and it is a reverse harem. I’m personally not a fan of reverse harems, but sometimes the story can sell me on the book. And I’m a total sucker for books about Neverland. The storyline is about half and half with the sex, so there is enough storyline to hold the book together. I did like Jade. I loved how much of a strong tomboy she was, good with weapons, and fighting, and curious, and willing to talk to others to figure out if they were really friend or foe. Her two Lost Boys seemed rather interchangeable and joined at the hip. But I loved Jas (though I never took to the nickname. I kept having to remind myself of his real name and who he was). Yes, Peter Pan is more often villain in the indie books than not, so that wasn’t new territory (yes, I’m a fan of Once Upon a Time). Which isn’t surprising since he was rather dark even in the Disney cartoon. And I loved the whole sexual awakening in the beginning (though for being Lost Boys, or rather Wildlings, her group was oddly squeamish about things like nudity). Where I had the largest trouble with this story was the swear words. Actually, they were used infrequently enough not to really bother me, but that they felt too modern for the setting. And there are so many readers out there who don’t care for swear words in books (me included), so why put them in when they sound so awkward and not needed? Maybe the author just likes shooting themselves in the foot? The next problem I had was that the author actually labels the groupings as “harems” within the book itself. Like it’s trying to remind the audience every couple of sentences that this is a harem. Totally awkward and unwieldy, again. Why does the relationship need a label? It sounds trashy to outright name it that in dialogue. Not to mention that Jade seems to think all the guys should be okay with her having sex with all of them, yet she gets insanely jealous when she thinks they might like someone else or if another woman looks in their direction. Total double standard and how is that fair to the guys? And it’s like someone told the author that harems have to have the magic number of 5. Since when? I groaned when the 5 princes popped up. Seriously, harems can have as many or as few as you want. (Snow White has 7 obviously, just saying). Oh, and there were a couple of devices that got added in that felt too modern (I’m specifically looking at the plant and the wand). And the last issue I had with it was the showdown with Peter was anti-climactic. It built it up for the entire duration of the book and then was over within a page. For the record, the next book Hook sounds fantastic!
April 24, 2019
I received an ARC of this book for free, but my thoughts and review are my own and are not influenced by the author.
Some points about the book
- Love the retelling of fairytales. Seeing Peter Pan as the bad guy reminded me of Once upon a time tv series, but this take was original enough.
- Love that Hook is not a bad guy
- Enough magic to make it fantasy, not to much to take it to far from away from the original take on Neverland
- I like the main girl in the book for the first part when she is still a child. She is forced to grow up overnight but is straight away bombarded with the feelings from both herself and the ones around her. She is a child in a grown up body and due to time constraints on the story the pace feels a bit forced. As an adult with children the steam of the book was a bit disturbing on occasions with her acting and speaking like a child and two of the males who are adults and have been adults for a long period of time. It would have been better if the growing up was done over time or if the feelings and physical side of things were ignored for a while, especially between the adults and the newly grown up girl.
- Quite a few spelling mistakes and grammar mistakes. Could have done with better beta readers and or a better editor.
That sounds quite negative and I am not actually that negative about this book. It is a good unique view of a classic fairytale. I liked the fact that Peter Pan is bad (I mean he steals children and takes them to Neverland, not exactly a hero) I liked the main characters. I liked Hook as character, in fact he might be the one I liked best in the book.
So in short don't take what I said to negatively, I might be a bit older than the intended reader group, other might not see the problems I do. It is an entertaining read and definitely worth a try.
Some points about the book
- Love the retelling of fairytales. Seeing Peter Pan as the bad guy reminded me of Once upon a time tv series, but this take was original enough.
- Love that Hook is not a bad guy
- Enough magic to make it fantasy, not to much to take it to far from away from the original take on Neverland
- I like the main girl in the book for the first part when she is still a child. She is forced to grow up overnight but is straight away bombarded with the feelings from both herself and the ones around her. She is a child in a grown up body and due to time constraints on the story the pace feels a bit forced. As an adult with children the steam of the book was a bit disturbing on occasions with her acting and speaking like a child and two of the males who are adults and have been adults for a long period of time. It would have been better if the growing up was done over time or if the feelings and physical side of things were ignored for a while, especially between the adults and the newly grown up girl.
- Quite a few spelling mistakes and grammar mistakes. Could have done with better beta readers and or a better editor.
That sounds quite negative and I am not actually that negative about this book. It is a good unique view of a classic fairytale. I liked the fact that Peter Pan is bad (I mean he steals children and takes them to Neverland, not exactly a hero) I liked the main characters. I liked Hook as character, in fact he might be the one I liked best in the book.
So in short don't take what I said to negatively, I might be a bit older than the intended reader group, other might not see the problems I do. It is an entertaining read and definitely worth a try.
May 4, 2022
I've written a review of the boxset but since there aren't any reviews for the individual books, figured I'd give others an idea of what to expect.
Aftee hundreds of years as being and living as ageless kids, the FMC and half of her harem are 'grown up' overnight and given adult bodies. There is no transitional period from child mindest to adult-- its hormone city and the sexual stuff kicks off within the first few pages of the book.
Its either as bad as it sounds or slightly less unsettling the further you get into the book. They never had sexual inclinations before but they did have adult situations such as having to create their own home and hunting, providing for themselves.
For me that lack of transition made it tough to really get onboard with the sexual side of the relationship but the biggest reason for the low rating was that the FMC backstory and her time as a Wilding was all tell, no show.
We never saw how she was taken from her home against her will and imprisioned by Peter, or how she met nearly all of her harem and earned their affection and how they bonded we the reader we just told it happened without any real detail.
And while I won't go into spoilers, the big plot is just stupid and makes absolutely zero sense even after being fully explained in book 2 and the big showdown is incredibly underwhelming.
This is a meh book by a good author who seemed to drop the ball when the Jade's storyline should have been an an amazing read.
Aftee hundreds of years as being and living as ageless kids, the FMC and half of her harem are 'grown up' overnight and given adult bodies. There is no transitional period from child mindest to adult-- its hormone city and the sexual stuff kicks off within the first few pages of the book.
Its either as bad as it sounds or slightly less unsettling the further you get into the book. They never had sexual inclinations before but they did have adult situations such as having to create their own home and hunting, providing for themselves.
For me that lack of transition made it tough to really get onboard with the sexual side of the relationship but the biggest reason for the low rating was that the FMC backstory and her time as a Wilding was all tell, no show.
We never saw how she was taken from her home against her will and imprisioned by Peter, or how she met nearly all of her harem and earned their affection and how they bonded we the reader we just told it happened without any real detail.
And while I won't go into spoilers, the big plot is just stupid and makes absolutely zero sense even after being fully explained in book 2 and the big showdown is incredibly underwhelming.
This is a meh book by a good author who seemed to drop the ball when the Jade's storyline should have been an an amazing read.
May 26, 2019
This book has a very interesting spin on the story of Peter Pan, Hook, Tinkerbell & all the rest of Neverland that is expected. Peter has kidnapped girls & brought them to Neverland against their will. When they want to go home, he denies it. Tinkerbell is not the fun-loving pixie, she's filled with dark magic. Being a grown up is a death sentence, and how do you hide from Peter Pan in Neverland?
Jade has escaped Peter Pan & was followed by 2 of the Lost Boys. They've lived together with a fairy, Coale, for a very long time. One day Jade & the Lost Boys--known as the Wildlings--wake up & are grown ups. Once they realize it's not a prank by Coale, they know that they don't have long before Peter is hunting them. Their only hope for help is the hook nosed hag, but nobody knows where she is. The travel to Crocodile Creek where they run in to Captain Hook, who was thought to be dead. They learn that Hook's daughter was kidnapped by Peter before he took Jade. They team up & have to get Hook to believe because he will need it to help rid Neverland of Peter.
The spin on all of the characters from the traditional fairy tale is brilliant. This a definite adult story & is steamy.
Jade has escaped Peter Pan & was followed by 2 of the Lost Boys. They've lived together with a fairy, Coale, for a very long time. One day Jade & the Lost Boys--known as the Wildlings--wake up & are grown ups. Once they realize it's not a prank by Coale, they know that they don't have long before Peter is hunting them. Their only hope for help is the hook nosed hag, but nobody knows where she is. The travel to Crocodile Creek where they run in to Captain Hook, who was thought to be dead. They learn that Hook's daughter was kidnapped by Peter before he took Jade. They team up & have to get Hook to believe because he will need it to help rid Neverland of Peter.
The spin on all of the characters from the traditional fairy tale is brilliant. This a definite adult story & is steamy.
May 3, 2019
I guess you would be able to define Lost Girl in Neverland as a fairy-tale retelling. JB Trepagnier had given the classic children's story of Peter Pan an interesting spin.
In this book, Peter Pan isn't the good guy (wait till you find out what he really is at the end) and Captain Hook isn't the bad guy (Peter Pan gave him a bad rep, Hook is only in Neverland to rescue his daughter, who was lured into Neverland by Peter), there were other girls before Wendy, and Lost Boys actually grew up while in Neverland. Let's not forget Tinkerbelle! She's dabbled a bit in black magic that she made Queen Mab upset at her, so she's not the perfect little fairy we've all known her to be.
Lost Girl in Neverland is full of adventure, some mystery, and quite a bit of steaminess, that has you turning the pages. You'll just have to read it and find out for yourself!
In this book, Peter Pan isn't the good guy (wait till you find out what he really is at the end) and Captain Hook isn't the bad guy (Peter Pan gave him a bad rep, Hook is only in Neverland to rescue his daughter, who was lured into Neverland by Peter), there were other girls before Wendy, and Lost Boys actually grew up while in Neverland. Let's not forget Tinkerbelle! She's dabbled a bit in black magic that she made Queen Mab upset at her, so she's not the perfect little fairy we've all known her to be.
Lost Girl in Neverland is full of adventure, some mystery, and quite a bit of steaminess, that has you turning the pages. You'll just have to read it and find out for yourself!
April 12, 2019
I couldn't wait for this book! I was so captivated about the blurb, a dark twist on an old favorite. I enjoyed the story and I'm intrigued by nightmare island. I needed more!
I would of like this to be longer or possibly a series itself, Hook and the first Neverland girl, could be novellas. Maybe if it was longer it would of been fantastic.
I needed more character interaction, you don't really know them. I wanted more of the island, their life. Things came too easy. Hook being 300 year old notorious pirate just rolled over and gave up his secrets. They went looking for a hag and found her right away. There wasn't any real struggle for the characters, beside coming to terms with them being kidnapped.
I would of like things to be slowed down, to enjoy the story.
I would of like this to be longer or possibly a series itself, Hook and the first Neverland girl, could be novellas. Maybe if it was longer it would of been fantastic.
I needed more character interaction, you don't really know them. I wanted more of the island, their life. Things came too easy. Hook being 300 year old notorious pirate just rolled over and gave up his secrets. They went looking for a hag and found her right away. There wasn't any real struggle for the characters, beside coming to terms with them being kidnapped.
I would of like things to be slowed down, to enjoy the story.
May 11, 2019
Jade was kidnapped from her bed by Peter Pan and taken to Neverland. He told her she was to be his mother - but she wanted to be a "lost Boy' and excaped with 2 who became her wildlings, and Coale, a fairy. When they awoke grown up one day, they knew they were in trouble and Peter would be hunting them. They meet Hook - and find that he is now evil, but just looking for his daughter Elise - another of Peter Pan's victims. Will they find her? Will she be able to help them defeat Peter Pan and Tinkerbell? Where does Queen Mab fit into the scheme of things? Will Jade and her harem have their happy ever after? Loved this adult version of Peter Pan and all of its twists and turns!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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