I loved the characters so much especially Wendy and Tinker Bell they had a great friendship that was rocky at times but they became the best friend to each other neither had ever had. Hardcover. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. So if you go in with an open mind, you’ll be pleasantly satisfied with this read! She has been holding onto Peter’s shadow for four years, but he hasn’t come to claim it and Wendy is … The story that unfolded with Wendy, Tinker Bell, Hook, The Lost Boys and Peter Pan was truly captivating. Originally I had thought that this book would be similar to Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson's Peter and the Starcatchers, another version of the Peter Pan tale. Available Formats Print & eBook. Buy Now. Well this series went downhill...Not only was this one boring, but it can across as much more childish! “He looked like the living embodiment of fearlessness, of seizing whatever the moment brought and assuming it would all work out somehow.”. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, + $12.24 Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to France. She also holds on to his shadow. . You Save 11%. I loved Wendy for her no nonsense attitude along with with kind and passionate nature. There was a problem loading your book clubs. $18. Please try again. Sixteen-year-old Wendy Darling's life is not what she imagined it would be. I thought that some parts dragged on a little bit for my liking and it could have be cut down. I realized that Liz Braswell over does the descriptions of everything in her writing. She lives in Brooklyn with a husband, two children, a cat, a part­time dog, three fish, and five coffee trees-one of which has already produced a rather tolerable espresso. I loved this book so much it is now my favorite Peter Pan retelling for the wonderful character that is Wendy and adding so much more to Tinker Bell to make her more than a jealous girl who only cares about Peter Pan. Also Braswell wrote it. But when Captain Hook reveals some rather permanent and evil plans for Never Land, it's up to the two of them to save Peter Pan—and his world. The lost boys and Peter Pan never held my attention. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. There were some great ideas, but not enough adventure to be a Peter pan story. . Oh TinkerBell is so amazing in this! However I’m aware this could just be a one off so I would definitely recommend the book to others! So overall I loved this book I will look forward to more of these books soon. The middle was alright, I really liked the friendship development between Wendy and tink. It was too long and dragged on. I wanted to like this book more than I did and struggled between giving it a 2 and a 3. Peter Pan and Neverland have always been among my Disney favorites. WHY IS IT EVEN THERE?!? A bit confusing at times but a decent read. After nearly meeting her hero, Peter Pan, four years earlier, she still holds on to the childhood hope that his magical home truly exists. This story is about growing up. the author's writing is generally cardboard but I love Peter Pan so . In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. But when Captain Hook reveals some rather permanent and evil plans for Never Land, it’s up to the two of them to save Peter Pan—and his world. BUYING ADVISORY: MS – OPTIONAL AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE Wendy is sixteen and feels lost and misunderstood while living in London. with Captain Hook? There is an attempted rape in the first fifty pages or so. :). She is also the author of Stuffed and several other Twisted Tales, including A Whole New World, Once Upon a Dream, As Old as Time, and Part of Your World. But I was kind of annoyed once it got in the late middle by then I feel that too many things were happening at once. After the sort of introverted childhood you would expect from a writer, Liz earned a degree in Egyptology at Brown University and then promptly spent the next ten years producing video games. . I love the Twisted Tales Series, do not get me wrong. Peter Pan is about not growing up. I absolutely loved the book! I’ve been a huge fan of the Twisted Tales and this one did not disappoint. Please try your request again later. I guess when I saw a fairy tale with a twist I didn't expect so much of it to follow traditional lore. . Read at least a lot of books in your lifetime. A worthy read dor any Disney fan. Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2020. I highly recommend!! Finally Liz caved in to fate and wrote Snow and Rx under the name Tracy Lynn, followed by the Nine Lives of Chloe King series under her real name, because by then the assassins hunting her were all dead. I was not sure what to expect of this story. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2020, I love these books, got a couple of friends hooks as well (get it, hook, hehe). WONDERLAND MIGHT BE NEXT PLEASEEEEE SAY IT IS! YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEAS? I think those who are bigger fans of Peter Pan would enjoy this story far more than I did. This detracted from my enjoying the story. I love Peter Pan! Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. A triple rainbow graced its frothy bottom. The doldrums of an empty house after her brothers have gone to school, the dull parties where everyone thinks she talks too much, and the fact that her parents have decided to send her away to Ireland as a governess—it all makes her wish things could be different. Why does Wendy HAVE to get a stupid dog she does not like? So when an opportunity to travel to Never Land via pirate ship presents itself, Wendy makes a deal with the devil. Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2020. I did not want Peter to get mad at Wendy for what she did, but when he did not get mad at her, but when he got mad at Tinker Bell instead, I kinda wished Peter DID get mad at her just a little bit. . I just couldn't personally get into the book quite honestly, and that might just be me. Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2020. “A paradisiacal lagoon lay below them. It intrigues me. Liz Braswell spent her childhood reading fairy tales, dreaming, and going on adven­tures in the woods with her cat. The whole plot was just boring. I loved this book so much it is now my favorite Peter Pan retelling for the wonderful character that is Wendy and adding so much more to Tinker Bell to make her more than a jealous girl who only cares about Peter Pan.