And when she finally gets to Neverland, what could have been a dangerous and menacing time instead was overran with Gwen swooning over her captor and cataloging his roguish looks. The beginning, when Gwen is in London, really drags. First, it took me a good 75 pages or so to really get into it. And while I enjoyed parts of it and found much of it entertaining, I also found it lagged and lacked as well. Unhooked is an interesting and unique take on Peter Pan. But can she save Neverland without losing herself? Read more As Gwen struggles to remember where she came from and tries to find a way home, she must choose between trusting the charming fairy-tale hero who says all the right things and the captivating pirate who promises to keep her safe.Ĭaught in the ultimate battle between good and evil, with time running out and her enemies closing in, Gwen is forced to finally face the truths she’s been hiding from all along. Here, good and evil lose their meaning and memories slip like water through your fingers. Gwen discovers that this new world she inhabits is called Neverland, but it’s nothing like the Neverland you’ve heard about in stories. And Gwen begins to realize that maybe her mother isn’t so crazy after all…
Gwen’s only saving grace is that her best friend, Olivia, is with her for the summer.īut shortly after their arrival, the girls are kidnapped by shadowy creatures and dragged into a world of flesh-eating sea hags and dangerous Fey. Her mother believes they are being hunted by brutal monsters, and those delusions have brought them to London, far from the life Gwen had finally started to build for herself. From “talented wordsmith” ( Publishers Weekly) Lisa Maxwell comes a lush, atmospheric fantasy novel filled with twists and turns about a girl who is kidnapped and brought to an island inhabited by fairies, a roguish ship captain, and bloodthirsty beasts.įor as long as she can remember, Gwendolyn Allister has never had a place to call home.
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