Nikki St. CroweFantasy · Romance
The Never King
Synopsis
Winnie Darling has spent her life haunted by a shadow that visits her in the dark — and on her eighteenth birthday, that shadow finally drags her to Neverland. There she is claimed by Pan, the beautiful and merciless Never King, and his equally dangerous Lost Boys, who need Winnie's Darling bloodline to hold their fading magic together.
Trapped on an island where trust is a weapon and desire is a trap, Winnie refuses to be a pawn. But the longer she survives among Pan and his boys, the harder it becomes to tell captor from protector — and to deny the pull she feels toward the very men who took her.
The Never King opens Nikki St. Crowe's Vicious Lost Boys, a dark, explicit adult reimagining of Peter Pan. It is a fast, steamy why-choose fantasy romance built on morally grey antiheroes, sharp banter, and a heroine who bites back.
How it reads
Prose complexity 1/10
Content warnings (2)
Sexual ContentViolence
- ARC REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 "Three, two, one. One, two, three. Better watch out: Peter Pan is going to murder thee." This book easily takes the cake for my favourite of the month, it is a really great read. I feel like retellings have become really popular recently and I am here for it. I adore the original Peter Pan (my nickname from my family is Tink), what I really liked about Nikki’s adaptation of the classic was how she made it her own while also keeping the narrative relatable towards the original story. For example, a key aspect of this book revolves around Peter Pan’s shadow, and in the Movie, Peter’s shadow is a living entity that also goes missing. While I was reading, I was constantly connecting dots between the original and Nikki’s book. The inclusion of Tinkerbell was really clever and nuanced. I won’t go into much more detail other than noting that the use of her jealousy was a really clever way to create originality in the book. Now, with this book being a RH (reverse harem) adult romance there is an expectant level of steam. However, it isn’t too steamy, 3 chillis/5, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. I think it was an appropriate level for the book because it still allowed there to be a narrative without it being a sex-fest. The romance is actually decent, not only is there no insta-love but there is also clear chemistry and passion between the characters. There is a touch of enemies to lovers which is 10/10. Also, morally gray characters, swoon. This book was amazing, and luckily for you, it came out today! Remember to check out any possible triggers.
- I don’t think I’ve ever read anything I hated so much. And I’m not trying to be rude with this lol. I just did not like this book. The very last sentence is the only reason I’m going to read the second book.
- <div>Nothing could have prepared me for the wonderful experience that was listening to this book😍 I couldn’t stop listening and now I’m onto book 2 🤩 eeepp</div>
- Nothing could have prepared me for the wonderful experience that was listening to this book😍 I couldn’t stop listening and now I’m onto book 2 🤩 eeepp