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The Never
"Out of nothing, we create something."
Arianna has spent her entire life being called a dreamer, an artist who created a world no one else can see. And for her entire life, she has taken the medication that keeps that world - and the one who brought her there - at bay.
Now an adult, Arianna reawakens that part of herself kept locked away in the darkest corners of her mind. When she hides her medicine from her fiancé's ever-watchful eye, he returns - the shadow in the night who collects her for an adventure known only in her fantasies.
But something is different about this world called The Never. It is no longer the cheerful place filled with light and laughter that she knew as a child. Now, the sea creatures drag their visitors into the depths of murky waters. The natives battle to the death against the tribe of children. And the pirates, led by the feared captain called The Hunter, seek out Arianna for their own sinister plans.
As Arianna goes deeper into The Never, she discovers just what her connection to the land means - and must choose between her life rooted in reality, and the world where anything is possible.
Arianna has spent her entire life being called a dreamer, an artist who created a world no one else can see. And for her entire life, she has taken the medication that keeps that world - and the one who brought her there - at bay.
Now an adult, Arianna reawakens that part of herself kept locked away in the darkest corners of her mind. When she hides her medicine from her fiancé's ever-watchful eye, he returns - the shadow in the night who collects her for an adventure known only in her fantasies.
But something is different about this world called The Never. It is no longer the cheerful place filled with light and laughter that she knew as a child. Now, the sea creatures drag their visitors into the depths of murky waters. The natives battle to the death against the tribe of children. And the pirates, led by the feared captain called The Hunter, seek out Arianna for their own sinister plans.
As Arianna goes deeper into The Never, she discovers just what her connection to the land means - and must choose between her life rooted in reality, and the world where anything is possible.
276 pages, Paperback
First published February 26, 2013
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About the author
Kristina Circelli
27 books276 followersKristina Circelli is the author of adult and YA fiction novels. A descendent of the Cherokee nation, Circelli holds both a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English from the University of North Florida. Currently, she works as both a copywriter and creative writing professor, in addition to writing her own novels.
Her latest series, The Whisper Legacy, is steeped in the spoken narratives of Native American lore, and is at once a gripping story of a father's love and his search for redemption as well as a written record of a Nation's belief system. Part adventure, part myth, and altogether riveting, this series from Kristina Circelli signifies the emergence of an important voice in Native American literature.
Circelli currently resides in Jacksonville, Florida with her husband, Seth, and cat, Sir Whisky Sour.
Her latest series, The Whisper Legacy, is steeped in the spoken narratives of Native American lore, and is at once a gripping story of a father's love and his search for redemption as well as a written record of a Nation's belief system. Part adventure, part myth, and altogether riveting, this series from Kristina Circelli signifies the emergence of an important voice in Native American literature.
Circelli currently resides in Jacksonville, Florida with her husband, Seth, and cat, Sir Whisky Sour.
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April 24, 2013
I read the synopsis of this book without even associating it with anything. It sounded interesting and I wanted to read it. I started the book and was a little ways into it before a commercial for Peter Pan came on and it clicked for me. I dove back in and drank the story up, loving every moment of what Kristina Circelli could tell me about The Never.
The story and characters were complex and always twisting. Every time I would think I had a grasp on something, a new lie or secret would be revealed. There was just so much mystery, and I didn't want to stop reading. I needed to learn about all of the secrets surrounding Arianna. I had to know what each of the three men in her lives were hiding from her. The adventures were wild! These weren't the cheerful adventures from the movie my children love. Circelli wrote adventures that had me holding my breath. I desperately needed to know the outcomes, but I dreaded them as well. There were deaths and thievery, and darker things that were sad to read. But there was also love, joy, and redemption.
This was the first book of Kristina Circelli's that I have read. It was an amazing way to be introduced to an author. The Never will take readers flying, pillaging, fighting, loving, and learning. Circelli has amazing talent, and I cannot wait to read her other books.
The story and characters were complex and always twisting. Every time I would think I had a grasp on something, a new lie or secret would be revealed. There was just so much mystery, and I didn't want to stop reading. I needed to learn about all of the secrets surrounding Arianna. I had to know what each of the three men in her lives were hiding from her. The adventures were wild! These weren't the cheerful adventures from the movie my children love. Circelli wrote adventures that had me holding my breath. I desperately needed to know the outcomes, but I dreaded them as well. There were deaths and thievery, and darker things that were sad to read. But there was also love, joy, and redemption.
This was the first book of Kristina Circelli's that I have read. It was an amazing way to be introduced to an author. The Never will take readers flying, pillaging, fighting, loving, and learning. Circelli has amazing talent, and I cannot wait to read her other books.
June 20, 2014
I enjoyed the Peter Pan aspect of this story! I have always loved the idea of never truly growing up and I actually live by this notion each day of my life, in one way or another.
I liked the adventure and the overall plot involving The Never. The adventures in flying, saving/stealing talismans were lots of fun. I especially enjoyed the idea of the living things in The Never changing to evil things when their talismans are stolen.
Also, However I feel the concept of mental illness vs imaginary world and our main character Arianna, taking "pills" to stay in the real world to be a fascinating idea!
On the down side, I felt the writing seemed amateur and there were several editing issues (I have seen far worse with other indie published novels!). I sort of wish that I liked Arianna more. Her actions always seemed driven by the circumstances around her and not by her own motivations. She wasn't much of a heroine.
I admit that I am torn about the ending. Through-out the entire novel, I was drawing parallels and possible conclusions of my own to explain Arianna's experiences in The Never and the characters she encounters there and then the story just ended without any explanation. I truly did not care which guy she ended up with. There was a confusing scene at the end where Arianna is confronted by her guys and I think I was supposed to root for one of the other. This scene should be cut from the book altogether.
Anyway, since the story just ends with her picking one of the guys and offers no explanation of The Never, I felt a bit cheated. As I did draw many of my own possible conclusions while reading, the facts still don't make sense in the end. I don't know. Throw me a bone!
I am the type of reader that likes to have a story connect MOST of the dots for me. That is a story tellers job, after all! Leaving too much unanswered seems sort of lazy to me, not enigmatic.
I liked the adventure and the overall plot involving The Never. The adventures in flying, saving/stealing talismans were lots of fun. I especially enjoyed the idea of the living things in The Never changing to evil things when their talismans are stolen.
Also, However I feel the concept of mental illness vs imaginary world and our main character Arianna, taking "pills" to stay in the real world to be a fascinating idea!
On the down side, I felt the writing seemed amateur and there were several editing issues (I have seen far worse with other indie published novels!). I sort of wish that I liked Arianna more. Her actions always seemed driven by the circumstances around her and not by her own motivations. She wasn't much of a heroine.
I admit that I am torn about the ending. Through-out the entire novel, I was drawing parallels and possible conclusions of my own to explain Arianna's experiences in The Never and the characters she encounters there and then the story just ended without any explanation. I truly did not care which guy she ended up with. There was a confusing scene at the end where Arianna is confronted by her guys and I think I was supposed to root for one of the other. This scene should be cut from the book altogether.
Anyway, since the story just ends with her picking one of the guys and offers no explanation of The Never, I felt a bit cheated. As I did draw many of my own possible conclusions while reading, the facts still don't make sense in the end. I don't know. Throw me a bone!
I am the type of reader that likes to have a story connect MOST of the dots for me. That is a story tellers job, after all! Leaving too much unanswered seems sort of lazy to me, not enigmatic.
March 30, 2014
I picked up this book based on the blurb on the back. It sounded inventive. Unfortunately, most of the potential was wasted. It had a very cool concept (is the Never real or in Arianna's (the Wendy analog grown up))head? That question, along with what was wrong with the Never and others never got answered. Great idea, but poor execution.
May 24, 2016
More reviews available at my blog, Beauty and the Bookworm.
The Never is supposed to be Peter Pan all grown up, with the main character Arianna serving as a modern, kick-ass Wendy. She's a modern 26-year-old artist who is engaged to man named John, and takes medication to fight off what are thought of as delusions, but are actually real--memories of a place called The Never and the people and creatures who inhabit it. However, she often forgets to take her medication, and when she does, The Never comes calling until she finally returns.
That's what the book is supposed to be about, and you can certainly read it in that way. It's not a bad fantasy. In its course, Arianna learns how to fly, fights with and against pirates, consorts with mermaids, and changes The Never forever. But let's touch on a few points as to why I don't think it reads like that.
The first is Arianna herself, and also Malachi. They're supposed to be adults, all grown up, and yet they're entirely obsessed with adventures and games. They don't act like adults at all, and have absolutely no comprehension of the consequences of their actions. They're selfish and cruel to everyone they love. Arianna up and abandons her mother, her fiance, and her brand new puppy to go play Peter Pan somewhere. It's completely ridiculous, and made me not like either of them at all. Once Ari started trying to fix things, I regained a bit of respect for her, but I could never like Malachi, who hid things from her that ended up being disastrous, even though he knew they could end up being disastrous, because he was too wrapped up in his "games" to do otherwise.
My other big issue with this was Ari's medication. She takes these little blue pills that apparently cut her off from The Never and anchor her on earth. Which just seemed...weird? Like, why would that exist? They're apparently pills to combat mental illness, so why would they work against something that's actually real? Why wouldn't they jumble up her thoughts and memories of earth as well as of The Never? It doesn't make sense at all. Which brings me to...
I absolutely could not read this as a full-fledged fantasy. I just couldn't. The medication thing completely screwed it up for me, and I ended up reading it as a beautifully-written story of mental illness, manipulation, and abuse instead. That was fascinating. The whole medication thing just didn't make sense to me, and so I had to twist the entire narrative so that it did. Also, if Ari isn't actually visiting The Never, but is in fact just intensely delusional, it would also explain her selfish, erratic behavior.
Circelli's prose itself is absolutely lovely, and I think it's very well crafted in a word-smithing sort of way. I could perfectly imagine The Never and the worlds around it, as well as all of the characters which inhabit it. It was great. I think she does a good job of spinning out the story and working in pertinent details at good points, rather than just dumping it all in your lap at one time. And if you read it as I did, it's even more fabulous, because every single thing in The Never represents some part of Ari's life and why an active imagination might have been spurred on into full-blown delusions. Still, I'm not sure that's how this book is meant to be read, so I'm not sure I can actually give Circelli credit for that. Still, she's definitely a good writer, and I would be interested in reading more of her books.
3.5 stars out of 5. This would probably be higher if I knew exactly how I was supposed to read it. And if I liked Ari.
PS. There's also a suggestion that John's (Ari's fiance) great-grandmother is the original Wendy of Peter Pan, which was cool and a clever little nod to the original story, if I do say so myself.
The Never is supposed to be Peter Pan all grown up, with the main character Arianna serving as a modern, kick-ass Wendy. She's a modern 26-year-old artist who is engaged to man named John, and takes medication to fight off what are thought of as delusions, but are actually real--memories of a place called The Never and the people and creatures who inhabit it. However, she often forgets to take her medication, and when she does, The Never comes calling until she finally returns.
That's what the book is supposed to be about, and you can certainly read it in that way. It's not a bad fantasy. In its course, Arianna learns how to fly, fights with and against pirates, consorts with mermaids, and changes The Never forever. But let's touch on a few points as to why I don't think it reads like that.
The first is Arianna herself, and also Malachi. They're supposed to be adults, all grown up, and yet they're entirely obsessed with adventures and games. They don't act like adults at all, and have absolutely no comprehension of the consequences of their actions. They're selfish and cruel to everyone they love. Arianna up and abandons her mother, her fiance, and her brand new puppy to go play Peter Pan somewhere. It's completely ridiculous, and made me not like either of them at all. Once Ari started trying to fix things, I regained a bit of respect for her, but I could never like Malachi, who hid things from her that ended up being disastrous, even though he knew they could end up being disastrous, because he was too wrapped up in his "games" to do otherwise.
My other big issue with this was Ari's medication. She takes these little blue pills that apparently cut her off from The Never and anchor her on earth. Which just seemed...weird? Like, why would that exist? They're apparently pills to combat mental illness, so why would they work against something that's actually real? Why wouldn't they jumble up her thoughts and memories of earth as well as of The Never? It doesn't make sense at all. Which brings me to...
I absolutely could not read this as a full-fledged fantasy. I just couldn't. The medication thing completely screwed it up for me, and I ended up reading it as a beautifully-written story of mental illness, manipulation, and abuse instead. That was fascinating. The whole medication thing just didn't make sense to me, and so I had to twist the entire narrative so that it did. Also, if Ari isn't actually visiting The Never, but is in fact just intensely delusional, it would also explain her selfish, erratic behavior.
Circelli's prose itself is absolutely lovely, and I think it's very well crafted in a word-smithing sort of way. I could perfectly imagine The Never and the worlds around it, as well as all of the characters which inhabit it. It was great. I think she does a good job of spinning out the story and working in pertinent details at good points, rather than just dumping it all in your lap at one time. And if you read it as I did, it's even more fabulous, because every single thing in The Never represents some part of Ari's life and why an active imagination might have been spurred on into full-blown delusions. Still, I'm not sure that's how this book is meant to be read, so I'm not sure I can actually give Circelli credit for that. Still, she's definitely a good writer, and I would be interested in reading more of her books.
3.5 stars out of 5. This would probably be higher if I knew exactly how I was supposed to read it. And if I liked Ari.
PS. There's also a suggestion that John's (Ari's fiance) great-grandmother is the original Wendy of Peter Pan, which was cool and a clever little nod to the original story, if I do say so myself.
April 28, 2013
I'd like to thank the author and Promotional Book Tours for a chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
What an awesome book. I can't say enough about it. The twist on the original story was amazing. I have to say, I kept waiting for Tinkerbell to make her official appearance, and at one point I thought she had. The story itself was great, and emotional for me at the end. I really needed a book to pull me out of my funk after the Boston Marathon bombing, and get me back into reading. This was just the book.
The only thing I didn't like was the second half of the book, where John was completely dropped from the story line till the very end. What the heck? With everything that happened before to him, I would have expected more of the same, if not even worse. As I was reading it, my mind kept wandering back to him and what should have been happening to him that we never got to see.
Overall though, it was really really good.
What an awesome book. I can't say enough about it. The twist on the original story was amazing. I have to say, I kept waiting for Tinkerbell to make her official appearance, and at one point I thought she had. The story itself was great, and emotional for me at the end. I really needed a book to pull me out of my funk after the Boston Marathon bombing, and get me back into reading. This was just the book.
The only thing I didn't like was the second half of the book, where John was completely dropped from the story line till the very end. What the heck? With everything that happened before to him, I would have expected more of the same, if not even worse. As I was reading it, my mind kept wandering back to him and what should have been happening to him that we never got to see.
Overall though, it was really really good.
April 19, 2013
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a honest and unbiased review. This is the second book that I have read from this author and I can say that she triply knows how to grab hold of the reader and never let them go. I fell in love with this book initially just reading the preface of the book. The author creates such a remarkable picture of each and every part of the story. Could you imagine going through like having everyone that proclaims to love you expect you to take medication because you are a dreamer. But what happens as playful innocent dreams turn. Can you trust yourself. I highly recommend this book to anyone that likes a story that immerses you in a dream like state and leaves you wishing there was more.
October 10, 2013
The Never by Kristina Circelli was absolutely gorgeous!!! 15% in and I had to stop...to breathe ...to slow down...because I knew I wanted to, needed to savor this book. The writing style is beautiful. The story called to the girl in me that used to gaze out the window & try my hardest to see Peter Pan hiding in the trees, who spent untold play hours in Neverland. Heed the warnings, this is not a book for children. It is a book for adults who loved Peter Pan as children and still want that sense of wonder, of excitement, of pure joy on a story well told. A most heart-felt Thank You for this book, Ms. Circelli. Thank you for writing this story for me.
April 22, 2013
I do love Kristina's writing style, this is the second book I review and love from her. She knows so well how to describe characters and situation etc you feel you are there watching all this. Loved the fantasy in it as well (for my feeling) reality too. I look forwards to more books from this writer!
I LOVE Arianna, Fair warning it is hard to put the book down so be sure you have time for it.
I received a copy of this book for a honest review
I LOVE Arianna, Fair warning it is hard to put the book down so be sure you have time for it.
I received a copy of this book for a honest review
April 29, 2013
Kristina Circelli pens "The Never" in an extremely descriptive plot filled with twists and turns in this well written fantasy tale. Between the complexity of the the plot and the characters which were fantastically portrayed, the author kept me guessing throughout the whole book. Highly recommended for all fantasy lovers.
This review is based on a complimentary copy from the author which was provided for an honest review.
This review is based on a complimentary copy from the author which was provided for an honest review.
February 22, 2014
This book is very entertaining. The story will hold your interest from the beginning to the end. It will also keep you wondering what the author will come up with next. It will remind you of other adventure stories but with a twist.
December 22, 2019
I chose to read Never as it is a mature tale of Peter Pan. I always like to see how authors view a story I myself have pictured. There are insights in the characters and if the main theme remains or is this a total remastering to form a new tale within familiar boundaries. This is a character description on why a person lives the tale told from the perspective of a female as was the original. It is a well scripted story, everything flows and is a believable progression as we follow self awareness to a ending. This was rather quick, the last chapter brings it all together to a expected result. For me there was no insight or discovery from reading Never, but I did like the the book. Great tangent to a kids fairy tale and a wonderful description of landscapes and inhabitants. I did not like the character but I don't like everyone I meet. One of the better alternative stories I have read.
July 4, 2024
“You only live twice, 0r so it seems: one life for yourself and one for your dreams…” Julian Casalancas
Questions I asked myself while reading:
Reality or mental illness?
Childhood sexual abuse coping. PTSD
Alternate universes?
Did I get my answers? No. Read it and you decide.
Did I enjoy this book? Definitely.
Questions I asked myself while reading:
Reality or mental illness?
Childhood sexual abuse coping. PTSD
Alternate universes?
Did I get my answers? No. Read it and you decide.
Did I enjoy this book? Definitely.
October 4, 2017
Good book
You people should just read this book yourselves and write your own review on this novel yourself and I really enjoyed reading this book very much so .Shelley MA
You people should just read this book yourselves and write your own review on this novel yourself and I really enjoyed reading this book very much so .Shelley MA
December 16, 2023
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Not what I thought when reading the book review. The magic of a child and the inner child is something else.
Not what I thought when reading the book review. The magic of a child and the inner child is something else.
July 10, 2013
This book is Peter Pan, but for grown-ups. "The Never" is remarkably like Neverland; however, this tale is darker and has significantly more plot, so the story kept me intrigued all the way to the end.
Arianna is an artist who lives in two worlds; one she was born into, and one she discovered when she was a child and helped build with her imagination. Her mother and her fiance believe The Never is a symptom of mental illness and insist on medication to keep Arianna from dreaming, because that's when she tends to travel to The Never. Meanwhile, the wild boy of The Never (Malachi) she met as a child has grown into an adult and when Arianna stops taking her medication, he brings her back to The Never, where she is known as "Star Jumper." Everything is darker in The Never than she remembers it being... the weather is stormy, the wild children have become bloodthirsty, the mermaids have become killers, and the pirates are determined to conquer all the lands of their world. Arianna has to discover why The Never has become so desolate, what happened to make her start having nightmares about The Never, what role she and her paintings play in the scheme of things, and whether she can continue to reside in two worlds. She must also choose between her loving fiance, the wild Malachi, and the Pirate captain.
The twists and turns kept me guessing and the ending was satisfying. Kudos to Ms. Cercelli!
Arianna is an artist who lives in two worlds; one she was born into, and one she discovered when she was a child and helped build with her imagination. Her mother and her fiance believe The Never is a symptom of mental illness and insist on medication to keep Arianna from dreaming, because that's when she tends to travel to The Never. Meanwhile, the wild boy of The Never (Malachi) she met as a child has grown into an adult and when Arianna stops taking her medication, he brings her back to The Never, where she is known as "Star Jumper." Everything is darker in The Never than she remembers it being... the weather is stormy, the wild children have become bloodthirsty, the mermaids have become killers, and the pirates are determined to conquer all the lands of their world. Arianna has to discover why The Never has become so desolate, what happened to make her start having nightmares about The Never, what role she and her paintings play in the scheme of things, and whether she can continue to reside in two worlds. She must also choose between her loving fiance, the wild Malachi, and the Pirate captain.
The twists and turns kept me guessing and the ending was satisfying. Kudos to Ms. Cercelli!
February 2, 2014
A dark retelling of the Peter Pan story.
Arianna has been on medication for some time, taking little blue pills to quell her 'active imagination,' dreams of a world called The Never, where she had childhood adventures. Everyone believes she's crazy, and for a long time she believed it too.
Now her childhood playmate has returned, grown up, and takes her back to the Never. It has changed--grown dark and dangerous, and he believes she can save it. He doesn't want her to abandon him and The Never again, but she has obligations and ties to her past life. The big question is--is The Never real, and if it is, how can she save it?
Even after reading the story, I'm not quite sure if she was hallucinating or really in another world. The writing is lyrical and descriptive, and Arianna is wonderfully flawed--she hesitates and waffles, enough to annoy me. If you can forgive that, and like the story it's based on, give it a shot.
Arianna has been on medication for some time, taking little blue pills to quell her 'active imagination,' dreams of a world called The Never, where she had childhood adventures. Everyone believes she's crazy, and for a long time she believed it too.
Now her childhood playmate has returned, grown up, and takes her back to the Never. It has changed--grown dark and dangerous, and he believes she can save it. He doesn't want her to abandon him and The Never again, but she has obligations and ties to her past life. The big question is--is The Never real, and if it is, how can she save it?
Even after reading the story, I'm not quite sure if she was hallucinating or really in another world. The writing is lyrical and descriptive, and Arianna is wonderfully flawed--she hesitates and waffles, enough to annoy me. If you can forgive that, and like the story it's based on, give it a shot.
May 1, 2013
I received this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.This book is different than any other book I've read.
We all have daydreamed, or played make believe as a child. What if the world we created came to life? That is what it's like for Arianna. Arianna can go to a different world that only she knows exsists. Her mother and fiance make sure to give her medication to stop what they call dillusions. Is it really a dillusion or just another part of what makes Arianna who she is? Things are not always what they seem either though. Arianna has many obsticules to over come in both the "real" world and the world she calls The Never.
This is the second book by the author I have read and I love her writing style. She is able to capture the story she is telling in such a way that you can feel yourself being part of the story. I would love to read other work by her.
We all have daydreamed, or played make believe as a child. What if the world we created came to life? That is what it's like for Arianna. Arianna can go to a different world that only she knows exsists. Her mother and fiance make sure to give her medication to stop what they call dillusions. Is it really a dillusion or just another part of what makes Arianna who she is? Things are not always what they seem either though. Arianna has many obsticules to over come in both the "real" world and the world she calls The Never.
This is the second book by the author I have read and I love her writing style. She is able to capture the story she is telling in such a way that you can feel yourself being part of the story. I would love to read other work by her.
May 13, 2013
When I read began reading the Never, I thought of The Never Ending Story meets Peter Pan with a female lead.
With beautiful lands depicted and entertaining swordplay with pirates, I enjoyed reading The Never. Parts of the story reminded me of The Never Ending Story with the amazing lands and characters and parts reminded me of Peter Pan; the pirates and their Captain and the mermaids. The twist was a female lead and the storyline. At times it was a little like Never Ending Story but quickly veered into something bigger and darker which was a plus. Having that little extra something was pure genius. The Never is definitely not kiddyish with some scenes and language.
This was an amazing story that took two of my favorite books and movies and smashed them together and spiced them up.
With beautiful lands depicted and entertaining swordplay with pirates, I enjoyed reading The Never. Parts of the story reminded me of The Never Ending Story with the amazing lands and characters and parts reminded me of Peter Pan; the pirates and their Captain and the mermaids. The twist was a female lead and the storyline. At times it was a little like Never Ending Story but quickly veered into something bigger and darker which was a plus. Having that little extra something was pure genius. The Never is definitely not kiddyish with some scenes and language.
This was an amazing story that took two of my favorite books and movies and smashed them together and spiced them up.
November 12, 2013
It's Peter Pan for grown ups - what's not to love? The story was intriguing and it kept me reading til the end. Some bits were confusing, and I'm not sure that Arianna is really a very likable character. She did a lot of terrible things, but everyone seemed to just gloss over that. I was left wondering the whole story whether she was trapped in her imagination and leaving reality forever or if she was really going somewhere outside of our world. I guess it's left open for interpretation. Overall, it was a pretty good story.
February 24, 2015
I liked this book but some of it felt too child like while other parts felt too adult themed. Not sure which sub-genre this one fits into. Completely predictable plot and the protagonist was a little angsty for my taste. Liked all the other characters and romantic parts were pretty good. Flow was weak and the chapters felt a little disjointed to me. All that being said, the story was compelling enough for me to finish and the author does a great job of giving this book whimsy and charm that brings me back to childhood fairy tales I loved to read.
October 23, 2013
Kristin has a very unique and vivid storytelling ability. I enjoyed the story and it was an interesting twist on the traditional peter pan story, but could have liked Arianna more. She didn't seem to want to take responsibility for anything that happened in the book and it would have been cool to get more insight as to what was going on with John while she was in the Never and what her mom was thinking about the whole situation.
May 29, 2014
A kind of dark take on Neverland sort of, for lack of a better way to describe it. There are very clear and blatant Peter Pan, Wendy, Captain Hook and Lost Boys similarities but also some not quite as in your face references...like a doctor with the last name Barrie, or a grandmother from England who told stories about magical places...So all in all an interesting, adult twist on a children's tale.
February 24, 2014
I enjoyed this book because it was loosely based on the "Peter Pan" books but from the perspective of the character of Wendy. It is a very quick, enjoyable read that had me hooked. I found it difficult to put down. I was a little disappointed with the ending as it seemed anti-climactic and abrupt. Overall, it is a good book.
October 13, 2013
I liked the idea behind this, but ultimately found it confusing.
What went wrong in the never? How did she really fix it? Did she just need to reprint things all along? She killed people and stole things and ultimately that didn't matter in the slightest.
By the end I was just annoyed by the whole thing.
What went wrong in the never? How did she really fix it? Did she just need to reprint things all along? She killed people and stole things and ultimately that didn't matter in the slightest.
By the end I was just annoyed by the whole thing.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 1, 2014
I just about came unglued at the end, and couldn't read fast enough! The Never was incredible! Seriously, a journey worth taking, a dream worth dreaming! Holy COW! Love that I got the ending I wanted! lol
July 24, 2015
Ariana is not a hero! She is a spoiled, selfish brat!
How did I finish the book I don't even know ... Thankfully this book was free on Amazon!
I hated the main character who hurts every single one who loves her (her mom, John, Malachi, Jim, everyone!!).
And the end?! CRAPPY!!!
How did I finish the book I don't even know ... Thankfully this book was free on Amazon!
I hated the main character who hurts every single one who loves her (her mom, John, Malachi, Jim, everyone!!).
And the end?! CRAPPY!!!
October 5, 2013
Loved loved loved this book. A touch of Peter Pan with a whole lot of awesome. Would certainly read more of this author.
July 24, 2013
I couldn't finish this one. I tried. I tried hard, but I didn't care for the writing style. These were grown people, but it was so childlike, I had a hard time keeping myself interested.
August 3, 2013
An interesting take on the Peter Pan story.
October 15, 2013
I kept waiting for it to get better or at least start to make sense. I did not enjoy this book.
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