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Wylie Dalton didn’t believe in fairy tales or love at first sight. Then she met a real-life Peter Pan. When Wylie encounters Phinn—confident, mature, and devastatingly handsome—at a party the night before her brother goes to juvie, she can’t believe how fast she falls for him. And that’s before he shows her how to fly. Soon Wylie and her brothers find themselves whisked away to a mysterious tropical island off the coast of New York City where nobody ages beyond seventeen and life is a constant party. Wylie’s in heaven: now her brother won’t go to jail and she can escape her over-scheduled life with all its woes and responsibilities—permanently. But the deeper Wylie falls for Phinn, the more she begins to discover has been kept from her and her brothers. Somebody on the island has been lying to her, but the truth can’t stay hidden forever.
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2 primary booksNever Ever is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Sara Saedi.
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DNF. The writing in this is quite juvenile. I can only imagine that the 4 - 5 star reviewers are as well. The voice would be believable if she were the age that Wendy was written originally, but not a 17 year old.
2.5 stars? Almost 3, but not quite.
So this was a rather unique retelling of Peter Pan- which I really liked, and that's where it gets tricky!
I did really like the three Dalton siblings' bond throughout the book, and I really loved the unique idea Saedi had that made the plot and world.
There's only a few cons for this book for me (WITH SPOILERS):
Wylie and Phinn's relationship had some forcefulness to it that showed in the way they acted, thought, and talked. It was hard for me to like quite a few of the moments they were together because of that, it wasn't Instant Love at first- but once she's decided to stay on the island that's exactly what it's like.
I didn't care for Wylie much, I cared more for her brothers than her.
Once again, the cliche of Peter Pan being evil in almost every retelling of Peter Pan. Though I will admit, that doesn't bother me much when it's played out right!
Overall I did like it quite a bit and plan to read the next book, but it was not a favorite or a re-read!
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