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shinyfox's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Murder, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Mental illness
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, and Cursing
Minor: Grief
glutenfreemaggie's review
Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Body shaming, Classism, Confinement, Body horror, Dysphoria, Violence, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Alcohol, and Kidnapping
kmwolff's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Death, Child abuse, and Kidnapping
Minor: Confinement
jacqelaine00's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, and Murder
firequeen_ash23's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Author: Nikki St. Crowe
Series: Vicious Boys 1
Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
The Never King (Book 1), quite the evocative page Turner, had me completely hooked from beginning to end. The Never King is a Peter Pan retelling wrote as a dark romance, why choose for readers over 18+. **Make sure you read the tws for anything that might be triggering for you.**
I'm a 90s babies so I grew up on Disney movies my entire childhood; with that said I don't dislike the Peter Pan story person but its definitely not my favorite. So of course I was hesitant to read this series because I was afraid it wouldn't be all that good. Let me be the first to admit when I'm wrong about something and boy was I wrong. The Never King is about Peter Pan being overthrown by Tink and the darling girl stuck without his magic for several generations. He's desperate to get back what was taken from him so forces every darling girl once she's 18 to try and help him right the wrong her great-great-great-great grandmother committed towards him. So when Pan goes to pick up Winnie, he's shocked to find out that she's different from all the other darlings and before long, he starts to care about something more than his magic. Now let's not forget about the sexy side characters Vane- The Dark One, Kas and Bash- the fae princes... woah, talk about hot. The spice in this book was beyond amazing and I literally had such a hard time figuring out which guy I liked more.
This book ended up being so much better than I thought it would. I was enthralled with the world building of neverland and the lost boys. I thought the way the author retold the story, how she was able to use the characters from the original story, and turn it into something fresh and modern was **chef's kiss***pure perfection!! Of course the fact that this is a why choose dark romance with 4 hot guys and one female of course makes the story not only more appealing, but more interesting. I will never look at Peter Pan the same way. 🥵🥵🤣🤣 I highly recommend this book not only because it's good but because I truly loved the way the author made this story her own and put such thought into each character and their personality. Crowe didn't skimp on any scene or detail and she managed to write it smaller than a normal book, making the book quite a fast read but not rushed or sloppy.
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Kidnapping, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
mypatronusisajedi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Cursing, and Sexual content
lady_hambone's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Cursing
jdvigue's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Confinement, and Kidnapping
fablesandfoliage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abandonment, Cursing, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Blood
katee_warren's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Cursing, and Violence