The Never King

Vicious Lost Boys, Book 1

By: Nikki St. Crowe

Narrated by: Stella Hunter, Shane East, Diontae Black, Curtis Michael Holland, Roxy Isles

The stories were all wrong—Hook was never the villain.

For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they’re gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken.

Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked.

But it’s pointless.

Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren’t willing to let me go.

NOTE: The Never King is a reimagining of Peter and Wendy. Characters have been aged up for this darker, grittier version. If you like your enemies to lovers romance with hot, ruthless, morally gray love interests, you’ll enjoy The Never King. You can expect hate kissing, fighting, bickering, and "touch her and I’ll unalive you" vibes. Book one ends on a cliff.

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©2022 Nikki St. Crowe (P)2022 Nikki St. Crowe

amazing retelling and narration.

well done. I can't wait to continue the adventure. I to wish to return to Neverland.

Not my cup of tea

Although I love dark fantasy it didn’t do anything for me. The story is awkward. The spice scenes we’re medium. I struggled very much to finish the book.

Fun and Sexy

Very Fun and sexy re-imagining of the world of Peter Pan. The new lore created for the world ties in seemlessly with the original story. I loved how the story is told from multiple perspectives keeps things interesting. I also enjoyed how the main character is kidnapped, but doesn't really need saving, she just melts right into the dark world.

No thank you

Absolutely hated that the lead female character wanted to sleep with every male that looked her way, even after meeting Peter Pan. It didn’t enhance the story. You can have dark sexual themes without turning the woman into a slut, so not sure why that was needed. If that had been removed, I would have rated this 5/5/5 and purchased the next installment. Everything else was a great dark storyline that kept me wanting to know what happened next, especially towards the end.

Blown Away

I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was definitely blown away with this story! The plot held my interest, and I immensely enjoyed the fact that we have a Darling who isn't "innocent." Winnie's character is fantastic. Get it, girllll!
The whole thing was gritty and dirty, and reminded me of the one line in the original "Peter Pan" when he said he "thins the heard" of Lost Boys who start to grow up. That one single line cast a shadow on the whole fun, innocent Peter Pan storyline for me, and I lovedddd that it was referenced in this book.
The performances were great and enjoyable to listen to.
Can't wait to dive into the second book!

Loved this!!

New author for me. Ooh! Peter Pan dark retelling/re-imagining and a RH. I'm hooked, no pun intended. This was definitely an interesting spin on the original story, full of death and consequences.

Peter Pan Erotic Fan-Fic?

I imagine this started out as fan fiction, and it is an interesting/disturbing exploration of a pissed off Pan without a shadow for all these years. He’s more vampire than fairy.

This short book felt sliced at about the 1/3rd mark of a much longer book. I think I bought it for $1 as a summer “short,” and it was unexpectedly entertaining (and, ahem, certainly not for kids!!). I happen to think that the author is onto one of the darker tropes that haunts the original book—the loss, of course—but frustration and searing anger underneath. An inability to name the goal—to even see the goal—but driven toward it relentlessly.

Wendy’s great great great (great?) granddaughter is better than the one dimension she is initially cast into. A lot of room for her to grow from “whore” to “pretty woman” in the future? Maybe. It’s a fairy tale, isn’t it?

The hardest part to stomach in these kinds of narratives is the fact that they are (and it is) a tale heavily steeped in children’s literature. You know—innocence and adventure and specifically non-sexual. The erotic veil the author throws over the story feels a bit out of place—uncanny? Awkward? I wonder if the author ever considered making this a book set in (anywhere else!) with different character names. It just feels—well, like you’re hanging around Disneyworld way way WAY past the appropriate time. I guess I’d feel better if they were “lost men” instead of boys?

File Under: Randy Peter Pandy and His Horny Boys in Never (ever) Land

Loved the Narration and Story

I couldn’t stop listening to this story. I love the original story of Pan and the lost boys but listening to this 20 years later in adulthood just did something to me! (in a good way) You will not regret listening as long as you enjoy smut. And yes, you need to have the other 2 books ready to go!

Raunchy & interesting

This was kind of a short book. It all happened so fast but the story is insanely interesting and the raunch is toe curling. I’m looking forward to book two.

Home

I’ve re-read the series. All versions of Neverland have been great. I feel like I’ve come home.