The only thing I wish was that there had been a more clear story about the monsters and Gwen’s father. Some I had head of and some were new to me. It was neat reading about all the different beasts and monsters in Neverland. I wish that Olivia had been more present in the book. I hated how cocky and seductive he was to everyone. I like any story that can make me love the villain, even if the villain turns out to be the good guy like in this book! Or like Elphaba in Wicked. Pan was awful. I love Rowan (Captain Hook) and his crew. How pretty are these? She’s a philologist and teacher! I feel like I can really relate to her.

“Neverland might have helped with the forgetting, but it didn’t create it. In that frightful moment, his fierce heart broke…” “But mortal hearts aren’t meant for flight, and human bodies are made to break.” I love to mark up and tab all of my books when I find quotes that stand out to me. She even mentions Barrie (the original author of Peter Pan) in this book! She has several epic quotes in this book as well. I love her writing, I love the fact that she’s a teacher, and I love fairytale twists. I finished Unhooked this morning so it took me all of 3 days to read. I love it when authors go out of their way for their readers like that! I instantly liked Lisa. It was in December because I received a Christmas card in the mail for signing up to follow her page. I found the author, Lisa Maxwell, while perusing through up and coming book releases and stalked her website. I have been wanting it for several months now. I went on a La Madeleine/Barnes & Noble date with my coworker Saturday night and picked this one up. But will she be able to save Neverland without losing herself? With time running out and her enemies closing in, Gwen is forced to face the truths she’s been hiding from all along. As Gwen struggles to remember where she came from and find a way home, she must choose between trusting the charming fairy-tale hero who says all the right things and the roguish young pirate who promises to keep her safe.

Here, good and evil lose their meaning and memories slip like water through her fingers.

The world Gwen finds herself in is called Neverland, yet it’s nothing like the stories. The only saving grace is her best friend, Olivia, who’s coming with them for the summer.īut when Gwen and Olivia are kidnapped by shadowy creatures and taken to a world of flesh-eating sea hags and dangerous Fey, Gwen realizes her mom might have been sane all along. Now these delusions have brought them to London, far from the life Gwen had finally started to build for herself. For as long as she can remember, Gwendolyn Allister has never had a place to call home-all because her mother believes that monsters are hunting them.

Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell