Never Never
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Summary
The 9th book in the New York Times bestselling Villains series tells the tale of the rise and fall of the infamous pirate， Captain Hook—a boy who grew up。
Before Peter Pan and Wendy。 Before the Lost Boys。 There was just a boy named James who wanted to get back to Neverland。
As a baby， James Bartholomew fell out of his pram and was taken to Neverland。 James is claimed by his parents just shy of seven days—after which he would have officially become a Lost Boy。 Once he returns to London， he never stops thinking about Neverland。 As he grows up， he hates his life in London， and everything to do with growing up and eventually becoming a gentleman。 So he seeks a position on the ship of the infamous pirate， Blackbeard。
On Blackbeard’s ship he learns to be a cutthroat pirate， and eventually becomes captain of his own ship， which James is determined to sail to Neverland。 With the help of the Odd Sisters and a bit of magic， he just might get his wish。 But returning to Neverland comes at a price—and now that he’s grown up， the whole world seems to be rooting for his demise…
Before Peter Pan and Wendy。 Before the Lost Boys。 There was just a boy named James who wanted to get back to Neverland。
As a baby， James Bartholomew fell out of his pram and was taken to Neverland。 James is claimed by his parents just shy of seven days—after which he would have officially become a Lost Boy。 Once he returns to London， he never stops thinking about Neverland。 As he grows up， he hates his life in London， and everything to do with growing up and eventually becoming a gentleman。 So he seeks a position on the ship of the infamous pirate， Blackbeard。
On Blackbeard’s ship he learns to be a cutthroat pirate， and eventually becomes captain of his own ship， which James is determined to sail to Neverland。 With the help of the Odd Sisters and a bit of magic， he just might get his wish。 But returning to Neverland comes at a price—and now that he’s grown up， the whole world seems to be rooting for his demise…
Reviews
Kay
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Serena did a phenomenal job writing Captain Hooks story。 I've always been a huge fan of anything and everything Peter Pan related。 I love retelling and backstories on my favorite characters and Never Never did not disappoint。 Don't want to give any thing but be ready for the twist cause I wasn't。 Serena did a phenomenal job writing Captain Hooks story。 I've always been a huge fan of anything and everything Peter Pan related。 I love retelling and backstories on my favorite characters and Never Never did not disappoint。 Don't want to give any thing but be ready for the twist cause I wasn't。 。。。more
Tameka
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Another great book in the Disney Villains series by Ms。 Serena Valentino！ I only wish that she had gone further into the cannon of Peter Pan， I have a feeling that Mr。 J。M。 Barrie would have been very proud of this interpretation of his creation of Captain James Hook。 🎧💻📕🏴☠️🦜
Books_and_Crafts
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New fav！ Hands down。 Full review to come 🥰
Brittney McCord
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Thank you @disneybooks and @netgalley for my copy of Never Never， book #9 in the Villains series。 These thoughts are my own。 🪝🪝🪝🪝 out of 5 Book in Emojis🪝🏝🏴☠️🧚🏼♀️👶🏼⚓️🐙🌊🧜🏼♀️What can I say？ I love a good villain， heck， a villain PERIOD and Hook is one of my favorites！ This is the story of James a young boy who stumbled into Neverland and was retrieved a day before his stay would have been made permanent。 From this brief stay a love of Neverland blossomed into an obsession with returning。 Never Thank you @disneybooks and @netgalley for my copy of Never Never， book #9 in the Villains series。 These thoughts are my own。 🪝🪝🪝🪝 out of 5 Book in Emojis🪝🏝🏴☠️🧚🏼♀️👶🏼⚓️🐙🌊🧜🏼♀️What can I say？ I love a good villain， heck， a villain PERIOD and Hook is one of my favorites！ This is the story of James a young boy who stumbled into Neverland and was retrieved a day before his stay would have been made permanent。 From this brief stay a love of Neverland blossomed into an obsession with returning。 Never Never is about James and his journey to becoming Hook， returning to Neverland and achieving is Ultimate goal。 Serena Valentino took me on an adventure that I’m sad had to end。 Her writing painted a beautiful picture of far off lands and truly captured the whimsical nature of the characters。 I also really enjoyed John York as the narrator for this fairytale。 He definitely made listening loads of fun！ 。。。more
Emily
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Thank you to #NetGalley， Serena Valentino， and the publisher for the eARC copy of "Never Never" in exchange for an honest review。Who was Captain Hook before he was Captain Hook？ His name was James and the only place he wanted to go was back to Neverland。 James had been to Neverland after falling out of his pram but had to leave when he was claimed by his parents。 Once James grows， he leaves London and joins Blackbeard's ship and learns to be a pirate。 After an event where James saves Blackbeard' Thank you to #NetGalley， Serena Valentino， and the publisher for the eARC copy of "Never Never" in exchange for an honest review。Who was Captain Hook before he was Captain Hook？ His name was James and the only place he wanted to go was back to Neverland。 James had been to Neverland after falling out of his pram but had to leave when he was claimed by his parents。 Once James grows， he leaves London and joins Blackbeard's ship and learns to be a pirate。 After an event where James saves Blackbeard's life， the ship is given to him and James sets off to find Neverland。Will James be successful in his attempt to find Neverland or will be searching the seas for the rest of his life？I could have written so much more in my description， but I didn't want to give anything away。 I thought this was a great read and it definitely made me see Captain Hook in a different way。 If you are a Disney fan， this is a book for you！ 。。。more
Rubi
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This was a really short read， and if you're expecting an adventure in Never Land， you would be disappointed。 This story isn't just about Hook， but the Odd sisters again and their mischief。 Honestly， it made me hate Peter， too。 In this version Peter seemed to be a villain himself and kidnapper。 I won't go into details to not spoil things， but Hook was MADE into a Villain。 Circe warned him but alas， the Odd sisters got their way。 It kind of sad， really， but that's what happens when one is selfish This was a really short read， and if you're expecting an adventure in Never Land， you would be disappointed。 This story isn't just about Hook， but the Odd sisters again and their mischief。 Honestly， it made me hate Peter， too。 In this version Peter seemed to be a villain himself and kidnapper。 I won't go into details to not spoil things， but Hook was MADE into a Villain。 Circe warned him but alas， the Odd sisters got their way。 It kind of sad， really， but that's what happens when one is selfish in the persuit of our desires。Felt bad for Hook， but I did enjoy the story overall and how all the pieces were put into place at each step of Hook's journey。 Makes us wonder the "what ifs" of our own decisions haha 。。。more
Rafael Andrade
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The 40 minutes that James spends in the dead woods （Kindle time） and the epilogue are enough to make reading this book worth its while。
Elizabeth Chandler
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Another great addition to this villains series！ I had felt the other two previous to this one were more spin offs but the author has managed to tie them in again and one wonders what will happen with the main plot。 The narrator also does an excellent job evolving James’s voice as he slowly becomes the Captain Hook we know。 This is one of the stories that has been done so well that I could easily accept it as cannon and I very well might anyway。 This can also be read alone for those that want to Another great addition to this villains series！ I had felt the other two previous to this one were more spin offs but the author has managed to tie them in again and one wonders what will happen with the main plot。 The narrator also does an excellent job evolving James’s voice as he slowly becomes the Captain Hook we know。 This is one of the stories that has been done so well that I could easily accept it as cannon and I very well might anyway。 This can also be read alone for those that want to jump into the tale but haven’t read the previous books in the series。 If Ms Valentino continues to write them I will continue reading them！ 。。。more
Chante Marie
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~ AAC provided by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion ~While I am not the biggest fan of Captain Hook， I really appreciate the intricacies of Serena's weaving of these stories。 I forgot I was listening to a story about Captain Hook。 I can also really appreciate how well these people get set into motion to be the villains they are。 Bring on the next one！！！！ ~ AAC provided by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion ~While I am not the biggest fan of Captain Hook， I really appreciate the intricacies of Serena's weaving of these stories。 I forgot I was listening to a story about Captain Hook。 I can also really appreciate how well these people get set into motion to be the villains they are。 Bring on the next one！！！！ 。。。more
Jacklyn
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"I suppose it's like the ticking crocodile， isn't it？ Time is chasing after all of us！"To become a lost boy， your parents mustn't claim you within seven days of falling out of your pram。 Unfortunately for James， his mom claimed him just before time was up。 Throughout his childhood， James longed to go back to Neverland and despised his life in London。 After growing up and becoming a gentleman， James made it his mission to become part of Blackbeard's crew， leaving his old London life behind。 Event "I suppose it's like the ticking crocodile， isn't it？ Time is chasing after all of us！"To become a lost boy， your parents mustn't claim you within seven days of falling out of your pram。 Unfortunately for James， his mom claimed him just before time was up。 Throughout his childhood， James longed to go back to Neverland and despised his life in London。 After growing up and becoming a gentleman， James made it his mission to become part of Blackbeard's crew， leaving his old London life behind。 Eventually， James becomes captain of his own ship and is determined to find his way back to Neverland。 With a little bit of magic and help from those meddling odd sisters， James may get his wish afterall。 Is returning to Neverland worth the price he'll pay？ I flew through this story so fast， loving every second of it。 I enjoyed learning about Captain Hook's background and seeing the events that led to him becoming the villain we all know and love。 The narrator， John York， did a great job voicing each character。 I highly recommend experiencing this series through the audiobooks， as the narrators all do a wonderful job bringing these stories to life。 I can't wait to find out which villain's story we will be getting next。 If you're a Disney fan， this series is a must read！I received a free copy of this audiobook via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review。 。。。more
Kylie
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3。5 starsThe reason this isn't higher rated is because I thought all the books in this series were standalone villain stories。 This is the first one I have read so while most of it was fine， there was one part where some of the other villains were brought in and it would have made more sense as a whole if I had already read the other books。 So that was just confusion on my part， but now I really want to go back and read the other books so this one makes more sense！I think villain origin stories 3。5 starsThe reason this isn't higher rated is because I thought all the books in this series were standalone villain stories。 This is the first one I have read so while most of it was fine， there was one part where some of the other villains were brought in and it would have made more sense as a whole if I had already read the other books。 So that was just confusion on my part， but now I really want to go back and read the other books so this one makes more sense！I think villain origin stories are so much fun。 We meet these villains already as villains and sometimes they don't start out that way， but that's something we never think about。 Captain Hook （James） traveled to Neverland when he was a child after falling out of his pram。 If he had been lost one more day he would have stayed in Neverland forever as a Lost Boy。 But his mother found him after 6 days and he spent the rest of his life trying to get back to Neverland。 He just wants to be a Lost Boy and have friends。 He ends up joining Blackbeard's crew which gets him closer and closer to returning to Neverland。Like I said， parts of this book didn't make sense because these are NOT standalones as I thought， but from how they all kind of seemed connected， I am really interested to see how everything played out up until this point。 It seems very intricate between all the different villains so far。 This book did kind of go back and do a quick replay of what happened， but it would have made so much more sense to have read this as a series。Moral of the story， check if a series you think are standalones are actually standalones before jumping in at book 9！ But definitely check this series out if you are a Disney or villain fan！Thank you to Netgalley and Disney Audiobooks for an audio copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Ashley
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This book was definitely not my favorite in the series， but it was ok。 I thought having Blackbeard involved in the story was odd。 He was an actual person in history。 This book series is based around fiction， fairy tales， and magic， so having an actual historic figure in the story was confusing and just off to me。 I have read all the books， except for the Odd Sisters， and I would rank them like this:1。 The Beast Within2。 Fairest of All3。 Cold Hearted4。 Evil Thing5。 Mistress of All Evil6。 Mother K This book was definitely not my favorite in the series， but it was ok。 I thought having Blackbeard involved in the story was odd。 He was an actual person in history。 This book series is based around fiction， fairy tales， and magic， so having an actual historic figure in the story was confusing and just off to me。 I have read all the books， except for the Odd Sisters， and I would rank them like this:1。 The Beast Within2。 Fairest of All3。 Cold Hearted4。 Evil Thing5。 Mistress of All Evil6。 Mother Knows Best7。 Never， Never8。 Poor Unfortunate Soul 。。。more
Amy Leonard
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James Bartholomew fell out of his pram as a baby and was taken to Neverland。 When a baby goes to Neverland， the parents have seven days to get them or they become Lost Boys。 The Bartholomews came just shy of the seven days so James was taken back to London。Neverland becomes and obsession for James as he grows up。 Always trying to figure out how to get back to Neverland so he can be a Lost Boy。 He gets a position on Blackbeards ship and learns to become a pirate。 He gets his own ship and goes on James Bartholomew fell out of his pram as a baby and was taken to Neverland。 When a baby goes to Neverland， the parents have seven days to get them or they become Lost Boys。 The Bartholomews came just shy of the seven days so James was taken back to London。Neverland becomes and obsession for James as he grows up。 Always trying to figure out how to get back to Neverland so he can be a Lost Boy。 He gets a position on Blackbeards ship and learns to become a pirate。 He gets his own ship and goes on a quest to find the Odd Sisters and a way to Neverland。I loved getting the backstory of Captain Hook。 Made me kind of on team Captain Hook after reading this。 Will definitely read the rest of the series。I received this book in exchange for my honest opinion。 。。。more
Becky
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with this ARC audiobook。 Description from NetGalley:Before Peter Pan and Wendy。 Before the Lost Boys。 There was just a boy named James who wanted to get back to Neverland。As a baby， James Bartholomew fell out of his pram and was taken to Neverland。 James is claimed by his parents just shy of seven days—after which he would have officially become a Lost Boy。 Once he returns to London， he never stops thinking about Neverland。 As he grows Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with this ARC audiobook。 Description from NetGalley:Before Peter Pan and Wendy。 Before the Lost Boys。 There was just a boy named James who wanted to get back to Neverland。As a baby， James Bartholomew fell out of his pram and was taken to Neverland。 James is claimed by his parents just shy of seven days—after which he would have officially become a Lost Boy。 Once he returns to London， he never stops thinking about Neverland。 As he grows up， he hates his life in London， and everything to do with growing up and eventually becoming a gentleman。 So he seeks a position on the ship of the infamous pirate， Blackbeard。 On Blackbeard’s ship he learns to be a cutthroat pirate， and eventually becomes captain of his own ship， which James is determined to sail to Neverland。 With the help of the Odd Sisters and a bit of magic， he just might get his wish。 But returning to Neverland comes at a price—and now that he’s grown up， the whole world seems to be rooting for his demise…This is my first book of these villain background books。 I really liked it。 It felt like a natural origin for Captain Hook。 I liked seeing the origins of Mr。 Smee too。 The book is fast paced， and the narrator does a good job。 Overall: 4/5 。。。more
Robbie Short
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Serena Valentino has done it again and better than ever！ “Never， Never” is the backstory of the infamous Captain Hook and how he become such a vicious villian。 While we all think we know the story of Captain Hook， you’ve only learned one side of the story。 Serena has an amazing way of teleporting you into the backstory of this villian and making the reader feel terrible for them！ I have read all of Serena Valentino’s stories and “Never， Never” truly is at home with this villians series。 You will Serena Valentino has done it again and better than ever！ “Never， Never” is the backstory of the infamous Captain Hook and how he become such a vicious villian。 While we all think we know the story of Captain Hook， you’ve only learned one side of the story。 Serena has an amazing way of teleporting you into the backstory of this villian and making the reader feel terrible for them！ I have read all of Serena Valentino’s stories and “Never， Never” truly is at home with this villians series。 You will not regret reading this book and learning the real man l story of Captain Hook。 Remember there are always two sides to every story and that person you think is evil may be who you least expect it。 5 STARS ALL THE WAY！ 。。。more
Sirah
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When James unwillingly returned from Neverland as a wee child， he made up his mind to get back by any means necessary。 What better way to return to the land of his dreams than by becoming a pirate？ Little does he know that his dreams are falling right into the hands of the Odd Sisters， witches who have been sowing chaos throughout the worlds and creating villains everywhere。 I've read quite a few Peter Pan spinoffs and retellings。 This one is quite the doozy。 It has some great moments， and I lov When James unwillingly returned from Neverland as a wee child， he made up his mind to get back by any means necessary。 What better way to return to the land of his dreams than by becoming a pirate？ Little does he know that his dreams are falling right into the hands of the Odd Sisters， witches who have been sowing chaos throughout the worlds and creating villains everywhere。 I've read quite a few Peter Pan spinoffs and retellings。 This one is quite the doozy。 It has some great moments， and I love Smee's role， but this book has pretty much nothing to do with the original Peter Pan story， the film or the book。 I had a lot of trouble making sense of these conniving witches， the Odd Sisters， which I assume is because I haven't read the other 9 books in this series， but it seemed like a real stretch。 As a standalone， this book was fun enough。 I enjoyed getting to know James and Blackbeard， and the pirate adventures and magical lands they find themselves in were creative and fun。 The narration in the audiobook was pleasant to listen to and had a good amount of feeling。 The narrator's American accent felt a bit forced， but it could be worse。 The book simply didn't end in a place that logically leads to James changing his character to become the villainous Captain Hook， though， so it kind of fell apart for me。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this audio ARC。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Malischa Weijkamp
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Loved it very much and can't waite for the rest！ Loved it very much and can't waite for the rest！ 。。。more
Annabel_Hawkins
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I love that moment in Peter Pan retellings/Hook origin stories/Hook-trying-to-defeat-fate-and-falling-to-hubris stories is that moment when a pretty girl who may or may not have magical abilities calls him "James。" It's like a magic spelling， sealing his doom， and he'll never be known to another new face by that name first again。 It's not a bad story， if not a bit chaotic， and the reveal on that last page left me going "ARE YOU KIDDING ME？" （I don't know if it's a good thing or not。 It was far f I love that moment in Peter Pan retellings/Hook origin stories/Hook-trying-to-defeat-fate-and-falling-to-hubris stories is that moment when a pretty girl who may or may not have magical abilities calls him "James。" It's like a magic spelling， sealing his doom， and he'll never be known to another new face by that name first again。 It's not a bad story， if not a bit chaotic， and the reveal on that last page left me going "ARE YOU KIDDING ME？" （I don't know if it's a good thing or not。 It was far from an original twist， but it was a neat take， especially given that Circe is technically a Queen of the Dead* now）。Something I don't usually say about Disney oriented adaptations （or any versions of the story where Hook is the POV character）， I quite liked Valentino's take on Peter Pan in this--she managed to balance silliness， instinctive leadership， and childish cruelty in the few very short scenes。That being said。。。I'm a latecomer to this series （I hopped on blindly with Odd Sisters and then had to go back）， but it's。。。。charming。 It has the same pitfalls as OUAT and City of Villains， but its set up as a very VERY dark world with a thin veil of magic and flowers hiding a very nasty past keeps it interesting。 Every single installment makes me yearn for an alternate reality where Valentino was writing these on her own without having to tie them back to Disney movies。 *I got this one right， when I was guessing which story wold be next， but I would bet real actual money that the next book is about Hades。 。。。more
Dawn
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In this 9th book in the Villains series， James Bartholomew transforms into Captain Hook。 All James ever wanted was to get back to Neverland and be friends with Peter。 However， his encounters with the Odd Sisters sends him on his own path。OpinionThis is the first book that I have read。 I found it to be both enchanting and mesmerizing。 By the end of the book， James/Captain Hook， to me， was not quite the villain I thought he was。 This book offered insight into the fairy tale that allows the reader In this 9th book in the Villains series， James Bartholomew transforms into Captain Hook。 All James ever wanted was to get back to Neverland and be friends with Peter。 However， his encounters with the Odd Sisters sends him on his own path。OpinionThis is the first book that I have read。 I found it to be both enchanting and mesmerizing。 By the end of the book， James/Captain Hook， to me， was not quite the villain I thought he was。 This book offered insight into the fairy tale that allows the reader to have some empathy for the notorious villain。Having read this book has piqued my interest in the rest of the books （and books to come in the future。） I have seen them in bookstores but now plan on picking them up。 I loved the twist and cannot wait to see what other backstories await me and what the Odd Sisters have done to manipulate the stories。I did listen to the audiobook。 The narrator had a soft quality about his voice that kept the flow of the book moving quite nicely。Many thanks to Net Galley and Disney Audiobooks for providing me with an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Mary Montoya
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Never， Never by Serena Valentio is the 9th book in her Villains series。 It gives the back story of Captain Hook and how he ended up in Neverland。 The story follows James Bartholomew as he transforms into Captain Hook。 James found himself in Neverland as a child after falling out of his pram。 He loved Neverland and all of his friends。 Unfortunately for him， he was found by his mother and brought back to his family。 He then spends the rest of his time trying to get back to Neverland。 James sets of Never， Never by Serena Valentio is the 9th book in her Villains series。 It gives the back story of Captain Hook and how he ended up in Neverland。 The story follows James Bartholomew as he transforms into Captain Hook。 James found himself in Neverland as a child after falling out of his pram。 He loved Neverland and all of his friends。 Unfortunately for him， he was found by his mother and brought back to his family。 He then spends the rest of his time trying to get back to Neverland。 James sets off on an adventure to get back to Neverland that takes him on pirate ships， deep forests and running into the Odd Sisters。 I loved how this story gave a different side to Captain Hook and gave the villain more depth。 Another this I liked was Valentio’s version of Peter Pan。 She was able to portray him in a light that felt similar to the original story by balancing his relationship with the lost boys， attitude， and childish cruelty。 I would give this book 4 stars and is a perfect read for emerging readers and middle-grade readers who love Disney。 someone in the mood for a sweet slow-burn romance。 Special thanks to NetGalley and Disney Audiobooks for providing me with an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Larissa
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tI love the Villains series。 The ties that Serena Valentino can create between all the Disney villains is just such perfect artistry。 To keep all the different key stone magical items in mind and then be able to tie them back to another story is just stunning。 It is not something my mind can do even on a good day。 I feel like Serena would have had to map out all the villains’ tales’ way ahead of time to tie them together so smoothly。 This is honestly one of my favorite series to recommend to any tI love the Villains series。 The ties that Serena Valentino can create between all the Disney villains is just such perfect artistry。 To keep all the different key stone magical items in mind and then be able to tie them back to another story is just stunning。 It is not something my mind can do even on a good day。 I feel like Serena would have had to map out all the villains’ tales’ way ahead of time to tie them together so smoothly。 This is honestly one of my favorite series to recommend to any Disney villain fan and is a perfect series to recommend to emerging readers who might want to branch out of the kid’s room， but still don’t want to delve into too many teen topics。 Never Never totally lives up to the rest of the series。 Hook’s secret desire to go back to Neverland and join the lost boys is just so heart breaking。 Having his classic pirate look broken down into being so meaningful not only with its connection to Blackbeard， but also with him coming full circle and becoming the pirate he has always longed to be was just so beautiful。 This book is just so fun。 And does such a great job showing us how James becomes Captain Hook。 tThank you so very much to Disney Publishing and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book。 。。。more
BAM the enigma
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7/19/22
Lindsay K。 J。
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🎧⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I do love a twisted fairy tale！ “Never Never” is the origin story of Captain Hook， how he became a pirate and his obsession with returning to Neverland。 I really enjoyed it and it was short and sweet and was a great listen。 Thank you @netgalley and Disney Audiobooks and Press for choosing me to listen to #NeverNever。 #netgalley#readmorebooks#audiobook#mybookishlife#disneyaudiobooks#disneypress
Lauren
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This was pretty entertaining， but it didn't quite it the mark for me。 To me， what makes a good villain retelling is either giving a previously one-dimensional villain more depth and sympathetic motivations or retelling the story such that the original villain is now the hero and the original hero is now the villain。This book felt like it was trying to do a little bit of both， but when everything is being manipulated behind the scenes by the "real" villains， the characterizations just fell a litt This was pretty entertaining， but it didn't quite it the mark for me。 To me， what makes a good villain retelling is either giving a previously one-dimensional villain more depth and sympathetic motivations or retelling the story such that the original villain is now the hero and the original hero is now the villain。This book felt like it was trying to do a little bit of both， but when everything is being manipulated behind the scenes by the "real" villains， the characterizations just fell a little flat。 Because of this James's transformation into Peter's "villain" felt a little too rushed and unsatisfying for me。 I think I would have liked it more if Lucinda and the Odd Sisters hadn't been used。 I haven't read all the books in this series， so I didn't really know the whole backstory on the Odd Sisters who seem to be similarly involved in other books， but I think the predetermination parts would still have prevented me from loving this， even if I did have a better background on the Sisters。That being said， it was still an entertaining read， and I really liked the idea of Captain Hook being a former Lost Boy who just wanted to get back to Neverland。 Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC！ 。。。more
Amy
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Arrggh！！ I love this series because of the creativity and careful thought about the back stories of classic villains， but … can’t ANYONE get a break？ I mean， obviously I knew the end， because I’ve seen and read Peter Pan。 But， the story is so， so sad！ I just wanted James to get his happy ending。 But， of course， he couldn’t。 Because then they would never be Captain Hook， and there wouldn’t be a story。 That said， I really enjoyed hearing all the pieces come together。 The explanations about the ani Arrggh！！ I love this series because of the creativity and careful thought about the back stories of classic villains， but … can’t ANYONE get a break？ I mean， obviously I knew the end， because I’ve seen and read Peter Pan。 But， the story is so， so sad！ I just wanted James to get his happy ending。 But， of course， he couldn’t。 Because then they would never be Captain Hook， and there wouldn’t be a story。 That said， I really enjoyed hearing all the pieces come together。 The explanations about the animosity between Peter Pan and Captain Hook， the origins of Smee， THE hook， and the ticking clock in the belly were believable and creative。 James’s incentive was heartbreaking and his ill-fated moment of potential redemption almost made me cry。 Despite my despair， I’ll still read the next installment … and the one after。 I’ll still add them to my classroom library and I’ll still use them as examples of alternate perspectives， among other topics。The voice narrator did a great job of giving personality to each character， his voice taking on a variety of scents and dialects and tones （and his American sounding voice for Peter sounded authentic！）。Thank you to #NetGalley and #DisneyAudiobooks #DisneyPress for the ALC in exchange for my honest opinions。 。。。more
Brittany N Wilson
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Like the other books in this series we get a sort of origin story for Captain Hook。 James accidentally found himself in Neverland when he was little and is determined to make it back and live there one day。 He is very book smart and uses his smarts to find his way into a pirate ship， his lifelong dream as he believes that is how he will get back to Neverland。 I'm not a super fan of the original Peter Pan but for some reason I love Peter Pan retellings。 Since I also love this series I was very ex Like the other books in this series we get a sort of origin story for Captain Hook。 James accidentally found himself in Neverland when he was little and is determined to make it back and live there one day。 He is very book smart and uses his smarts to find his way into a pirate ship， his lifelong dream as he believes that is how he will get back to Neverland。 I'm not a super fan of the original Peter Pan but for some reason I love Peter Pan retellings。 Since I also love this series I was very excited about this book。 Unfortunately， overall it was not my favorite。 I did listen to the audio which I thought was extremely well done though。 There were parts for me that just seemed unrealistic。 For example， all of the books in this series aim to bridge a villain's previous life with the villainous ways that we know them to have。 In many cases they try to take us from an innocent person often with a rough background and slowly turn them into a hard hearted villain。 That transformation didn't happen organically to be in this story。 On a positive note， there was another part that I felt was entirely unbelievable until the backstory behind it was explained later and that explanation was very satisfying。 I think fans of Peter Pan and Disney/fairy tale retelling would enjoy this book。 Even though it wasn't my favorite， I did enjoy my time with it and liked its additional to this series。 I also just realized I think I liked Blackbeard's character better than James。。 hmmm 。。。more
Robin Pelletier
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I love this series: it's always interesting to get the backstory on the villains in stories。 Like how did they get the way they did and did they know they were going down the path to being considered the villain？ And the fairy odd sisters are always up to no good （even from behind their banishment）。 In this one， your heart can't help but break for James Hook。 He was doomed from the start of his life ever since he fell out of his pram the first time and made it to Never Land。 *Warning: beware， th I love this series: it's always interesting to get the backstory on the villains in stories。 Like how did they get the way they did and did they know they were going down the path to being considered the villain？ And the fairy odd sisters are always up to no good （even from behind their banishment）。 In this one， your heart can't help but break for James Hook。 He was doomed from the start of his life ever since he fell out of his pram the first time and made it to Never Land。 *Warning: beware， there be pirates in this story and villains most foul （and surprisingly the foulest of them all is not James Hook）。 What I loved:Circe tries with all her might to change Jame's fate。 Mr。 Smee is painted in a whole new light and I can't help but adore him in these pages。 You get the full scoop on the ticking crocodile。 Peter Pan is not as innocent as he seems。 Black Beard is in this story and I LOVE the inclusion of this pirate and his backstory （even though it is very tragic）。 The reader gets to see how James grew up， became a pirate and WHY he wants to get to Neverland so badly。 。。。more
Jamie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Omg！
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Never Never
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Never Never&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Never Never&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0