Books from the Backlog #95

 

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks. This is a fun meme hosted by Carole's Random Life in Books!

 

Wendy Darling has a perfectly agreeable life with her parents and brothers in wealthy London, as well as a budding romance with Booth, the neighborhood bookseller’s son. But while their parents are at a ball, the charmingly beautiful Peter Pan comes to the Darling children’s nursery and—dazzled by this flying boy with god-like powers—they follow him out of the window and straight on to morning, to Neverland, an intoxicating island of feral freedom.

As time passes in Neverland, Wendy realizes that this Lost Boys’ paradise of turquoise seas, mermaids, and pirates holds terrible secrets rooted in blood and greed. As Peter’s grasp on her heart tightens, she struggles to remember where she came from—and begins to suspect that this island of dreams, and the boy who desires her, have the potential to transform into an everlasting nightmare.

 

 

 

I added Stars by Colleen Oakes (and yes it totally throws me that the series title is largest font on the cover!) to my TBR pile in December of 2015, mainly because it was a Peter Pan twisted retelling. Not sure what to call these, I guess sequels? Since it seems this is after Wendy's adventure in Neverland! I still want to read it purely for the Peter Pan vibes! Although I hope I can track down the rest of the series since I apparently only bought this first book for this one. No idea what I was thinking! Lol.