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Becoming Hook
A Young Adult Fantasy Novel by Mary Mecham
Book 1 of the Legends of Neverland Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Peter Pan Retelling,
- Villain Origin Story,
- Romantic Fantasy,
- Friends to Enemies,
- Pirates
This book is for you if you're into...
- Neverland retellings where Peter Pan is the villain
- Pirate stories with reluctant heroes and complicated loyalties
- Romantic tension between a notorious villain and a fiery pixie
A pirate, a pixie, and a plot to foil Peter Pan… James Hook never meant to become a pirate, and never dreamed that he would turn against best friend, Peter Pan. Every adventure and eternal youth awaited them… until a pixie exposes a shocking revelation.
Tinkerbell's information forces James into acknowledging that, far from being the benevolent hero he painted himself to be, Peter Pan was kidnapping innocent children.
After accepting the traumatic loss of his hand and of the family he can barely remember, James deserts Pan. In the fight to rescue the Lost Boys, Hook will risk everything, even if that means becoming the most notorious villain in Neverland… or losing the fiery pixie who is stealing his heart.
Can the original Lost Boy vanquish Neverland's greatest threat?
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