Release Date: February 12th, 2013
Publisher: Self Published/Createspace
Format of Novel: Paperback
Summary (From Goodreads): LONDON, 1873 - In the foggy city, polluted by coal smoke from the factories along the river, 15-year-old Wren is clinging to a small thread of hope: the shimmering silver dream of a better life.
Wren and her brothers, Henry and Max, are orphans. They wish to be adopted, but no one wants to take in all three of them. Wren won’t be separated from her family, but no matter how hard she fights to keep them together, she fears she will lose them nonetheless.
She wants more for both of them - for herself. She wants an escape.
Prompted by a world she sees in a dream, Wren begins to tell her brothers stories of a place where they can be carefree forever - a place called Nevermor. It is an island at the edge of the universe, where all dreams go. There is a boy who guards it, and he is known only as the Rifter. Wren believes that this place truly exists and desires her own life there, where she can keep her family together without anyone tearing them apart.
Wren gets more than she bargained for when she is kidnapped by the arrogant and volatile Rifter and taken to Nevermor against her will. It is not completely unwelcome, however. The land is beautiful and there is freedom. The Rifter and his pack of wild boys accept her, and she feels that her brothers will be happy in this place too.
Wren falls in love with Nevermor - and with the Rifter - and yet the more she learns of the conflict between the Rifter and a wicked man called the Scourge, the more she comes to realize that Nevermor is not a place for children.
Nevermor is a dark fantasy based on the legend of Peter Pan.
Wren and her brothers, Henry and Max, are orphans. They wish to be adopted, but no one wants to take in all three of them. Wren won’t be separated from her family, but no matter how hard she fights to keep them together, she fears she will lose them nonetheless.
She wants more for both of them - for herself. She wants an escape.
Prompted by a world she sees in a dream, Wren begins to tell her brothers stories of a place where they can be carefree forever - a place called Nevermor. It is an island at the edge of the universe, where all dreams go. There is a boy who guards it, and he is known only as the Rifter. Wren believes that this place truly exists and desires her own life there, where she can keep her family together without anyone tearing them apart.
Wren gets more than she bargained for when she is kidnapped by the arrogant and volatile Rifter and taken to Nevermor against her will. It is not completely unwelcome, however. The land is beautiful and there is freedom. The Rifter and his pack of wild boys accept her, and she feels that her brothers will be happy in this place too.
Wren falls in love with Nevermor - and with the Rifter - and yet the more she learns of the conflict between the Rifter and a wicked man called the Scourge, the more she comes to realize that Nevermor is not a place for children.
Nevermor is a dark fantasy based on the legend of Peter Pan.
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So, this book is the first ever Peter Pan re-telling that I've ever read. (I know, I'm crazy for admitting that). I was in absolute love for this book. This book was written as a prequel to a Peter Pan fan fic on fictionpress by the author. She did a fantastic job in creating a new twist into the older story and making it her own. The characters were a wonderful bunch, matching their original counterparts, but maintaining a twist of their own. I especially enjoyed the Lost boys, each of them had their own originality The atmosphere of Nevermor was haunting and vivid. It was beautiful yet it didn't completely held a 'child-like' feel to it, which in my personal opinion, was awesome since this was based on an horror element. I loved Rifer and the mystery between him and the Scourge. They were both compelling and I kept picturing the Scourge as a mirror image of Rifer until he really appeared later on in the book.The writing was beautiful. It felt like I was inside a fairy tale with how balance the pace was throughout the chapters. Sure there were a few parts that were slow for my taste, but this story overall was phenomenal and one of my most favorite books of 2015 thus far. Considering that this is the first book to a trilogy, I cannot spoil much for you guys until I review the second book, Forsaken Dreams.
On good reads, I gave this a 4.5 out of 5 stars, and for a self published novel, it was a nice read. I highly recommend it for people that enjoy Peter Pan and a horror twist in their stories. See you guys next time with the sequel of this trilogy and new reviews in the near future.
Happy Howling.
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