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Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Published by: Harper Collins
Released: July 3rd, 2012
eBook, Hardcover, 292 pages
Reviewed by Angela
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Before Peter Pan belonged to Wendy, he belonged to the girl with the crow feather in her hair. . . .
Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily doesn't believe in love stories or happy endings. Then she meets the alluring teenage Peter Pan in the forbidden woods of Neverland and immediately falls under his spell.
Peter is unlike anyone she's ever known. Impetuous and brave, he both scares and enthralls her. As the leader of the Lost Boys, the most fearsome of Neverland's inhabitants, Peter is an unthinkable match for Tiger Lily. Soon, she is risking everything—her family, her future—to be with him. When she is faced with marriage to a terrible man in her own tribe, she must choose between the life she's always known and running away to an uncertain future with Peter.
With enemies threatening to tear them apart, the lovers seem doomed. But it's the arrival of Wendy Darling, an English girl who's everything Tiger Lily is not, that leads Tiger Lily to discover that the most dangerous enemies can live inside even the most loyal and loving heart.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Peaches comes a magical and bewitching story of the romance between a fearless heroine and the boy who wouldn't grow up.
Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily doesn't believe in love stories or happy endings. Then she meets the alluring teenage Peter Pan in the forbidden woods of Neverland and immediately falls under his spell.
Peter is unlike anyone she's ever known. Impetuous and brave, he both scares and enthralls her. As the leader of the Lost Boys, the most fearsome of Neverland's inhabitants, Peter is an unthinkable match for Tiger Lily. Soon, she is risking everything—her family, her future—to be with him. When she is faced with marriage to a terrible man in her own tribe, she must choose between the life she's always known and running away to an uncertain future with Peter.
With enemies threatening to tear them apart, the lovers seem doomed. But it's the arrival of Wendy Darling, an English girl who's everything Tiger Lily is not, that leads Tiger Lily to discover that the most dangerous enemies can live inside even the most loyal and loving heart.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Peaches comes a magical and bewitching story of the romance between a fearless heroine and the boy who wouldn't grow up.
Review: (May contain spoilers)
Oh man. The feels for this book is enough to drown me. Right before I started reading this, I prepared myself to be sobbing at the end. Too bad that preparation wasn't enough.
An interesting part of this book was that it was told from Tinker Bells eyes, though she wasn't a main character. Through Tink's eyes, you could see what was happening and the minor things, too. Tink is very observant, often looking into people and knowing how they feel.
Tiger Lily and Peter Pan's relationship was so sweet to read and when Peter Pan left Neverland, I wanted to punch him so, so badly. Tiger Lily is a very independent person, smart, brave and even better at hunting than the boys. Because of these reasons, she if often frowned upon in her village. She is also the Shaman's adopted daughter, she can't be treated too badly. Her marriage to Giant was horrible. That ugly, smelly stupid oaf. So when Peter Pans steps into her life, she took the chance and fell in love. And we all know how that ends. Not good.
Though the book is based on Peter Pan, it takes some of the parts and creates something new. You get to know some other parts, such as why the croc has a watch inside, or clock. The part I really didn't like about this books was Wendy. I know that's not a very good reason but SHE BUGS THE HELL OUT OF ME. Partly because she stole Peter Pan away from Tiger Lily, she had to come and ruin everything. And Peter Pan being the stubborn person he is, went along with it. Now I know why Tink hates Wendy. You go girl, pull all of her hair out.
Every character has depth, including Captain Hook. We all know him as the sadistic pirate but was he always like that? It tells of Hook's life before Neverland, his dreams of never growing old. Phillip, the Englander was basically like Christopher Columbus in my view. He comes to a new land and tries to convert everyone into being a Christian. Okay maybe Christopher didn't do that. I felt really bad for Tik Tok. How Phillip said he couldn't go to heaven, says he can't wear women clothing, has to cut his hair, blah blah blah, bullshit.
In addition to all those things, Tiger Lily is also beautifully written. Perfect pace and vivid imagery description, just the amount of dialogue between the characters. Ahhhhhh just perfection.
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