The eagerly awaited second installment in the Tales of the Wendy series!“As I swiped left to continue the adventure and saw the words, ‘the second book is expected in 2019,’ I gasped. It was as if Captain Hook himself had put his sword to my heart. It reminded me of when I was reading the Harry Potter books as they were being written. I will be waiting on pins and needles for the next … for the next installment.” – Mary, Goodreads
“I need the second book, RIGHT NOW.” – Angela, Goodreads
“I can’t wait for the next installment of this marvellous re-imagined version of Peter Pan.” – Readers’ Favorite
NOT EVERY ADVENTURE GOES AS PLANNED …
Wendy’s troubles are far from over. Hook wants her in irons, the crew wants to throw her overboard, and Pan’s magical compass is the only thing standing in their way. But Pan himself is nowhere to be found.
When a new everlost captain appears on the horizon, it will take everything Wendy has to survive.
And a tiny red dragon will set events in motion that could save or doom them all.
“The writing is witty and clever and very reminiscent of some of the classic novels I have read in the past. There were so many parts where I was just outright grinning as I read.” – Errin Krystal, author of The Last Dragon Rider
“Sky and Brown bring fresh magic and wonder to a well-known story, and provide readers with a skilled and cunning heroine, outsmarting her male counterparts at every turn, always staying one step ahead.” – C.L. Ogilvie, author of Skipping Out on Henry
Fans of Brigid Kemmerer’s A Curse So Dark and Lonely, Gena Showalter’s The Evil Queen, and Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone will love the rip-rollicking adventure, fantasy, and historical elements of the Tales of the Wendy series by Steven Brown and Erin Michelle Sky, Dragon Authors. As Caius Fabius says in Goodreads, “Pick it up and begin a great adventure! I DARE YOU!!!”
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Some of you may have heard or seen me talk about The Wendy before, which is the first book in this series and immediately became one of my favorites when I read it back in 2018. I’ve recommended it more times than I can count and will continue to do so until the end of time because the book is honestly just that good. So you could say my expectations for this second book in the series were very high and very hopeful.
Not only did the book live up to my hopes and expectations, it exceeded them in all the best ways. It was so much fun to dive back into this world and accompany these characters on their adventures into Neverland. I love Wendy here just as much as I did in the first book, and I loved watching her talk her way out of tricky situations with some very clever thinking. She faces new challenges in The Navigator, not only externally but also within herself as she is faced with some of the harsh realities of life in the military, particularly for a young woman. Other characters also get some good development here, including Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Tigerlilja, and others. If I had to pick a favorite character in this book, though (aside from Wendy herself), it would be Captain James Hook. Which was surprising to me, honestly, because I remember wanting to strangle him throughout pretty much the entirety of the first book. Here, he’s forced to confront some of his own biases and rigidly-held beliefs, and that makes for some really interesting character development for him. Were there still times I wanted to slap him? Sure. But he is proving himself to be a more honorable man than I gave him credit for, and I absolutely love the layers of complexity that are woven into his character.
As with the previous book, the narration style here is a real treat, with the narrator acting almost as a character in their own right. I loved exploring Neverland and learning more about how it works, the various people and creatures who live there, how it’s all tied to Peter Pan, and what’s at stake for the world as it relates to Neverland. It was such a grand adventure, with never a dull moment and plenty of things to pique your curiosity along the way. There’s a little twist at the end that really brought things from the first book and from this one together, and I absolutely loved it. I can’t wait to continue the story in the next book.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for an arc of this book.
The Navigator is the sequel of The Wendy. This one haven’t left me dissapointed and I was happy to already have a copy of the sequel to start it right after. Cause its really good.
Wendy is now on Hook ship and they’re heading for Neverland. And this world is really amazing.
I can’t wait to read the next book in this serie.
I loved The Wendy, can’t wait to read the next one!!