The Never King
The Never King is a 2022 romantasy and fairy-tale retelling novel by Nikki St. Crowe. Much of the action takes place in Neverland. Characters include Peter Pan, Winnie Darling and The Lost Boys. Key subjects include Reverse Harem, Dark, retellings and Fae.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 185 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions across 3 languages.
At about 192 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.
About The Never King
**The stories were all wrong — Hook was never the villain.** For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they’re gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken. Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked. But it’s pointless. Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren’t willing to let me go. -- The Never King is a dark retelling of Peter and Wendy. If you like your enemies to lovers romance with hot, ruthless, morally gray love interests, you’ll enjoy The Never King and the Lost Boys. You can expect hate kissing, fighting, bickering, and ‘touch her and I’ll unalive you’ vibes.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Never King?
The Never King was written by Nikki St. Crowe and first published in 2022.
What genre is The Never King?
It is usually shelved as Romantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings and Fae & Fairy Fiction.
How long is The Never King?
The median edition has 192 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Never King?
Readers who like it often enjoy Lost Boy, A Touch of Darkness and A Touch Of Ruin.
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