The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys Book 1)

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Wolves don’t stray this far west, he thought. Then the woodland began to thunder around him, the ground shaking perceptibly. The people of Baradium Falls hastily arranged themselves, and began slamming the flat of their blades against their armour just as their barbarian enemies would. Should they encounter them the hope was that the barbarians would think them some of their own warriors – it was a slim chance. Jorund scanned the tree trunks around him breathlessly, searching for signs of incursion into the woodland. Screams drifted across the top of the forest from some distance away. His heart thumped. Of course. Look, spy, whatever you were out there –’ Xavir gestured with finger to the west – ‘does not apply in here.’ If you watched or read Peter Pan growing up, you know what Peter Pan was looking for initially. This book is the same thing, but Winne has no idea what he needs her for since her mother never remembered her time with Peter Pan and Lost Boys. She was mad after she was with them. Every Darling ended up the same way, not remembering a thing and never being the same. It’s up to Winnie to not end up like the other Darlings, so she’ll try different tactics than the other Darlings that will confuse all of them. No I did not,’ Landril said. ‘Mardonius has begun a campaign to clear our nation of those who worship the Goddess and other gods.’ It used to be that the president was the most powerful person in the country. That all changed when Wrath crossed over to our world. Nothing could stop him. Nothing can kill him. Eventually we all bowed at his altar.

Across the way she could see where the cliff face was alight with the glimmer of gemstones in the soft afternoon light. Witchstones, the source of the witches’ power, the various colours used for different spells and ready to be mined by the younger girls, who would abseil safely under the protection of numerous wards. Except when Wrath turns his dark, dangerous power on me...it doesn’t work. And now the villain is looking at me like I’m the enemy. Even for a man like Landril, who liked to play the long game, the conditions of Hell’s Keep made him feel tense and impatient. The conditions were beyond anything he’d ever encountered previously. And there was still no sign of his quarry. One day bled into another.Kas is gentle as he removes the metal cuff. I see no key. I don’t know how he unlatches it. The chain, with the cuff attached, is tossed to the bed. The twins make their way to the door and wait for me at the threshold. “We promise we won’t bite,” Kas says. “Not yet, anyway,” Bash adds. Yvindris peered over her shoulder. ‘I hope you remember the formal words,’ she hissed. There was more than a hint of glee in her voice. ‘You have failed twice before. Your reputation as a failure will see you go to a poor clan and the time for allocation is almost upon you. A poor clan is no life for a sister, I can tell you.’ Technically it’s . . . spy master. Anyway. You need to know what I have to say. It’s over five years since you came here, Xavir. Things have changed a lot in that time.’

As power shifts on the island and shadows are claimed, all five of us have to let go of who we were, if we have any chance of becoming who we are destined to be. Book DetailsNow I’m entangled right alongside him in a war we can’t seem to escape. We thought we had defeated our enemies. This book is definitely a grown-up version of Peter Pan. Cold showers were needed after reading certain scenes in this book. Some of the scenes were so intense I had to make sure I was reading them correctly. Not in confusion but making sure the female protagonist wants what she was asking for in the book. She’s one female protagonist who is not scared of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys, which makes them confused with her. I like her character in this book.

I guess I should type a bio here. I'm FranJessca, or Fran for short. I'm the owner/reviewer behind A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog. I've been reading and reviewing books on my blog since leaving the Navy in 2011, and I will keep doing it as long as possible. My favorite genres will always be Romance & Fantasy, and I read every subgenre underneath those two genres. (Sorry, not a fan of nonfiction, so don't try to convince me to read it.) Elysia’s heart sank; she had hoped Birgitta might instruct her today. She at least enjoyed the lessons with her. Xavir glared at Landril. ‘The man I was, he died out there. Years ago. My swords were taken. I have innocent blood on my hands. They sent me here because of it and they were right to. There is no forgiveness for what we did.’ He eavesdropped on conversations, built up a network of inmates who reported to him. Ironically, he felt that the prison structure wasn’t that different from the machinations of court life. The drugs he had smuggled bought him eyes in darkened corners of the gaol, just as they had done over a year ago whilst he was investigating the murders outside Stravimon’s Court of Sighs. But the reports told him nothing more than he could see for himself: grim men, standing bored and constantly on the edge of violence. The usual prison politics. She clutched the stone in her right hand, surprised by its weight and density, and calmed her heartbeat.The old, balding man in front of Landril winced in pain and spat defiantly at the foot of his tormentor.

Elysia sighed. ‘Should we not question what we are shown? Is the world not an illusion? That’s what we’re taught all the time. Those are the words above the archways as you enter the Forgotten Quadrangle.’She wants Neverland and she’ll stop at nothing to have it. Including destroying anyone who stands in her way, even her own flesh and blood. Book Details I won’t spoil what happens in the series (for the most part), but there are some more changes to the original tale.