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Hook: Dead to Rights (Captain Hook and the Pirates of Neverland Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Melissa Snark (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 1,036 ratings
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Neverland is a wondrous isle of adventure.

Neverland is a cruel lie.

Children follow Peter Pan believing their dreams will come true—to never grow up.

Surprise, surprise… they never will. The children Peter Pan abducts are murdered or meet a grimmer fate.

I’m the child who escaped Peter’s treachery. I’ve made it my life’s calling to rescue the Lost Boys, even those who don’t wish to be saved. Now Pan has a schooner he’s using to steal even more children. I’m the only one who can stop him.

Call me Hook. I am the master and commander of a pirate ship, and I’ll have my revenge on Peter Pan if it’s the last thing I do.

PRAISE FOR THE CAPTAIN HOOK SERIES:

"What a great surprise this gem turned out to be…" Goodreads review

"A pirate’s view of Neverland - it is unique, shedding light on Peter Pan’s escapades. Rescues filled with feats of derring-do show the audacity of Captain Hook. She’s bold, determined, and has a softer heart than you might imagine for a pirate. Her crew is a fascinating mix of odd characters that you’ll love getting to know. The author has a lyrical way of weaving words together that brings each scene to living color. I love it!" Goodreads review

"...a great action-packed start to the series!" Goodreads review

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    Captain Hook and the Pirates of Neverland
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    September 25, 2018
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Captain Hook Melissa Snark Neverland

Children follow Peter Pan believing their dreams will come true—to never grow up.

Surprise, surprise… they never will. The children Peter Pan abducts are murdered or meet a grimmer fate.

Captain Hook Dead To Rights

I’m the child who escaped Peter’s treachery. I’ve made it my life’s calling to rescue the Lost Boys, even those who don’t wish to be saved.

Pirate Ship Revenge

Call me Hook. I am the master and commander of the pirate ship Revenge.

Captain Hook Deadly Delights

I’ll have my revenge on Peter Pan if it’s the last thing I do.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07GJYHYL2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nordic Lights Press (September 25, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 25, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.1 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 230 pages
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Customers find the story interesting and creative. They describe the book as a fun, enthralling read with well-developed characters. The cover art and death scene are appreciated. Readers praise the straightforward, easy-to-read prose and the author's skill with words.

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46 customers mention "Story quality"38 positive8 negative

Customers find the story engaging with a mature twist. They appreciate the creative storytelling and first-person narrative. The premise is great, and the scenes are full of action. It's a nice retelling of the Captain Hook and Peter Pan story, with adventurous pirates helping to rescue the Lost Boys.

"...its less than perfect but winsome Characters that capture both your heart and your imagination...." Read more

"...I read Hook during the stress of the pandemic, and the story was an excellent diversion...." Read more

"The novel is a very short story, but even then I found myself skipping ahead hoping to find something more to the story...." Read more

"...The characters are well described and the scenes are full of action...." Read more

30 customers mention "Enjoyment"30 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book. They find it enjoyable and enthralling right from the start. The story takes a mature, fun spin on Peter Pan and Hook. It's an entertaining fantasy that is lighthearted and enjoyable for the weekend.

"...This was the case with ‘Hook; dead to rights.’ All are worthy efforts, but not all are real jewels. This one is a jewel...." Read more

"...by Snark, Hook is a good place to start because it's not a big time commitment. Pirates, Pan, happy-sparkle-flying dust, Neverland . . ...." Read more

"...I got the Kindle edition for free, at that price, its well worth reading. The biggest disappointment is how the end sets up the sequel." Read more

"...Quick and entertaining read. Thanks." Read more

21 customers mention "Character development"17 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the well-developed characters and their reversal of roles. They find Hook a great character and are interested to see where they go.

"Hook is a real treat with its less than perfect but winsome Characters that capture both your heart and your imagination...." Read more

"...This is a quick, enjoyable read. The characters are well described and the scenes are full of action...." Read more

"Good character development, including a maturing Pan, a creative Captain Hook, and "hybrid" Forgotten Boys. Quick and entertaining read. Thanks." Read more

"This was an interesting story with well developed characters and good world building extension...." Read more

14 customers mention "Cover art"14 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the cover art of the book. They find the take on the Peter Pan saga from the perspective of Captain Hook engaging and creative. The cover art is amazing, and the death scene is beautiful. Readers describe the book as an interesting and entertaining take on the classic children's tale.

"...There is a death scene that is so beautiful I cried. I wish it were longer...." Read more

"Love Peter Pan as a kid. Hook the movie was an all time favorite of mine. As an adult this book put a fantastic, more mature spin on the story...." Read more

"...The cover art is highly impressive and the bio is, as I said, intriguing. However I can't bring myself to finish this...." Read more

"I like reading different versions of one fairytale. This one was cute...." Read more

12 customers mention "Readability"9 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the book's readability. They find the prose straightforward and easy to follow, making it a quick and enjoyable read. The writing is well-crafted with vivid descriptions, making it a fun and engaging experience. The author has an impressive skill with words, making the language lyrical and clever. The narration is also appreciated, with a soothing and appealing voice that fits the pirate setting.

"...It is one of those rare books that are easy to read and all but impossible to put down. I couldn’t and read it in one sitting...." Read more

"...Snark's prose is straight forward and easy to read, and the book is fast, so it's a quick read...." Read more

"...This is a quick, enjoyable read. The characters are well described and the scenes are full of action...." Read more

"...Quick and entertaining read. Thanks." Read more

3 customers mention "Hook"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the hook. They mention it's great and mention it's a female hook.

"Liked the fact that Hook is a female...." Read more

"i quite enjoyed the tail. a female hook. one of the best retelling of peter pan" Read more

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  • Douglas A.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pure enjoyment and a refreshing twist on a familiar tale.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2021
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    Hook is a real treat with its less than perfect but winsome Characters that capture both your heart and your imagination. It is one of those rare books that are easy to read and all but impossible to put down. I couldn’t and read it in one sitting.
    Not all who possess abilities at alluring and captivating speech and make wonderful promises of happiness should be believed, trusted or followed. Peter Pan is one of those people who should never be trusted. Evil and cruelty lurk behind charm and the facade of happiness.
    Not all who are more than a little rough around the edges have ill designs and are evil and untrustworthy. Indeed they may the only ones willing to expend themselves to avert disaster and tragedy. Captain Hook is one of these people. Captain Hook and her (yes her) loyal crew of pirates, have dedicated themselves to stopping evil.
    On rare occasion I will pick up a free book from an author I don’t know. This was the case with ‘Hook; dead to rights.’ All are worthy efforts, but not all are real jewels. This one is a jewel.
    I recommend this book as one of the most enjoyable you will read this year.
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  • Priscilla Bettis
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Diversion
    Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2020
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    Hook is a retelling of Peter Pan in which Pan is the bad guy and Hook is a female pirate.

    Snark's prose is straight forward and easy to read, and the book is fast, so it's a quick read. If you've never read anything by Snark, Hook is a good place to start because it's not a big time commitment.

    Pirates, Pan, happy-sparkle-flying dust, Neverland . . . it’s all fun and games and swashbuckling. I read Hook during the stress of the pandemic, and the story was an excellent diversion.

    There is a death scene that is so beautiful I cried.

    I wish it were longer. Wendy shows up, and we don’t get to know her very well before the book is done.

    Overall, a fun four stars.
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  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Felt the story meandered too much
    Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2021
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    The novel is a very short story, but even then I found myself skipping ahead hoping to find something more to the story. It just was not enjoyable to me, and I felt it lagged.
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  • Rick Lobrecht
    5.0 out of 5 stars delightful twist on J. M. Barrie's classic tale
    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2020
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    I read the Kindle edition of Hook: Dead to Rights.

    What if Peter Pan is the bad guy? In this delightful twist on J. M. Barrie's classic tale, Captain Jayden Hook embarks on a quest to rescue Wendy Darling from the clutches of Peter Pan.

    This is a quick, enjoyable read. The characters are well described and the scenes are full of action. Hook, as a former hostage of Pan, is believable as the protagonist, even though she's a pirate.

    I got the Kindle edition for free, at that price, its well worth reading. The biggest disappointment is how the end sets up the sequel.
    4 people found this helpful
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  • digidoc664
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mature, creative retelling of classic Barrie story, fit for adults and older children alike!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023
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    Good character development, including a maturing Pan, a creative Captain Hook, and "hybrid" Forgotten Boys. Quick and entertaining read. Thanks.
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  • Brad Friedlander
    4.0 out of 5 stars Rethinking Peter Pan
    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2020
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    This was an interesting story with well developed characters and good world building extension. The familiar story and world of Peter Pan and Neverland are turned on their head as we see events transpire from the view of a very different Captain Hook. She bares superficial similarities. The story is in the differences from what we expect.

    Jayden Hook is a complex character. She is a fearsome pirate captain who has a history that we start to unveil in this first book of a series.

    Worthwhile reading!
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  • Jake
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic take on an old story
    Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2019
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    Love Peter Pan as a kid. Hook the movie was an all time favorite of mine. As an adult this book put a fantastic, more mature spin on the story. Casting Pan as a villain was a very interesting plot point. I hope as the series develops we get to see more of his dark side. I enjoyed Hook and her crew of pirates. I think a great foundation has been laid to develop the world of Neverland in a way that revitalizes my childhood fondness of the original story but in a grittier, darker way. I really look forward to the release of book two!
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  • Virginia Henderson
    2.0 out of 5 stars Not for me
    Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2022
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    DNF at 33%

    A Peter Pan retelling in which everything you thought you knew about Neverland is wrong. One of the most intriguing draws for me was that Captain Hook is a girl. The cover art is highly impressive and the bio is, as I said, intriguing. However I can't bring myself to finish this.

    The beginning started well enough. In fact I was really impressed with the intro. As the story progressed I noticed it started to lag. Starkey gave me the creeps. I would have kept going though had it not been for Hook's description for Tinkerbell. Her overly, uncomfortable descriptions that hovered on the sinful and immoral, if you know what I mean. I decided to call it quits right then and there.

    I am giving this 2 stars for the amazing cover. I personally wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great alternate take on the story of Peter Pan
    Reviewed in Canada on February 7, 2021
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    Good page turner that provides an alternate view of the story of Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Wendy and Captain Hook. Look forward to more.
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  • Hoener, Birgit
    4.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
    Reviewed in Germany on December 28, 2021
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    What if Peter Pan were the villain, and Captain Hook...well not a saint but not as evil as Peter? I am still trying to figure out which age group this book is really targeting, but I - at age 62 - found it quite amusing, with very quirky and surprisingly deep characters, and an amazing plot. I will definitely get the next ones in this series. I loved this book.
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  • London Lass
    5.0 out of 5 stars Captain Hook - the ultimate unreliable narrator!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2020
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    Jayden Hook is the captain of the good ship Revenge. and she's got a score to settle with the evil Peter Pan. Can she save Wendy from Pan's clutches? Despite the suspicion that Hook is a very unreliable narrator indeed, this novella is a great read. It's pacy, well-written and a refreshing take on the old children's classic
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars An enrapturing retelling of a childhood story
    Reviewed in Australia on September 22, 2021
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    An easy read that kept you turning pages. Peter Pan was a fairytale I grew up with and this retelling of the original version was incredible. This book has a great plot line and the character depth was perfect.
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  • Amanda Hayward
    4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting view of Captain Hook and Neverland
    Reviewed in Canada on August 7, 2021
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    Captain Hook is a woman? Peter Pan is an evil fae King? Tell me more!!

    I was SO excited going into this book, there aren't a lot of Peter Pan retellings and even fewer from a gender-bent villian POV, plus I'm a sucker for pirates. Unfortunately this didn't really live up to my expectations.

    It is a fantastic book, but it left me wanting more, and not necessarily in a good way. I wanted more from Hook, more emotion, more interaction, more history, and more growth.

    I felt like the tense was lost a bit, some things were present tense and others read as if the book was the Captain's journal and she had written down memories.

    Neverland as a setting was generally bright, imaginative, and everything you would expect it to be, but you see so little of it. I wanted more description more details, more adventure. What you get is a couple highly specific detailed scenes in a couple of places.

    The crew were honestly some of the better characters I feel, but again, you don't really get to spend time with them. I love Buzz and wish I got to see more of his interactions with Wright but perhaps that is in the follow books in the series. I enjoyed the references among the crew, Byron and Keats, and Christopher Robbins, it was a little jarring to see familiar names in such a different setting , but the easter egg effect was a neat touch.

    Overall, I read it, it was good, but I'm not sure it is something I will read again or if I will read the next book. I'd typically put this as a 3.5 star, but when I can't do halves I round up, so this gets 4 stars from me.
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