But Jocelyn finds that being a pirate is a bit more difficult than she’d bargained for. So when Jocelyn receives a letter from her father challenging her to avenge his untimely demise at the jaws of the Neverland crocodile, she doesn’t hesitate-here at last is the adventure she has been waiting for. When she’s sent to Miss Eliza Crumb-Biddlecomb’s Finishing School for Young Ladies, Jocelyn’s hopes of following in her father’s fearsome footsteps are lost in a heap of dance lessons, white gloves, and way too much pink.

Her grandfather, on the other hand, intends to see her starched and pressed into a fine society lady. My full thoughts are below!Īs always, here’s the book synopsis: Twelve-year-old Jocelyn dreams of becoming every bit as daring as her infamous father, Captain James Hook. I’ll make it well-known now: Hook’s Revenge is certainly worth the read. Though the original tale is well-known, Heidi Schulz introduces the magical world again – with an entertaining twist. I managed to sneak in her debut, Hook’s Revenge, before the year’s end, but sadly, I had already listed my favorite books of 2014. Plus there are cameos from Neverland favorites, such as Peter Pan and Tinkerbell, sure to please fans without relying too heavily on them to propel Jocelyn’s tale.If there’s one fictional world that is always enchanting and mysterious, it’s Neverland in Peter Pan. You know, the ones about orphans, houses with secrets, and mysterious magical lands.

Hook’s Revenge is reminiscent of the stories I loved to read when I was a kid. Good sight less stupid than most children. It pains me to admit this, but Roger was a While it takes a bit longer than I expected for the Neverland part to come into the picture, Hook’s Revenge is an action-packed tale with a narration reminiscent of old fairytales, interrupted regularly with deliciously sarcastic asides from the storyteller. Hook’s Revenge follows Jocelyn, a feisty young girl who craves adventure and is instead sent to boarding school. …if you will quit squirming about and be patient you will see that most things in life, wishes included, do not have immediate results. But her adventure takes a series of twists as Jocelyn is sent to boarding school, inherits a quest, and charges off to Neverland.

She’s sure that soon he will come and take her on a grand adventure. Twelve-year-old Jocelyn dreams of becoming every bit as daring as her infamous father, Captain James Hook.

Hook's Revenge by Heidi Schulz