For the past few days I've been reading "Tiger Lily" by Jodi Lynn Anderson.
While reading this book recommended to me by my friends who read it for summer reading, I remembered why I love prequel books so much. They set up the story in ways you'd never expect and the author expresses and intensifies characters that you never gave a second thought to.
Tiger Lily is about the (not yet) princess of the Native American tribe on the island of Neverland. It fabricates the love story of her and Peter Pan. You may have hardly noticed her in any of the movie interpretations of Peter Pan, but so far this novel has made me appreciate her and her story to a whole new level. Tiger Lily as a character is intriguing and well developed, despite the fact that it is narrated by Tinker Bell, which was offsetting but an interesting way to approach a story.
To find my favorite part of the story I didn't have to look far. The opening line is this:
“Let me tell you something straight off. This is a love story, but not like any you've ever heard. The boy and the girl are far from innocent. Dear lives are lost. And good doesn't win.” (Anderson, 1)
Often I find these introductions cheesy, but Anderson pulled it off with a fine balance between casual and formal that it didn't strike me as annoying. I really like how she makes it clear that this isn't just another love story: hopefully she's right. In a world like this, it's hard to find a one of a kind book out there. I already got lucky with "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" & I'm hoping this meets the expectation the author elaborately sets for the reader.
So far, Tiger Lily seems like a promising story.
Tiger Lily is about the (not yet) princess of the Native American tribe on the island of Neverland. It fabricates the love story of her and Peter Pan. You may have hardly noticed her in any of the movie interpretations of Peter Pan, but so far this novel has made me appreciate her and her story to a whole new level. Tiger Lily as a character is intriguing and well developed, despite the fact that it is narrated by Tinker Bell, which was offsetting but an interesting way to approach a story.
To find my favorite part of the story I didn't have to look far. The opening line is this:
“Let me tell you something straight off. This is a love story, but not like any you've ever heard. The boy and the girl are far from innocent. Dear lives are lost. And good doesn't win.” (Anderson, 1)
Often I find these introductions cheesy, but Anderson pulled it off with a fine balance between casual and formal that it didn't strike me as annoying. I really like how she makes it clear that this isn't just another love story: hopefully she's right. In a world like this, it's hard to find a one of a kind book out there. I already got lucky with "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" & I'm hoping this meets the expectation the author elaborately sets for the reader.
So far, Tiger Lily seems like a promising story.
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