The Tale of Tiger Lily

Noble Tiger Lily of the Piccaninny Tribe is young and beautiful but behind those almond-shaped eyes, she harbors a deep sadness. When Tiger Lily was barely of walking age, her mother and infant brother died during childbirth, leaving only Tiger Lily and her doting father Chief Great Little Big Panther. Her life has been planned out for her from the beginning—including who she'll marry.

Tiger Lily enters into a forbidden love and is left heartbroken, vowing that her scorned heart will never heal. But when Captain Hook comes to Neverland hunting Peter Pan and takes Tiger Lily as his prisoner, things will never be the same for her. Tiger Lily finds it deep within herself to move past the heartache and live her life as the Creator planned. Yet fate is not on her side. Captain Hook's return takes what Tiger Lily cherishes most in this world—and forces her to make difficult decisions that will affect her entire tribe.

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Back in 2020, I took part in the book launch for The Tale of Tiger Lily which was happening over Zoom due to COVID and immediately wanted to read it! So you may be wondering why I'm just now reading it a whole THREE YEARS LATER. I can't say what took me this long but I'm glad that I finally gave it a go because I loved it! At first I was a little confused because I thought that the book was simply a retelling of the original Peter Pan story from Tiger Lily's perspective, but this was actually more about what came after and I liked that even better.

The author really played to her strengths in creating Tiger Lily's character. She didn't dwell too long on Tiger Lily as a child or teen but instead focused the attention on her as a daughter, wife and mother. Because the author herself is well acquainted with these roles, it led to a richness of character and emotion in Tiger Lily that added so much to the story. I thought that the plot itself was so creative and again I really liked that it didn't just stick to the original script but took time to explore the characters and landscape in new and different ways. There was just one part where I felt like the plot went off on an unnecessary tangent but otherwise I have no complaints! I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys retellings and will be keeping an eye out for more from this author! Happy Reading :)

Johanna, Goodreads.com | October 4, 2023