Cover of Second to the Right: The Neverland Chronicles, Book 1

Second to the Right: The Neverland Chronicles, Book 1

by T.S. Kinley

4.0

About this book

Gwendolyn Mary Darling Carlisle is drowning in the weight of adulthood. At eighteen, she is the sole guardian of her ailing sister, her life defined by grief and suffocating responsibility. Her reality fractures when a mysterious, alluring man appears in her bedroom: Peter Pan.

No longer the eternal boy of nursery rhymes, Peter has grown into a captivating, dangerous figure, and he has returned to the Darling estate to claim a descendant of Wendy for his own. Swept across the veil to Neverland, Gwendolyn is thrust into a world of vibrant wonder, treacherous Fae, and hedonistic indulgence. As she falls under the spell of Peter and his band of Lost Boys, the lines between fantasy and nightmare begin to blur.

While Neverland offers an intoxicating escape from her burdens, it exacts a steep price. Her memories of home are dissolving, leaving a single, mysterious locket as her only tether to the sister she abandoned. Beneath the island’s luminous surface, dark secrets fester, forcing Gwendolyn to choose between a life of eternal, pleasure-filled oblivion and the painful, grounded truth of the world she left behind.

The legend of Neverland is far deadlier than the fairytales ever dared to suggest.

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What readers are saying

Alyssa Zaifert

Obsessed to put it lightly!

"I absolutely ate this book up! Ever since I was a little girl l've loved Peter Pan. I've dreamed of going to Neverland and being with the lost boys. This story is the version my adult heart has wanted and needed!!! I was emerged into the world that my childhood knew and loved so quickly and easily. I almost instantly fell hard for Pan and his Lost Boys. (Tripp and Ryder are my favorite if you know you know) From mermaids to pirates I thought I knew everything to expect but holy crap was I wrong! I was hot and feeling emotions in all the best ways possible. And then absolutely shocked, and confused, and hanging on every last page to find out what, why, how?! - - Because I can't spoil anything but it was that good! And now why am I craving Hook in so many amazing new ways!? This is a series I found randomly via a reel and I know it will now live rent free in my head…and I am not mad about it. I cannot get enough of this story and I am eager to go on to the next book! I actually begged my husband just to buy me the collectors edition right off the bat because I couldn't not have it with how much I fell in love with book one! This has endless out of 5 stars from me!!!! ["

July 6, 2024 Verified Purchase
Amazon Customer

3 stars

"This was a nice story but the pacing was to fast. I did enjoy the twists one the original lore. If your looking for a quick burn then this is your book. ["

January 23, 2026 Verified Purchase
Rachel McKeown

Meh

"Let's be real, if you bought this for the plot, you should probably return it. The writing is terrible, and at times I felt like a was reading a high school drama. The main character's flippant attitude and just god awful whines had me skipping most of the book. If you're reading for the spice, then it's pretty good. What girl wouldn't want to be 4 men at her disposal? This book sounded good but just fell short for me. Gave it 3 stars because you can't <insert MEH emoji>. ["

July 19, 2025 Verified Purchase
Brittny

Great read

"Slow start but ive read my depictions of Peter Pan and this one was really good. Can't wait to see what the rest of this series has in store. ["

January 25, 2026 Verified Purchase

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