The Never King & The Dark One: Reviews of a Steamy Fantasy Series

The Never King & The Dark One

NIkki St. Crowe

Vicious Lost Boys #1 & #2

Cover and Synopsis

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The Never King Cover & Blurb

For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they’re gone for only a day, some for a week or a month. But they always return broken.

Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked.

But it’s pointless.

Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren’t willing to let me go.

The Dark One Cover & Blurb

It wasn’t until Pan and Neverland that I finally felt alive.

But things are not all full of magic and sunlight on the island. There’s something darker and more sinister haunting the forest.

And worse, the fae queen and Captain Hook are ready to fight for control of Neverland and they will stop at nothing to get what they want. Including using the one thing Pan never thought he wanted or needed — me. I’m a descendant of the Darling family and now I belong to him and the Lost Boys.

War is brewing — can the Never King get his shadow back and assume his rightful throne? And if he does, where will I fit?

Or will all of Neverland be in jeopardy right along with my dark, twisted heart?

Book Information

The Never King

Published February 2022 by Blackwell House.

Genre : Dark Romance

Pages : 193 pages, Kindle Edition

The Dark One

Published April 2022 Blackwell House.

Genre : Dark Romance

Pages : 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Mental illness, smoking, graphic/rough sex, sex in public, group sex, DubCon, graphic violence, graphic language, captive/captivity, degradation, submission, bondage/ropes, blood play, choking, CNC

Review

The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe

  1. All the Darling women disappeared on their 18th birthday & return insane. Interesting.
  2. & something is wrong with Pan. I smell a mystery…
  3. Don’t fuck the Darlings. The fuck they taking them for if not to fuck them.
  4. The Lost Boys seem nice enough. Like teddy bears.
  5. I like Winnie’s attitude.
  6. Something was stolen.. something like a shadow?
  7. Oh, no wonder they go crazy after their trip to Neverland having someone dig into their memories. Did a Darling take something? Or just knows where and who? I love me a mystery. Have they tried asking nicely?
  8. ..is Pan a vampire? no.. that’s just not right. That better not be right.
  9. Ah, so a Darling & Tink did something… I never did like Tinkerbell.
  10. For a group of people who drove her mother insane, they seem awfully concerned about Winnie’s health.
  11. Sometimes I wish characters didn’t beat around the bush so much.
  12. “And there’s no greater power than tits and brains, baby girl” – Starla
  13. So Neverland is dieing. & These Lost Boys are easy to manipulate.
  14. Also, this is a reverse harem. One Lost Boy down, three to go.
  15. “It’s best you know what your assets are.”
  16. “Pan caught us and told me to keep fucking her. Honestly, I think the Darling liked it.” -Bash
  17. Well well well, Tink was killed by Pan [ YAY ] – but she is also the mother of Kas & Bash. Interesting.
  18. “Go on then, come for me while the Lost Boys watch.” Two down.
  19. “Take it all, Darling. Be a good girl.” Three down.
  20. Mystery solved. Shadow obtained.

The Dark One Review by Nikki St. Crowe

  1. Jesus fuck, can this man not keep his hands on his damn shadow?
  2. “We are four very hungry men. Do you really think you’re capable of keeping up with our appetites?” – Pan
  3. Winnie does not like to share her toys.
  4. Well hello BDSM.
  5. Poor Vane what is his deal, just the dark shadow?
  6. So Wendy is not dead? & Vane has a brother…
  7. Are Cherry and I the only ones who love Hook?
  8. Oh, no wonder Cherry loves Hook. What’s she doing with the Lost Boys though?
  9. Smee is a lady. & apparently more useful than Cherry.
  10. Kinda feel bad for Bash & Kas. Tilly is a cunt.
  11. The Crocodile has got to be Vane’s brother. Did he love Wendy? but Wendy loved Pan? Who loves who damnit. Tink loved Pan. Pan loved Wendy. Is Wendy even the first Darling, or did I just assume she was?
  12. There is definitely more plot in this book than in book one. The sex scenes are way hotter. What with the safewords & all.
  13. The Crocodile is Vane’s brother. I love it when I’m right. & he did love Wendy [ Winnie’s great-great-grandmother & not the OG shadow taker ]
  14. All four Lost Boys have been claimed.
  15. & now I am picturing Three Men & a Baby. I loved those movies. I feel for Winnie.
  16. That’s right Cherry, take the shadow for yourself. Make ’em pay.
  17. “Send Darling between our houses like a child of divorced parents?” – Bash. My thinking exactly bud.
  18. Clearly Cherry hasn’t taken the shadow for herself. That’s dumb of her.
  19. What kind of Darling are the Lost Boys and Pan coming home to?
  20. Ah, a Vicious black-eyed Darling.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

Quotes

Vicious Lost Boys Quotes

Spice

Vicious Lost Boys Spicy Chapters

The Never King

10, 15 & 17

The Dark One

5, 6, 14, 18, 19, 20, 24 & 25

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Links

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Nikki St. Crowe

Aphantasia

The inability to form mental images of real or imaginary people, places, or things.

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Hello! and welcome to my blog. My name is Melyssa. A 40-something mood reader living on the west coast of Canada. I mostly read darker themed books across a wide range of genres. & yes, audiobooks count.

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