TIGER LILY by Jodi Lynn Anderson

In my last post, I made a huge mistake of saying that Tiger Lily was the narrator of Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson.  Not so!  I was thinking about it a couple of days ago and realized that the actual narrator is the one and only Tinkerbell.  Sorry.  :)

Anyways, since we're on the topic of Tiger Lily, here is a book review!  I don't really know what to put in a book review, so I'll just try my best to make it professional.  Ish.

Summary (no spoilers)
The adventurous, tomboyish Tiger Lily lives on the island of Neverland.  Neverland is not completely fictional, but it is a very hard place to find, if you are looking for it.  In her village, Tiger Lily has no parents to speak of, except for her caretaker, Tik Tok the medicine man.  Unlike most of the village, he is very kind to her and they make an extraordinary father-daughter pair.  
One day, she meets Peter Pan.  He is a mysterious, handsome boy of about fifteen or sixteen.  Tiger Lily soon falls in love with his flightiness, quirks, and most importantly, him.  Even, so she is betrothed to a man that she hates, and that complicates things.  
While Tiger Lily is gone uncomplicating those things, a new creature named Wendy arrives at Peter Pan and the Lost Boys' tree house.  This causes a lot of conflicts, because it seems that Peter is now in love with the sweet and loyal Wendy.

Some of my thoughts...
This book was a very, very interesting interpretation of the story of Peter Pan.  I for one have always, always been a fan of Peter Pan's charm and magic.  However, Tiger Lily opened my eyes and I was able to see new sides of him.  He was an unpredictable boy, perpetually stuck in his teenage years.  Also, this isn't your typical, happy retelling of a fairy tale.  It's so emotional, and I found myself wanting to cry when Tiger Lily was being mistreated.  Lastly, there's Wendy.  Wendy has always been my favorite character because she is so loving and kind.  But in this book, I was also able to see a new side of her, since I saw it through Tink's eyes.  I actually kind of started to hate her and her positivity.  Anyways, this book is an excellent read that will make your mind wonder and think about what's going on with the "other" side.  *There is no way that this book is only for girls, even though the main character and the narrator are female.*

My Rating for this book....  An eight out of ten!