I enjoyed this one just as much as the first one. It's a grand adventure featuring pirate duels, kidnappings, swashbuckling, swabbing the decks, betrayal, secrets, pirate treasure and as always, learning how to know what the right path for you is. ( )

What a fun book. I did not read the first book in this series and I will have to go back and do that to get all the background. Jocelyn is the daughter of Captain Hook and she is looking for his long lost treasure. With her pirate crew of mismatched men, her friend and her fairy they need to find a way to read the map. Unfortunately, Captain Kreuger is also after the treasure and will stop at nothing to find it. Her new friend, Evie, who she captured from Peter Pan and her meeting with Tiger Lily show that Pirates and adventurers are not just males. Lots of twists and turns in the story. I think I enjoyed this story as much as or more than a middle grade student would. If I was recommending this to students, I would definitely recommend that they read the first one in the series, Hook's Revenge before this one. A few illustrations throughout that would appeal to kids.

Thanks to Netgalley and Disney-Hyperion for the opportunity to read and review this book. ( )

Neverland tales, to me, are the greatest adventure stories. What began with J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan as the boy who never grew up so long ago has branched out into fun, rollicking tales of magic, mystery, adventure and extended childhood. Heidi Schultz wonderful tale of the adventures of Captain Hook's daughter Jocelyn and her quest to avenge her fathers death (via the ticking Crocodile) and in this story, to retrieve her inheritance; Hook's Treasure do not disappoint. I love the character of Smee - he is just as I imagined him to be from the original story. I really appreciate Jocelyn herself - a young girl trying to live her own brand of "A Pirate's Life". These stories are a unique look at the villainous Captain Hook, who somehow, with the appearance of an unknown likeable daughter now seems more misunderstood and less villainous!

I do wonder, on a personal note, if young readers will appreciate these tales as much as grown-up readers will? The vocabulary is beautiful, and the characters themselves are rich in ..well, character. As a school librarian, I am not certain that my own particular students will appreciate the sometimes snarky-aside humor. That said, this story is captivating and great fun. I received this book from Net Galley in exchange for a review, and I glad to have been given the opportunity to read it. I have already recommended the Hook's Revenge book(s) to several of my higher reading former students. ( )