Review: The Navigator

The Navigator by Erin Michelle Sky
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Navigator is the second in the Tales of the Wendy series by authors Erin Michelle Sky and Steven Brown, following on from The Wendy released in 2018. That first installment in the series had been one of my top books of that year, and I was very much looking forward to the next part of the story. How did it meet my expectations?

Actually, fairly well.

In The Navigator, Wendy finally gets to work properly on a ship and it's everything she expected... Only, it's not because she still has to contend with the attitudes of the time, and it does take some time to understand the difference between treating her as a woman, and treating her as an officer - which she essentially is because she's the only one who can read the compass. Yes, it is customary for heavy things to be carried for a lady, but it's also standard regulation on ships that officers do not carry their own luggage. Wendy needs to learn the difference on the job.

Her navigation work is successful as they do make it to Neverland. Or at least, they're fairly certain it's Neverland. It's just that they've made it to a part that is not controlled by Peter, and thus welcoming to them. They happened to have made it to Blackheart's half of the island, and he is very much in favour of removing Pan's new allies before they manage to meet up with him.

The Navigator is an interesting follow up to The Wendy, progressing both the story and the characters. We find out a bit more about why Peter is the way he is, and we also see Wendy having to deal with some consequences to her own actions. She's been so focused in advancing in her dreams that she never realised the consequences to it all. That she's starting to see what these dreams mean in reality is a big thing for her character, as it means she's thinking more.

Hook also shows that his sense of duty is incredibly important to him - even if he does not like Wendy, it is his duty to protect her as he would any citizen of the Crown. It's this sense of duty and following the regulations that is used against him in some fun ways. Well worth seeing.

Really looking forward to the next installement and seeing what will happen from here forward - the reveal of Blackheart's true identity has thrown up so many options.

If you liked the first book, you'll really like this one too.

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