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Lisa Jensen
I might have been a pirate in a previous life, or else I watched too many old Errol Flynn movies on TV in my formative years. My historical/fantasy "Alias Hook" presents the flip side of the Neverland from the caustic perspective of its prisoner, Captain Hook. It will be published by Thomas Dunne... show more

I might have been a pirate in a previous life, or else I watched too many old Errol Flynn movies on TV in my formative years. My historical/fantasy "Alias Hook" presents the flip side of the Neverland from the caustic perspective of its prisoner, Captain Hook. It will be published by Thomas Dunne Books in July, 2014.My swashbuckling historical novel, "The Witch From the Sea," published in 2001, is the first book in a planned trilogy. Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alias-Hook/326174064165389) and Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1131057.Lisa_Jensen) to read more about my books.In real life, I'm a film critic for an alternative weekly in Santa Cruz, CA, and a former book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Wit and Sin
Wit and Sin rated it 10 years ago
My review cross-posted from Romance Junkies Everyone knows the story of Peter Pan. The boy who won’t grow up defeats the villainous Captain Hook, saving the day and making children everywhere squeal with glee.This is not that story.This is Hook's tale. The man who would become Captain Hook was onc...
Rashika, The Book Owl
Rashika, The Book Owl rated it 10 years ago
***This review has also been posted on The Social PotatoAlias Hook has gotten so much praise and given everything I had heard, I was curious about this book and wondered if it would live up to the praise it had received. I am not a hundred percent sure it did. Don’t get me wrong, I loved this book, ...
Chelsea Russell's Blog
Chelsea Russell's Blog rated it 10 years ago
I had a hard time getting through this book. I'll admit, I was a bit disappointed because the synopsis sounded amazing. I've always been a huge fan of Peter Pan and thought it might be interesting to view things from Hook's perspective. Unfortunately, Lisa Jensen managed to completely villainize Pet...
Cassandra Reads
Cassandra Reads rated it 10 years ago
Really loved this different take on Captain Hook and Peter Pan. It covers a longer amount of time then I expected, but offers backstory for Hook and shows a very different view of Pan that I hadn't thought about. Children can be cruel and Pan is forever a child - killing is winning but he doesn't u...
Cocktails and Books
Cocktails and Books rated it 11 years ago
3.5 StarsPeter Pan and the Lost Boys weren't all about fun and games...at least not when it came to Captain Hook and his crew. Instead we find a very tortured Captain Hook beaten down by the things that Pan has done. The author creates a James Hook that you can't help but empathize with. He's bas...
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