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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Okay, this was surprisingly enjoyable.
I didn't know what I was expecting so the world building around Neverland was a fun treat. Way more spice than I was expecting from the cover image, but perfectly balanced with well thought out writing and character development. Enjoyed and ready to hop into the next one!
I didn't know what I was expecting so the world building around Neverland was a fun treat. Way more spice than I was expecting from the cover image, but perfectly balanced with well thought out writing and character development. Enjoyed and ready to hop into the next one!
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
First off. I do not know who told me I could be a dark romance type of girly absolutely not when I first read to us like it’s kind of sweet you know the first 2 pages I was like oh I was gonna be a nice retell of Peter Pan, absolutely not. If you are a dark romance girly, I heard that you would absolutely love this book, but it wasn’t for me. I only gave it a three stars because other people who have read this book said that it was amazing but for me, I personally would have given it a one star I still can, but I choose not to.
Holy god, this book was an absolute mess. Many aspects of this remind me of the third season of OUAT. Anyone who has seen it will be familiar with what I mean. Before I get into the story, let's talk about the writing. It's... very subpar. I'm sorry, but it is. There are many spelling errors, fragments, over-usage of single sentence paragraphs and unbelievably poorly written dialogue. I find it hard to believe this was edited at all.
Something I want to point out before I discuss the plot. I understand this is a dark romance novel featuring a reverse harem. Yes, I read all the trigger warnings and whatnot. That being said. Choosing Peter Pan to center around your reverse harem erotica is strange. I think it's weird when anyone ages up a character who is traditionally a child JUST to write them having sex. The whole point of Peter Pan is that he's unwilling to grow up. Yet here, the author was like, okay but imagine Peter Pan but an adult, tatted, and he smokes cigarettes. And in doing so, it completely erased the character of Peter Pan. How did he grow up? She's changed his entire back story but has given us none of the details. What's the purpose of Neverland now? And there's also the case of our MC, Winnie. It is repeatedly mentioned that she has 'just turned 18'. Over and over again, we are told about how Peter takes the Darlings on their 18th birthday and that they are broken. The emphasis on the age is disturbing because it honestly reminds me of all of those ' FRESH adults JUST TURNED 18' pornos.
The main character, Winnie Darling, has no personality aside from enjoying sex. All we know about her appearance is that she has brown hair and green eyes and she's malnourished. The only women in her life are prostitutes. One of which groomed her to use her body to get what she wanted from boys from a young age. She resents her mother for being crazy and a prostitute but then uses that as a defense for why she has unhealthy sex all the time.
So the gist of the plot is this. Every woman in the Darling family gets taken by Peter Pan when they turn 18, and then he and his Lost Boys 'break them'. This means they get their mind broken into by a faerie who then drives them insane. It's purposely left as a mystery as to how she will get broken throughout the book, and it's a little odd mixed with Peter's 'no touching/fucking the Darling's'. It makes it seem like that's what was the cause of them being broken, yet later, Winnie fucks everyone with no consequence. So what was the point of this rule? First of all, why do only women get taken? Are men unable to retain their ancestor's memories? Secondly, if the Darlings are well aware of this 'curse' or whatever on their future daughters, why would they continue having children? Wouldn't you want to avoid that fate?
The way sex is portrayed in this book is incredibly unrealistic and laughable. The Lost Boys are so sex-crazed that they pop boners at Winnie moaning because food tastes good. She eats a pancake, licks some syrup off her lip, and now Bash has a boner. There's even a part where Winnie is being taught to gut a fish, and she gets aroused by the mention of the dead fish's ANAL CAVITY??? I just...what?!
The character of Vane(The Dark One) makes little sense to me. He is supposedly the worst one, the meanest one, etc. Yet he's the one who ends up saving Winnie in the end? It doesn't fall in line with his character at all. He spits in her mouth and constantly degrades her; at least, in my eyes, it didn't read as a consensual thing. Idk man; why is he suddenly bothered at the thought of Winnie losing her mind? Why does he care about her but not any of the other Darlings they did this to?
The Lost Boys narrative bounces all over the place. They constantly talk about loving to break women and seeing them cry, bleed, beg, etc. But then, at the same time, they're constantly worrying over Winnie and how thin she is (this is honestly mentioned a ridiculous amount and this book is only 200 pages), hoping Vane isn't too mean to her, and worrying about her getting broken even though they constantly talk about how much they love to break women.... like what?!
Idk, this book gave me major ick vibes.
Something I want to point out before I discuss the plot. I understand this is a dark romance novel featuring a reverse harem. Yes, I read all the trigger warnings and whatnot. That being said. Choosing Peter Pan to center around your reverse harem erotica is strange. I think it's weird when anyone ages up a character who is traditionally a child JUST to write them having sex. The whole point of Peter Pan is that he's unwilling to grow up. Yet here, the author was like, okay but imagine Peter Pan but an adult, tatted, and he smokes cigarettes. And in doing so, it completely erased the character of Peter Pan. How did he grow up? She's changed his entire back story but has given us none of the details. What's the purpose of Neverland now? And there's also the case of our MC, Winnie. It is repeatedly mentioned that she has 'just turned 18'. Over and over again, we are told about how Peter takes the Darlings on their 18th birthday and that they are broken. The emphasis on the age is disturbing because it honestly reminds me of all of those ' FRESH adults JUST TURNED 18' pornos.
The main character, Winnie Darling, has no personality aside from enjoying sex. All we know about her appearance is that she has brown hair and green eyes and she's malnourished. The only women in her life are prostitutes. One of which groomed her to use her body to get what she wanted from boys from a young age. She resents her mother for being crazy and a prostitute but then uses that as a defense for why she has unhealthy sex all the time.
So the gist of the plot is this. Every woman in the Darling family gets taken by Peter Pan when they turn 18, and then he and his Lost Boys 'break them'. This means they get their mind broken into by a faerie who then drives them insane. It's purposely left as a mystery as to how she will get broken throughout the book, and it's a little odd mixed with Peter's 'no touching/fucking the Darling's'. It makes it seem like that's what was the cause of them being broken, yet later, Winnie fucks everyone with no consequence. So what was the point of this rule? First of all, why do only women get taken? Are men unable to retain their ancestor's memories? Secondly, if the Darlings are well aware of this 'curse' or whatever on their future daughters, why would they continue having children? Wouldn't you want to avoid that fate?
The way sex is portrayed in this book is incredibly unrealistic and laughable. The Lost Boys are so sex-crazed that they pop boners at Winnie moaning because food tastes good. She eats a pancake, licks some syrup off her lip, and now Bash has a boner. There's even a part where Winnie is being taught to gut a fish, and she gets aroused by the mention of the dead fish's ANAL CAVITY??? I just...what?!
The character of Vane(The Dark One) makes little sense to me. He is supposedly the worst one, the meanest one, etc. Yet he's the one who ends up saving Winnie in the end? It doesn't fall in line with his character at all. He spits in her mouth and constantly degrades her; at least, in my eyes, it didn't read as a consensual thing. Idk man; why is he suddenly bothered at the thought of Winnie losing her mind? Why does he care about her but not any of the other Darlings they did this to?
The Lost Boys narrative bounces all over the place. They constantly talk about loving to break women and seeing them cry, bleed, beg, etc. But then, at the same time, they're constantly worrying over Winnie and how thin she is (this is honestly mentioned a ridiculous amount and this book is only 200 pages), hoping Vane isn't too mean to her, and worrying about her getting broken even though they constantly talk about how much they love to break women.... like what?!
Idk, this book gave me major ick vibes.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The book is mostly spice. The background story doesn’t really come into play too much but still a good quick read.
The dark Peter Pan retelling I’ve always wanted, and the fact that it's a Reverse Harem makes it so much better. I was glad this book was a fantasy, without taking any of the original peter pan elemets.
Peter Pan’s getting weak, his island is dying due to his shadow being stolen and hidden by a Darling ancestor, therefore every few decades when a Darling woman turns eighteen, a vicious Peter Pan shows up at her door and snatches her back to his Island , only to send her back without her sanity.
Winnie’s mother was the last victim, so she was forced to raise herself because her mother had lost her mind from her time on the Island. She’s strong, and been through a lot so she’s different from the women before her and the Lost Boys notice that. Let’s say she gets shared a lot in this book even though they’re not allowed to be intimate with her and this was something o thoroughly enjoyed.
There was enough plot and steam in this less than 200 page book to keep me flipping the pages without a break, there’s depth to the characters, and more secrets and back stories that I‘m excited to know about. there’s obviously more action coming and i can’t wait to see where we go from here.
Highly recommended for a quick read, i finished it in one sitting and glad the second book is coming out in just a few days - plus these covers are gorgeous and i might be needing them on my shelf.
Peter Pan’s getting weak, his island is dying due to his shadow being stolen and hidden by a Darling ancestor, therefore every few decades when a Darling woman turns eighteen, a vicious Peter Pan shows up at her door and snatches her back to his Island , only to send her back without her sanity.
Winnie’s mother was the last victim, so she was forced to raise herself because her mother had lost her mind from her time on the Island. She’s strong, and been through a lot so she’s different from the women before her and the Lost Boys notice that. Let’s say she gets shared a lot in this book even though they’re not allowed to be intimate with her and this was something o thoroughly enjoyed.
There was enough plot and steam in this less than 200 page book to keep me flipping the pages without a break, there’s depth to the characters, and more secrets and back stories that I‘m excited to know about. there’s obviously more action coming and i can’t wait to see where we go from here.
Highly recommended for a quick read, i finished it in one sitting and glad the second book is coming out in just a few days - plus these covers are gorgeous and i might be needing them on my shelf.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A dark retelling l enjoyed! I liked how in tune the FMC is with her kinks and the darker twist in the known fairytale. However, the plot felt lacking, the book a bit too short for my taste. It’s a quick read so perfect if you want something short, spicy and enticing. Enthralled so on my way to the sequel.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes