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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
Intriguing story. I read this pretty quickly. I’m not normally a huge fan of Peter Pan or Peter Pan retellings, but I was hooked from the first page of this. It was a bit convoluted, but I’m hoping everything is thoroughly explained and resolved in the next book.
While I hate lying in books because it sets me on edge since it obviously has to all come out at some point, I really liked how Claire initially stood by Peter even when she doubted him (which she obviously was right to). I appreciated her genuine trust in him in the face of danger in order to stick together. While it came out later that he was in fact lying, she did dismiss him, but I thought she was did so with age beyond her years.
Easy read fantasy YA.
While I hate lying in books because it sets me on edge since it obviously has to all come out at some point, I really liked how Claire initially stood by Peter even when she doubted him (which she obviously was right to). I appreciated her genuine trust in him in the face of danger in order to stick together. While it came out later that he was in fact lying, she did dismiss him, but I thought she was did so with age beyond her years.
Easy read fantasy YA.
MY REVIEW ON DUST
(More detailed review to come on my blog)
1. Theme—I must say, the theme of the story was woven in expertly and was also clear to understand.
2. Prose—Okay, so I admit it took me a while to get used to the prose. I don’t think it was bad or anything, in fact it was pretty good, except some of the dialogue was sort of jarring for me. (I don’t do well with low English. Sorry.)
3. Characters—TBH, I also took some time getting into the characters. I liked Peter well enough, but Claire was borderline annoying. Just borderline. She was good in some places, but in others it was a bit tough.
4. Plot—I feel like since this is the first book, there’s got to be room for some groundwork laying and world-building. At the same time, I would have appreciated a little more cohesiveness to the story’s plot since I found it was slightly lacking.
5. Execution—I think the execution was wonderful, since the author tied in the storyline, theme (this was most excellently tied in), and the characters were well orchestrated.
TBH, I wanted to like this book more. But I did find myself reading, but was conscious of myself reading, which is what happens when I’m slightly bored. I think it partly had to do with the fact I read it in a loud environment, IDK. Overall the book is good, really, so if YA fantasy with clean romance sounds like your cup of tea, go for it!
(More detailed review to come on my blog)
1. Theme—I must say, the theme of the story was woven in expertly and was also clear to understand.
2. Prose—Okay, so I admit it took me a while to get used to the prose. I don’t think it was bad or anything, in fact it was pretty good, except some of the dialogue was sort of jarring for me. (I don’t do well with low English. Sorry.)
3. Characters—TBH, I also took some time getting into the characters. I liked Peter well enough, but Claire was borderline annoying. Just borderline. She was good in some places, but in others it was a bit tough.
4. Plot—I feel like since this is the first book, there’s got to be room for some groundwork laying and world-building. At the same time, I would have appreciated a little more cohesiveness to the story’s plot since I found it was slightly lacking.
5. Execution—I think the execution was wonderful, since the author tied in the storyline, theme (this was most excellently tied in), and the characters were well orchestrated.
TBH, I wanted to like this book more. But I did find myself reading, but was conscious of myself reading, which is what happens when I’m slightly bored. I think it partly had to do with the fact I read it in a loud environment, IDK. Overall the book is good, really, so if YA fantasy with clean romance sounds like your cup of tea, go for it!
adventurous
slow-paced
Not my kind of story. But I'm sure other people will love it. It is very well written just not my kind of read.
Was this my favorite book ever? No, not really. BUT it got me out of one of the worst reading slumps ever!! While I enjoyed this book, some elements rubbed me the wrong way.
Edit: Looking back, i don’t really remember those elements. And I feel like that’s what matters with a good book! If you look back a year later and only remember the good parts, you know, at the core, it’s a good book. That’s how I feel about this!
First of my peeves… in Peter’s POV the amount of Britishisms (or whatever you want to call them
Edit: Looking back, i don’t really remember those elements. And I feel like that’s what matters with a good book! If you look back a year later and only remember the good parts, you know, at the core, it’s a good book. That’s how I feel about this!
First of my peeves… in Peter’s POV the amount of Britishisms (or whatever you want to call them
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
(Short review)
I loved the idea so much! At first I was skeptical cause I grew up with the Tinker Bell movies and I was curious what the author was gonna do.
I liked how she included the neverbeast and other aspects of the Tinker bell and Peter Pan movies.
I wasn’t a fan of how some of the characters acted but that’s to be expected.
I like how the characters past played a big part of them and how slowly we learned why.
Peter and Lily are hilarious
Peter and Claire are adorable yet frustrating.
I’m hoping to have a more in depth review eventually.
(P.s. I finished this book in a day.)
I loved the idea so much! At first I was skeptical cause I grew up with the Tinker Bell movies and I was curious what the author was gonna do.
I liked how she included the neverbeast and other aspects of the Tinker bell and Peter Pan movies.
I wasn’t a fan of how some of the characters acted but that’s to be expected.
I like how the characters past played a big part of them and how slowly we learned why.
Peter and Lily are hilarious
Peter and Claire are adorable yet frustrating.
I’m hoping to have a more in depth review eventually.
(P.s. I finished this book in a day.)
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Read: October 2020
This book had so many things going for it. Literally all of my book friends raved about it; I really liked the author’s other book, The Girl Who Could See; it was a Peter Pan retelling; the plot sounded interesting; and it even had a really cool cover. It was on my TBR ever since I heard about it and may or may not have squealed when I saw it was available on my library app.
It was okay. I liked the world building. I didn’t relate to Claire as much as I thought I would, and I didn’t like Peter/Ben. I kept reading, waiting for things to be resolved, only to find out at the end that there’s another book coming after this so the main conflict isn’t taken care of.
So...yeah. I’ll give it 3 stars since it was good, just not amazing like I’d hoped for, but probably will not read the sequel.
This book had so many things going for it. Literally all of my book friends raved about it; I really liked the author’s other book, The Girl Who Could See; it was a Peter Pan retelling; the plot sounded interesting; and it even had a really cool cover. It was on my TBR ever since I heard about it and may or may not have squealed when I saw it was available on my library app.
It was okay. I liked the world building. I didn’t relate to Claire as much as I thought I would, and I didn’t like Peter/Ben. I kept reading, waiting for things to be resolved, only to find out at the end that there’s another book coming after this so the main conflict isn’t taken care of.
So...yeah. I’ll give it 3 stars since it was good, just not amazing like I’d hoped for, but probably will not read the sequel.
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
just didn't feel the vibe and very depressing plot
um, so i was bored tbh...
also like- did we have to keep comparing the pixie dust to a skin condition -_-
im starting to see that all these peter pan retellings cannot compare to [b:Tiger Lily|7514925|Tiger Lily|Jodi Lynn Anderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1329681513l/7514925._SY75_.jpg|9720811], [b:Peter and the Starcatchers|34262|Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)|Dave Barry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1435312363l/34262._SX50_.jpg|1625130] and [b:Always Neverland|10433925|Always Neverland|Zoe Barton|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1632040680l/10433925._SY75_.jpg|15338431]
also like- did we have to keep comparing the pixie dust to a skin condition -_-
im starting to see that all these peter pan retellings cannot compare to [b:Tiger Lily|7514925|Tiger Lily|Jodi Lynn Anderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1329681513l/7514925._SY75_.jpg|9720811], [b:Peter and the Starcatchers|34262|Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)|Dave Barry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1435312363l/34262._SX50_.jpg|1625130] and [b:Always Neverland|10433925|Always Neverland|Zoe Barton|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1632040680l/10433925._SY75_.jpg|15338431]