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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
I would have given this 3.5 stars if I could. The concept was very intriguing. I just felt a bit more could have been done towards the end. I wanted more explanation of why Peter was the way he was.
I wanted a little mystery still left at the end.
I wanted a little mystery still left at the end.
I love retellings of Peter Pan and while this wasn't as horror themed as I had hoped, it definitely still left me never wanting to grow up.
Was not able to finish this book. I tried, I really did and I was so looking forward to a good Peter Pan retelling but this one just did not have any form of intrigue and the characters were all bland and uninteresting.
This book was a lot darker than I thought it would be! I ended up really enjoying it and read it cover-to-cover in one sitting! Jane was definitely my favorite character. She's so strong-minded and doesn't back down. She really did remind me of Wendy Darling from the Peter Pan stories that I grew up with. I was missing a bit of the "magical Neverland" feel, and I really wish we would've seen Hook, Mr. Smee and Tinkerbell. Overall enjoyable reading experience. I've given it 3/5 stars.
Thank you so much Edelweiss, NetGalley and the author for gifting me an eARC, in return for an honest review.
Thank you so much Edelweiss, NetGalley and the author for gifting me an eARC, in return for an honest review.
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I generally enjoyed this - I read the sequel, Hooked, and thought it was better - but had to knock a star off as the author noticeably repeats the phrase ‘she was almost undone’, or ‘it almost undoes her’… nothing wrong with the phrase in and of itself but it is used SO many times that it really detracted from the rest of the book.
Wendy, Darling by A. C. Wise tells the story of Wendy after Neverland, once she's grown up and married and has a daughter of her own. Wendy has endured much since leaving Neverland and learned that growing up isn't so easy. But when Peter returns and takes Wendy's daughter, Jane, she must return to Neverland to rescue her and face the darkness she's hidden away for decades.
I really like this feminist retelling. Not only does it continue where the original story left off, but it recontextualizes Wendy's time in Neverland as a child. It dives into Peter's treatment of Wendy and Tiger Lily versus Wendy's brothers and the Lost Boys. It examines what it means for Wendy to grow up and become a real mother rather than the play act Peter thought he wanted from her. It compares the darkness of Neverland with the darkness of the real world and forces Wendy to weigh the truth of her secrets against the perceived strength they give her.
I did feel that the pacing of the book was a bit slow. Told alternately through Wendy and Jane's points of view, we get to see both their current experiences and memories of the past. Jane's sections moved swiftly and clearly in the present, but Wendy's were primarily flashbacks and huge chunks of inner monologuing. The information revealed was impactful and necessary to the story, but it felt like nothing was happening in the present. I might have liked it better if Wendy's chapters were entirely flashbacks while Jane's were the only ones in the present.
Despite the pacing issues, I still enjoyed this book. I rate Wendy, Darling by A. C. Wise 4/5 stars. Fans of any version of Peter Pan should give it a read.
I really like this feminist retelling. Not only does it continue where the original story left off, but it recontextualizes Wendy's time in Neverland as a child. It dives into Peter's treatment of Wendy and Tiger Lily versus Wendy's brothers and the Lost Boys. It examines what it means for Wendy to grow up and become a real mother rather than the play act Peter thought he wanted from her. It compares the darkness of Neverland with the darkness of the real world and forces Wendy to weigh the truth of her secrets against the perceived strength they give her.
I did feel that the pacing of the book was a bit slow. Told alternately through Wendy and Jane's points of view, we get to see both their current experiences and memories of the past. Jane's sections moved swiftly and clearly in the present, but Wendy's were primarily flashbacks and huge chunks of inner monologuing. The information revealed was impactful and necessary to the story, but it felt like nothing was happening in the present. I might have liked it better if Wendy's chapters were entirely flashbacks while Jane's were the only ones in the present.
Despite the pacing issues, I still enjoyed this book. I rate Wendy, Darling by A. C. Wise 4/5 stars. Fans of any version of Peter Pan should give it a read.
This book had 2 POVs and multiple timelines, which normally I love. In this book not so much. There wasn't always a clear seperation of changes and it got confusing. Parts of the book drug on and were boring to me. I did like the premise but not the execution.
