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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
3,5 stars. It is a beautiful story, chilling and emotional as it unfolds, I really enjoyed it. The constant flashbacks and memories along with the switching of timelines makes it a bit hard to follow, but it's worth the read!
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
This was just not for. I couldn’t get into the book.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Wise did a brilliant job of blending fact and fiction. Masterfully portraying the downsides of the early 1900 with the fantasy realm of Neverland. Bringing realism to timeless myth.
This book takes place 27 years after Wendy returns home. She was a broken girl. Unable to convince anyone of the adventure she had partaken in. Even her brothers quickly lost the memories as more time passed. Eventually, she ended up in an asylum when she wouldn't let go of her "fantasies." This is where Wise truly shows her ability to write more than make believe. She does outstanding, showing the many reasons a woman could be locked away. From nothing more than being a burden to a man to having the audacity to love whom they chose.
Eventually, after years, Wendy was released upon agreeing to the marriage required of her. She built a life, put aside Pan, and had a child.
After years of longing for Pan to return for her, he has! Only she has grown up, and he no longer wants her. He takes her daughter Jane instead and tries to convince Jane her name is Wendy, and she is there to be mother to the Lost Boys. Wendy must find her happy thoughts and fly to Neverland to rescue her daughter from the horror that truly exists in the other realm.
The book is a darker continuation of the classic tale. Told from three POVs. Wendy, past Wendy, and Jane. It's appropriate for most age groups, smut and violence free, but still dark and dangerous. It is a blend of horror and fantasy for more of a YA audience but written to engage even the most seasoned of readers.
The author has written very strong women while still keeping them true to nature. Nurturing and loving while being feirce and determined. They are able to break but put themselves back together. The full range of human emotions flow through the pages.
My only complaint was a lack of Hook and Tinkerbell. I will be reading the sequel next, and since the title is HOOKED, I believe she has righted that loss! 🪝
This book takes place 27 years after Wendy returns home. She was a broken girl. Unable to convince anyone of the adventure she had partaken in. Even her brothers quickly lost the memories as more time passed. Eventually, she ended up in an asylum when she wouldn't let go of her "fantasies." This is where Wise truly shows her ability to write more than make believe. She does outstanding, showing the many reasons a woman could be locked away. From nothing more than being a burden to a man to having the audacity to love whom they chose.
Eventually, after years, Wendy was released upon agreeing to the marriage required of her. She built a life, put aside Pan, and had a child.
After years of longing for Pan to return for her, he has! Only she has grown up, and he no longer wants her. He takes her daughter Jane instead and tries to convince Jane her name is Wendy, and she is there to be mother to the Lost Boys. Wendy must find her happy thoughts and fly to Neverland to rescue her daughter from the horror that truly exists in the other realm.
The book is a darker continuation of the classic tale. Told from three POVs. Wendy, past Wendy, and Jane. It's appropriate for most age groups, smut and violence free, but still dark and dangerous. It is a blend of horror and fantasy for more of a YA audience but written to engage even the most seasoned of readers.
The author has written very strong women while still keeping them true to nature. Nurturing and loving while being feirce and determined. They are able to break but put themselves back together. The full range of human emotions flow through the pages.
My only complaint was a lack of Hook and Tinkerbell. I will be reading the sequel next, and since the title is HOOKED, I believe she has righted that loss! 🪝
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is one of the books that has left me divided. Some parts were really good and captivating while others were so boring I had to force myself not to skip parts.
[I want to start out by saying that retellings or 'sequels' to established stories are literally my favorite genre, meaning I'm a little more forgiving than I would be if this was an original stand alone story]
This is one of many books that are set in the time after the Darling's left back for London and left Neverland behind. In this version, the lost boys and Peter stayed [unlike Hook, where Peter himself left, or the almost identically titled [book:Peter Darling|58170822] ] Wendy's brothers have forgotten Neverland but Wendy held on to it and for het troubles she was sent to an asylum where she spend quite a few years.
There is so much happening in this fairly short novel that nothing actually works and a lot of plot points remained unsolved:
Are you confused? I sure was!
Then there is the subject of Wendy's husband.
Then there is the queerbaiting
What it does well is make Neverland appear like a place that does what Peter wants, it makes Peter appear as a spoiled child that does whatever he wants. and the whole thing just falls so flat that you'll feel cheated once you read the whole thing through.
I got tired of the word scarcely. The author discovers this word around page 70 and then starts using it like it's free. At one point they used it four times in the span of a single page.
The writing is okay, not great, but okay, it just feels too heavy and full of metaphors that don't quite work and just feel like they are there for padding.
The book fills it's pages with internal conflict within Wendy and while I do get why it's there, it gets too much after a while. At one point there is an entire paragraph that is copied and paste from the beginning of the novel.
Again, I understand why it's there but it does nothing to add the plot.
The author put in the acknowledgements that this started as a short story and it's one they developed but in my honest opinion; it should've stayed short. It benefits nothing by being this long and it just feels like a drag.
[I want to start out by saying that retellings or 'sequels' to established stories are literally my favorite genre, meaning I'm a little more forgiving than I would be if this was an original stand alone story]
This is one of many books that are set in the time after the Darling's left back for London and left Neverland behind. In this version, the lost boys and Peter stayed [unlike Hook, where Peter himself left, or the almost identically titled [book:Peter Darling|58170822] ] Wendy's brothers have forgotten Neverland but Wendy held on to it and for het troubles she was sent to an asylum where she spend quite a few years.
There is so much happening in this fairly short novel that nothing actually works and a lot of plot points remained unsolved:
Spoiler
The mermaids all died because Peter forgot about them and the native Americans were set on fire and then Peter made them grow up but his version of growing up. Then the pirates managed to escape Neverland but not all.Then there is the subject of Wendy's husband.
Spoiler
He's gay. And I'm all for gay rep. I am gay! So i love to see it! But it's mentioned twice and then never again. Now, I get that this is a period piece and that in this time in England being gay was not allowed but it feels a wasted plot point.Then there is the queerbaiting
Spoiler
Maybe it wasn't the authors intention but then why would they hint at Mary and Wendy's relationship, with the latter even comparing her feelings for Mary with what her husband felt for Henry? It goes nowhere, even though it builds it up like thatWhat it does well is make Neverland appear like a place that does what Peter wants, it makes Peter appear as a spoiled child that does whatever he wants.
Spoiler
But then it turns Peter into a literal monsterI got tired of the word scarcely. The author discovers this word around page 70 and then starts using it like it's free. At one point they used it four times in the span of a single page.
The writing is okay, not great, but okay, it just feels too heavy and full of metaphors that don't quite work and just feel like they are there for padding.
The book fills it's pages with internal conflict within Wendy and while I do get why it's there, it gets too much after a while. At one point there is an entire paragraph that is copied and paste from the beginning of the novel.
Again, I understand why it's there but it does nothing to add the plot.
The author put in the acknowledgements that this started as a short story and it's one they developed but in my honest opinion; it should've stayed short. It benefits nothing by being this long and it just feels like a drag.
The writing was a little dense and flowery for me and unfortunately it was just ok for me :(
This cover is gorgeous don't get me wrong and I think when it's released it'll blow up but I do reccomend for those who enjoyed 'Circe' by Madeline Miller's writing would completely dig this.
It follows the story of Wendy as a grown up woman, married and a mother to Jane and Peter takes Jane to Neverland and Wendy tries to save her.
2.5⭐
This cover is gorgeous don't get me wrong and I think when it's released it'll blow up but I do reccomend for those who enjoyed 'Circe' by Madeline Miller's writing would completely dig this.
It follows the story of Wendy as a grown up woman, married and a mother to Jane and Peter takes Jane to Neverland and Wendy tries to save her.
2.5⭐