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abooklikeyou's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A dark Peter Pan retelling with deeper meaning and a message of hope. This was a great story, and I can't wait to continue along with the story in the next book!
I loved the London setting, Tiger Lily, the mental health representation, and the cliffhanger.
It did feel like Claire was dumb at times. She would make irresponsible decisions and also not be able to see something that was plainly in her face for quite some time. I hope she gets better character development in book 2. But, overall, I flew through this book and enjoyed the ride!
I loved the London setting, Tiger Lily, the mental health representation, and the cliffhanger.
It did feel like Claire was dumb at times. She would make irresponsible decisions and also not be able to see something that was plainly in her face for quite some time. I hope she gets better character development in book 2. But, overall, I flew through this book and enjoyed the ride!
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness
abbx's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
(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, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, and Death
asahome's review
5.0
Two coming of age stories from one too responsible that never had a childhood and one spoiled with no responsibility learning to grow.
Content Warnings by Dust by Kara Swanson - Book Trigger Warnings
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicide attempt and Self harm
tracilynn33's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Pages and pages of woe is me, lies, and nothing happening. I don't read stories about Peter Pan too be depressed. This was so hard to slog through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping
breedawnwriter's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Dust is an absolutely magical story about learning how to overcome your darkness and let the light shine through your darkest pieces.
*The Characters*
•We love Peter. He’s the soft, broken boy of our dreams and we hold tightly to him.
•Claire is relatable and broken in so many ways, but she goes on such a journey in this book, so we stan her.
•Tiger Lily finally gets her chance to shine (I found her kinda lacking in the animated Disney adaptation). We love her forever and evah.
•N is like the coolest friend ever and I love him to pieces.
•The Guardian is also a really fascinating character, and I wish he got more page-time.
*The Plot*
Magical, epic, fantastical, and basically the cutest thing I’ve ever read.
*Content Warnings*
Mentions of attempted suicide, mentions of past self-harm, panic attacks, fighting, bloodshed, brief descriptions of injuries, burns, a kiss (non-descriptive).
*The Characters*
•We love Peter. He’s the soft, broken boy of our dreams and we hold tightly to him.
•Claire is relatable and broken in so many ways, but she goes on such a journey in this book, so we stan her.
•Tiger Lily finally gets her chance to shine (I found her kinda lacking in the animated Disney adaptation). We love her forever and evah.
•N is like the coolest friend ever and I love him to pieces.
•The Guardian is also a really fascinating character, and I wish he got more page-time.
*The Plot*
Magical, epic, fantastical, and basically the cutest thing I’ve ever read.
*Content Warnings*
Mentions of attempted suicide, mentions of past self-harm, panic attacks, fighting, bloodshed, brief descriptions of injuries, burns, a kiss (non-descriptive).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Panic attacks/disorders
emmasbookdiary's review against another edition
5.0
“You were created for more than to bear the weight of your shadows— but you have to choose to no longer let them define you. You have to choose to let the light shine through the shattered pieces.”
2020 First read- Oh. My. Goodness. This book was everything I wanted it to be, and so much more.
This whole book just felt sprinkled in pixie dust. Everything about it was whimsical and utterly beautiful! It’s just left me in a Peter Pan/ Neverland daydream and I love it so entirely.
The characters in this story were absolutely wonderful.
From the very start, I related soo hard to Claire because she’s a major introvert but she also has that side that she reserves for those she cares about. She was such a complex, beautiful character and I loved her and seeing her grow.
Peter blew me away. I was very curious to see how the author would pull off writing about a character like him. But she nailed it. I LOVED him (even though, yes, I wanted to shake him half the time)
I’ve never fully read the classic Peter Pan but I have seen the movie. I remember that I never really understood him, even if I did really like the story.
I love, LOVE how she crafted him. She made him everything we know about Peter Pan... childish, reckless, irresponsible, cocky, and careless. But she also tells us WHY he’s that way. I just really loved that she gave him a back story. It helped me understand him and see him in a way I never imagined. Also, seeing him as a nineteen year old was definitely interesting. And seeing him grow and change throughout the book was the best thing ever. He’s not quite there yet... but BOOK 2!!!!!!!
Tiger Lily was wonderful in so many ways. I also liked Officer Darling.
The villains were complete villains.
There’s so many other little things I love so much. The whole “Pixie-Girl” thing and the dancing with the pixies *heart melts*. The magic was beautifully done. The character-development was brilliant. Peter and Claire made me smile soo much.❤️ I could go on and on.
My only complaint? (Not really a complaint, just an impatient fangirl rant) THE CLIFFHANGER. BOOK 2 CANNOT GET HERE QUICK ENOUGH. Uhhhhhh I’m not okay. How can I wait until July??!?!? I don’t know. But I will be VERY anxiously waiting until then.
So to sum it up? This book was a whimsical, magical, golden work of art and went straight to my favorites. There are soo many beautiful quotes in here. I even got teared up because some of it really hit home. The beauty of this book goes beyond the cover.
Kara Swanson’s writing is soo beautiful and whimsical. Oh my goodness. I loved it so very much.
I really, really can’t wait until the next book. I need more of these characters ASAP. :)
2022 Reread- “The sky is yours, Pixie-Girl.”
I LOVE this book so, so much. I think I might’ve loved it even more this time than the first time if that’s even possible. It’s just so beautiful and magical and I adore it all so much!!
Peter Pan still manages to steal my heart from the start even though he’s a mess. Maybe that’s why I love him so much. He’s not just a boy from a fairytale. He’s human and makes mistakes. He grows so much and his heart is bigger than he realizes. Ah, I just love him!
Claire is absolutely amazing and such a relatable, inspiring character.
Tiger Lily is awesome and I admire her so much. Basically I just love these characters a whole lot.
Ahh! Can I pretty please go to Neverland with Peter Pan?? And is it too much to ask to be his pixie girl??
Now to reread Shadow and become obsessed with Neverland again.✨💚
2020 First read- Oh. My. Goodness. This book was everything I wanted it to be, and so much more.
This whole book just felt sprinkled in pixie dust. Everything about it was whimsical and utterly beautiful! It’s just left me in a Peter Pan/ Neverland daydream and I love it so entirely.
The characters in this story were absolutely wonderful.
From the very start, I related soo hard to Claire because she’s a major introvert but she also has that side that she reserves for those she cares about. She was such a complex, beautiful character and I loved her and seeing her grow.
Peter blew me away. I was very curious to see how the author would pull off writing about a character like him. But she nailed it. I LOVED him (even though, yes, I wanted to shake him half the time)
I’ve never fully read the classic Peter Pan but I have seen the movie. I remember that I never really understood him, even if I did really like the story.
I love, LOVE how she crafted him. She made him everything we know about Peter Pan... childish, reckless, irresponsible, cocky, and careless. But she also tells us WHY he’s that way. I just really loved that she gave him a back story. It helped me understand him and see him in a way I never imagined. Also, seeing him as a nineteen year old was definitely interesting. And seeing him grow and change throughout the book was the best thing ever. He’s not quite there yet... but BOOK 2!!!!!!!
Tiger Lily was wonderful in so many ways. I also liked Officer Darling.
The villains were complete villains.
There’s so many other little things I love so much. The whole “Pixie-Girl” thing and the dancing with the pixies *heart melts*. The magic was beautifully done. The character-development was brilliant. Peter and Claire made me smile soo much.❤️ I could go on and on.
My only complaint? (Not really a complaint, just an impatient fangirl rant) THE CLIFFHANGER. BOOK 2 CANNOT GET HERE QUICK ENOUGH. Uhhhhhh I’m not okay. How can I wait until July??!?!? I don’t know. But I will be VERY anxiously waiting until then.
So to sum it up? This book was a whimsical, magical, golden work of art and went straight to my favorites. There are soo many beautiful quotes in here. I even got teared up because some of it really hit home. The beauty of this book goes beyond the cover.
Kara Swanson’s writing is soo beautiful and whimsical. Oh my goodness. I loved it so very much.
I really, really can’t wait until the next book. I need more of these characters ASAP. :)
2022 Reread- “The sky is yours, Pixie-Girl.”
I LOVE this book so, so much. I think I might’ve loved it even more this time than the first time if that’s even possible. It’s just so beautiful and magical and I adore it all so much!!
Peter Pan still manages to steal my heart from the start even though he’s a mess. Maybe that’s why I love him so much. He’s not just a boy from a fairytale. He’s human and makes mistakes. He grows so much and his heart is bigger than he realizes. Ah, I just love him!
Claire is absolutely amazing and such a relatable, inspiring character.
Tiger Lily is awesome and I admire her so much. Basically I just love these characters a whole lot.
Ahh! Can I pretty please go to Neverland with Peter Pan?? And is it too much to ask to be his pixie girl??
Now to reread Shadow and become obsessed with Neverland again.✨💚
Content Warnings
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Violence
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