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notamouse's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
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Content Warnings
Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping
amanda_reads13's review
dark
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
3.5
Peter Pan is a villain the Darling women are warned about by those who came before them. On their 18th birthday, all Darling women are taken by Peter Pan. They all come back eventually, but broken. Winnie's mom came back more broken than most and Winnie assumed that her mom's paranoia was part of her mental illness. Winnie's mom has been trying to keep her "safe" all her life. Try to keep her hidden from Pan. Even her mother can't protect her from Pan. On her 18th birthday, just like the Darling women before her, she is taken to Neverland.
Pan believes that a Darling woman from his past has stolen something from him. His shadow. For years he has been without it and the island is slowly dying. So any time a Darling woman turns 18 he takes them hoping that her ancestral memories will contain the secret to where the shadow is hidden.
Winnie has spent her life taking care of herself and surviving any way she can. She refuses to back down from Pan and the Lost Boys, she has been through worse and won't let them break her. She is determined to get through this no matter what she has to do. She has suffered through so much and has come out a survivor.
Pan and the Lost Boys have one rule. Do not touch the Darling women. Well that rule is very quickly broken as the men begin to fall for Winnie. She is unlike any other Darling women they have taken. Now they will do anything to protect her.
This is a very dark retelling of Peter Pan. Its a pretty basic storyline, but I do appreciate the growth of the men throughout the story and the strength of Winnie.
I thought the way the characters were created was pretty clever. The twins are portrayed as the rightful hiers to the Fae throne, but have been banished from their land. Their mother Tinkerbell, was actually a villian. She was in love with Pan and when he rejected her, she killed the Darling woman Pan loved.
Vane possesses a dark shadow from his home island. Like his brother Crocodile, it is revealed that he is actually a shape shifter.
Tropes: retelling, reverse harem, touch her/you die
Pan believes that a Darling woman from his past has stolen something from him. His shadow. For years he has been without it and the island is slowly dying. So any time a Darling woman turns 18 he takes them hoping that her ancestral memories will contain the secret to where the shadow is hidden.
Winnie has spent her life taking care of herself and surviving any way she can. She refuses to back down from Pan and the Lost Boys, she has been through worse and won't let them break her. She is determined to get through this no matter what she has to do. She has suffered through so much and has come out a survivor.
Pan and the Lost Boys have one rule. Do not touch the Darling women. Well that rule is very quickly broken as the men begin to fall for Winnie. She is unlike any other Darling women they have taken. Now they will do anything to protect her.
This is a very dark retelling of Peter Pan. Its a pretty basic storyline, but I do appreciate the growth of the men throughout the story and the strength of Winnie.
I thought the way the characters were created was pretty clever.
Vane possesses a dark shadow from his home island. Like his brother Crocodile, it is revealed that he is actually a shape shifter.
Tropes: retelling, reverse harem, touch her/you die
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Death, Medical trauma, and Misogyny
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