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magic_multicolored_miracle's review
adventurous
fast-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? It's complicated
3.5
As with any "retelling" or "twist" of a classic tale, this book was challenged to balance the scales between the familiarity of the original and adding something new to make itself worth reading, and I think it does so admirably. Characters have new depths, desires, and personality traits while still being identifiable in a heart beat, and the settings and their inhabitants serve as easy nods to Peter Pan.
While many of the twists and turns of the plot were predictable, they were fun to read anyway, and others still managed to shock me, making this high seas adventure one I couldn't put down. I didn't expect the book to reinvent the wheel, by any means, so I came out pleasantly surprised and happily entertained.
One of the biggest things I never expected was the ending, which turned a twist into a prequel to the classic story.
While many of the twists and turns of the plot were predictable, they were fun to read anyway, and others still managed to shock me, making this high seas adventure one I couldn't put down. I didn't expect the book to reinvent the wheel, by any means, so I came out pleasantly surprised and happily entertained.
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Vomit
Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
hckilgour's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Wow. Just wow. What an incredible retelling!
The elements of Peter Pan are all there. And I will say the way in which the elements are used are not always what you’d expect making the many plot twists just amazing.
Hook as a character is incredibly complex and he’s impossible to not love. Tink I didn’t care for at first but I did come to like her eventually.
I also loved that this is a new adult retelling with incredible smut. I couldn’t get enough of this book!
The elements of Peter Pan are all there. And I will say the way in which the elements are used are not always what you’d expect making the many plot twists just amazing.
Hook as a character is incredibly complex and he’s impossible to not love. Tink I didn’t care for at first but I did come to like her eventually.
I also loved that this is a new adult retelling with incredible smut. I couldn’t get enough of this book!
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content
authormeganvandyke's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, and Violence
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