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Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

102 reviews

theoverbookedshelf's review

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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kaseymkelley's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0

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em_n_ay's review

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Don’t waste your time. It’s just another Peter Pan story that tried to be different by making itself really dark and “gritty”. Kept reading because I thought the ending would have a payoff. It didn’t. 
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jaimc's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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kc_booklove's review

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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novel_tea_book_reviews's review

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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bookreader02's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This interested me when I read on it. I have always loved the different Peter Pan versions and knew there are a lot out there. This book is a bit darker but I still loved it. It took me a while to finish it.. but that could be because I wasn’t ready to finish it yet with how I enjoyed it. But know I’ll be able to read it over again sometime. I was not expecting how it would end but am glad it ended that way. This is probably now one of my favorites. 
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megan_munoz3's review

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dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

🧚BOOK REVIEW🧚


Holly Darling is the granddaughter of Wendy Darling. Yes, THAT Wendy, and indeed the stories are in fact true, Neverland and all that. Well… maybe not in the exact way that Mr. Barrie wrote them. Today Holly resides in Manhattan, runs a skincare company and mothers her teenage son Jack.  When Holly receives news that her daughter who lives back in England has disappeared, she must travel back to London to find her. On her journey to track down her daughter Holly must confront the trauma of her own past, and discover what really happened to her grandmother all those years ago in Neverland.  

Inside this book… 📚
🧚Elements of sci-fi, fantasy and a little bit of thriller sprinkled in. 🧪✨
🧚Fast paced 💨 
🧚Complicated family dynamics 
🧚Twists 🌪 
🧚Flashbacks 
🧚Trigger Warning ⚠️ (this is super important, more details at the bottom)

As a child, the story of Peter Pan, with all the pixie dust and mermaids seems incredibly magical. However reflecting on it through an adult lens, I find it almost impossible to see Peter Pan as a true hero. I mean does anyone else get creep vibes from Peter? Darling Girl put a very dark twist on the the original story of Peter Pan, and it honestly seemed fitting. This book kept me up late every night until I completed it. When I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it. This is not your classic fairy tale… it’s intense, devastating, and enchanting.

⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

⚠️Trigger warning: SA, loss, and drug overdose 
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torturedreadersdept's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Wasn’t sure what to expect with this one but ended up liking it a lot! Very fun read
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livreads16's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

This book was not what I thought it would be. The writing was decent, the characters were alright. The ending of the book was nice. I’m really glad Jane believed her daughter; that was really nice and very necessary.  I feel like the twist of the story was too dark… like it was just way too creepy and uncomfortable.
Peter Pan is a rapist??? And he takes advantage of teenage boys???
Like why would you write that?!? Idk I just feel like this book could have stayed in the drafts. I’m really glad I didn’t pay for this book. And I’m really glad this book is over. Would not recommend to anyone.
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