Reviews

Потерянный мальчишка. Подлинная история капитана Крюка by Christina Henry

trin's review against another edition

2.0

Frustrating. Jamie's exhaustion and deep sadness and his love for Peter that, especially in the early chapters, you can feel being twisted and stripped away, are all really good. And there's some nice creepy atmosphere. But too much time is wasted wandering around the island, with interchangeable boys getting into fights, etc. Also, I feel that eventually Henry crosses a line and makes Peter too evil -- only evil -- and that's much less interesting than if, you know, the situation were a lot more nuanced than that.

This book suffers from prequelitis in that what I really wanted was for Jamie's backstory to be the before, and for the narrative to then actually develop beyond the set of circumstances that we all know. Instead it just, um, cuts off before Peter Pan, because of course it does; these books always do. I guess I wanted to be reading actual fanfic fine okay yes.

sarbus's review against another edition

5.0

Reread. Excellent every time. The world sucks you in and doesnt let go until you’re done

mighty_dumpling's review against another edition

1.0

So viel Tell but not show, dass ich das Buch gelangweilt zur Seite gelegt habe, um die letzten zehn Minuten der Bahnfahrt lieber aus dem Fenster zu schauen.

Es dauert mehr als zwanzig Seiten, um eine Szene zu beenden. Füllwörter, „sagte, „antwortete“, zu wortreiche Beschreibungen und zu wenig Handlung. Ein Jammer. Ich hatte mich sehr auf das Buch gefreut.

xytina97's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

marticlar's review against another edition

3.0

Occasionally repetative, but is a good twist on a childhood favourite

kaysahcol's review against another edition

4.0

I thought this book was a very different version of the classic Peter Pan stories we all know and love. While i personally do not like when Peter Pan is personified as dark, evil, or cruel, this book was very interesting and hard to put down. I enjoyed all of the little hints about the real story and hearing a different version as to why some parts of the classic story are the way they are. This book definitely pulls at the heart strings and can make you cry, especially by taking a classically loved character and painting them as evil. It was also great to see a bit more of a back story between Peter Pan and Captain Hook. Would definitely recommend this book to all Disney and Peter Pan lovers!

queersinurarea's review against another edition

4.5

need to reread but from what i remember this was such an interesting take on peter pan i love dark spins on child stories and fairytales

mangohero's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

horror_haus_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Captain Hook is probably one of my favorite villains (right behind Hades) and Christina Henry is one of my favorite authors so obviously this book had my attention immediately. 

 

Now, I always knew Petter Pan was shady character, at least in my opinion anyways. This story solidifies that assumption for me. What an asshole. 

I loved this book. It’s always interesting reading an authors take on a villain or a retelling and this is by far my favorite. 

foxyreads's review against another edition

5.0

The beginning of Peter Pan and how it lead to the story we all know.
What a fantastic read. I truly enjoyed every page of this book. All the characters (except Peter and another one but you'll see why) are endearing. I loved Charlie so much!

I will recommend it without questions!