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foreverinastory's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Damn what a ride.
Rep: Black female MC with anxiety, asexual Russian male love interest, bisexual white female side character with PTSD, bisexual Chippewa female side character, achillean BIPOC male side characters, male side character with hearing aids, male side character with a prosthetic.
CWs: Adult/minor relationship (not sexual), alcohol consumption, blood, child abuse/neglect, death, gaslighting/extreme manipulation, emotional abuse, kidnapping, mental illness (anxiety/PTSD), murder, panic attacks, stalking, violence, toxic relationship. Moderate: acephobia, gun violence, injury/injury detail, police brutality.
Rep: Black female MC with anxiety, asexual Russian male love interest, bisexual white female side character with PTSD, bisexual Chippewa female side character, achillean BIPOC male side characters, male side character with hearing aids, male side character with a prosthetic.
CWs: Adult/minor relationship (not sexual), alcohol consumption, blood, child abuse/neglect, death, gaslighting/extreme manipulation, emotional abuse, kidnapping, mental illness (anxiety/PTSD), murder, panic attacks, stalking, violence, toxic relationship. Moderate: acephobia, gun violence, injury/injury detail, police brutality.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality
solly's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I wouldn't consider this to be on the same emotional level as The Wicker King and The Weight of The Stars but it's still an excellent book with amazing character work and diversity, and K. Ancrum stays an autobuy author for me.
It was a darker Peter Pan retelling that I'm used to, but I enjoyed it, the retelling is clearly recognizable in more ways than one, the contemporary setting doesn't detract from it, it's overall great. The tension is super present through the fear of all the traumatized characters. The plot can be a little weak and/or bonkers at times depending on how you look at it, but I'm a character-focused reader so it didn't bother me much. I wanted a longer epilogue though!!!
It was a darker Peter Pan retelling that I'm used to, but I enjoyed it, the retelling is clearly recognizable in more ways than one, the contemporary setting doesn't detract from it, it's overall great. The tension is super present through the fear of all the traumatized characters. The plot can be a little weak and/or bonkers at times depending on how you look at it, but I'm a character-focused reader so it didn't bother me much. I wanted a longer epilogue though!!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Minor: Murder and Adult/minor relationship
melaniereadsbooks's review
dark
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? Yes
5.0
Thank you so much to Netgalley and Fierce Reads for an arc of this book.
Wendy Darling's parents won't let her meet up with an online friend when she first moves to Chicago, but they will let her stay at home alone with a broken lock on her window? Okay, sure. So is it really that much of a surprise when she sneaks out with the charming and charismatic stranger that comes through her window? Wendy has no idea that the party she is promised will turn into the scariest night of her life. Darling takes the classic Peter Pan and turns it into a heart-stopping and insidious contemporary thriller set in modern-day Chicago!
I was immediately hooked when I started reading this book. It flew by so fast and I could hardly put it down. I was on the edge of my seat trying to figure out what would happen to Wendy, Tinkerbelle, and the rest of the characters! I was so surprised by the directions that this book went into, but I absolutely loved it. The characters are amazing and I absolutely loved all the different side-characters. This is such a great book!
Pub Date: June 22, 2021
Wendy Darling's parents won't let her meet up with an online friend when she first moves to Chicago, but they will let her stay at home alone with a broken lock on her window? Okay, sure. So is it really that much of a surprise when she sneaks out with the charming and charismatic stranger that comes through her window? Wendy has no idea that the party she is promised will turn into the scariest night of her life. Darling takes the classic Peter Pan and turns it into a heart-stopping and insidious contemporary thriller set in modern-day Chicago!
I was immediately hooked when I started reading this book. It flew by so fast and I could hardly put it down. I was on the edge of my seat trying to figure out what would happen to Wendy, Tinkerbelle, and the rest of the characters! I was so surprised by the directions that this book went into, but I absolutely loved it. The characters are amazing and I absolutely loved all the different side-characters. This is such a great book!
Pub Date: June 22, 2021
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Gun violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Child abuse, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
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