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nija0118's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual content, and Cursing
kittykels's review
1.75
This isn't the worst book I've ever read. But it's down there.
The writing is awful. So many things didn't make sense and were written poorly.
The general plot is okay? It's hard to say because the writing was so bad.
I almost wanted to stop reading at 50% and again at 75%, but it was like a train wreck I couldn't look away from.
Peter Pan himself was simultaneously interesting and weird. I was intrigued by him at first, but there's literally no (or very little) character development, so we never get any answers to any questions. We know as little about him at the end as we do at the beginning.
The other characters kind of have the same problem. We know nothing about them. I mean, we get little pieces but not as much as should have been covered in this first book.
I wanted to barf when they introduced Tink as "Tink Bell" instead of "Tinker Bell." Tinker was just a nickname used at the most awkward of times. Him being half Fae makes sense, but again, we don't get much backstory or development. Just crumbs.
The names Colt and Wesson (or was it changed to Weston in the book? I don't remember and don't really care) were also super cringe. This is just one example of a long list of bizarre and weird and awkward puns the author makes throughout the story, both in the naming of things and in dialogue in general. I don't know, this book was just so weird and bad. Definitely do not recommend.
The writing is awful. So many things didn't make sense and were written poorly.
The general plot is okay? It's hard to say because the writing was so bad.
I almost wanted to stop reading at 50% and again at 75%, but it was like a train wreck I couldn't look away from.
Peter Pan himself was simultaneously interesting and weird. I was intrigued by him at first, but there's literally no (or very little) character development, so we never get any answers to any questions. We know as little about him at the end as we do at the beginning.
The other characters kind of have the same problem. We know nothing about them. I mean, we get little pieces but not as much as should have been covered in this first book.
I wanted to barf when they introduced Tink as "Tink Bell" instead of "Tinker Bell." Tinker was just a nickname used at the most awkward of times. Him being half Fae makes sense, but again, we don't get much backstory or development. Just crumbs.
The names Colt and Wesson (or was it changed to Weston in the book? I don't remember and don't really care) were also super cringe. This is just one example of a long list of bizarre and weird and awkward puns the author makes throughout the story, both in the naming of things and in dialogue in general. I don't know, this book was just so weird and bad. Definitely do not recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence
danie_faye's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
erikakristy's review
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Sexual content, and Confinement
browneyesblue84's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This Novella gave me my introduction to author Mona Black. I had never heard of her until I was introduced to this book by a booktok creator on TikTok. There was nothing in this book that surprised me, but I’m used to reading stories with dark themes. King of nothing is a retelling of the Peter Pan story. There is a lot of spice in this book and the lost boys aren’t boys they are men and small group of men who are broken. I think that Peter Pan is the most broken in the group. The one thing that I like about this book is that I did not know what to expect. Yes, I know the story of Peter Pan but this version is darker, and Wendy is a grown woman and not a child, the only thing that I didn’t like about the book is the pacing, but that didn’t stop me from reading l
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Blood
kimberlym716's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
myoungin24's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Rape, and Self harm
Minor: Child abuse
rozeconfetti's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
this was fucking unhinged
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Self harm
thelongroadtosanity's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This really wasn't how I wanted to end my reading challenge for this year so I'm going to pretend this doesn't count towards my goal...
What a disappointment.
Wendy is just an average girl, living paycheck-to-paycheck when she is attacked in the street on her way to work. She wakes up on a beach with a tall, dark, and handsome tattooed man who can't seem to recall much of anything. He takes her to his own bunker, where he lives with three other men he calls the Lost Boys, and then proceeds to tell Wendy that she is in Neverland, also known as the Fae realm. Wendy is their only hope to overcome the nightmares plaguing the world, but she may be taken by madness before she can help.
Unfortunately, the more I read this book, the more confused I became. The beginning was pretty decent, but then about halfway through things just started all happening at once and with all of the alternating perspectives, it just got too overwhelming. There were so many plot points just thrown at you with no further explanation. Things ended up being overly vague and so much was happening at one point, it just became too much.
I also found Wendy's character overly mouthy and quite annoying. Peter's persona was briefly intriguing, with the handsome man/mysterious life thing going for him, but then things quickly turned wacky and confusing. I liked the idea of Tink being a male, half-human half-fae, but he was too angry and angsty the entire time that I felt that I was back to my own emo stage in middle school. The Twins were just.... odd.... too odd for my liking.
The only good thing going on in this is probably the spice. Hence the two stars. (09/2023)
What a disappointment.
Wendy is just an average girl, living paycheck-to-paycheck when she is attacked in the street on her way to work. She wakes up on a beach with a tall, dark, and handsome tattooed man who can't seem to recall much of anything. He takes her to his own bunker, where he lives with three other men he calls the Lost Boys, and then proceeds to tell Wendy that she is in Neverland, also known as the Fae realm. Wendy is their only hope to overcome the nightmares plaguing the world, but she may be taken by madness before she can help.
Unfortunately, the more I read this book, the more confused I became. The beginning was pretty decent, but then about halfway through things just started all happening at once and with all of the alternating perspectives, it just got too overwhelming. There were so many plot points just thrown at you with no further explanation. Things ended up being overly vague and so much was happening at one point, it just became too much.
I also found Wendy's character overly mouthy and quite annoying. Peter's persona was briefly intriguing, with the handsome man/mysterious life thing going for him, but then things quickly turned wacky and confusing. I liked the idea of Tink being a male, half-human half-fae, but he was too angry and angsty the entire time that I felt that I was back to my own emo stage in middle school. The Twins were just.... odd.... too odd for my liking.
The only good thing going on in this is probably the spice. Hence the two stars. (09/2023)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Violence, Stalking, Cursing, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Gun violence
dosxhime's review
dark
medium-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? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Incest, Torture, Stalking, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Self harm