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selinarolvink's review against another edition
5.0
‘The villain will always be the villain if the hero tells the story’
I have never loved a book more. There are so many good things about this book i don’t even know where to start.
First the cross-overs from the original Peter Pan story. Jamie wearing the stolen red coat that captain hook wore in the movie, Jamie slicing of his victims red hand and then Peter slicing of jamie’s hand, Tink and Captain hook being scared of crocodiles and in the book you read why.
I also love how one of the first line’s was how he once loved a boy called Peter Pan and the last line being I hate peter pan. It just goes so very well.
And then the plot twist; Sal being a girl, Peter staying alive because of all the spilled blood and Peter murdering Jamie’s mom???
I also have to say that i really loved the relationship between Jamie and Charlie. It made me go awe all the time. It’s just so sweet that Jamie is looking out after all the boys and especially Charlie.
And then my absolute HATE for Peter. Tricking kids into coming with him to the land of dead. Peter being a big ass liar. And don’t even get me started about his narcistic personality. All the innocent boys (and girl) dying so Peter can stay alive?? Him teaching those poor children to be so aggresive for fun??? His fun? I hate him.
It also was so realistic that Jamie kept loving Peter. Everytime he hated Peter he still kept falling for that smile, I think thats very real of him.
This story was also very easy to read, i read it within 2 days and there never was one boring line in the whole book.
This book has my whole heart and I think everyone should read it. It defenitly changed my perspecitve of who the villain and the hero is in almost every story. I personally have always hated Peter since I was a kid cause he chose Wendy but Tink was always there for him.
Go read it if you already haven’t!!!!!
I have never loved a book more. There are so many good things about this book i don’t even know where to start.
First the cross-overs from the original Peter Pan story. Jamie wearing the stolen red coat that captain hook wore in the movie, Jamie slicing of his victims red hand and then Peter slicing of jamie’s hand, Tink and Captain hook being scared of crocodiles and in the book you read why.
I also love how one of the first line’s was how he once loved a boy called Peter Pan and the last line being I hate peter pan. It just goes so very well.
And then the plot twist; Sal being a girl, Peter staying alive because of all the spilled blood and Peter murdering Jamie’s mom???
I also have to say that i really loved the relationship between Jamie and Charlie. It made me go awe all the time. It’s just so sweet that Jamie is looking out after all the boys and especially Charlie.
And then my absolute HATE for Peter. Tricking kids into coming with him to the land of dead. Peter being a big ass liar. And don’t even get me started about his narcistic personality. All the innocent boys (and girl) dying so Peter can stay alive?? Him teaching those poor children to be so aggresive for fun??? His fun? I hate him.
It also was so realistic that Jamie kept loving Peter. Everytime he hated Peter he still kept falling for that smile, I think thats very real of him.
This story was also very easy to read, i read it within 2 days and there never was one boring line in the whole book.
This book has my whole heart and I think everyone should read it. It defenitly changed my perspecitve of who the villain and the hero is in almost every story. I personally have always hated Peter since I was a kid cause he chose Wendy but Tink was always there for him.
Go read it if you already haven’t!!!!!
rahanahava's review against another edition
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? Yes
5.0
5 stars
This is my second retelling that flips the script of what I knew on it's head and I'm really, really digging this kind of format.
I've always thought Peter Pan was a little bit of a villain, but after this story, it's solidified forever. I've never really thought of Captain Hook's origin story as something I needed in my life, but the way this book was laid out, it made so much sense. Hook was always overly obsessed with Peter and while I always wondered why I never cared enough to really ponder it.
The story that Christina lays out before us is *chefs kiss* and makes so much sense. I never thought that Captain Hook was someone I could empathize with and root for, but Jaime is so much more to me now. He's fully fleshed out. He is caring and sweet and so much more than just the villain.
The quote that keeps coming to my mind while reading this book was the Tom Hiddleston quote (not sure he originally said it, but he's who I heard say it first) "The villain is the hero of his own story." This exactly sums up Lost Boy. There are multiple perspectives to every story. The hero in one story is the villain in another.
I cannot wait to read more from Christina Henry. The narration by Samuel Roukin was spot on. The deep timber of his voice the the caring and emotion he was able to inject into key points of the story really raised the caliber and the stakes.
This is my second retelling that flips the script of what I knew on it's head and I'm really, really digging this kind of format.
I've always thought Peter Pan was a little bit of a villain, but after this story, it's solidified forever. I've never really thought of Captain Hook's origin story as something I needed in my life, but the way this book was laid out, it made so much sense. Hook was always overly obsessed with Peter and while I always wondered why I never cared enough to really ponder it.
The story that Christina lays out before us is *chefs kiss* and makes so much sense. I never thought that Captain Hook was someone I could empathize with and root for, but Jaime is so much more to me now. He's fully fleshed out. He is caring and sweet and so much more than just the villain.
The quote that keeps coming to my mind while reading this book was the Tom Hiddleston quote (not sure he originally said it, but he's who I heard say it first) "The villain is the hero of his own story." This exactly sums up Lost Boy. There are multiple perspectives to every story. The hero in one story is the villain in another.
I cannot wait to read more from Christina Henry. The narration by Samuel Roukin was spot on. The deep timber of his voice the the caring and emotion he was able to inject into key points of the story really raised the caliber and the stakes.
derektheexplorer's review against another edition
5.0
[b:Peter Pan|34268|Peter Pan|J.M. Barrie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1337714526l/34268._SX50_.jpg|1358908] meets [b:Lord of the Flies|7624|Lord of the Flies|William Golding|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327869409l/7624._SY75_.jpg|2766512] in the novel [b:Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook|32828538|Lost Boy The True Story of Captain Hook|Christina Henry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1505240721l/32828538._SY75_.jpg|53432430], told from a narrative perspective reversal that challenges the classic view of hero and villain in the style of [b:The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs|125507|The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs|Jon Scieszka|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327884731l/125507._SX50_.jpg|120878] narrated by A. Wolf.
Lost boy somehow manages to maintain some of the childish lightness from the classic tale even as it reveals a dark and murderous plot with great insight into abusive dynamics. It's bloody, but it's bloody good.
Lost boy somehow manages to maintain some of the childish lightness from the classic tale even as it reveals a dark and murderous plot with great insight into abusive dynamics. It's bloody, but it's bloody good.
gryksy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sophersss's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
This book had the same beautiful writing as the previous Henry book did. Of course, it was dumbed down a little because the narrator was just a boy. So it was simplistic at times, but not in a bad way. It felt off at first, but as you got in the groove, it worked. The story unfolded really beautifully and you got to see the main character’s hatred grow and his realization of the situation bloom with each new event. It was a masterclass in character growth and change. But. It took me a WHILE to get into the story. It was cool where it ended up and I cared for the mc at the end, but for the most part, I wasn’t invested. It just wasn’t the type of story I was looking for at this moment in time, but that’s okay. This is still a good book to have on my bookshelf bc of the cool characters and fun gore and beautiful story-unraveling.
*Months later I still think such positive things about this book that I just had to change the rating from 3.5 to 4. It was such a beautifully sad story and it’s the type of thing that I wouldn’t have read it if I knew what it was like but I’m glad I did. Hard to explain but I remember it fondly.
zeilenmagie's review against another edition
3.0
An interestig and disturbing Peter Pan retelling that gives you an insight into Neverland and the Lost Boys before the story of the Darling family takes place. Peter may be more vilainous (and childish) than we thought - until now when Christina Henry reveales everything that is secretly going on for ages. Jamie, the first Lost Boy Peter took to his island, is narrating the story and if you pay close attention you'll soon realize that you know him already. I loved his character and his development and felt so strongly, and felt so much pity, that I really HATED Peter at the end. I struggled to get into the storyline at first because I thought it was too slowly progressing and I didnt like the daily life of the lost boys on the island but after 100 pages the story had me. It reminded me also of William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
scarletraven13's review against another edition
3.0
I struggled a lot with picking a rating for this book. I know I didn’t enjoy it as much as most people but that’s simple because I’ve never been a huge fan of Peter Pan. I thought the story was good but I never connected with the characters. That’s purely my personal experience so if you like Peter Pan I really think you’ll like this story. It’s bloody and full of core. I love the darker aspects of it but there were a few deaths that I felt deserved more attention. They were just kind of skimmed over and it bothered me.
Now I know there’s a lot of death in this but, if you’re going to make someone an important character in the book you can’t just skip over their death like it’s nothing.
Now I know there’s a lot of death in this but, if you’re going to make someone an important character in the book you can’t just skip over their death like it’s nothing.
kirstl_35's review against another edition
4.0
I love anything by Christina Henry and anything to do with Peter Pan so I picked this one up as soon as I could. I liked the take on Peter Pan from the point of view of one of the lost boys. I did feel the ending seemed a little rushed. The death of Sally was kinda anticlimactic. But I really liked Jamie. I would like to see more on the relationship between Peter and the ‘villain’ Jamie.