Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Peter Darling by Austin Chant

9 reviews

booksnbcys's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Blood, Death, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, and Murder

Minor: Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Grief, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, War, and Suicidal thoughts

greenrequiem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Deadnaming

Moderate: Death, Violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Sexism, Child death, Grief, and Homophobia

Minor: Misogyny, War, and Confinement

morgiei's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? N/A

5.0

I wish I could stretch every paragraph in Peter Darling into a whole chapter so I can live inside its pages for that much longer. A fantastic read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

tangleroot_eli's review

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

A fascinating spin on Peter Pan. Not just the trans!Pan angle (which is awesome), but also the way Chant explores the mechanics of Neverland: what's real, what real even means in a place like Neverland, and what happens to humans who stay too long. My nerdy, worldbuilding-loving brain is ALL AFIZZ!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Kidnapping, Confinement, Gore, and Grief

Minor: War and Suicidal thoughts

buttermellow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Transphobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Child abuse, Confinement, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, and Violence

bebidocrimes's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Oh, the sheer homoeroticism of sword fights with your sworn enemy. What's that? They're trapped together and must trust one another to survive? I wonder how that's gonna turn out. Both parties having the 'oh, wait no, shit, god damn it, not HIM' moments? *chef's kiss* Peak enemies to lovers, unwavering support, and a happy ending!!!!! IM GONNA EAT THIS BOOK I LOVE IT SO MUCH, I will never stop talking about this book. P.S. no, there are no racist Native American depictions (@Disney)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Violence, Confinement, Grief, Blood, Gore, Transphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

starlessnights's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Deadnaming, Gore, and Grief

orcamagicka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was deeply enjoyable and I binge read it within 12 hours of receiving it in the mail. The author puts a dark fantasy spin on this beloved children’s classic while also including the struggles of trans people, especially in a time like 1800s London. Peter was deeply relatable as a transgender man. His deep rooted anger due to his trauma and also this internalized belief that in order to be manly, he must conform to toxic masculinity. He’s deeply flawed and it was enjoyable to see a character like him develop. The plot twist later in the story about Never Land completely unraveled my original understanding of the story and made it that much more meaningful to queer people. This story is less of an exact retelling and more  of a sequel, imagining that Wendy transitioned into Peter. I knew when I saw the synopsis for this story I HAD to read it. This is definitely underrated and deserves way more attention within the queer book community, especially with how little trans representation there is in media. I REALLY wish this story had been longer and given the characters and the world more time to develop. I couldn’t put the book down!

My one major criticism of the story is the ages of the main characters, Peter and Hook. While it is specified that Peter is 18 and legally an adult (more so than by 1800s England standards), it is never explicitly mentioned how old Hook is. I found this a bit troubling at times when reading because we all already have this previous image of the story in our heads, wether we read the classic or watched the Disney version. We all imagine Hook to be an older man while Peter is the boyish child. Throughout the book I was very confused as how old Hook was, in the beginning I thought he was in his 30s, then I thought he was 19, and by the end of the story based on subtle context clues and his personality I *guessed* he was at most 25. But then again, it is never specified and for all I know Hook could have easily been 18 or 19, which would have been a way more palatable age range between these two characters. And since it is established in the story that Peter knew Hook when he was a boy, I was also interested as to how old Hool was in their past interactions. Did Hook age in Neverland? Did he maintain the same age? These questions are never fully answered. And this lack of specification made certain scenes uncomfortable to read because I already had this previous understanding of the characters in my head.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Confinement

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Sexism, and Sexual content