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Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Blood, Death of parent
Graphic: Sexual violence
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Drug use
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Abandonment
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Murder
Moderate: Torture, Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Inevitable comparison to Nikki St. Crowe's <i>The Never King</i>: this is the better constructed book, with a slightly more grounded plot, more focus on character development, and with spicy scenes based more in plot/character than for sheer smut factor (not that there's anything wrong with that). That said, neither of these are exactly high works of literature.
Mostly you're reading this book for the clever way McIntire reworks the tropes of and slides in references to the original <i>Peter Pan</i>. NevAirland airlines. Pixie dust. "Straight on till morning." The Crocodile. The Jolly Roger. Yeah, they're a bit silly, but that's why they're fun. You can see it as a fun challenge for the author: you're building a story around a guy known for his fear of ticking clocks, but how do you justify that fear in the real world? I've got to say, I don't hate what she came up with. I think the only well-known reference missing was any sort of "I do/don't believe in fairies," which would have been fun, but admittedly a bit hard to work in.
I'm not entirely sure how James Barrie would feel about his name being applied to a version of his (attempted?) child-murdering villain, but I appreciated the homage nonetheless.
The plot is pretty straightforward, with most of the twists predictable and telegraphed from a mile away. But it was still an enjoyable bit of a popcorn read.
Question, though: why is this apparently the only book Rupert Hawthorne has narrated? He was great, but I can't find any other credits for him anywhere on the internet.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Toxic relationship
What made me pick it up: My book club made me do it, and I'm a huge Peter Pan girlie.
Overall rating: Gahhhhhhhh. I think I need to stop reading reimagined stories of Peter Pan. I am continually disappointed. Personally, none of this story made sense. It tried too hard, there were weird accents (I listened to the audio version), the thought process behind the tense Hook and Wendy
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization