Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Tink and Wendy by Kelly Ann Jacobson

5 reviews

melodyseestrees's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Wendy is alive and in Neverland. Peter is dead. Tink and Wendy rebuild Wendy's memories and get their happily ever after.

The ending feels like a huge letdown and a betrayal simultaneously. It is a shame because I wanted to adore on a nostalgic story from my childhood years. There was potential in the relationships that went unexplored as well as characters that were wasted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Drug use, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

vaniavela's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What happens when Tinkerbell is in love with Peter Pan and Wendy?

I've never been a big fan of the Peter Pan story, but I really enjoyed this book.

I loved how the chapters changed from Then ( Peter and Tinkerbell met Wendy ) to Now ( Wendy and Peter's granddaughter discover Tinkerbell living in the old Darling house ) to Excerpts from Neverland: A History ( Historical information about Neverland and Tink and Peter's relationship ). This was such a creative and interesting idea and I loved reading these short excerpts. 

Kelly Ann Jacobson's writing fits the story perfectly. The descriptions portray the setting and express the characters' feelings in a great way. It was lyrical and touching, blooming beautifully. 

I would have liked more Sapphic elements in the story. All the books I've read before feature the typical story of Tink falling in love with Peter Pan, and when I read this premise I was thrilled. While we do get some scenes of Tink and Wendy together, we don't get the epic love story that this book promised. I was disappointed in this aspect. 

Also, the plot has some plot holes, which I would have liked to see resolved or better explained. 

Overall, the story was good and kept my attention. I would have liked some things to be different, but it's still a good book and I enjoyed it.

trigger warning: addiction, alcoholism, self harm, suicidal thoughts, medical content, grief, death, car crash, teen pregnancy, death of friend's parent, parental abandonment, use of ableist language, multiple deaths.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

phiabia's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

So so sad! Very bummed that this sapphic retelling was so tragic and full of grief. I didn’t know that going into it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

mals_library's review

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Self harm, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent

writewithapendragon's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Death, Abandonment, Grief, Medical content, Child death, Chronic illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Addiction