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curlyewe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Kidnapping, Child death, Death, and Gun violence
rnewk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, and Grief
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Alcohol and Car accident
jj2007's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
_haggis_'s review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Grief
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Pretty decent book. Enjoyed this Peter Pan retelling even thought I'm not a big fan of Peter Pan in general.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Alcohol, Child death, Grief, and Kidnapping
sarah_shelf's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I really wanted to like this book. I’ve adored Aiden Thomas’ other books and was so excited when I realized his next book was a fairytale retelling. It’s always been one of my favorite genres, and reading the Peter and the Starcatchers series got me into the genre, so I was happy to dive into another Peter Pan story. However, I was bored throughout so much of this book. The beginning and the end, especially, were entertaining but the middle just seemed to drag on.
I started losing interest somewhere around the time Wendy confronted Peter in the hunting shack and confirmed he was in fact trying to help the missing kids not hurt them. After that, so much of the novel was just Wendy trying to hide her activities from her family and friends because no one would believe her (which makes sense but also just got more annoying every time she brought it up and delivered a new lie) or her and Peter wandering around the town and woods with no real idea of how to help.
I will admit, the last few chapters were entertaining and fun. I suspected part of the plot twist, but didn’t quite grasp the scope of it until the big reveal. And while the lack of communication that exacerbated the reveal was annoying, I was so happy to see some out there theories make it into this version’s lore. However, I can’t help thinking so much of the novel was unnecessary to reach that point. Yes, technically all the development between Peter and Wendy was required for the climax of the story, but again it was all just so slow. It doesn’t fit into the supposed deadline and terrible consequences everyone will face if they fail to find the kids and stop their kidnapper. The ending, and it really was a fantastic ending in my eyes, can’t make up for my lackluster opinion of the rest of the novel.
I started losing interest somewhere around the time Wendy confronted Peter in the hunting shack and confirmed he was in fact trying to help the missing kids not hurt them. After that, so much of the novel was just Wendy trying to hide her activities from her family and friends because no one would believe her (which makes sense but also just got more annoying every time she brought it up and delivered a new lie) or her and Peter wandering around the town and woods with no real idea of how to help.
I will admit, the last few chapters were entertaining and fun. I suspected part of the plot twist, but didn’t quite grasp the scope of it until the big reveal. And while the lack of communication that exacerbated the reveal was annoying, I was so happy to see some out there theories make it into this version’s lore. However, I can’t help thinking so much of the novel was unnecessary to reach that point. Yes, technically all the development between Peter and Wendy was required for the climax of the story, but again it was all just so slow. It doesn’t fit into the supposed deadline and terrible consequences everyone will face if they fail to find the kids and stop their kidnapper. The ending, and it really was a fantastic ending in my eyes, can’t make up for my lackluster opinion of the rest of the novel.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
tea_coffee_sam'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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, Child death, Death, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Medical content, Alcoholism, and Cancer
ksuazo94's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Grief
Minor: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Gun violence, Violence, and Mental illness
navyredrose's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I hated the audiobook narrator. The cadence and voices were grating to me and I think drastically impacted my enjoyment of this book.
The pace only picked up at 86% of the way through. The show & then tell method of storytelling was not great and just made me frustrated with the main character who was a bit slow on the uptake.
Would not read or recommend but the last 24% really came on to have save the book (hence the 2.5 vs 1 star rating)
The pace only picked up at 86% of the way through. The show & then tell method of storytelling was not great and just made me frustrated with the main character who was a bit slow on the uptake.
Would not read or recommend but the last 24% really came on to have save the book (hence the 2.5 vs 1 star rating)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, and Death
beathebumblebee's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The plot twist is just amazing and its so unexpected (or maybe I'm just stupid) and it will totally make you sob. A good mix between sad and heartwarming (maybe just in some moments, or maybe not at all, i'm a bit of a softie).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death, and Child death