A review by derektheexplorer
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry

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.