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A review by starcrossreverie
Everland by Wendy Spinale
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I'M FREE!! FREE FROM THIS BOOK!!
It's an okayish YA steam punk retelling of Peter Pan.
I wish the characters were more fleshed out, and that there was more to the ending but I'm so glad to be done with this book. I dropped it earlier this year but picked it back up.
Hook's chapters were a chore to get through. It felt like the author didn't know what to do with his character, and his POV felt so cartoonishily villainous. The part where he suddenly became attracted to one of his female prisoners and told her she'll be by his side as they rule together, after everything he's done to her and how she's waaaaaay older than him and never showed any interest! It was disturbing and I completely checked out of the story at that point.
I was looking forward to Tiger Lily's version in this book and was disappointed that her race was changed from Native American to Indian. I know that the way the Native Americans were portrayed in the movie is controversial but the amazing thing about a retelling is fixing the problem not erasing her race all together. And it sucked that she didn't have any bigger moments.
And I can't believe what Gwen did in that ending and how her feelings for Hook completely switched! <spoilers>After everything he did, her angers turn sympathic?? She wants to SAVE him??</spoilers>
So glad to be done with the story. I'm not going to bother with the prequel or the other retellings in this series. These books are written for a younger demographic and I simply know I won't like the rest.
Overall, a decent book.
It's an okayish YA steam punk retelling of Peter Pan.
I wish the characters were more fleshed out, and that there was more to the ending but I'm so glad to be done with this book. I dropped it earlier this year but picked it back up.
Hook's chapters were a chore to get through. It felt like the author didn't know what to do with his character, and his POV felt so cartoonishily villainous. The part where he suddenly became attracted to one of his female prisoners and told her she'll be by his side as they rule together, after everything he's done to her and how she's waaaaaay older than him and never showed any interest! It was disturbing and I completely checked out of the story at that point.
I was looking forward to Tiger Lily's version in this book and was disappointed that her race was changed from Native American to Indian. I know that the way the Native Americans were portrayed in the movie is controversial but the amazing thing about a retelling is fixing the problem not erasing her race all together. And it sucked that she didn't have any bigger moments.
And I can't believe what Gwen did in that ending and how her feelings for Hook completely switched! <spoilers>After everything he did, her angers turn sympathic?? She wants to SAVE him??</spoilers>
So glad to be done with the story. I'm not going to bother with the prequel or the other retellings in this series. These books are written for a younger demographic and I simply know I won't like the rest.
Overall, a decent book.