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A Land of Never After: A Peter Pan Retelling by R. L. Davennor
4.0
◦ I've received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review ◦
The book began pretty confusingly for me because we’re being thrown into the events without any previous explanation and this is when we’re introduced to know Wendy, a 16yo orphan, and Peter!
The pace of the book was pretty quick – everything happening so fast and very forward without a moment of slowing down, most likely because the book is on the shorter side under 200 pages.
The description of Wendy, or more like the lack of it made it harder for me to imagine the way she is actually because some of her actions gave me the impression she’s younger than 16 and more towards the middle-grade kind of character. Some of her actions were more towards the mature age and some more towards the younger age, and the fact I couldn’t imagine her disappointed me a little bit.
Peter was one of my fave characters, he is going through gender dysphoria and the way the scene has been brought in the book was lovely and not forced at all, and loved the fact Wendy was so understanding and offered herself to help him out with whatever he needed.
The Neverland as a whole was dark and twisted taken from the nightmares and this book is for sure not going to be your charming retelling but actually the darker side of a retelling about Peter Pann and his adventures. As dark and twisted as this book has been, I enjoyed it to the fullest. It was the first time when I’ve read a retelling of Peter Pann and this book has been amazing. The last half of the book has been a rollercoaster – dark secrets being revealed, the plot twist for days, and the growth of each character has been really beautiful.
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The book began pretty confusingly for me because we’re being thrown into the events without any previous explanation and this is when we’re introduced to know Wendy, a 16yo orphan, and Peter!
The pace of the book was pretty quick – everything happening so fast and very forward without a moment of slowing down, most likely because the book is on the shorter side under 200 pages.
The description of Wendy, or more like the lack of it made it harder for me to imagine the way she is actually because some of her actions gave me the impression she’s younger than 16 and more towards the middle-grade kind of character. Some of her actions were more towards the mature age and some more towards the younger age, and the fact I couldn’t imagine her disappointed me a little bit.
Peter was one of my fave characters, he is going through gender dysphoria and the way the scene has been brought in the book was lovely and not forced at all, and loved the fact Wendy was so understanding and offered herself to help him out with whatever he needed.
The Neverland as a whole was dark and twisted taken from the nightmares and this book is for sure not going to be your charming retelling but actually the darker side of a retelling about Peter Pann and his adventures. As dark and twisted as this book has been, I enjoyed it to the fullest. It was the first time when I’ve read a retelling of Peter Pann and this book has been amazing. The last half of the book has been a rollercoaster – dark secrets being revealed, the plot twist for days, and the growth of each character has been really beautiful.
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