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A review by brewsandbooks
God of Neverland by Gama Ray Martinez
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
2.75
This book was a great light retelling of Michael Darling all grown up. I thought Ray Martinez did an excellent job building on the or of Peter Pan, pointing out how he worked as an integral part of Neverland and how we grew up with Peter Pan, showing us that the magic is within all of us. I really liked a lot of the plot and the mix of magical realism, as well as the discussion on some of the logic of the book.
That said, a lot of this book missed the mark for me. It felt like Ray Martinez set up a wonderful thing of "Neverland is about adventure, so a lot of time things happen that don't always make sense." Then got a bit too self aware and whenever there was a plot that didn't fully make sense within the plot, he just threw up his hands and said "that's Neverland!" and overexplained it to the point where I didn't care anymore. In addition, the plot was great for a lot of this, but in a lot of parts felt rushed and like I wanted MORE from it. Overall, I wanted this to be a bit better with the plot. I didn't mind the sense of wonder, it just also felt like too much in some parts and not enough in others.
That said, a lot of this book missed the mark for me. It felt like Ray Martinez set up a wonderful thing of "Neverland is about adventure, so a lot of time things happen that don't always make sense." Then got a bit too self aware and whenever there was a plot that didn't fully make sense within the plot, he just threw up his hands and said "that's Neverland!" and overexplained it to the point where I didn't care anymore. In addition, the plot was great for a lot of this, but in a lot of parts felt rushed and like I wanted MORE from it. Overall, I wanted this to be a bit better with the plot. I didn't mind the sense of wonder, it just also felt like too much in some parts and not enough in others.