A review by booksbagsandbadideas
Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.5

There are similarities in this story to many other Peter Pan stories, but there are also many things that are very different. The combination means you have a story that feels familiar while still having no idea what the ending will be. 
 
Just like we are all used to: Peter Pan lost his shadow and Wendy sewed it back on. The wholly new part is that after that, Wendy and her brother went missing with only Wendy returning six months later - without her memories. When other kids start going missing in her town, everyone assumes it is connected to her (and her brothers’) disappearance. 
 
Wendy has to face that things she thought were only stories may in fact be real when Peter comes back to her town asking for her help. 
 
Peter and Wendy’s characterizations were so fun and their rapport was frequently entertaining as they are working to resolve everything. I loved how descriptive the woods scenes were as it really pulled me in (and sometimes creeped me out). 
 
One bit of warning is that I never would have thought that a Peter Pan retelling would make me cry, so take that for what it’s worth!
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