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ashley_dang096 's review for:
Wendy, Darling
by A.C. Wise
A beautiful feminist re-imagining on what happened to Wendy after Neverland. When the Darlings returned from Neverland... nothing was the same. Wendy is forced into a mental asylum by her brothers after they forget Neverland but she continues to remember it... and years later... Peter is back and this time he is here to steal her daughter Jane.. and now it is up to Wendy to get her daughter back and finally face the true monster in Neverland.
This is a gorgeous and harsh retelling of Peter Pan. It takes a look at what happens to a woman, particularly in the time period Peter Pan is set in, when no one believes her and how she is silenced through it all. Wendy remembers, and she never forgets. She is forced to endure so much and her rage just simmers over time, and it is brutal. The things she had to endure and the one boy who destroyed her life. Peter Pan is depicted as the villain and you can definitely see it. A boy who never grows up, who never earns anything and takes everything he wants. The consequences of being in Neverland, of having the knowledge of it... Another interesting depiction in this story is the aspect of family and love. Wendy is definitely giving me asexual vibes, while her husband is gay, and we get to see how their relationship is depicted, as per the time period and how that works. This is a story about pain and endurance, about memory, and about knowing something to be true even when everyone else refuses to believe you.
*Thanks Netgalley and Titan Books for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*
This is a gorgeous and harsh retelling of Peter Pan. It takes a look at what happens to a woman, particularly in the time period Peter Pan is set in, when no one believes her and how she is silenced through it all. Wendy remembers, and she never forgets. She is forced to endure so much and her rage just simmers over time, and it is brutal. The things she had to endure and the one boy who destroyed her life. Peter Pan is depicted as the villain and you can definitely see it. A boy who never grows up, who never earns anything and takes everything he wants. The consequences of being in Neverland, of having the knowledge of it... Another interesting depiction in this story is the aspect of family and love. Wendy is definitely giving me asexual vibes, while her husband is gay, and we get to see how their relationship is depicted, as per the time period and how that works. This is a story about pain and endurance, about memory, and about knowing something to be true even when everyone else refuses to believe you.
*Thanks Netgalley and Titan Books for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*