A review by ahenkel
Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.5

READ TW FOR THIS BOOK! Specifically a depiction of SA

I expected a lot more magic from this story even with Peter as the villain.

The story was pretty good but the book spent a lot of time making no progress and the Neverland you expect is largely missing. Despite the writing that I didn’t love I would’ve given this book closer to 4 stars except for the casual ableism
(Jack returning to a wheelchair being the worst possible outcome Holly could think of)
and the sexual assault scene that I think could’ve been easily replaced and kept the significance.

Writing- ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot- ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Characters- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Overall 3.5 stars
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