A review by martuchi
Perdidos en Nunca Jamás by Aiden Thomas

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Okay so I have to admit a few tears left my eyes during the last part. I just couldn’t stop hearing 2003 Peter Pan’s music in my ears once
the shadow was beaten and Peter started flying again
. 
However, and even if Peter Pan IS my favorite children’s story, this one had a few (dumb) things I didn’t like.

  • The Darling family being AMERICAN!!! 
Idk what Americans have that they NEED to make everything about themselves—I know that the author has Latin American roots, they’re still from the US—. I hated that. 

  • George Darling being a very mean man throughout the entire novel.
Okay, he might not be a very kind person to be around in his canon version, yet I never ever thought that Mr. Darling was almost despicable here. Of course , he redeems himself at the end, but that doesn’t make less likable at the beginning. I would have liked more if he would be more similar to the real version: a serious man that loves his children but it’s not actually rude to them. Just very strict.

ALSO! THE NEGLECTFUL PARENTS BOTH DARLING ADULTS ARE OMG!!!

  • Wendy being an idiot.
She is so dumb and she falls every time, and feels guilty for absolutely everything. You understand it at first, given all the trauma she has, but then it just becomes repetitive and annoying. I liked her character regardless, though.

You should ignore my stupid criticism though, and read it! It’s amazing and I think it has more pros than flaws, to be honest. One of the main plot twists is ver y much expected but still very emotional once it actually  gets revealed. 

And the other one was just wow. I sure didn’t expect that.

Solid 4 stars. 
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