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

adventurous dark emotional tense

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Once again, Aiden Thomas has managed to write a book I couldn't put down. I don't normally blaze through print books this fast! There were a few things that disappointed me about this book, mostly because of how much I loved Cemetery Boys. I didn't vibe with Wendy as a protagonist; her firmly internalized guilt and need to fill every waking moment of her time are trauma responses that hit a little too close to home for me. (She was written quite well, though.) I also wish we could have explored the ending twist in a little more detail!

I'm absolutely fascinated by the idea of Neverland as a world of the dead, and the visible collapse of the place when a living person stays too long. I would have loved to see some more scenes within Neverland itself.

Music to listen to while reading: "Astoria" and "End of an Era" by Marianas Trench

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical trauma, Child death, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Blood

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Medical content