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A review by fulltimefiction
The Child Thief by Brom
4.0
This book is loosely based on Peter Pan story. It reimagines many aspects of the story such as Peter's motives, Nevernever, and the Captian. This will be a very short review.
Our Peter in this book is more like an anti-hero. I loved him. He’s not perfect, he made many mistakes, and certainly did questionable things but Peter's smile is a most contagious thing.
This is not YA. It’s grim, gory, and has sensitive content such as rape, abuse, sexual act. But our heroes are children lured by Peter’s promise to escape their violent world. But little they know, there’s always something to lose.
We follow the story from Peter’s eyes and a boy named Nick. While other children adore Peter, Nick is not convinced. He’s not in awe of his speech and action. In his opinion, Peter tricked him. He wants out. Only things aren’t so simple and life in Avalon, even if not by a conscious choice, still has its magic and wonder.
I enjoyed reading this book and seeing things unfold. It’s not predictable and definitely one of the darkest retellings I’ll ever read. It also features some beautiful illustrations of the characters and creatures in the story!
Our Peter in this book is more like an anti-hero. I loved him. He’s not perfect, he made many mistakes, and certainly did questionable things but Peter's smile is a most contagious thing.
This is not YA. It’s grim, gory, and has sensitive content such as rape, abuse, sexual act. But our heroes are children lured by Peter’s promise to escape their violent world. But little they know, there’s always something to lose.
We follow the story from Peter’s eyes and a boy named Nick. While other children adore Peter, Nick is not convinced. He’s not in awe of his speech and action. In his opinion, Peter tricked him. He wants out. Only things aren’t so simple and life in Avalon, even if not by a conscious choice, still has its magic and wonder.
I enjoyed reading this book and seeing things unfold. It’s not predictable and definitely one of the darkest retellings I’ll ever read. It also features some beautiful illustrations of the characters and creatures in the story!