Darling Girl

anna_wieland shared a tip "This is a modern day fairytale with a twist. It’s told from a different perspective and to me is the equivalent of “the true story of the three little pigs” it gives you more of a reality on Peter Pan and changes your view of him. Definitely a good read, slow start but worth it!"

bethany_gill shared a tip "A very fresh interpretation of the Peter Pan story. Interesting and complex. Clean and daring. I loved the balance between light and dark. Such a new way of looking at this familiar fairytale 8/10"

leeann_smith shared a tip "Honestly a completely win. It's a great twist on the story of Peter Pan and makes you think that maybe Pan wasn't the hero he was made out to be. It does have characters based off the story but also very much creates a whole separate life for its characters. If you like stories that reimagine classics, this is a great choice. It does involve drugs/ overdose but also magic and fairytale. You can never really guess how the book will go, which I loved."

melissa_solis shared a tip "For me it was soso. It was a bit boring took me to long to finish. I will admit that I loved how it showed how much a mother loves her children and what they would do to protect them."

tashan_kehoe shared a tip "I wanted to like this and did finish it, but disliked the main protagonist and was just frustrated and wanted to just skip over to the end kf the book"

willow_inon_an_ndir shared a tip "Wentbin blind on this one. All i knew was that it was a Peter Pan sequal of some sort. Love how you can easily picture the characters and sympathize with each one. I did wish there was more of Peter in the story. But the ending was heartwarming and the plot was one I wasn't expecting when picking this book up. 4/5"

allofakind shared a tip "This was... A very interesting book. For a book that advertises itself as a retelling of Peter Pan, there is actually very little magic in it. But I think thats the point. The main character is someone that makes you feel uncomfy from the very beginning, questioning her choices even as she tries to rationalize them to herself. Thankfully, the book is self aware, and she pays for her choices many times, but it's still very hard to read through. I really appreciate the slow reveals of plot points. There are some things that are never fully answered, like why Wendy was actually sad that first night and what the true story of Peter Pan was. The memories that come, random, vivid, really show the grief Holly is still living through every day, the grief she's never come out of. This book is tragic, don't get me wrong. The characters go through so much and the ending isn't necessarily happy. But I think it was the ending I personally wanted to see for Holly, and I'm glad she finally found that letting go isn't the same as forgetting. The only complaints I have is that I feel like so much more could have been said. I feel like the book was building to a point and crashed down so suddenly, it left too many questions to be answered. I also don't like when a huge part of the action doesn't happen to the main character because then why are we following her? But I also understand she needed to learn that she didn't have to always be the main character and sometimes it was okay to lean on others. Some things just felt anticlimactic, like... Most of the ending, and I just wish it felt more finished."

first_last_8083 shared a tip "Started off great, then hit a slump. A looonngggg slump. Anticlimactic, although I love the idea, don’t feel it was executed well. Overall, 2.5 stars; I wouldn’t re-read.."

heather_grace_4847 shared a tip "I liked it well enough. It was more of a sequel than a retelling. The action scenes needed a bit more in my opinion. Every time we came to one I kept hoping for more drama rather than the gentle coaxing. But the twists that happened did keep me keep me entertained enough to finish it."

julia_lavergne shared a tip "It definitely wasn't something I was expecting. I found it by chance and was intrigued by the synopsis. So I figured I'd give it a shot and WOW!! I'm still surprised at how much I've been enjoying it. I hardly put it down!"