4.5/5 ( )

The book was enjoyable for the action but Gwendolyn's thirst for two boys who she barely knows (and her constant description of how their undoubtedly unwashed bodies smell good to her) was distracting. Of course she's a Special Snowflake who can save the world with the power of her lust for that d. It reads like a cheesy paperback romance novel without the payoff of a sex scene - there's a little kissing but it's so wrapped up in flowery metaphorical nonsense that it hardly constitutes as anything remotely awakening. There are also some extremely cliche phrasing and physically impossible metaphors ("Every inch of him was wrapped around every inch of me" for example). While you can enjoy the read for a darker take on the Pan legend without straying outside of the YA genre, the writing is just Not Good. It was hard to get through some chapters for all the rolling my eyes were doing. ( )

This is really a 3.5 star. (Goodreads, seriously when are you gonna get on that?). I enjoyed reading it, and I definitely wouldn't hesitate to recommended it. I loved how Neverland was dangerous and eerie. And the forgetting played such a big part. But... I'm very picky about my Peter Pan narratives, and this ended up feeling a bit too much like a YA romance with a Neverland backdrop for me. Not bad, just not really my thing and not what I'm looking for in a Pan retelling. ( )

I didn't realize this was a Neverland retelling :>

and if the word "pirate" is even mentioned the synopsis it's automatically added to my TBR pile

OMG - this tale was absolutely one of my favorites to date. I have urged many of my students to read this tale! Hoping for a sequel n this Dark, murderous even frightening tale of a twisted form of the children's tale that I knew so well, well enough till this tale came about. I cannot give enough praise of this book and tale. Mrs. Maxwell, Please create more books! Coming from a 6th grade teacher, my students are on a waiting list through out the summer to get a hold of this book from me.! ( )