There is one version of my story that everyone knows. And then there is the truth. Once I loved a boy called Peter Pan. Peter brought me to his island because there were no rules and no grownups to make us mind. He brought boys from the Other Place to join in the fun, but Peter’s idea of fun is sharper than a pirate’s sword. He wants always to be that shining sun that we all revolve around. He’ll do anything to be that sun. Peter promised we would all be young and happy forever. Peter will say I’m a villain, that I wronged him, that I never was his friend. Peter Lies.
No posts yet
Kick off the convo with a theory, question, musing, or update
Your rating:
0Recently I've been getting really into retellings with a focus on the villains, and this book was everything I wanted it to be and more. I was already in love with Captain Hook from the show Once Upon a Time, and this gave the classic character a really interesting backstory. It was just so good I couldn't put it down. I found myself connecting with Jamie and sympathizing with him in a way I didn't expect. At the end of the book, I honestly felt like crying for Jamie, and it's going to take a couple of days for me to get over this. I wasn't expecting the brutality at first, but then I quickly realised that it was a necessity not only for the audience to understand Jamie and Peter as characters but also for the audience to understand the environment. I had never thought about exactly how violent the island must be for children who are just figuring out how to survive in the wilderness with dangers at every turn. SPOILERS: I mentioned I felt like crying for Jamie at the end and it was mostly from the last chapter when he would talk about Peter and the new boys he would bring. I doubt Peter ever ended up caring about any of them (some things never change), but he treated them completely differently than how he treated the person he proclaimed was the most important one to him. Honestly, reading about how he let the new boys fly and learn all the secrets he had hidden from Jamie for so long made me ridiculously mad (I'm a pretty petty person). All in all, I loved this book and I am now emotionally scarred .·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·.
0A decent Retelling
This book was good.
Characters -8 I enjoyed the characters in this book. I thought they each had a different personality and were interesting to follow.
Atmosphere-7 I thought the atmosphere in this book was good. I did feel like I was being pulled out of the world at times though.
Writing-8- Christina Henry has a great writing style that worked well for this style of story.
Plot-8 The story was interesting. I enjoyed the new take on Peter Pan.
Intrigue-7 Unfortunately, I was just not that interested in this story. I enjoyed moments of it, but for the most part, I just wasn’t interested.
Logic-8 I followed the logic in this story.
Enjoyment-8- overall, this was an enjoyable story with fun characters.
0
© 2024 Pagebound