This feminist retelling of Peter pan is something i needed to read approximately 7 years ago, Thank you very much!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Titan Books for sharing this amazing digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts. Highly recommended to great fans of Neverland and readers who aren’t afraid of crossing the dark side to experience very different version of story! I enjoyed it a lot and finished in one sit! This true dark, wild, terrifying version of the story truly captures your attention! It’s not only bleakest, depressing retelling of the story but it is also great psychological thriller with great character analysis. The author takes us to the journey giving parts of Wendy’s first trip to Neverland, her returning back and her daughter Jane’s time at there after she’s been kidnapped. I loved Wendy! She was survivor, warrior, flawed, traumatized but trying to stay strong after being controlled by oppressive characters for years. And hidden monsters, psych wards, abuse, inner fears of children scared the living daylights out of me!

I liked story telling style including different timelines and both Wendy and her daughter’s voices.

Yeah, Wendy has to return back to the place where her nightmares started to save her daughter Jane! But when her childhood friend you missed returns back to kidnap your child what would you do? Wendy became badass adult and a lovely mother.

On contrary, they include PTSD, abuse, mental illness, so many personal dramas! Their story has no resemblances with fairytales. It’s not a good place for Wendy and her brothers anymore.ĭo you wanna know what happened to Wendy, her brothers John, Michael? Did they live happily ever after? Nope, they didn’t because in real world there is no bloody happily ever after according to this story that highly agree! I’m addicted to Peter Pan universe! I think only this year I might have read more than five retellings about Peter- Wendy Darling and lost boy stories made me dream more about Neverland which ends with nightmares! I have to admit I always find myself dragged into the dark and morbid parts of the story!Īfter reading this book, I’m sure everyone change their minds about getting a golden ticket from Neverland because nothing as it’s portrayed at the previous books.

Wendy darling volume 1 stars