This was a very entertaining read! The cover picture is what pulled me in immediately. It is gorgeous and vibrant! I am also a big fan of fairy tales and this one certainly delivered! In a fun spin on Peter Pan, Wendy is an orphaned adventurer who defies other's expectations of her. I loved her character, as well as the others throughout. The characters were dynamic and the writing was very well done. I am excited to read the next book in the series!!

I received an advanced digital copy of this book from the authors, publisher and Netgalley.com. Thanks to all for the opportunity to read and review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I loved very minute of this retelling of the Peter Pan tale. Wendy is strong, capable and smart. It has a little of everything a good fairy tale has. This is sure to be a hit for readers young and old.

5 out of 5 stars. Recommended reading.

This book series is what I have been looking for! The Peter Pan retelling is super engaging and creative. I could hardly put it down. I loved how the author twisted the characters into new roles and essentially rewrote a classic fairytale.

As A Wendy (not The Wendy) myself, of course I had to request this book. And it is a delightful retelling of Peter Pan and Wendy Darling. She is a witty woman, who knows what she wants in life. The tale is wonderfully crafted around the original tale with a definite twist.
I hadn't realized it was part of a series, so I went back to request the Navigator as well, because I wouldn't want to miss out on Wendy being in Neverland of course!
High praise for Erin and Steven for creating this wonderful tale. Can't wait to see what's in store in the second part of the story. Four out of five stars from me and a special thank you to Netgalley for providing the arc.

I am SUCH a sucker for all things Peter Pan related, so when I saw this title -- pitched as "A Curse So Dark and Lonely" meets "Shadow and Bone", no less! -- I knew that I'd absolutely love it!

Wendy is such a strong, courageous, incredible character. She's the perfect narrator, and I really enjoyed reading her story! Do I wish she wasn't as pouty, at times? Yes. But her epic, bada** moments made up for it. 100%. Also, Tink's appearances were just so great. The authors got her annoying-and-overprotective-yet-scene-stealer nature down to a T!

There's a strong feminist undercurrent throughout the plot, which was FANTASTIC and grounded the story in relevancy and importance; the plot is constantly action-packed, with absolutely no dull moments; and Peter Pan himself... well, he's just amazing.

I absolutely loved this story. Definitely recommend!

I received a free copy for an honest review.

I HATE the whole thing about Peter Pan's story since I can remember, but I fell completely in love with this retelling focused on Wendy.

She's such an amazing character. I really loved how she wouldn't succumb to all horrible things Hook said to her. I really wish she'd slapped him in the face, but I really get why she didn't do that.

Since I really hate Peter Pan, I didn't know how I'd feel about the one in here, but I quite liked him. Tinker Bell remains a pain in the ass as always sometimes.

John and Michael were amazing and kind cute with their infatuation on Wendy. Collin, what a such amazing kid. And never forget the best company dogs ever, Nana and Poppy.

Unfortunately, this was archived before I could download it but I nonetheless am giving it a three-star rating, and I have bought a copy so that I may accurately read and review this later one. The premise is too intriguing to leave unread!

I could not get through this book. While the premise was interesting, I found the book slow. I also did not care for the characters and felt that they were a bit one dimensional.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I was really excited about this story and I thought it had a good beginning, but somewhere along the way it lost its path and me along with it. without further ado I will get to the main part of my review before I forget what I was going to say.

The characters were interesting, to say the least, not interesting in a way that would hold the reader’s attention, but interesting as to their motivations for acting the way they do.

Let me start from the top. Every character from the original <i>Peter Pan</i> story is in this story and it is not difficult to spot who they are. The role they had in the original story is the role they have in this story, period.

But there wasn’t any depth to them. And it felt slightly weird how John and Michael (Wendy’s brothers in the original) talked to Wendy, as if they were siblings, yet they weren’t. There was a strange undercurrent of coddling emotions that were reciprocated by all three that made their relationship odd.

Wendy as the protagonist had a lot of potential, but it wasn’t utilized even in the slightest. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to be a strong independent woman or just the pouty girl, who doesn’t get her way.

Her character was incomplete and unbalanced. One moment I would like her and could emphasize with her, the next I thought she was a completely different person in the story.

The plot. As it was mentioned in other reviews I have read on this story, there is certainly an undertone of feminist commentary, but I think it kind of went sideways. Again, it wasn’t used to its fullest potential, especially because the story unfolded so very slowly and was written with a very traditional, fairytale narrative style.

This type of narrative didn’t fit at all. It was light, yet talked about topics that weren’t light, as if the authors wanted to mention them, but didn’t want to rock the boat by actually having an opinion on the matter.

It would have also made a lot more sense to have the story told from Wendy’s perspective instead of the third-person used. I couldn’t connect with her. I couldn’t empathise with her, because I felt her being kept at arm’s length.

This was another contradictory part of this story; it was told from the third-person perspective, but in almost every chapter the reader gets to hear Wendy’s private thoughts.

Overall, I would have loved to call this story a new favourite, but alas there were too many contradictions, too many confusions and too many little things that just didn’t add up for me. Sadly, I have to give this one a pass.

An interesting take on the story of Peter Pan, but ultimately it was a bit undercooked - the idea of Peter as an undead enemy was really clever, but really kind of fizzled out into a lot of talk with no real point. I also found the constant to-ing and fro-ing of Wendy escaping wherever she was being kept to be quite repetitive - it might have been better if the series had trimmed and tightened up into one book. Ultimately, I found it mildly amusing, but not enough to carry on with the series.

There is a lot going on in this book, which for me needed to be focused and polished just a little bit more. I think plenty of people with enjoy the creative and humorous aspects of it, however overall it just didn't work for me. Wendy is a Mary Sue who is perfect, but damaged... you know the type. The other characters also don't feel as well-developed as her, but I almost feel it is a stretch to call her well-developed.

It's fun if you don't take it too seriously and keep your expectations in check.

The cover is absolutely gorgeous by the way.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-ARC of this novel, but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Peter Pan story remake. It was really good.! Although there are some moments that am logging off with the story, it still proves to be interesting. I just hope the second book was good.

I really enjoyed this book and thought it was a fresh and interesting take on the story of Peter Pan. I felt myself drawn to the character of Wendy and loved how smart and tenacious she was about what she believed in. This book just sort of ended at the beginning of Wendy's adventure at sea so I cannot wait to read the second book to see what happens to her and Michael and John (and Nana of course!)

I have always loved the story of Peter Pan and enjoy retellings of this fun classic. This book looks specifically at Wendy Darling and what she'd be doing when she grew up and ventured out into the world on her own. What would be her dream career, for instance? Why, a captain of a ship, of course, and we follow along as she tries to work her way into one of the few spots available for women in the Royal Navy. I couldn't contain my excitement for this book when I first learned of it, but that excitement quickly dwindled. The story was fun and very pro-women, but it dragged and wasn't as interesting as I hoped it would be. *Advance copy provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

*I received a free copy of this ebook from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*

This book drew me in pretty quickly. The writing held a kind of humor different from a lot of YA books, and I enjoyed it. I liked Wendy's determination and her unwillingness to be told she couldn't do or be something merely because she was a girl. I appreciate when a retelling uses the source material as inspiration but doesn't simply rewrite it in a different setting, so that was good. (For example, John and Michael are her brothers-in-arms rather than her actual brothers.)

But I admit after my initial enjoyment, it kind of fizzled out. It just didn't feel like very much happened. Not many characters were well developed aside from Wendy and Hook. In fact, I think Hook is the most interesting character in this book, as he seems to have the most depth. (To be honest, sometimes I thought it might be quite interesting if Wendy and Hook were to become romantically involved. He's only 6 or 7 years older than she is, btw.)

This is very much a "girl power" book. I don't have a problem with strong female characters; in fact, I love them. However, what I don't like is when men are made to look weak or incompetent so that women can shine. And, unfortunately, this book suffers from that failing. Wendy is constantly told she can't do things (being female), and proves them (the men) wrong every time. She has no interest in romance, but pretty much every male character displays some kind of attraction to or infatuation with her. Men underestimate her; she shows them up. Repeat, recycle, whatever.

And what is it with the "secret kiss" frequently mentioned when her smile is described? Is it a dimple?

Peter Pan (and his crew) behaved in a way that was pretty true to the characters in the Disney movie. I mean, their level of maturity, that is. But considering that Peter is older than Wendy, this honestly felt weird. I don't know why it never feels weird when watching the cartoon (maybe because it's a cartoon?), but imagining a man who is probably about 19-20 acting with the maturity and understanding of probably a 6-8 year old was just . . . odd.

I have the second book from Netgalley, so I will read it. I'm just not as excited about it anymore.

Note: Nothing bad.

I enjoyed this book at times but felt it may have been missing a few key explanations. I think combining this and the next series may have been a good move as it feels quite unfinished and needs more to it. I will likely read that one even though I wasn’t thrilled on it

This was the first book I've read from this author and it was just okay. It was hard for me to get into and the characters didn't keep my attention.

I just began my journey of Peter Pan retellings and have been looking for more when I stumbled upon this story and was excited once I got approved for it.

I enjoyed the way the story was told from Wendy's perspective and we got a new twist to her life, one that is very different from the beloved Disney version, but I really loved it. I loved Wendy's character and how headstrong, almost stubborn at times and brave she was especially when faced with Captain Hook. She always stood her ground and I loved how determined she was to reach what she wanted.

This one is very much the first book in a series in many ways. We get reintroduced to a familiar story told in a really cool and unusual way. The relationship between the magical and mundane (and how Wendy Darling fits so neatly in the middle) is rather fascinating. Plus the feminist tone of the book made it fun and empowering as Wendy overcomes obstacles.

At some points, the perspective felt a little odd - trying to imitate the way, say, a TV show captures glances between other characters. Also the sheer number of times an eyebrow is personified is a little weird. The ending was abrupt and didn't feel conclusive. It felt like you should have been able to turn the page and start the next chapter but it was over. There was no sense of resolution.

I'm not super familiar with the original story of Peter Pan, so if there were a lot of references to the original, I probably missed them. But I did generally enjoy the story.

"Poppy was perfectly happy for Wendy to go wherever she liked, especially if she could ride along in the carriage. She was a bit irked at Hook anyway for failing to understand that he was no longer in charge."



The Wendy sat on my wishlist for forever, so imagine my hapiness, when NetGalley offered the first book in a celebration for the release of the second one!

And I loved it! I know, it doesn't seem like it, since I read it back in September, and am only just reviewing it now, but I really liked it.
Wendy was a great main character, headstrong and brave, and not as annoying as many other protagonists become when they're headstrong to the point of being idiotic. She was very likeable, and, to be quite honest, I loved how every animal that met her immediately assumed she was in charge, because she was. Even with the way how this works in a historical context (it is set back in 1789), she is never set back because of her sex.
Even Hook accepted that she's a bamf.

While we're talking about Hook: Is it bad that I'm rooting for him instead of Peter? Because since I watched that one season of Once Upon a Time, I have a hard time sympathizing with Peter. Even in this (very good) retelling, he's kinda one-dimensional, especially since Wendy spends most of the time away from him.
But maybe that'll change with the second book, maybe Peter gets much more likeable, we'll see. (Or, I saw, because I read the second book right after the first, but for the sake of this review, let's pretend I didn't)

All in all, a fantastic retelling of Peter Pan, with very likeable characters and great dogs!


Thanks to NetGalley and the authors for providing this ARC!