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Lost In The Never Woods is a fun and exciting read. I had a hard time putting it down.

This book is not at all what I had expected. This book is a modern take/ continuation of the Peter Pan. Wendy is 18 years old, and is trying to hold her family together. Her mother and father have grown distant and are no longer affectionate since her brothers disappearance 5 years ago where they were lost in the woods. Years after living with this tragedy, having no memory of events, even though Wendy was lost for a while too, Wendy darling and her family are forced to relive their nightmare when other children in town begin to go missing. While dealing with the stress of starting college, facing past trauma, and still living with the uncertainty of what happened to her brothers, Wendy runs into a boy Peter, who insists he knows her, even though she thought he was only a character in her mothers stories. Together, they work to unravel the disappearances and figure out what happened to Wendy and her brothers five years ago.

This book was the perfect mix of familiar and magical fairy tale references, mixed with modern twists, turns and takes on a well loved story. The author was able to take the tale of Peter Pan and provide a new and darker take on Peter and Neverland.

The plot was interesting and kept me reading. I really needed to know what happened. The ending had a couple great twists that I was not expecting, and the book kept me guessing the whole time. There was some cute romance, but it was not the focus of the book.

I really enjoyed this book and the characters. It was a little darker than I was expecting, but still filled with magic and humor. I really enjoyed reading it and will be looking out for other books by this author.

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I really enjoyed this book. It was such an interesting play on Peter Pan, set in the current world. I had been in a slump, and this book brought me out of it. Not only does it possess the best parts of the Peter Pan story, but also delves into the life of teenagers dealing with trauma and loss.

Check this one out!

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Wow....I’m a little speechless. I loved Aiden’s debut and was eager to read more. I love Aiden’s voice as an author and really think writing is what they were born to do.

This book utterly surprised me. I don’t think “Peter Pan fan” is ever something I would claim, but this book completely changed that for me. This is a brilliant reimagining, that offers new depth and heart to the story. Aiden’s characters are so fleshed our and real, they are my favorite parts of diving into their stories. I also think the pacing was perfect and the story was very compelling. It was the perfect balance of everything. This book really hit me emotionally and it hurts me to close the book and step away from these characters (which is how I felt about CB as well). I absolutely loved this Peter as a character.

I think this book is perfect for readers who love Peter Pan and those who might not even be familiar with it. It really feels like Aiden’s own creation, and I absolutely loved it. I can not recommend Aiden’s work enough.

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