I would recommend this book if you like Peter Pan and very spicy books! I really enjoyed the writing in this book, I loved the author wasn't afraid to use adult sexual terms for an adult themed book. The author kept the basic story line of Peter Pan with some dark twists and spiced it up a lot! I really enjoyed her spiciness, and look forward to her future books. I personally am not a huge fan of Peter Pan but liked this version. It did take me longer to get through than most books I read.

The author also included her own Trigger warnings at the beginning of the book. That's something I don't normally see, and I love me a good spicy book!

TW's per the author: underage sex, graphic violence, strong language, and explicit sexual scenes

Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the ARC!

Dark, super spicy, Peter Pan retelling? Don’t mind if I do! This is more spice than it is plot, but I am not complaining! This is a multi pov, and time jumps between past and present. And Pan is a filthy man, but he will make you swoon!

Please check the trigger warnings! There are a lot of sensitive triggers within the book.

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* Potential spoilers*
A dark retelling of Peter Pan and Wendy that I thoroughly enjoyed. I've noticed that in a lot of these retellings Tinker Bell is usually the villain, and she definitely was in this one. But the biggest villain truly was Peter's aversion to growing up. I appreciated the warnings at the beginning of the book (though things like that don't usually bother me anyways) for those who may be triggered by some of the content explored. The author did a good job eluding to a lot of things that were happening and didn't go into the gory details of it until absolutely necessary. However, the spicey moments were decently spicey and written very well. I don't usually enjoy reading sex scenes with minors, but it worked in this book and was done as tastefully as possible. Some of the cheese of the original tale wasn't included (the crocodile, the clock, a creepy captain with a hook for a hand) and it made for a much more believable (as believable as a magical land can be) story. I really enjoyed the story overall and it's one of the better Peter and Wendy retellings I've read.

Losing Neverland is an extremely DARK Peter Pan retelling. Definitely check the content warnings before reading and consume with caution. I really enjoyed the spicy scenes in this book between Peter and Wendy, however I wish they were aged up. Overall, the story isn't really cohesive. It jumps back and forth between times and gets really confusing about what is real, what is magic, and who is an enemy and what the end goal is. Toward the middle of the book, I just wanted it to be over to be honest. I enjoy dark retellings but this was over the top and some of the "dark" scenes were unnecessary.

A spicy Peter and Wendy retelling. I read her other version first that had the spicy scenes removed, and the story changed a little. And I loved it. When she re-released this version, I was so excited, and it held up to my hopes. It's such a good story. The past and present and multiple point of views is so good. That ending threw me tho, I was not ready for that one. 😢

Losing Neverland is a dark smutting retelling of Peter Pan by Evelyn Montgomery.
I enjoyed reading spicy romance.
An intriguing and entertaining romance that I really got sucked into.
Thank you Evelyn for bringing a world full of magic and wonderful romance through your writing and your creativity.

Thank You NetGalley and Evelyn Montgomery for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

I sat with this one for a bit trying to decide how to rate it. I usually give 3 stars to books that I considered DNFing because I got bored or wasn’t engaged. That wasn’t the case here, I was really curious what would happen and there were a couple of times I felt that “can’t put it down” feeling. Unfortunately, there were too many things that I didn’t like so I don’t feel like I can give it a 4 either. We’ll split the difference and say 3.5.

There were fleeting moments between Wendy and Peter that felt like a solid love story but overall I didn’t feel invested in their connection. Also, as a lead, I didn’t understand the appeal of Peter. Everyone wanted him and I just didn’t see why. The chapters from Tink’s POV threw off the flow of the book as well since it was largely told from Wendy’s and Peter’s/Hook’s POV. The ending was too open ended for me but I guess that could be resolved since, as I understand it, this was redone into a series.

Some retellings have really subtle connections to the original story but this one was chock full of nods and connections to Peter Pan. I really enjoyed the snippets from the Barrie original at the start of each chapter and how it set the tone for the direction of the story.

I am not always interested in retellings but I was intrigued by the smut element and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this.

Thank you NetGalley and the author for this copy of losing neverland! Was recommending to this book after only a couple chapters in to people I know. I can’t wait to read more books by Evelyn Montgomery.

I wanted to love this book - I usually do love a Pan retelling. I just didn't.

I liked some of the ideas in the story:
Pan IS Hook (a Jekyll & Hyde type situation)
Tinkerbell & the Fae are mafia
John is Smee...

It just seemed disjointed to me. It was hard to follow and there were scenes & chapters that just didn't seem to fit - almost as if they were abandoned. The jump back to lovers, from enemies was abrupt, & I never did find out what Hook wanted Wendy to do for him when he brought her back to Neverland. I don't feel like it was to help him rediscover his Peter persona...

The spice is quite graphic too. I like a little more finesse.

Such a beautiful and dark retelling of Peter Pan. I’m a sucker for a good retelling and this book really hit the spot. The romance and spice between Wendy and Pan was unlike anything I’ve ever read. I absolutely love it!!!

This book was definitely dark and smutty! I was hooked from the first page and flew through it. For a fan of dark romance, it was enjoyable! I dig the Peter Pan retelling and thought it was nicely done. I loved the dual timeline as well.

Pan and Wendy get a second chance romance in Evelyn Montgomery’s dark and twisted Peter
Pan retelling. I loved the idea the author ran with that Hook is Peter Pan’s alter ego and they are one and the same. Losing Neverland had everything I enjoy in dark romances; multiple POVs, past/present timeline, a bad boy who has it down bad for his girl and of course the spice! Loved seeing how the author took all our beloved characters and gave them a dark twist to fit her retelling. I could not stop reading and even when it was over I wanted more.

No complaints about the spice but felt it was more smutty than plot and where there was plot it seemed to be missing something. I had more questions than answers surrounding some of the characters choices and their reasonings and the ending?! What happened?! I felt it wasn’t really explained as to what actually happened.

This is an extremely good dark Romance read. But this is very much not the Peter Pan we knew so know that before you read. It’s a story of dark intentions but ending in a satisfying way. There’s a ton of passion in this book and it’s wonderful. Whether it be spicy love scenes or just strictly powerful feels. Read this because it’s good writing, but do not go into this expecting any accuracy to the Peter Pan we know. This is not a regular sequel it’s it’s own hot story full of a life of its own, worth the read.

3.5/5

Overall, I really liked this book! I like the time jumps between present day and flashbacks and the overall story between Peter (Hook)/Wendy. I would have like more explanation on the Peter/Hook becoming one. I would have also like more PoV from Tink and maybe some John/Smee PoV too add to the overall plot of the story.

Dark Peter Pan retelling

🥀 First Love
🥀 Loss of Innocence

Triggers
🥀 Rape
🥀 Drug Use

QUOTE: "I want to play a new kind of game with you, Wendy."

A dark Peter Pan retelling. LOSING neverland switchs between the present and 17 years in the past. In this version Peter Pan and Hook are one in the same. Peter is the sweet innocent boy while Hook is lost to the darkness.

17 years later Wendy and Peter find each other again. Can they find love once more.?

I was slightly confused by the ending and I felt like it ended abruptly.

Thank you @netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

This was fun and spicy, it was much more romantic and nostalgic than I thought it’d be.

I enjoyed the changing of details from the original story, it added new depths to the plot. Pan & Wendy will always be a favourite story of mine and the author retold it in a fantastic, fun and sexy way.

The book has dual timelines and the element of mystery. There are four POVs including Wendy, Peter, Hook and Tinker Bell. The past timeline includes when Peter and Wendy were thirteen years old. Now in Present they both have grown up. The big revelation has been made in this book. There is a plot twist and the spice is spot on. Be prepared to read a lot about Peter and Wendy. I like the author’s take on Peter and Wendy’s story.

Many Thanks to the Author and Netgalley

This was a dark romance retelling of Peter Pan. I like Peter Pan retellings but this one wasn’t for me. The plot was confusing and convoluted. I still have no idea what happened. The characters weren’t developed, either. There was a potential here but not the execution.

Thank you NetGalley for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

DNF @ 20%

Unfortunately, this book simply wasn't for me. The premise of the book was what drew me in initially and the idea of a dark retelling of Peter Pan still intrigues me. However, the introduction mentions one trigger/content warning for underage sex (Wendy and Peter are 17 years old) and although a TW doesn't always mean I should avoid it at all cost, in this case ended up being too big to ignore.

For me, it would've been fine if the TW content was mostly part of the 'present day' part of the book and if the flashbacks were a lot less explicit. Instead the first couple of flashback chapters go into a lot of detail about Wendy and Peter getting together for the first time in ways that I do not feel comfortable about reading as an adult woman (about teenagers). It also weirded me out that Peter seems to be some kind of Neverland Christian Grey who instinctually knows exactly what to do, how to do it, and how to be all 50 shades of kinky about it. This, in combination with their age just didn't sit well with me and I found myself wanting to skip over the words (which is not exactly why I wanted to pick up this book).

The age difference at this point of the story confused me still because none of it is clearly explained. Peter Pan still looking like 17 while Wendy is now 40 and looks much older than him? I was eager to find out what the deal with that was exactly (especially because in years Pan is probably much, much older). I also was curious to know why Pan was big mad right now. But the flashback scenes were too much for me and made me uncomfortable (and not in a good way).

I'm sure this book will be great for some, but if this something you couldn't get past just like me, this book isn't going to be it.