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.

I'm sorry to say that I ended up DNFing this book at 45% 😩

I was really excited to read this as the premise sounds so good and the fact that it's a dark retelling really pulled me in but I was so disappointed with where it went.

I don't know why this is advertised as a dark retelling, maybe I'm not far enough into the book, but what I've read so far was tame and not dark at all apart from her nearly getting raped by the lost boys. That was legit the only good part of the book UK until this point.

The way Wendy was acting in the past was wayyyy too cringe. I mean, I get being a virgin one is nervous having any sort of touching or sexual intimacy but when he is literally about to fuck her, she says she's scared to lose him?! Nah, that was where I drew the line.

I'm really sorry it came to that and I guess others might enjoy it but it was not for me 😰

Since I know this was the OG version and has since been rewritten twice, I won't do a whole shebang with this review. I did it for the dark and the spice.

"We all die. But not all of us really live."

Triggers/ What to expect:
- Peter Pan Retelling
- Dark Romance ish
- Second Changes
- Multi P.O.V
- 'Good Girl'
- 'Darling'
- Grooming/ Attempted Rape
- Death
- Both Virgins
- First Love
- Non-con
- Dub-con
- Pregnancy
- Murder

I love a retelling especially when it comes to Captain Hook. I really enjoyed the idea behind Losing Neverland. The story jumps between past and present, where you get to see how Peter Pan and Hook became one of the same and the relationship between Wendy and Pan.

I would have liked to have seen Peter and Hook battling it out think a bit like Venom or in Doctor Who series 7 'Nightmare in Silver' with The Doctor having a cyberman trying to take over his mind.

Overall, while reading I felt like something was missing. The story needed more showing rather than telling us. I felt some parts weren't expanded on enough. Especially the last say 15%, it was extremely rushed. I also felt I was left with more questions than answers. For example, what was the point of John/Smee's betrayal? and What was the point of Tiger Lily?

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