Apologies to the author, but I cannot bring myself to read more than 27%.

I'm in no way a prude or particularly bothered by content warnings etc but this just gave me the ick. I hated Peter/Pan/Hook and Wendy & didn't care for the rapey thoughts or whatever kind of relationship they had. The weird age gap didn't do it for me, wasn't a fan of the writing and I really didn't care where the story was headed.

I don't like rating poorly or giving negative reviews for arcs, but this didn't work for me and I'm not forcing myself to slog through the rest of the book.

Peter Pan retelling. This book was really good up until the last 25% of the book where it just fell apart for me. The ending felt really rushed and I was a little confused as to what ended up happening because it just fell off. I mean I turn the page and it says The End. The chemistry between Wendy and Peter was great and one of the things that kept me engaged in the book.

I didn't get the whole Peter and Hook are the same person thing and it seemed unnecessary. Then there was Tiger Lily...not 100% sure who she actually was. The mystery character was no mystery and it was almost supposed to be a big reveal but I knew from the first interaction with Tink who it was so that was a let down.

Overall, this was an OK book. I wouldn't tell people they HAVE to got out and read this one because there are other Peter Pan retellings that are better but I also would tell people to avoid it.

3 🌟
𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬 :
•dark romance
•long separation
•second chance
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Who doesn't enjoy a good dark Peter Pan retelling? Well, I do, and while I wanted to enjoy this book, it just wasn't keeping my attention. But I will definitely recommend to others who love dark, second chance romance with Peter Pan vibes.

This book is a deliciously dark romance full of TW with a totally obsessed unhinged MMC. I love fairytale retellings especially when they have spice like this 🥵
Love dual POV also and couldn’t put this down.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book and the opportunity to review it.

I love. Dark romance and even better when it is a fairytale retelling. The Peter Pan story is already so fleshed out it was nice seen aspects of it in this story like the jealousy of Tinkerbell towards Wendy. It brought back an aspect of nostalgia.


That being said this story has so much potential to be great but could have used some serious fleshing out to make the storyline even more compelling.


Overall I would recommend to someone for the most part

Slow start not my favourite Peter Pan retelling, and was a little confused at first about characters. Still worth the read if your a Peter Pan fan and want to hear a different take on the story

Losing Neverland is a dark retelling of Peter Pan. It’s a coming of age story filled with escapism, magic, lust, and danger.

There were some great moments in this story, and some unique concepts - the duality of Pan/Hook and John/Smee, Peter having a backstory in England, Wendy’s traumatic childhood, etc. However, I struggled with this story overall because it jumped back & forth between being a fairytale coming of age story with a focus on magic & love vs a dark romance focused on lust, violence, & innocence lost. The varying ages of Wendy & Peter through the years was a little confusing, many of the characters backstories lacked depth, and their motivations were often difficult to understand.

Wendy decided to leave Neverland years ago and move on, but she has always had in her mind her young love: Peter Pan. And when he comes back for her and forces her to return, they both must find out what happened to them as a dark threat looms over them.

I love the story of Peter Pan, and when I saw this retelling I knew I had to read it, especially since the premise was based on the assumption that Peter and Hook are the same person.

The first part of the book is somewhat confusing, as it continually alternates between the past and the present like pieces of a puzzle that you have to solve slowly. I enjoyed the flashbacks of young Peter and Wendy in love, but the present tense narrative... not so much.

There are a few things that took me a bit out of the story, like Wendy leaving Peter for one of her brothers, but upon her return there wasn't even a moment of her with John/Smee. Also, the villain, Tinker Bell, does almost nothing until near the end, and this whole plot is resolved too quickly (in fact Tiger Lily's role doesn't seem to be relevant to the plot at all).

In my opinion, I think the idea was very good, but I found it missing a better execution. Nevertheless, I liked the author's writing style, and I don't discard reading anything else by her.

Rating: 2.75 ⭐

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the author for providing me an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

An interesting take on a timeless classic. I definitely enjoyed this version of Peter and Wendy. I could definitely see this as a possibility too!

You are hooked from the very beginning and lost in the story until the very end. I abandoned all other tasks just to continue reading this book and see where it takes me! This book by the author Evelyn Montgomery is the entire retelling. More recently, under the name Brittany Montgomery, she has broken the story down into 2 books... with the second one not released yet. I've previously read the new first half, which is slightly different in certain details, has a lot more detail and doesn't go back and forth from past to present. But I honestly think this book provided more than enough to thoroughly enjoy the storyline and adventure!

please note that the trigger warnings and topes/themes may contain spoilers
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
HEA: yes
POV: multi 1st person POV
spice: a few open-door spicy scenes
TWs: stalking, violence, attempted SA, sexual harassment, dubcon, murder, death of a parent (recounted), drug abuse, child abuse (recounted), underage sex (MCs first time both are under 18), bullying, death of a child, mutilation (of fantasy creatures)
standalone: yes
final thoughts: overall this book was entertaining, but I had a hard time staying connected with the story due to the timelines changing so often. I loved the concept of Hook being an alternate personality to Peter- I wish there was more of it!
I loved the angry fae, mermaids, etc and wished we got more interactions within Neverland and built up the drama between the characters.
Parts of this story felt extremely rushed (especially the ending) and as always, in my opinion, more groveling needed to be done. If only there was a single conversation between the MCs, this entire book would not exist 😬. Almost all the side characters felt like a throwaway characters which is a shame (John, Tink, Tiger Lily).
I was aware of the underage sex TW listed at the beginning of the book, but I was taken off guard by the scenes with Wendy as an adult... my brain hurt trying to figure out how old they both were. Listen, I KNOW Peter is technically not still a child but apparently, he still looks 17 while she’s 40? Ick. But then other times he’s described as looking older? And the over is depicting him as older with tattoos? I couldn’t picture these characters at all.


read this book if you love

😬 angst
🏝️ forced proximity
🤐 miscommunication
🤫 hidden secrets
❓ mystery
🌀 plot twists
🤜 friends-to-lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers
🔎 adventure
🧠 “it’s always been you”
🔮 supernatural creatures- fae, mermaids
🪄 magic
💖 paranormal romance
2️⃣ 2nd chance romance
☠️ “touch her and die”
🤫 hidden secrets
🖤 dark romance
💓 slowburn
📖 retelling (Peter Pan)

DNF at 35%

So far, I would give it 3,5☆.
I have to say that the book was enjoyable. Not very pretentious, nor complicated. I enjoyed the descriptions of Neverland and the duality of Peter's personality, which I think was the best part and looked very well done.
However, I felt the book was a bit dull, and for the life of me, I couldn't stand Wendy. She was infuriatingly stupid and had the carisma of rock.

I might go back to the book and finish it at some point, but not right now

I really wanted to love this story but unfortunately I dnf it very early on. To me I love a book.that tells a story and keeps me wanting more. Unfortunately this diddent do that for me

I am a sucker for a dark retelling of stories I read growing up. The adult version! The story itself was good but I felt like the author could have the expanded details throughout the entire book to make it feel more of a complete story. I felt like it could have been so much better. The past vs present was wonderfully done as well. The idea and direction of it was perfection.

Thank you to NetGalley and Evelyn Montgomery for this opportunity to read,rate and review this arc which is available now.

This is straight up erotica. I’m not even saying it’s romance. It’s erotica with a wee bit of plot. I forgot about it the moment I was done reading.

Long and short, I’m a simp for Peter Pan retellings.

So, Peter got taken by Tink at 13, lived in Neverland all that time (back and forth to Wendy) until Wendy was 17. Peter would still look like a 13 year old boy then…. Given that he stayed for a long time in the “real world” once Wendy stayed for good. So Wendy and her way with a boy who looked 13? Ew. I can’t see how he’s some 17 year old when she was 17… given that he was 2 years older than her anyway.

And then, he’s 17 and she’s 34? Because yes, they go about two decades went by…. she’s nearly 40….but the twins are Peters (I’m sorry, spoiler but you get that without anyone saying right away) and the twins are 17! Maybe at a push she’s 35.
So ew again.

Not into age gap with minors. But, for the purpose of this story - because I’m a Peter Pan simp - I ignored it until I finished the book.

AND THEN let’s talk about everything else. Peter is Hook? Hook is Peter? John is Smee? And why isn’t Michael talked about more after what happened!? I feel like he should’ve popped in a little more. Poor Michael.

And, why is Peter Pan always a smoker? It’s not big. It’s not clever. It’s not cool. Don’t smoke!

Tbf, I’ve only just finished this book and the ending… I’m majorly pissed off… well ok, I’m literally shouting in my bedroom right now.

It was a good story! These are nit pick things, maybe. The writing was great. Story idea great. I don’t like the “virgins but are brilliant in bed” thing that happens in all stories for some strange reason… be realistic people!!! But thankfully that’s not what the story was about….

He goes on and on about finding what he lost, what they lost…. What was it? Their innocence? Honey, sorry but that has gone out the door now. You can’t find that again. If not that, then idk what the hell they were on about….

Holy moly.... I don't even know what to say, but this one did not disappoint!! Everything I did not know I needed...
(Unfortunately this title is not eligible for an Amazon review).

Wendy knows a secret about Neverland, Peter Pan, and Hook. She is the key to Neverland's demise. When she returns of Neverland in her 40s after her children are grown, she is thrust back into a world that she never expected to return to. And her relationship with Peter is one that might just be the death of her. 

This was not great. The characterization was a bit over the top and lacked nuance. I appreciated the presence of the backstory from when Wendy and Peter were kids and the resetting of Neverland in a more sinister light. But Peter's darkness and why Neverland was some kind of dire straits when Wendy left was not clear. The twist with Peter's identity wasn't well fleshed out, since there was no secrecy about it. While there was an attempt to make Wendy strong, it seemed discordant. The characters and story was flat, mostly a frame work for a dark fantasy smutty romance. But with a setting like Neverland and more of a sexual coming of age combined with a more standard attempt at a dark fantasy, it kind of just felt a little gross. 

Thank you to @netgalley, the publisher, and the author for a copy of the book.

I love a good retelling and haven't read many (any?) like this one of Wendy and Peter Pan. I really appreciate how the author crafted two stories - this one with more content warning material and another with that taken out. I think this was just a really unique take on a classic and really well done!

I'm really torn on the rating for this book, and usually, I don't have to think about my rating because I am a pretty easy-to-please reader. It could be the fantasy part of this that is just not for me, but I couldn't say for sure. This story is a dark, somewhat spicy, retelling of Peter Pan and Wendy, which sounded like such a good story plot to me.

I feel like many parts of the story were not developed well enough for the reader, such as some betrayals, and how Peter/Hook was so angry at Wendy initially, when later it was revealed that he knew everything so there was no real reason for his anger. That felt confusing to me as a reader. There were certainly some spicy scenes, but the first ones didn't seem realistic for the characters being virgins. The ending also felt super rushed and I'm left feeling unfilled.

What I did enjoy about the book was the endless love between Peter and Wendy. Their devotion to what they shared, despite everything that happened between them and the anger they felt toward one another. Overall, it was an okay read but not one I would read again.