This was one of most anticipated books of 2021. A retelling of Peter Pan! Sign me up!

Five years after Wendy Darling’s brothers go missing in the woods behind her house, children from the town she lives in begin to disappear. When she nearly runs over a mysterious boy named Peter, she realizes he’s the same Peter from the stories her mother told her of Peter Pan. They join forces to try to help the missing children and uncover what really happened to her brothers all those years ago.

What I loved:
The characters
New takes on an old classic
The meaning of the shadow

What I didn’t love:
Long chapters
Slow burn

I enjoyed the modern take on Wendy and Peter Pan and liked the way they were written. I especially liked Peter and looked forward to the parts of the story he was in. There’s a lot of background from the original story, and some creatively written parts that weren’t part of the original that I felt made this story a great retelling. However, I felt that some of the chapters were very long and drawn out. This book is definitely a slow burn, but definitely worth the read if you’re a fan of Peter Pan.