I was so excited to get my hands on this book, mainly because I love Peter Pan in general and Cemetery Boys  was one of my favorite reads from last year. While this book doesn't capture that same spark as its predecessor, I found myself entertained by this darker, emotional take at the story of Peter Pan.

I was able to read through it very quickly. I had just come off of reading three much more slower-paced books, so I just absolutely tore though this one. 

The emotions, tragedy, and Wendy's trauma all felt so genuine in the story. I think I found her struggling to come to terms with her past and pain was a more worthy conflict to focus on than the book's villain, who seemed extremely lackluster in comparison. His whole motivation/plan/general personality just seemed a little too obvious and I've seen this character too many times before in other bits of media. 

I think it was clever of Aiden Thomas to use a facet of Peter Pan that is sometimes discussed when doing a deeper reading into the source material, but isn't usually included when creating a retelling. It's gives him a much more somber image and I love the juxtaposition between his bright, cheerful demeanor and his ultimate purpose. I haven't really seen any other retelling go down this route, so it was neat to see.

While this book didn't surpass or even meet my expectations in some ways, I still really enjoyed it and look forward to what Aiden Thomas comes out with next.