Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Peter Darling by Austin Chant

17 reviews

morgiei's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I wish I could stretch every paragraph in Peter Darling into a whole chapter so I can live inside its pages for that much longer. A fantastic read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

A fascinating spin on Peter Pan. Not just the trans!Pan angle (which is awesome), but also the way Chant explores the mechanics of Neverland: what's real, what real even means in a place like Neverland, and what happens to humans who stay too long. My nerdy, worldbuilding-loving brain is ALL AFIZZ!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Kidnapping, Confinement, Gore, and Grief

Minor: War and Suicidal thoughts

bashsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Gosh, this book was so good. It was a little slow to start, but once it picked up, I couldn't put it down. Satisfying enemies-to-lovers arc, incredibly fascinating take on Neverland and the fairies, and a thoughtful exploration of non-accepting family. My only gripe is that it was so short, I felt like this concept had so much more room to grow. That isn't to say the story doesn't feel finished, but it does feel kind of rushed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Minor: Gun violence and War

james1star's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read ‘queer trans Peter Pan retelling’ and was instantly intrigued. I won’t explain the plot as a lot of the enjoyment you get from reading this is the unraveling of Chant’s storyline. I really enjoyed this little book and would totally recommend it. Some parts were exactly to my liking but as it went on the more I fell in love with the characters, understood what was going on and just couldn’t put it down. It’s also very imaginative with Chant talking the story of Peter Pan, Caption Hook and the world of Neverland places you wouldn’t expect. Comments on the queer experience, specifically from a transmale perspective was really insightful and despite being set in a fantastical world, messages and realness shone through to ‘our’ world. There is some level of ambiguity in this story as well which I loved, I understood a certain part to be a comment on queer suicide but am possibly mistaken?? - if so it’s handled well detailing reasons why one might choose to end their life but more so there’s a positive outlook. This shines through with other aspects which made the reading experience a very enjoyable one, it’s fun, strange and unique. The characters were written quite well, especially Peter, James and Ernest, but could’ve benefited from being more fleshed out if was longer. The writing isn’t anything that amazing but is readable with no complains. It’s also kinda adorable too at times so yhh… read it!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia, Violence, Deadnaming, Grief, Death, and Murder

lilcoockie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

lizacorn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Grief, and Child death

oworthyfool's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A must-read for any queer kids who dreamed about Neverland.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

There is a happy ending

moonchildjuli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Grief, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Transphobia

anxiousnachos's review against another edition

emotional

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

ARE YOU KIDDING ME I’m not crying you’re crying. Hook is one of my favourite characters to read/watch adaptations about and this delivered in every way possible. It is so soft and beautiful and tender, and the descriptions of Hook’s clothing are exquisite. I loved it. 

Content warnings: transphobia, deadnaming, misgendering, dysphoria, familial abuse, violence, murder, sex, grief, blood, injury detail

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Grief

ruthiedr89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Grief, and Emotional abuse