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bookwyyrm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Kidnapping
kerrygibbons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol
The themes of this book are dark and involve children going missing, emotional abuse, andhistoryoftape's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Sometimes I felt the book leaned too much into previous characterizations of Wendy and Peter, but the further on it went the more I could feel the characters becoming the author's own. The ending came about
One thing I found slightly unrealistic though was that none of the kids spilled the beans on Peter Pan.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Chronic illness and Stalking
sherlockstan98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Graphic: Child death and Murder
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Abandonment
hayley07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
jams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Wendy as a character is so loveable and her anxiety, fear and guilt are so real that I truly felt every emotional hit as they came. Pair that with Peter’s lightness, his unending love and need to care for others and you get this really sweet dynamic of two teens trying to do better and get each other through a really awful time. I truly think LITNW is some of the best written trauma I have seen in YA.
This is a book about trauma, grief and having to grow up too soon. Yet it balances these heavier themes with amazing moments of humour and fluff, and ultimately feels incredibly hopeful.
Anyway I think it's safe to say that Aiden Thomas is a favourite author of mine now and I absolutely cannot wait for his future releases.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Stalking
Moderate: Medical trauma
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Car accident
content warnings: loss of family members, grief, severe trauma/ptsd, anxiety/anxiety attacks, compulsion, night terrors and insomnia, kidnapping, some descriptions of injury and violence