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th3bookthief's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
kenziekat'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
baileyneal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder
cloreadsbooks1364's review against another edition
4.5
By Christina Henry
4.5/5⭐️
Lost Boy is a gripping adult horror fantasy novel, a fast-panced retelling of Peter Pan set before the classic tale, from the perspective of the boy who will grow up to become the infamous villain Captain Hook.
Jamie has lived on the island for countless years, never growing up and being Peter's favourite. Other boys are brought to the island, but they never last long. However, he begins to question his adoration of the unapologetic, cruel, self-centered Peter and his treatment of the other boys....
I immensely enjoyed reading this book, I quickly became interested in the characters, the setting, the plot. I kind of forgot about the map at the beginning, which might even have increased my interest levels!
When books feed us and the protagonist information simultaneously, I find it brings me into the story more. This was certainly the case with Jamie, and I found my opinions on the events being the same as his.
This book is horror due to the massive quantity of murder of young boys, so if you're sensitive to that maybe this one isn't for you.
My single critique is that the world felt slightly underdescribed. What did the mermaids and pirates look like? And I couldn't imagine the Many-Eyed at all, it didn't even mention how many eyes they had.
By the way, the smoothness in which the ending set up the popular tale was superb.
So, do you enjoy horror retellings? Then this one may be for you!
TWs: blood, child death, murder, violence, domestic abuse, child abuse, kidnapping
Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Murder
charlotter191's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence and Murder
mayra96's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
peeshpish'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
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
tifftastic87'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? It's complicated
4.0
This was the pick me up I needed after some let downs this month. I am probably a little biased as I love the story of Peter Pan and Captain Hook, and especially the ideas of Peter being not what he seems. This was a Hook origin story and I really liked what Henry did with the lore and characters. As an oldest sibling, Jamie was so relatable. I felt for him even when the characters he was attached to weren't well developed, he was and his emotions were so it picked up the slack a bit. There was a lot this could have done better, the ending was a little rough and some of the characters were a little flat but overall it was really good. Hands down I would read a sequel.
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Misogyny
dottiewankenobi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder
priscillarobock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship