Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Peter Darling by Austin Chant

17 reviews

anxiousnachos's review against another edition

emotional

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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

Moderate: Sexual content and Grief

ruthiedr89's review

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, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

sunlit_music's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-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

This is one of the best Peter Pan retellings I've ever read. It's so heartfelt and lovely, with the most gorgeous prose and a tender, deep love story between two classic enemies. This story has spoiled me, I can't imagine Peter Pan being told any other way now. It's a queer and transgender retelling of Peter Pan, and devastatingly lovely. 

Peter is deeply flawed, brave, reckless, vulnerable, charming, arrogant - and impossible not to love. Captain Hook is charming, ruthless, with hidden depths of tenderness and empathy. Their chemistry and growing love for each other is marvellous. The Lost Boys, pirates and the fairies were also interesting, complex and engaging, and the world building is superb - filled with adventure, terror, and wonder. The dialogue is amazing, so witty and heart felt, that I loved every moment of it. 

This is a book to be treasured, read and re-read, over a over. I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes a classic. It deserves to be more popular. 

The hopeful ending fits the story and I love it - Peter and Captain Hook deserved it after everything they've been through.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Grief

dannythestreet's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

notpresent22's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

When I picked up Peter Darling the book I read was not what I was expecting. This was much better. I honestly found this to be a really interesting story about learning to love yourself with a strong moral at the end. 
Would recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gore, Transphobia, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

strange_little_ranger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Blood, and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal death, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and War

justacowboy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

This book very quickly became one of my top fav books ever. It was everything I didn't know I needed from Neverland. It's a quick and easy read, full of tears, laughing, screams of strees. Perfect for everyone looking to get out of a reading slump or looking for a little adventure!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia and Vomit