A review by djinnia
God of Neverland: A Defenders of Lore Novel by Gama Ray Martinez
4.0
Thank you NetGalley and Harper Voyager for allowing me to read this arc.
I'm not much for retellings, but this one intrigued me since it wasn't a normal retelling with Wendy or Jane as the lead character.
Michael, the youngest of the Darling children, is now a grown up who wants to leave mystical and magical things behind him. Only something horrible has happened and he must return to Neverland to rescue Peter Pan. His journey is fraught with danger excitement as he tries to find a way back to a place he wants to forget.
I enjoyed the book a lot. I like that it expanded on the mythos of Peter Pan and the world of Neverland. The characters both original and new were not flat. They had facets and flaws.
I did think that it read more like a Young Adult book than an Adult Fantasy. There's nothing wrong with that, but other than the age of the characters (being adults above 20) I could have easily read Michael and Vanessa as teenagers.
For anyone who loves Peter Pan, I recommend this retelling.
With a subtitle like Defenders of Lore, this may very well be a series beginner. If it is, I would definitely try the next book.
Thank you again NetGalley and Harper Voyager.
I'm not much for retellings, but this one intrigued me since it wasn't a normal retelling with Wendy or Jane as the lead character.
Michael, the youngest of the Darling children, is now a grown up who wants to leave mystical and magical things behind him. Only something horrible has happened and he must return to Neverland to rescue Peter Pan. His journey is fraught with danger excitement as he tries to find a way back to a place he wants to forget.
I enjoyed the book a lot. I like that it expanded on the mythos of Peter Pan and the world of Neverland. The characters both original and new were not flat. They had facets and flaws.
I did think that it read more like a Young Adult book than an Adult Fantasy. There's nothing wrong with that, but other than the age of the characters (being adults above 20) I could have easily read Michael and Vanessa as teenagers.
For anyone who loves Peter Pan, I recommend this retelling.
With a subtitle like Defenders of Lore, this may very well be a series beginner. If it is, I would definitely try the next book.
Thank you again NetGalley and Harper Voyager.