A review by alysae
The Child Thief by Brom

adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Although the beginning of the book is a little slow, you still get invested in the story, wondering how this retelling will go. It certainly picks up the pace and is action-packed halfway through.

This fairytale retelling is really dark. This is gore galore, so if that's your kind of book, I definitely recommend this. Now, I'm not a fan of gore, and I felt like, at least for me, some of the over-the-top violence (heads rolling, guts dropping, you get the gist) was a little unnecessary, but it does add its charm to the book.

I liked this book a lot. I liked how it pictured Neverland, how eery it felt. I liked Peter's portrayal as well. Not gonna lie, when I watched the movies as a child, although I did like him, he always felt off. As I grew up and thought about it, I could feel there was definitely darkness somewhere. And then I found out about the original, and was obsessed with thinking about how, pardon my french, fucked the story was. The Child Thief definitely captured the vibe I felt from the story.
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