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A review by robotnik
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- 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
I don't even know what to say.
Retellings have this weird thing they sometimes do where they try going the dark fantasy route but they go at it so hard that they turn into a monster cheesefest and it doesn't have the effect you know the author really, really thought they were invoking. Instead, it's just silly and loses any of the real true darkness the original story had as it bastardizes the absolute shit out of it.
This was not one of those retellings.
Lost Boy was amazing from start to finish. At no point did I feel that sort of bastardization in it, and every bit of darkness was perfectly placed to make the story exactly what it needed to be.
And Peter. Peter Fuckin' Pan. This is the sort of Peter I see some people try to be all witty and suave with but absolutely ruin the things that make him Peter, even sometimes turning him into a teen because, for some reason beyond me, they think "Hot Boy Peter" is a good idea and it's probably the worst idea they ever actually had. But, this one made him darker while keeping the things to him that were Peter. And it was fantastic.
Everything about this book was brutal and heart-breaking and that last few chapters kicked me in the teeth. Bless this book and bless Christine Henry for penning this dark take on the Pan mythos.
Retellings have this weird thing they sometimes do where they try going the dark fantasy route but they go at it so hard that they turn into a monster cheesefest and it doesn't have the effect you know the author really, really thought they were invoking. Instead, it's just silly and loses any of the real true darkness the original story had as it bastardizes the absolute shit out of it.
This was not one of those retellings.
Lost Boy was amazing from start to finish. At no point did I feel that sort of bastardization in it, and every bit of darkness was perfectly placed to make the story exactly what it needed to be.
And Peter. Peter Fuckin' Pan. This is the sort of Peter I see some people try to be all witty and suave with but absolutely ruin the things that make him Peter, even sometimes turning him into a teen because, for some reason beyond me, they think "Hot Boy Peter" is a good idea and it's probably the worst idea they ever actually had. But, this one made him darker while keeping the things to him that were Peter. And it was fantastic.
Everything about this book was brutal and heart-breaking and that last few chapters kicked me in the teeth. Bless this book and bless Christine Henry for penning this dark take on the Pan mythos.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Child death