Darling by K. Ancrum REVIEW

Darling

K. Ancrum

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Synopsis:

A teen girl finds herself lost on a dangerous adventure in this YA thriller by the acclaimed author of The Wicker King and The Weight of the Stars—reimagining Peter Pan for today’s world.

On Wendy Darling’s first night in Chicago, a boy called Peter appears at her window. He’s dizzying, captivating, beautiful—so she agrees to join him for a night on the town.

Wendy thinks they’re heading to a party, but instead they’re soon running in the city’s underground. She makes friends—a punk girl named Tinkerbelle and the lost boys Peter watches over. And she makes enemies—the terrifying Detective Hook, and maybe Peter himself, as his sinister secrets start coming to light. Can Wendy find the courage to survive this night—and make sure everyone else does, too?

Acclaimed author K. Ancrum has re-envisioned Peter Pan with a central twist that will send all your previous memories of J. M. Barrie’s classic permanently off to Neverland.

Review:

Thank you to Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for a review copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.

That was absolutely amazing! K. Ancrum's books The Wicker King and The Weight of the Stars have been on my TBR for awhile but I just haven't read them yet. They have now been bumped up near the top because I need more of this author!

Now, about this book...

It is fantastic. The writing is absolutely magnificent. The story itself is absolutely incredible. It's a fast paced page turner that grips you from the very beginning and leaves you breathless and satisfied. I absolutely love how the author manages to keep all the magic of Peter Pan but also makes it dark and thrilling. It's the slightly more grown up version of Peter Pan you didn't know you needed.

Darling is a dark and gripping retelling of Peter Pan that brings you all the classic characters in a way you've never seen them before. I'd recommend this to any Peter Pan fan and those who enjoy dark retellings.