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Normal isn't the same as moral. Everyone deserves a say in what happens to the world. What the children called torches were really just small platforms on tall, wooden poles.

The reason they radiated light was because fairies had flown up to them to waltz and glow on the tiny dance floors. Well, due to all these trips to and from Neverland, age has caught up with Peter. Which means, ladies, Peter Pan is now an eligible bachelor sort of.

Unless Peter turns out to be an complete idiot, incapable of being more grown up than he is. There are so many fairytale retellings out there but I honestly think that this is one of the ones that people should be singing praises for.

When you read a good retelling. Go make something pretty so I can buy it. The Lost Boys were ingenious. Some had been there for a while and some were new like Rose AND they were a mix of girls and boys. The personalities of them were hilarious and they all just gelled together so well.

Even Tinkerbell was great. All the adventures that everyone gets up to are so perfectly how a child would do things and the logic of Neverland was wonderful. Some Musings A continuation on the mermaids - I think their characters were really consistent with what we see in the Disney representation of them. I think the plot itself, whilst greatly entertaining and marvellous, could have progressed more within this book. The whole story is mostly setting up the situation between Neverland and reality and the internal tug of war for Gwen.

Especially if the next book looks as pretty as this one! I thoroughly enjoyed this book so I definitely recommend it to you! Oct 31, The Dragon Reads Joyce rated it it was ok.

Gwen's just a normal girl doing her normal teenage thing and reluctantly growing up when Peter Pan kidnaps her younger sister. Suddenly, Gwen's world is turned upside down. Her sister returns the next night to say that she flew away with Peter and purportedly to keep an eye on her sister, Gwen flies away with them to Neverland.

Oh, and there's a war going on between Neverland and reality because the real world's been taking the magic of Neverland and reverse engineering it, then presenting their Gwen's just a normal girl doing her normal teenage thing and reluctantly growing up when Peter Pan kidnaps her younger sister.

Oh, and there's a war going on between Neverland and reality because the real world's been taking the magic of Neverland and reverse engineering it, then presenting their findings as technological advancements. I tried. I really really really tried. I wanted to like this book because it was recommended to me and the recommender had loved it.

And because the idea of reverse engineering magic and calling it technology development had potential. But I unfortunately couldn't even finish this book, and not for any of the reasons I thought I stopped at page or so. The Neverland Wars started off promisingly enough. Gwen's obviously a teenager who's struggling with the idea of growing up and its attendant responsibilities.

There's definitely a part of her that wants to stay a kid, and which she tries to do so, under the guise of entertaining her younger sister. She clearly cares about her sister and her family, pretty normal. Then everything started to go downhill. We follow her to high school, she comes home to find her sister's disappeared, her father reveals the secret of their technology, her sister comes back with Peter Pan in tow and Gwen decides to go to Neverland, to keep an eye on her sister and bring her back, she tells herself.

Hijinks in Neverland ensue. I honestly think this book would have benefited from a better editor. There was a lot of potential in it, but there were errors in the printed text, the writing could have been tightened significantly, and it felt like everything was just meandering along for no apparent reason.

From the start, I was struggling with the unnecessarily ornate language being used. It didn't seem appropriate for a story told from the POV of a teenager. Also, some of those words don't mean what you think they mean. Just saying. I found myself regularly questioning why certain scenes were included.

Did we need to see her telling a story to the Lost Children maybe? Did she need to eat a star I think no? Did we need to see the whole process of the kids sorting out what to do with the feast Eh?

And not just the inclusion, but how long it took to go through everything in the scenes. I understand the need to show how normal Gwen's life is, with all her high school worries and concerns. But we didn't need to be walked through the vast majority of her day and the inane conversations with her friends about homecoming and dresses and so on. Those interactions, by the way, also came off as exceptionally cliche and OTT; I felt like I was trapped in a bad teen movie.

I really don't need to know Gwen's philosophical musings on every little aspect of Neverland and children and why they do what they do or the exact and elaborate reasons why she's reacting the way she is.

This book could have done with an awful lot more show and an awful lot less tell. While we're at it, what was going on with randomly dropping into third person omniscient? We started in Gwen's head in the form of third person limited, the random lapses into omniscient to pointlessly tell us about one of the Lost Children and why they are the way they are, or the history of the relationship between Hollyhock and Bramble or the vices of the respective fairies But the final straw from me was the usage of "redskins".

Oh sure, the author tried to handwave it and say it wasn't relevant because the people they were talking about weren't actually native to America so why would you call them Native Americans, and anyway they call us "kids" so how is "redskins" any different.

I'm not going to go into a rant about the inappropriateness of trying to compare those two terms. All I'll say is that one doesn't carry the history of derogatory usage that the other does. That may not mean anything to you, but it means a lot to the people who have been on the receiving end of it or who have grown up dealing with it and the legacy of that history.

And it actually means a lot to people of any colour and race who have been on the receiving end of similar terms. Because all the old and distasteful stereotypes were trotted out in describing these characters. From living in tipis something specific to only some Native American tribes , to the way the chief spoke seen the Disney movie?

It's like that , and all the spaces in between. There was a lot the author could've done to make those characters more than what the original portrayal made them out to be, even if they were just minor characters. But she didn't, and I was done at that point. Pretty disappointing, all up. It could've been so much more, and it really really wasn't. The tale of Peter Pan and the Lost Children in Neverland has always been one of my childhood favorites!

I am especially fond of the Disney version, too. So I was very much interested when I discovered this contemporary retelling! I even bought the Kindle Edition for my Android phone, although YA Bound Book Tours had already sent me a complimentary e-book copy in exchange for an honest review.

Unfortunately, this new re-working of the beloved story simply was not a compelling read for me. At first, I was pulled in, as the introduction to the main character, Gwen, when she was a toddler, was cute and enchanting.

However, once the story fast-forwarded to sixteen-year-old Gwen, I began to lose interest. It didn't happen right away; I really enjoyed the initial interactions between Gwen and her little sister, Rosemary, who was a cute, lovable kid.

Gwen was appropriately protective of her, and they related well as sisters. It was later, when Gwen decided to go off to Neverland to join Rosemary, who had been kidnapped by Peter Pan, that my interest began to seriously wane. As the story develops, Gwen turns out to be a rather dull character, and her bond with Rosemary inexplicably becomes less important to her. She's supposed to look out for her little sister, as well as bring her back home, safe and sound, but, once in Neverland, Gwen becomes more interested in Peter and the kids there, as well as what's going on with them, which isn't that much, anyway.

This is totally out of character. Besides, I can't really see why she likes Peter, as he's not a very interesting character, either. This brings me to the plot itself. There's really not much of one; at least, not for the first 30 chapters. One fairly interesting event was the introduction of the little expedition, led by Peter, to visit the Indians, on the other side of Neverland.

The reader is introduced to a bit of fascinating folklore in this part of the book. Beyond this, though, there's not much else going on. As to the supposed "war", there were just vague references to it. No actual conflict was involved. The character of Peter Pan is another thing about this book I didn't like. Peter is supposed to be this very fun-loving, playful kid who doesn't want to grow up.

In fact, the plot synopsis describes him as "impish and playful", but I saw little, if any, evidence of this in the novel. Instead, he's pretty serious most of the time, and even in a bad mood quite often. I also didn't like it that he would sometimes put Gwen down, as well as talk down to her. He just didn't come across as very likable, and I really couldn't see why the Lost Children stayed with him, when he really wasn't that much fun to be around.

I also disliked Gwen and Rosemary's parents. They came across as rather unpleasant, and much too strict with their kids. Plus, they really seemed to lack a good relationship with them.

Neverland itself was not that enchanting, either. In fact, it struck me as a very boring place to visit, let alone live in. There were mermaids and fairies, but they just didn't grab my interest, either, because they didn't do much of anything. Overall, the world-building was practically non-existent. I just couldn't really get much of a feeling for the place.

Speaking of fairies, the one who was always flying around Peter in this book was named "Hollyhock". I don't see why the author renamed this fairy. In the original version, her name was "Tinkerbell". If Peter retained his name, why couldn't his fairy sidekick have retained hers, as well? Besides, the original name is so much prettier!

It also has a rather whimsical aspect to it, giving readers the picture of a dainty, very feminine little fairy that darts around playfully, producing little tinkling musical sounds as she does so. In contrast, the name "Hollyhock" just sounds like the name of some flower or plant. It conveys nothing at all to the imagination. Another thing I disliked was the obvious Harry Potter influence, with Gwen's dad being involved in the use of magic for "business matters".

This sounded too much like the type of thing the Ministry of Magic does in the HP series. I kept struggling to finish the book, but finally gave up halfway through Chapter The book has a total of In addition to all of the above, what really clinched it for me was reading a couple of negative reviews on Amazon, both of which stated that this book starts out as a young adult read, and ends up introducing very adult themes toward the end, such as underage drinking, cursing, and drugs.

I decided not to stick around to find out more. Dec 01, Tracy Cornerfolds rated it liked it Shelves: fantasy , ya , retellings , read Read more of my reviews at Cornerfolds. You may already know, if you've read a few of my reviews, that I tend to adore retellings. Two of my favorite stories to see retold are Beauty and the Beast and Peter Pan. How could I say no when I was presented with the opportunity to review an advance copy?

The Neverland Wars is a totally unique take on the Peter Pan story. The book has a modern day setting, but in this universe magic is real - and the adults know it. This comes as quite a shock to Gwen, who is honestly just concerned about getting to go to homecoming. Her sister disappears and it seems that everyone but her knows exactly what has happened. When she gets the chance to go after her sister, and just happens to get a fast pass to Neverland with Pan himself in the process, she takes it Gwen learns that there's a war between Neverland and the Adults and she doesn't know which side she belongs on.

I really enjoyed Gwen as a character for the most part. Some retellings that I've read have struggled to convince me that the story is actually about Wendy Gwen, in this case growing up. This one made that point very clear from the beginning and I felt like I could easily sympathize with her unease over whether to remain a child or become like the adults surrounding her.

I really liked going along with Gwen on her journey through Neverland and what was essentially finding herself. Peter was also a character I generally enjoyed, although not quite as much as I would have liked. Some Peter Pan stories make it obvious whether Peter is a villain or a hero, but I felt like this one left it a little more ambiguous, which I liked.

That's about where my feelings about him end, though. I do wish I had been able to get to know him a bit better, but honestly the omniscient narration made it a little difficult to really connect with any one character fully.

Audrey Greathouse's Neverland was definitely unique. There are classic Pan elements throughout the world building, of course, but there are little changes here and there to show that this is not exactly the same as the Neverland you've grown up with. For example, the second star to the right bit? Not quite. And there aren't any pirates in this Neverland, which was quite disappointing to me as a huge fan of Captain Hook.

The mermaids were also quite a bit different. Some of these elements were really interesting, while some were a bit confusing and sometimes a little unnecessary. What I really enjoyed, though, was the writing style! It felt incredibly whimsical and definitely like it would fit into a classic fairytale - Peter Pan, for instance.

Still, good characters, whimsical writing, and unique setting couldn't completely save this from the rather odd storyline of the war itself. I never quite understood why there would need to be a war over magic, or why it was in limited supply, and perhaps a bit more background could have made it seem more plausible. Overall The Neverland Wars was just an okay read for me. I feel like this story had a lot of potential but ultimately was not fleshed out enough to make it a great retelling.

I'm sure it doesn't help that there have been so many Pan retellings released in the last couple years so this one had a lot to live up to. I would still recommend this to Peter Pan lovers because it definitely will transport you to Neverland for a few hundred pages!

May 06, Kristin rated it really liked it Shelves: arcs. Love peter pan and anything to do with it. I have been looking forward to read this and to see what it does with the story. This novel is full of references back to the original novel, including their cat being named Tootles. I like that it defends fairy tales, many people look down on them for being unbelievable.

In fact Einstein states that if you want intelligent children the best thing to do is to rea Love peter pan and anything to do with it. In fact Einstein states that if you want intelligent children the best thing to do is to read them fairy tales. I love that we get to find out more about the world, for example that there is more than one route to get to Neverland. The story is set in a universe where magic is real and peter pan exists, and is responsible for hundreds of children going missing.

Magic is used to power things like mobile phones and the economy. The main characters little sister goes with peter to Neverland and she goes after them to save her sister.

Once she gets to Neverland she realises that they are fighting against the adults in order to save Neverland. The main character is a teenager, but I would say the writing is aimed at a young teenager possibly pre-teen. Interesting to set in teenage years, especially when there is a lot of pressure on teenagers to grow up and behave like adults. I feel she was about 13 or 14 rather than 16 or older.

The novel touches a lot on the differences between adults and children, why people have to grow up. The main character realises that she misses being a kid, when everything was easier. She also realises there is a difference between what is morally right and what is normal for adults to do. I liked how the characters time in Neverland ended with the fairies, however I found the actual ending a bit sudden. May 05, Kirsty rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy , standalones , review-books , , maypagecountchallenge , retellings.

In this book, Peter is older as his visits to the real world have aged him. The adults know about magic and they want it for themselves, they want children to grow and they want to stop Peter. Our main character Gwen gets caught up in Peter's world when her sister follows him to Neverland. I feel that the author captured the essence of Peter's character really well.

I loved the descriptions of Neverland and all the characters that lived there. I really enjoyed the writing it seemed really poetic. I could relate to Gwen at the start as she was struggling with the fact that she needed to grow up. I think this something most people will relate to. The story did start out a little bit slow but once Gwen got to Neverland I the pace really picked up and I couldn't put it down.

The ending was a bit abrupt for my liking. It is left very open and I am hoping that there are plans for a sequel as I would love to revisit this world and the characters.

May 15, Kelly Roberson rated it it was amazing. This book was everything I hoped it would be! I love everything about peter pan, so I was really wanting this book to be a very true to the story peter pan retelling. Luckily, thats exactly what I received. Unlike a lot of peter pan retellings, The Neverland Wars very much feels like a continuation of the peter pan we all know and love.

Peter Pan is a main character and we get a taste of fairy, mermaids, the lost children, and more. I loved the twist on the plot in making it more of a Neverland versus reality sort of retelling, and I was a huge fan of all of the characters in the book.

This Book was such a quick and easy read, and I would read it again in a heartbeat! Would highly recommend you pick it up, especially if you love peter pan! I received this book in exchange for an honest review, however this in no way effects my review of the book. Dave Barry adapter. Andrea Jones Goodreads Author.

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