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Firstly, TikTok made me buy it and I’m glad.
Secondly, this has adult content, including graphic sex scenes and violence.
Thirdly, this is a fun but way-too-short story.
Winnie has spent her whole life being dragged around by her mentally unstable mother to escape a family curse. Every time a Darling girl turns 18, Pan takes them away, and they return traumatized and unable to remember much, hence her mother’s instability.
When Pan comes for Winnie, she’s lonely, unsatisfied with life, and wants to find out what broke her mother’s mind. The answers lie in Neverland where Winnie meets the lost boys and finds herself the key to saving Pan’s dying lands.
What I liked…
I really love how Winnie’s character, background, and personal needs are established very early on, so we understand why she reacts the way she does ongoing.
I don’t know how I end up reading polyamorous books, but I really like them as long as the characters have fun too. This one is particularly fun since Winnie has been unsatisfied previously.
I loved the plot and why Pan keeps taking the Darling women.
I loved the POVs. We don’t just get Winnie and Pan. We get some lost boys too. And a sneak peak into another character.
What I didn’t like…
This is where it loses a star – Character relationships were too rushed for my liking. I prefer to see a gradual progression to make the relationships feel more natural and more meaningful.
Final thoughts…
If you like shorter novels with extreme spice, polyamory, exciting reveals, and magical lands, then this is for you. It’s also a great story of found family and belonging.
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