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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 23, 2020
This is the third Peter Pan retelling I've read that is about Captain Hook, and it is, like the others, based on J.M. Barrie's original book rather than the Disney movie. Hook is my favorite character in the original, and I prefer retellings that don't ignore the terrifying, dangerous aspects of Peter (or, in this case, retellings that lean into it), so those were the reasons I wanted to read this and the things I liked about it. Unfortunately, I found this incredibly slow, I felt like hardly anything actually happened, and I just couldn't get into it. And then it ended right when we got to what would've been the best part---James becoming a pirate. I also felt like James didn't have any of the personality or canonical backstory he has in the original. It was like a different character with the same name---which is fair, authors can do what they want with retellings, but it's also fair for me to be a bit disappointed.
The audiobook narration by Samuel Roukin was great though; it sounded natural and was pleasant to listen to.
Despite my love of Captain Hook, this book wasn't for me, but I think those who enjoy slow-paced books and who don't have (or can put aside) expectations for James/Hook might enjoy this more.
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight (link in profile)
The audiobook narration by Samuel Roukin was great though; it sounded natural and was pleasant to listen to.
Despite my love of Captain Hook, this book wasn't for me, but I think those who enjoy slow-paced books and who don't have (or can put aside) expectations for James/Hook might enjoy this more.
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight (link in profile)
