From the New York Times bestselling author of PEACHES comes a magical and bewitching story of the romance between a fearless heroine and the boy who wouldn't grow up.
Goodreads Summary
As a kid who loved the “Peter Pan” story, I think my favorite characters were Tinker Bell, Wendy, and of course, Tiger Lily. For Halloween, I was Tiger Lily. Our dolls were sometimes named Tiger Lily. She was brave, strong, and beautiful.
Telling the story from Tiger Lily’s perspective is very imaginative. The friendship and then love that grows between Peter and Tiger Lily captures the energy and restlessness of Peter’s personality. Tiger Lily’s character is close to how I imagined her, but the meanness, harshness, and weaknesses of some people in her village surprised me.
Anderson’s writing is enchanting. She describes afaerie’s heart as “small and hard, like tiny grains of sand.” Tiger Lily “stalked” rather than “walked”. She still had the“invincibility of a child”.
Probably because of my love for the original story, this version seemed rather dark and glum. Even a lesser character like Smee has a scary, twisted mind. Mermaids, rather than being catty and jealous, are dangerous. This really well-written, creative story intrigued me, but also disturbed me. Teens and young adults may enjoy reading about these troubled characters, but childhood fans like me may cringe at the presence of cruel realities (other than Hook) in Neverland.
Three and a Half Stars
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When I first heard about this book, I thought it was the last in a desperate chain of fairy tale re-tellings that didn't need to exist. But the way you're describing this book, it seems like something I might actually like. (ie, Peter Pan's character, the grimness, etc.)