Declare Books During Stars (Wendy Darling #1)
| Original Title: | Stars |
| ISBN: | 1940716950 (ISBN13: 9781940716954) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Wendy Darling #1 |
Colleen Oakes
Paperback | Pages: 317 pages Rating: 3.78 | 1613 Users | 368 Reviews
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| Title | : | Stars (Wendy Darling #1) |
| Author | : | Colleen Oakes |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 317 pages |
| Published | : | October 13th 2015 by SparkPress |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Retellings. Young Adult |
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Wendy Darling has a perfectly agreeable life with her parents and brothers in wealthy London, as well as a budding romance with Booth, the neighborhood bookseller’s son. But while their parents are at a ball, the charmingly beautiful Peter Pan comes to the Darling children’s nursery and—dazzled by this flying boy with god-like powers—they follow him out of the window and straight on to morning, to Neverland, an intoxicating island of feral freedom. As time passes in Neverland, Wendy realizes that this Lost Boys’ paradise of turquoise seas, mermaids, and pirates holds terrible secrets rooted in blood and greed. As Peter’s grasp on her heart tightens, she struggles to remember where she came from—and begins to suspect that this island of dreams, and the boy who desires her, have the potential to transform into an everlasting nightmare.Rating Containing Books Stars (Wendy Darling #1)
Ratings: 3.78 From 1613 Users | 368 ReviewsAssess Containing Books Stars (Wendy Darling #1)
Im going to have to give up on reading YA novels. I just dont relate to them, but having read Eleanor & Park and The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset, I know its possible!! I truly dont understand the reviewers that love this book, especially those from adult women, but then again, I never understood all the love for the Twilight series either.I like the concept of the book, with Peter being a darker character, and more logical danger in the story. However this Peter Pan is not just darker, he isWendy Darling took me by surprise. I had a hard time rating this book because it felt somewhere between three and four stars. It was quite good but it took me a while to start getting into the book and really liking it. It actually wasn't until the last couple of chapters that I really started getting invested with the story and Wendy.I've read and seen lots of retellings around Peter Pan and Neverland. Most retellings don't really portrait her as a nice person so that's one way this book makes
2.5 to be accurate...I think...How do I feel about this book? Well, for starters, it must be stated that I am a complete sucker for anything Peter Pan related. It's my most beloved Disney film, and I shipped Wendy and Peter before I even knew what shipping was. I also liked the version of the darker Peter/Wendy story that Once Upon A Time gave us (even though that show is garbage, in my opinion) and I feel like that's the angle Oakes was shooting for here. As such, I was completely enamored with
Thanks to NetGalley for accepting my request of this book.-Actual Rating: 4.5 Stars-Read my full review on my blog.-Wendy is a young girl of the early 1900's feeling the immense pressure placed upon her for her high social standing. She's currently torn between vying for the attention of her father, maintaining a loving relationship with her two younger brothers, and having to grow up and mature into a young lady worthy of courting a proper gentleman. She also happens to be finding herself
I love re-tellings and this one seemed to be fun and frivolous (I mean, look at the cover!) But underneath that bright, shiny and colourful exterior lies a dark and twisty tale.Volume 1 of the Wendy Darling Saga started off well. The family dynamics of the rich, privileged Darlings was interesting, with the smothering mother, Mary Darling and the soft-spoken, loving father, George Darling, both of whom kept their children in rein owing to the oppressive social expectations of 1911 London. Wendy
This review will also be posted on both of my blogs:https://fafasbookcorner.wordpress.com/http://fafasbookcorner.blogspot.ca/I received this E-ARC via Netgalley and SparkPress in exchange for an honest review.I'm going to be honest here. I am not actually a fan of Peter Pan. I never liked the idea of Neverland. As a child it didn't make any sense as to why there would be an island in which no one aged. Even at this point in my life I like aging. I probably would've enjoyed the movie more had I
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