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Wendy & her brothers disappeared into the woods & only she returned. Years later, kids are disappearing again, & the Peter Pan from her stories has appeared asking for her help.

An interesting, modern twist on Peter Pan! I thought Wendy‘s trauma was well done, & her relationships w/ everyone including Peter were really complex. The story kind of slowed down a lot in the middle, & the ending felt a bit pat, but I really enjoyed this. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Wendy‘s life was upended years ago when she and her brothers went missing in the woods, and only she returned (with no memory of what occurred). I enjoyed this Peter Pan-inspired story. It didn‘t wow me, but I enjoyed the experience. Wendy‘s complicated relationship with Peter, and Peter‘s complicated relationship with stories were compelling enough to keep me reading. The ending feels both like a little much and very satisfying. #Retelling

I really thought I‘d make it on that more than one author prompt, but didn‘t quite get around to it. I am ending this challenge having most of the bingos, wrapping up with Lost in the Never Woods as my audiobook or podcast. Thanks for this fun challenge @Andrew65 ! #RushathonChristmasBingo #BookBingo #ReadingChallenge

A reimagined Peter Pan. Though it was really well written I felt the pacing was off. The middle part of the book dragged a bit, it didn't pick up until the last 100 pages.

"As Wendy Darling pushed through the door, all conversation died and every eye focused on her."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

a re-imagining of Peter Pan. honestly, I didn‘t start enjoying this book until the last hundred pages maybe? i like the premise, the new take on Peter Pan as a person, the magical realism of it buuut it just felt really slow for most of it with not much happening until it all blew up. but I still enjoy his writing and am a die hard fan of Cemetery Boys so I‘m not giving up on Aiden yet.

Aiden Thomas did it again! With amazing plot twists, characters and mystery, I loved this book just as much as Cemetery Boys! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

She almost wanted to laugh, but not a funny ha-ha laugh, more of an I'm-losing-my-mind laugh.

What if only Wendy returned from Neverland, but she can't remember it or what happened to her brothers? It's Peter Pan with a twist
3♠️ Lost in the Never Woods
#TBRDeckofCards

"They can take over a normal person, though. Those dark thoughts can devour a person and take all of their happiness away. They want you to feel isolated and alone. It's like they suck the energy out of you and leave you with nothing."

"As Wendy Darling pushed through the door, all conversation died and every eye focused on her."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

A book that #BeginsWith #lost @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

The #6thBookof2021 was Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ !! The ending gave me a new perspective on Peter Pan! #12Booksof2021

This #retelling is partially set in 📍Astoria Oregon & features a coffeeshop I follow on Instagram. Don‘t you love when a book collided with real life?!

I‘m not that keen on Peter Pan retellings, but this one‘s by Aiden Thomas so I HAD to read it! And I‘m so glad I did! This is a mostly fresh take on Peter Pan, but more importantly Wendy Darling, and the twist is virtually unforeseeable (great for mystery fans).

I‘m a little hesitant with books that are retellings or inspired by classic stories, as I find they often don‘t work for me. But I really enjoyed this one, inspired by Peter Pan. I loved Thomas‘s first book, and this is a worthy successor. I look forward to whatever he has for us in the future!

I was torn between a pick and so-so. I really enjoyed the premise of who Peter Pan really was, which I won't go into because of spoilers. But the rest of the story was a little too textbook ya.
#Booked2021 #LatinXAuthor @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Thomas does a fantastic job of recreating the childhood bond between Wendy and Peter, which ultimately develops into a cute romance. I also enjoyed how Thomas made the central storyline about missing children, and more specifically, Wendy‘s missing brothers. The mystery in addition to the fantasy aspects made the book hard to put down. While I felt like the ending was left a little too open-ended, the rest of the book was riveting.

I need to finish my layout, but here are my July stats!

#JulyReads #July #2021

1. Lost in the Never Woods. 😭😭😭😭
2. Ten-Thousand Doors of January.
3. Spending a long weekend in the woods.

Thanks for the tag, @crowcah

#WonderousWednesday @Eggs

I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 202.
#bookstoread
#tbrpile
#bookstagram

I adored 'Cemetery Boys' and had high hopes for Thomas' sophomore novel. He didn't disappoint. While not as fast moving Never Woods was darkly atmospheric, emotionally devastating, and also charming? I'm not sure how Thomas managed it, but I'll be thinking about this one for a long time.

A few weeks ago we put a tiny picnic table next to my favorite reading chair. Today Bossy and I are having brunch while starting the tagged book.

This is a new version of the Peter Pan story starting with Wendy returning from Neverland without John and Michael. I listened to the audiobook and it was excellent. Peter comes back for Wendy‘s help…again. This book kind of makes the fairytale make sense. I can‘t say more without spoiling. Really good! #100YEARS100BOOKS #82 #BookSpinBingo #8 #TALESandTAILSforADULTS #9 #FAIRYTALECHALLENGE #20in4 #AUDIOJUNE

So much better than the last Peter Pan retelling I read! I liked the plot and the characters, but my Goodreads said that the genres included LGBTQ and Queer, and never saw any of those elements. Wendy doesn‘t remember what happened during the six months she was missing. All she knows is that she and her brothers went to play in the woods, and she was the only one who came out again. Now, six years later, children are going missing. ⬇️

#FirstLineFriday I hope this Peter Pan retelling is better than the last one I read!

I liked the premise of this retelling, there were definitely some good parts and the ending was pretty good. But the beginning kind of meandered and it took a while to get someplace.

Incredible artwork here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/666409255/wendy-peter-pan-believe-disney-fan-art

I loved this twisty Peter Pan retelling! Abductions and trauma and monsters made this book feel deeply real and captivating, with just enough magic. So good. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Book four for #nutsinmay WHAT

My signed bookplates arrived today from Aiden Thomas! The giveaway promotion was for preordering the tagged book but he also sent one for Cemetery Boys too! 😲👍💕📚

I totally forgot that I signed up for this preorder giveaway, so it was a lovely surprise to see it in the mail today! 😁 It included three art cards, plus a pin! Lost in the Never Woods was a fantastic book; a dark and twisty Peter Pan retelling! 💕📚 #bookmail

I reeeeeeally need to tackle my TBR...cuz I'm starting to stack books in front on my TBR shelves from my TBR bookcase.... (#WovenInMoonlight is the exception; I have read that)

#WrittenInStarlight #TheEverCruelKingdom #AcrossTheGreenGrassFields #CemeteryBoys #StormOfLocusts

Thank you #Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Unfortunately, this book doesn‘t have the same charm as Aiden Thomas‘ first novel, Cemetery Boys. The characters of Peter and Wendy felt one dimensional and the pacing of the story was very slow. I think younger readers or people very fond of Peter Pan retellings would enjoy this. Unfortunately, it just didn‘t work for me.

I found some spring growth at the park today! 🌿 I'm hoping to finish this book either today or tomorrow! It's fantastic! Very different from Cemetery Boys, but still excellent! 💕📚

(I am so sorry the covers are not even, I promise I tried!)
Considering my attempt at #20in4 a resounding success - anything more than my previous “record“ of 7h53m would be acceptable, and look! 9 hours! Not pictured are the issues of Three Men in a Boat on Serial Reader I tried to get caught up on..

This was so good, but also bittersweet, so be prepared to shed a tear or two. I loved the way it intertwined the fairytale so well into the modern world, and I especially like how they included the part where Wendy sews Peter‘s shadow back on. #fairytalereadingchallenge

I fell in love with Aiden Thomas' writing when I read Cemetery Boys, which led me to excitedly try this, their second book! I'm only about halfway through this one so far, but I think I can safely say that Aiden Thomas is officially now an auto-buy author for me! THIS BOOK IS FANTASTIC! 💕📚💕

Also, one of my local bakery's has started selling macaroons and I am thrilled to bits! 😍🍡

Thoroughly enjoyed this exploration of grief and guilt and trauma. A modern AU of Peter Pan (which I don't remember much from and that might have shaped my experience of this?) told from Wendy's point of view, where children start disappearing five years after she and her brothers disappeared too - and only Wendy returned. Not quite as good as Cemetery Boys, but thoroughly enjoyable in itself!

What a perfect Saturday night! The balcony door is open, letting in the cool, breezy evening air! And I've got some books, my favorite reading snack🍿, and tea! 💕📚

My fiance's birthday was a couple days ago, so there is cake in the house! 💕🎂💕 Cake and books! A perfect combination! 😍

Had a late start to #20in4 but am still hopeful to beat my record of 7h53m. Thoroughly enjoying this Peter Pan-retelling, but I think that might have a lot to do with not remembering much about the original story. And that the author /really/ knows how to tell a story. Aiming to finish this today! Hope you're all having a great start to the weekend ❤️

I love a good muddy walk! Especially with a good book to keep me company! 😃💕📚🌿

Happy Friday, Litsy peeps! I am lucky to have another three day weekend which started today! 🎉🎉🎉 I desperately needed it after working ten days in a row! 😖 So I have spent the day catching up on sleep, reading, and enjoying the sunshine at the park while starting this new book! It's a beautiful day! 📚💕

Shout out to the library for coming through for me for once. I'm so excited for this one 😍

#BookHaul! Never grabbed a book so fast as I did with #LostInTheNeverWoods 😂 Then I had to get #WovenInMoonlight cuz I wanted to keep my library's copy 😂 (boo! #WrittenInStarlight wasn't there 😭), and gotta have the next book at the ready when I finally start then finish #TheNeverTiltingWorld, so #TheEverCruelKingdom I just had to get as well 😊

#notabookaddict #bookworm #ilovebooks #yafantasy

Netgalley approved my request to read an ARC for Aiden Thomas's new book, out March 23rd! This one twists the classic story of Peter Pan, told through the eyes of Wendy, of course.

The author of Cemetery Boys is Back and they have gifts for readers who preorder their Peter Pan inspired book. It comes out on March 23, 2021.