Lost Boy

It's a bit of a slow start, but I really ended up enjoying how the story unfolded. And while I had my suspicions about who Jamie was when I started (it's obvious by the American cover so avoid looking at that too closely, but I have the international one because it's better designed), it was actually a bit of a surprise by the last chapter. All of the retellings of Peter Pan I've read make Peter out to be basically a monster, like this one, which is probably not what [a:JM Barrie 16940170 JM Barrie https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] had in mind but it's a lot more of a realistic idea. This is different in that it's from the POV of a Lost Boy that's been on the island for a long time (Jamie mentions hundreds of ‘seasons' have passed, I assume he means years but they're in a temperate climate so there'd only be a slight change between summer and winter) so he knows Peter more than any others and isn't still dazzled by the magic of Neverland. There are some new elements like giant tick-like bugs that seem to have some intelligence and the fact that none of the boys are aware of the fairies or their flying magic dust until later in the story. If you like darker retellings of classic fairy tales, definitely check this one out. And if you like this one, also try [b:The Child Thief 6308379 The Child Thief Brom https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1336347513s/6308379.jpg 6493440] - still my favourite retelling of Peter Pan.