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stormeno's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, and Alcohol
rknightreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Grief
sydthewitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, and Pregnancy
Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
dragoninwinterfell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol
literaryk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Kidnapping, Grief, and Car accident
katymat18's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, and Car accident
lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
"Darling Girl" follows Holly Darling, the granddaughter of the infamous Wendy Darling. Holly's life is going as well as can be expected, until she receives a phone call that her daughter, Eden, who has been in a coma for the last decade, is missing. Desperate to find Eden, and to protect her son, Jack, Holly might just have to face Peter Pan himself.
This was a really fun, new take on the Peter Pan story. In the original "Peter Pan" story, Peter Pan is much more sinister than the Disney story, so I enjoyed seeing a story play more into that side of Peter Pan. I also really appreciated that this is not a retelling, but rather a new story that expands upon what could have happened years after the original story. No matter how the original "Peter Pan" ended, the Darling family would have been greatly impacted by what happened for decades afterwards, and I really enjoyed getting to see a new generation of Darlings have to face Peter Pan and his evil ways.
Holly's life has been filled with a lot of tragedy, and her reasoning for her decisions felt a little skewed in my opinion. The reader learns fairly early on that something about Eden is helping to keep Jack alive. This small fact feels kind of wrong, and it made me question Holly as a mother. Why did she value Jack's life over Eden's? I wish she would have fought harder to figure out what was going on with Eden and try to help her more. Additionally, I do not understand why she had to keep Eden from Jack. Jack was too young when the accident occurred to remember Eden, but I feel like Holly could have talked about Eden with Jack as he got older.
This story was fine, and I had a fine time reading it, but I probably will not think about it much in the future.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness and Kidnapping
Minor: Rape
grandduchessbartok's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
taylor13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Rape, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Child death, Drug use, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
kaelizaco's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy