A review by biibaby
Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

medium-paced
  • 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? No

5.0

I really enjoyed reading this book, I thought it was very entertaining and a fresh twist to a dark Peter Pan tale. (I suggest watching The Childish Cruelty of Peter Pan as a precursor to this read as it relates heavily to this book's iteration of Peter Pan and also might help cleanse the pallet of Disney's overly sanitized Peter Pan that might be a jarring shift when picking up this book). There's plenty I could critique about this book but overall I wanted something to get me back into a reading kick and this did the job, as well as indulged my specific niche of interests which is why I rated it so high. If more time was spent with Holly and the Darling family before the plot, I think it would have helped shaped the characters better, especially since the son is terribly infuriating though not for lack of reason, but it would help with falling in love with any of the characters. As it stands, I do like Holly, I just wanted to see more variation for her since 98% of the book is just horrible things happening to her haha but nonetheless! Enjoyed the read. 

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