3.5

Lost in the Never Woods

Aiden Thomas
April
2021

Review:

This was a really good book! Aidan Thomas is definitely my favorite author right now. It had an exciting premise with such incredible characters. I loved Peter and the way he grew up in this book. I liked the hole shadow premise. I did think it was very close to the movie, which was a little disappointing. I loved how Neverland was the after-life, but it was sad that her brothers died. The ending was nice even though Peter and Wendy did not get together. I liked that Wendy decided to be a pediatrician. It was nice that the ending was not all fixed, but it was still happy. This does not compare to Cemetery boys but that book is incomparable. Overall this book was awesome and a nice retelling.

Trigger Warnings:
Alcoholism (implied), Anxiety, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Insomnia, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks, and Trauma

Synopsis From Book:

When children go missing in the small coastal town of Astoria, people look to Wendy for answers. It's been five years since Wendy and her two brothers went missing in the woods, but when the town’s children start to disappear, the questions surrounding her brothers’ mysterious circumstances are brought back into light. Attempting to flee her past, Wendy almost runs over an unconscious boy lying in the middle of the road, and gets pulled into the mystery haunting the town. Peter, a boy she thought lived only in her stories, claims that if they don't do something, the missing children will meet the same fate as her brothers. In order to find them and rescue the missing kids, Wendy must confront what's waiting for her in the woods.
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