DARLING
LIBBY
AMAZON
BARNES & NOBLE
A teen girl finds herself lost on a dangerous adventure in this YA thriller by the acclaimed author of The Wicker King and The Weight of the Stars—reimagining Peter Pan for today’s world.
On Wendy Darling’s first night in Chicago, a boy called Peter appears at her window. He’s dizzying, captivating, beautiful—so she agrees to join him for a night on the town.
Wendy thinks they’re heading to a party, but instead they’re soon running in the city’s underground. She makes friends—a punk girl named Tinkerbelle and the lost boys Peter watches over. And she makes enemies—the terrifying Detective Hook, and maybe Peter himself, as his sinister secrets start coming to light. Can Wendy find the courage to survive this night—and make sure everyone else does, too?
Acclaimed author K. Ancrum has re-envisioned Peter Pan with a central twist that will send all your previous memories of J. M. Barrie’s classic permanently off to Neverland.
A solid reimagining of Peter Pan that will satisfy those looking for a thrill in their retellings.
Ancrum’s remix is spellbinding and psychologically compelling.
Darling is the Peter Pan retelling with the diverse cast and queer representation of your dreams
Bright, beautiful, and deeply unsettling, Darling is pure magic. It will lure you in, but it won’t let you go.
Content Warnings
Features
Swearing, Violence and Murder, Absent Parents, Foster Care Neglect , Child Neglect, Homeless Children Mention, Loss of Limb, Poverty, Criminal Activity, Police and Police themed violence, Kidnapping, Anorexia Mention, LGBT Themes.
This book includes allusion to age inappropriate relationships, off page. The perpetrator of this is apprehended by the authorities at the end of the book.
This book is also a high-stressor. While it is indeed being marketed as a thriller, readers have reported it as causing visceral anxiety.
age rating
This book is recommended for older teens. While this book has highly accessible language, the themes are very mature and I do not recommend readers under 16 years consume this product. The characters in this book all range from 17-19 years of age.
This book would probably not be best for people who have sensitivity to grooming.
There is significant police activity in this book.
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