Hook used to be a lost boy. He used to be Peter Pans' best friend. He was the first of the Lost Boys. He used to help Pan with all his dastardly 4.5⭐️
Hook used to be a lost boy. He used to be Peter Pans' best friend. He was the first of the Lost Boys. He used to help Pan with all his dastardly deeds.
That is until he hears Tink talk and his whole perspective on Neverland changes. Pan is not the hero, but sometimes the villain is.
"Gone was the innocence of boyhood, replaced with a man's desire to acknowledge his transgressions and fight for what was true instead of passively accepting the easiest route."
My Thoughts
Wow. I will never not read a Peter Pan retelling. I'm hooked on Hook, and this book eloquently shows why. The retelling I didn't know I desperately needed.
"Better an honest pirate than a thieving Lost Boy."
The author did a remarkable job stay true to Pan lore while still making it her own and answering unanswered questions. Where did the pirates come from, and how did they become adults? Why don't children grow up? How and why did Pan cut off Hook's hand and feed it to the crocodile?...more