The Child Thief
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Summary
The acclaimed artist Brom brilliantly displays his multiple extraordinary talents in The Child Thief—a spellbinding re-imagining of the beloved Peter Pan story that carries readers through the perilous mist separating our world from the realm of Faerie。 As Gregory Maguire did with his New York Times bestselling Wicked novels， Brom takes a classic children’s tale and turns it inside-out， painting a Neverland that， like Maguire’s Oz， is darker， richer， more complex than innocent world J。M。 Barrie originally conceived。 An ingeniously executed literary feat， illustrated with Brom’s sumptuous artwork， The Child Thief is contemporary fantasy at its finest—casting Peter Pan， the Lost Boys， even Captain Hook and his crew in a breathtaking new light。
Reviews
Amy
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This story is a topsy-turvy saga which feels like the reader gets to decide who is the villain （minus one very obvious villian） and who's the hero。 Every time you think you figured out how it will end， the plot twists just enough for you to be right but also wrong。 This story is a topsy-turvy saga which feels like the reader gets to decide who is the villain （minus one very obvious villian） and who's the hero。 Every time you think you figured out how it will end， the plot twists just enough for you to be right but also wrong。 。。。more
kay
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Peter is the most complex and infectious anti-hero。Nick is one of my favorite protagonists I’ve ever read about， and of course I can’t forget my love of the Captain。
Victoria *Three Stars Still Means I Liked It* Johnson
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Thoroughly enjoyed this despite its flaws。 Peter Pan as a pied piper is a genius idea， and I wish I had come up with it myself！ The story was unpredictable in a fun way。 The character development was good for the most part。 I dug the Lord of the Flies-esque interactions between this world's Lost Boys。 Peter was morally grey and well drawn。 I am also a sucker for the brand of fantasy and mysticism that is center in this。 Pixies and changelings and witches， oh my！ My biggest gripe is that the book Thoroughly enjoyed this despite its flaws。 Peter Pan as a pied piper is a genius idea， and I wish I had come up with it myself！ The story was unpredictable in a fun way。 The character development was good for the most part。 I dug the Lord of the Flies-esque interactions between this world's Lost Boys。 Peter was morally grey and well drawn。 I am also a sucker for the brand of fantasy and mysticism that is center in this。 Pixies and changelings and witches， oh my！ My biggest gripe is that the book fell apart a bit in the final act。 There was one too many villains and it became a bit messy。 。。。more
Kittin
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post modern peter pan indeed。 weirdly compelling。
Natasha
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“。。。for Peter’s smile is the most contagious thing” I truly enjoyed this book。 It’s magical， whimsical， haunting and beautiful。
Polina
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Своеобразный ретеллинг Питера Пэна с кровищей и различной жутью — то， что нужно в этот спупи сизон！ А арт какой， мммммм… Шефс кисс！ Это уже вторая книга Брома， которую я читаю — первой была «Крампус»， так вот читается она， как и предыдущая， легко и быстро， ни на что особо не претендует， поэтому и ощущение после себя оставляет хорошее。 Жалко только， что всех детей поубивали к чертям собачьим， это прям грустно， а что Владычица окажется той еще паскудиной я почему-то даже и не сомневалась
Lucyy
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4。5 This was amazing to read， maybe one of the most originally spun retellings I've ever encountered。 The writing was wonderful， balanced between delicate descriptions， beautiful language that is proper to fairy tales， and gruesome， crude， shocking events that had me sick to my stomach at times。 This book took me ages to finish for that reason really。 I was engrossed in Peter's character （Brom version of Peter is absolutely breathtakingly amazing， flaws and all） but shocked and disgusted by even 4。5 This was amazing to read， maybe one of the most originally spun retellings I've ever encountered。 The writing was wonderful， balanced between delicate descriptions， beautiful language that is proper to fairy tales， and gruesome， crude， shocking events that had me sick to my stomach at times。 This book took me ages to finish for that reason really。 I was engrossed in Peter's character （Brom version of Peter is absolutely breathtakingly amazing， flaws and all） but shocked and disgusted by events that occurred。 I felt pushes in both directions: attracted but fearful of the book's violence。 Because oh my goodness is this book violent。 The blood， the guts but mostly the unforgiving quality of the text。 Really， don't get attached to anyone， it'll just hurt all the more。 Yet the problem is that it's so hard to not love the characters。 They are given so much depth and through that， every single character in this book had value in my eyes。 Long story short， I'm destroyed， I'm disgusted， I'm in love， I'm enchanted。。。 I have travelled through an adventure that despite the many downs it has， I am very grateful that I got the opportunity to experience it alongside Peter and his Devils。 。。。more
Aria
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I’ve never been more unsure of how to rate a book in my life。 I really don’t know how I feel about this one。The writing itself was simultaneously good and bad？ The author’s syntax is artful and it does have a lyrical quality to it but there were also some pretty major rookie mistakes that I don’t think I’ve ever seen in a traditionally published， fairly well-known novel。 Things like the POV of one scene being established as， for example， Peter， and then switching to， for example， Tanngnost for a I’ve never been more unsure of how to rate a book in my life。 I really don’t know how I feel about this one。The writing itself was simultaneously good and bad？ The author’s syntax is artful and it does have a lyrical quality to it but there were also some pretty major rookie mistakes that I don’t think I’ve ever seen in a traditionally published， fairly well-known novel。 Things like the POV of one scene being established as， for example， Peter， and then switching to， for example， Tanngnost for a paragraph or two， and then back to Peter with no established POV break。 Also quite a few continuity errors in regards to points of view and characters’ narrations。 For example， when the POV is in The Captain’s， Brom seems to establish that he’s using limited 3rd rather than omniscient 3rd by sticking to language/terminology the character would know， but then breaks that established rule and uses terminology that the character wouldn’t know。 This is most noticeable in the scenes that take place at the end of the novel， for obvious reasons。 My main gripe with the book， though， is that it doesn’t appear to have a coherent point。 When a book bills itself as horror and then employs an absurd amount of gore and assorted descriptions of psychological and physical tortures， especially when the characters being discussed are mostly children， and it appears as though there’s /supposed to be/ some sort of statement being made （considering the fact that it’s not marketed as， like， a slasher flick in book form）， I expect said statement to be relatively clear， even if it takes a bit for the pieces to click into place either within the narrative itself or once the reader has finished absorbing what they’ve read。 The ending was more satisfying than I expected in terms of completing Peter’s arc， but there are so many conflicting statements being made here about the nature of religiosity， adulthood， childhood， war， love， morality， humanity， etc， that it’s not even a matter of “reader’s choice” on what meaning to take from it all。 The prose itself is simply confused by what it wants to say。 It’s not really saying anything， because it fails to finish its own thoughts at best and contradicts itself at worst。 I’m not sure if this is due to the limitations of the writer’s writing skills， or if the writer just didn’t have coherent thoughts on the majority of things he seemed keen to comment on。What I’m saying， I guess， is that I see so much potential in this story but it reads like a draft， not the final product。So many characters were left as loose threads too。 Nothing really feels complete or coherent here， but the parts that are there are very interesting and engaging， so I really wish there was more to this than there is。 And finally， I’m really not sure why the marketing for this book is so insistent on making Peter out to be a clear villain here。 Perhaps I’m just excessively lenient when it comes to morally grey characters， but nothing he did was particularly villainous in the grand scheme of the story， and none of his villainous acts were any worse than the average anti-hero’s。 I mean， you just really can’t frame a character as the villain in the dust jacket summary and then in the prologue have him rescue a little girl from being raped by her father？ It doesn’t really accomplish what you seem to want it to accomplish。 Brom himself refers to both his Peter and the original Peter Pan as sociopathic， but I don’t particularly see that in The Child Thief。 Peter demonstrates a capacity for empathy and remorse in practically every scene he’s in。 He’s cold and calculating and manipulative， and gets caught up in the brutality of his environment easily， but he’s no more sociopathic for it than the average soldier？ The argument here would be that it’s not Peter who views lives as expendable for his own desires， but “war is bad because it forces people to treat other people as expendable。”So I don’t know。 I liked this book， but not necessarily for what it is so much as what it could have been had any of the pieces it started to assemble been followed through on。 。。。more
Andrea
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*3。5
Dianna Ray
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Brom。 Oh you devilish author！ To so capture me with this book， to the point of utter neglect of all my responsibilities！ I have been reading fairytale retellings， particularly darker versions for some time now， but this is the absolute crown jewel。 It so fully engaged my mind and heart in thier stories， thier connections， thier plight and actions that it felt as if I truly knew them。 This is absolutely one of my favorite books of all time。 I recognized the basis for the story but this felt like Brom。 Oh you devilish author！ To so capture me with this book， to the point of utter neglect of all my responsibilities！ I have been reading fairytale retellings， particularly darker versions for some time now， but this is the absolute crown jewel。 It so fully engaged my mind and heart in thier stories， thier connections， thier plight and actions that it felt as if I truly knew them。 This is absolutely one of my favorite books of all time。 I recognized the basis for the story but this felt like no other retelling。 Peter is so well portrayed， a duel soul， a child still to some extent but a villian in truth。 At least by his actions。 His loyal tribe， stolen children （or rescued in some cases） loyal and fierce， but so used by Peter too。 I will be pondering this book for many days， rethinking and considering it。 I personally believe Brom to be one of the greatest authors of our time。 。。。more
Tara Evans
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At first， I thought this book was going to give me a completely different version of Peter Pan。 In a way， it did， and yet still stuck to the original premise - seeking a mother's love， children loyal to Peter， a land where you'll never grow old。 But there was so much that was different。 I enjoyed that this was a dark twist on the original tale。 It wasn't a book that I "couldn't put down"， but I still enjoyed the book in its entirety。 At first， I thought this book was going to give me a completely different version of Peter Pan。 In a way， it did， and yet still stuck to the original premise - seeking a mother's love， children loyal to Peter， a land where you'll never grow old。 But there was so much that was different。 I enjoyed that this was a dark twist on the original tale。 It wasn't a book that I "couldn't put down"， but I still enjoyed the book in its entirety。 。。。more
Nico
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A Peter Pan retelling that apparently is true to the original’s very dark tone。 Check for trigger warnings if you pay attention…that first chapter was unexpected。 I devoured this book and absolutely loved it。 Fantastic world building， characters and plot。 All of Brom’s other works are now on my TBR。
Emma's In Stock
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I am utterly floored。This entire books sent me on a whirlwind of emotions to the point where I was in a state of emotional despondency。 At times I was so mad I could barely think， whereas at other I cried so hard I could barely breathe。Brim is able to throw us into a world so gruesome and horrifying that it will surely leave you haunted。 What’s worse is that I think the reason why this story is so gut-wrenching is because they’re kids; literal children that are having to deal with things that wa I am utterly floored。This entire books sent me on a whirlwind of emotions to the point where I was in a state of emotional despondency。 At times I was so mad I could barely think， whereas at other I cried so hard I could barely breathe。Brim is able to throw us into a world so gruesome and horrifying that it will surely leave you haunted。 What’s worse is that I think the reason why this story is so gut-wrenching is because they’re kids; literal children that are having to deal with things that want to kill them or worse。 The level of brutality in this book knows no bounds， and it raises the stakes immensely high and makes us grieve and pull for each character。 The brotherhood that these kids show for Peter and themselves is just so tear jerking because you realize that they are the only ones they can rely on in this messed up situation they’re in。The world is just so creative， and inspired by so much lore from the Emerald Isles。 It was all so intricately crafted， and had tie ins to the original Peter Pan myth which I think lots of people will have fun catching yet at the same time will mourn for just how doomed the plot of the book is。The writing is amazing。 It had me laughing and it had me crying， and the way the author is able to twist everything back into itself in order to make everything connect is nothing short of genius。And the pictures？ Beautiful and intricate。 I have a hard time sometimes piecing together what characters look like， and the author made each of his characters so unique and complex that I fell in love with not only his style of writing but drawing， as well。The ending fits the book， even though it may be bleak。 The bleakness of it just hits the final nail on the head， matching the rest of the book， reminding me of the ending to The Book of M。At the end of the day， the solemnity of this book hits home as you realize no child should ever have to endure anything these kids go through。 I think it makes a commentary on war， especially child soldiers， and kidnapping。I was reminded of The Call by Peadar O Guilin and The Chronicles of Narnia。 The Call is twisted by itself， but this takes it up a notch， and Narnia was nostalgic for me but at the same time horrific just because of all the adult themes we encounter。All in all， I want to check out more books by Brom， because he has left me dumbfounded by this glorious rendition of the classic Peter Pan。 。。。more
Taiylor Mundy
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4。5 - I didn't know I needed a dark Peter Pan retelling in my life but turns out I did。 This was very good and I'm excited to read more of Brom's books。 4。5 - I didn't know I needed a dark Peter Pan retelling in my life but turns out I did。 This was very good and I'm excited to read more of Brom's books。 。。。more
Dayna
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3。5
Jessicq
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BEST BOOK EVER
Heather
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 On the one hand it definitely captured my attention and stressed me out。 I love a background story or darker story on a known character。 BUT I thought it was too long and so many different things happening at once。 The Ulfgar storyline seemed unnecessary。 Did we really need another bad guy in the middle of all the other bad guys？ I get the storyline tying in the son of the horned one but surely there was another way。 It just seemed to add needless bulk and distraction to everything。 And the kill On the one hand it definitely captured my attention and stressed me out。 I love a background story or darker story on a known character。 BUT I thought it was too long and so many different things happening at once。 The Ulfgar storyline seemed unnecessary。 Did we really need another bad guy in the middle of all the other bad guys？ I get the storyline tying in the son of the horned one but surely there was another way。 It just seemed to add needless bulk and distraction to everything。 And the killing， while meant to be dark and shocking just got infuriating towards the end。 Did everyone need to die？ Like freakin nearly every character we’d closely followed？ I wished Nick had gotten his proper redemption and Leroy exposed for being the psychopath he was。 。。。more
Red
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Snagged a copy at a garage sale over the weekend and proceeded to lose myself in the world that Brom created。 Peter Pan reimagined in a dark setting。 I think it was a great setup to see the different sides and how it devolved。
India
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This did not work out。 I was really excited as I love a dark re-telling of classic tales but personally I wasn't a massive fan。I like a horror novel but this just wasn't for me just a personal preference。 One jarring complaint I had was that I didn't like how female characters were over-sexualised and their bodies constantly talked about。 I just felt uncomfortable。I do want to preface I understand it's meant to be uncomfortable and dark but it just personally didn't work for me and maybe it was This did not work out。 I was really excited as I love a dark re-telling of classic tales but personally I wasn't a massive fan。I like a horror novel but this just wasn't for me just a personal preference。 One jarring complaint I had was that I didn't like how female characters were over-sexualised and their bodies constantly talked about。 I just felt uncomfortable。I do want to preface I understand it's meant to be uncomfortable and dark but it just personally didn't work for me and maybe it was in fact to much for me as a reader。 。。。more
celine
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and here i thought the lost boy by christina henry would be the darkest peter pan retelling i ever read…gorgeously written and bone chillingly twisted （and incorporating arthurian legend， a welcome boon）
Saleha Arodia
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Great book， ending could have been written a bit better in my opinion。 I felt like I was still waiting for a final chapter。
DarkBetweenPages
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I mean， there is no way I could possibly not enjoy anything by BROM！ I love Brom writing style。Love the dark retelling， and he’s right the original Peter Pan stories by Barrie had very dark undertones。 Well done！
Makna Sinatria
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I always follow Peter Pan's story and find this to be the most elaborate of them all。 A terrific read and provides you a different angle to see Peter。 I always follow Peter Pan's story and find this to be the most elaborate of them all。 A terrific read and provides you a different angle to see Peter。 。。。more
Shane
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To be fair， I think I just don't give two fat shits about Peter Pan。 If this came out before the original I'd rate it higher， but great fan fiction only matters if you're a fan。 If you like Pan and you want the unadulterated version， then you'll probably think this is dope。 To be fair， I think I just don't give two fat shits about Peter Pan。 If this came out before the original I'd rate it higher， but great fan fiction only matters if you're a fan。 If you like Pan and you want the unadulterated version， then you'll probably think this is dope。 。。。more
voiceofmadness
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Beyond anything I expected！ I felt horrified， angry， sad， resigned， hopeful， and then I cried。 After finishing， I immediately knew I loved this version of Peter Pan more than any other possible variation。 He’s dark， bloodthirsty， and willful。Avalon instead of Neverland。 Devils instead of Lost Boys。Peter （mentally） maturing after lifetimes of gore。My only complaint was one reoccurring detail。 And what was that？ Umm it was how preoccupied the author &/ editors seemed to be about。。。erm。。。。 booty。 L Beyond anything I expected！ I felt horrified， angry， sad， resigned， hopeful， and then I cried。 After finishing， I immediately knew I loved this version of Peter Pan more than any other possible variation。 He’s dark， bloodthirsty， and willful。Avalon instead of Neverland。 Devils instead of Lost Boys。Peter （mentally） maturing after lifetimes of gore。My only complaint was one reoccurring detail。 And what was that？ Umm it was how preoccupied the author &/ editors seemed to be about。。。erm。。。。 booty。 Like， it was a lot。 It was。 I wish I could say I was being dramatic & it wasn’t that noticeable。。。。。 No， it was a constant thing。 So by the end， it was like: please sir， please。 stop。 just please go one chapter without references to booty-assaults， cursing A-holes， poopoo， or anything else regarding the bottoms of the characters。 pLease。And personally， i felt like the fae and other beasts shouldn’t have been able to lie。 Like it was really really odd—and Brom could have played so many games with that！ But that’s just because I’m so used to every other fairytale and lore about them saying that—and the humans struggling with their tricky ways of NOT technically lying， but still outmaneuvering them。I wanted More！ You know。 Withholding information， unbreakable promises， how magic effects creatures and humans differently。。。。 that’s how you know a good story。 it leaves you wanting more。Full review to come。 。。。more
Only Irene Adler
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A great retelling of Peter Pan。。。 Or is it？ Peter Pan was always a flawed character in Barrie's version。 I love how Brom's Peter is depicted。 Wicked， with a contagious smile。 I wish his character's arc was a bit more developed， though。 I loved Nick with my whole heart。 He's a flawed character， but an interesting one。 His anger and his doubts were beautifully written。 His last scenes with Leroy made my heart ache。 I loved the lost children of Neverland， of course （well， Brom calls them "The Devil A great retelling of Peter Pan。。。 Or is it？ Peter Pan was always a flawed character in Barrie's version。 I love how Brom's Peter is depicted。 Wicked， with a contagious smile。 I wish his character's arc was a bit more developed， though。 I loved Nick with my whole heart。 He's a flawed character， but an interesting one。 His anger and his doubts were beautifully written。 His last scenes with Leroy made my heart ache。 I loved the lost children of Neverland， of course （well， Brom calls them "The Devils" and I think this name fits them perfectly）。 But I wish we had more background for them。 Redbone， Cricket， Danny。。。 I loved them all， but a bit of character dvpt would have been appreciated。I really didn't care about Ulfgar， sadly。 He wasn't a very convincing villain。 The pacing was a bit off， sometimes。 I think Peter's backstory didn't need that much depth。 Sometimes I was waiting for Nick's voice and couldn't care about Peter's childhood。 It was a great read， and I recommend it for anyone who loves dark fairy tales， wild children with swords and evil grins， morally grey characters and evil faes as well as Peter Pan and Arthurian legends。 （Also， the illustrations were incredible！） 。。。more
ra
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Growing up can be really suck， he thought。 And bad things sure as shit do happen to good people and for the most part the world just doesn't give a crapAku suka banget sama premis cerita ini。 Retelling Peter Pan， tapi Peter di sini menculik anak yang kesepian， sedang dirudung dan/atau dalam pelarian。 Kemudian dibawanya mereka ke Avalon， bukan tempat indah seperti layaknya di dunia peri melainkan bagai mimpi buruk banyak makhluk aneh yang menyerang serta terjadinya pertumpahan darah。 Untuk bi Growing up can be really suck， he thought。 And bad things sure as shit do happen to good people and for the most part the world just doesn't give a crapAku suka banget sama premis cerita ini。 Retelling Peter Pan， tapi Peter di sini menculik anak yang kesepian， sedang dirudung dan/atau dalam pelarian。 Kemudian dibawanya mereka ke Avalon， bukan tempat indah seperti layaknya di dunia peri melainkan bagai mimpi buruk banyak makhluk aneh yang menyerang serta terjadinya pertumpahan darah。 Untuk bisa hidup di Avalon pun perlu daya survive yang tinggi， bahkan tidak hanya Peter anak-anak yan diculik pun terpaksa harus membunuh untuk bisa tetap hidup。Brom pun mengakui bahwa dirinya tidak ingin hanya sekadar membuat cerita retell Peter Pan tapi juga ingin menciptakan Peternya sendiri dan cerita lebih kelam dibalik dongeng。 Brom banyak melakukan riset legenda， dongeng， cerita rakyat sebagai dasar untuk cerita ini。 Penamaan Avalon pun diambil dari Mitologi Old Wlsh。 Penokohan di buku ini pun dibentuk dengan baik。 Jika kamu tidak familiar dengan berbagai karakter di buku ini， jangan khawatir karena penulis mendekripsikannya dengan baik dan ditambah dengan ilustrasi。Latar belakang dan masa lalu Peter pun berhasil dirajut dengan apik dang membuatku sebagai pembaca terperosok masuk ke dalam cerita。 Semakin jauh kisah-kisah yang tersembunyi dan berbagai faktor yang memngaruhi sikap Peter di masa kini akan terkuak。 Perlahan pembaca akan memahami sikap keras namun setia Peter dan semua yang terjadi di Avalon hingga terjadi kekacauan。Selain tokoh Peter kamu akan menemukan Nick， sosok anak yang diculik Peter。 Nick menunjukkan perkembangan karakter yang menanjak seiring waktu serta perlahan menyadari arti keluarga untuknya dan hal itu juga memengaruhi Peter dikemudian hari。 Walaupun Peter dan Nick berkenalan sebagai penculik dan yang diculik， tapi pertemuan mereka Nick mendapat harapan untuk hidup lebih baik yang ditawarkan Peter。 Semakin lama bersama Nick pun akan memahami apa yang sedang dihadapinya dan alasan dibalik semua sikap Peter。 Ah， intinya aku suka banget sama dinamika hubungan mereka berdua dari awal sampai akhir。Tidak hanya Nick dan Peter。 Banyak tokoh lain yang bermunculan dan memiliki hubungan yang erat satu sama lain。 Secara alur， diksi， penokohan， dan latar semuanya tepat menurutku。 Hal yang paling kusuka adalah ketika sisi lain Peter terungkap dan bagaimana rapunya ia。so 4 of 5 star for this book 。。。more
Krim
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Holy shit。 The second half reaaally brought it back for me。 Didn't realise how much I would love this 😭Definitely want to buy a personal copy so I can hold it lovingly against my chest while crying。 Holy shit。 The second half reaaally brought it back for me。 Didn't realise how much I would love this 😭Definitely want to buy a personal copy so I can hold it lovingly against my chest while crying。 。。。more
Angel Kinchen
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Favorite by Brom so far！This book I read back in 2015 and was a little halfway through but had to return it to the library and meant to pick it up again （6 years later， lol）。 I was immediately pulled in by the book's art cover and fell in love with Brom's dark and twisted take on a classic fairytale。 There's nothing I don't love about the story; the characters and the savageness of a dying realm。 Peter is totally messed up， but you can't help feeling for him on some points。 Nick is constantly a Favorite by Brom so far！This book I read back in 2015 and was a little halfway through but had to return it to the library and meant to pick it up again （6 years later， lol）。 I was immediately pulled in by the book's art cover and fell in love with Brom's dark and twisted take on a classic fairytale。 There's nothing I don't love about the story; the characters and the savageness of a dying realm。 Peter is totally messed up， but you can't help feeling for him on some points。 Nick is constantly a voice of reason in an otherwise mad world and its nice when reading his words because you will find yourself also getting pulled into Peter's side。 。。。more
Akie L
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I need to pause on this one for a while。。。 I loved the beginning and thought I could push through the rest but I can't I need to pause on this one for a while。。。 I loved the beginning and thought I could push through the rest but I can't 。。。more
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