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The Child Thief by Brom
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bookshelves: 2020, fantasy, fairy-tales

This book is loosely based on Peter Pan story. It reimagines many aspects of the story such as Peter's motives, Nevernever, and the Captian. This will be a very short review.

Our Peter in this book is more like an anti-hero. I loved him. He’s not perfect, he made many mistakes, and certainly did questionable things but Peter's smile is a most contagious thing.

This is not YA. It’s grim, gory, and has sensitive content such as rape, abuse, sexual act. our heroes are children lured by Peter’s promise to escape their violent world. But little they know, there’s always something to lose regardless of what they’ve went through.

We follow the story from Peter’s eyes and a boy named Nick. While other children adore Peter, Nick is not convinced. He’s not in awe of his speech and action. In his opinion, Peter tricked him. He wants out. however, things aren’t so simple and life in Avalon, even if not by a conscious choice, still has its magic and wonder.

I enjoyed reading this book and seeing things unfold. It’s not predictable and definitely one of the darkest retellings I’ll ever read. It also features some beautiful illustrations of the characters and creatures in the story!
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Quotes Nicole Liked

Brom
“And Peter laughed, and when he did, all the Devils grinned, because Peter's laugh was a most contagious thing.”
Brom, The Child Thief

Brom
“For Peter's smile is a most contagious thing.”
Brom, The Child Thief


Reading Progress

May 19, 2017 – Shelved
September 13, 2020 – Started Reading
September 17, 2020 – Finished Reading

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Kat (Books are Comfort Food) Another Winner! Excellent review.


message 2: by Pat (new)

Pat What an intriguing idea and story, great review Nicole!


Nicole Kat (Books are Comfort Food!) wrote: "Another Winner! Excellent review."

Thank you, Kat!


Nicole Pat (not getting friend updates currently) wrote: "What an intriguing idea and story, great review Nicole!"

Thank you, Pat! The story was definitely different from most retellings!


message 5: by Kaceey (new)

Kaceey Excellent review Nicole!


Nicole Kaceey wrote: "Excellent review Nicole!"

Thank you, Kaceey! 💜


message 7: by Tina (new)

Tina An excellent review Nicole. Sounds so good!


Nicole Tina wrote: "An excellent review Nicole. Sounds so good!"

Thank you, Tina!


message 9: by JanB (new)

JanB Excellent review Nicole! This might forever change my thoughts about Peter Pan 😉


message 10: by Dora (new)

Dora Koutsoukou Beautiful review Nicole! Happy you enjoyed it!! 👏🤗❤️


Nicole JanB wrote: "Excellent review Nicole! This might forever change my thoughts about Peter Pan 😉"

It was truly a twisted version! Thank you, Jan!


Nicole Dora wrote: "Beautiful review Nicole! Happy you enjoyed it!! 👏🤗❤️"

Thank you very much Dora ❤️


Nicole Elyse wrote: "Sounds fascinating-
Do these children fly? Lol any tinker bell ?

Cool review."


No they don’t, but the pixies are pretty nasty here 😅

Thank you, Elyse!


message 14: by Maria Olga (new)

Maria Olga Lectoraapasionada Una reseña perfecta 👌


message 15: by Nicole (last edited Mar 18, 2021 08:48AM) (new) - rated it 4 stars

Nicole Maria Olga wrote: "Una reseña perfecta 👌"

Gracias Maria Olga!


message 16: by len ❀ (new)

len ❀ ooh i’m not a big fan of retelling but this sounds interesting! great review, nicole! i might keep an eye out for this one.


Nicole Elena wrote: "ooh i’m not a big fan of retelling but this sounds interesting! great review, nicole! i might keep an eye out for this one."

It's definitely different from any fairytale retelling I've read before!


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