Ancrum’s Tiger Lilly replacement) are bi, Eleanor (Wendy’s best friend) is a lesbian, Fyodor is a biromantic asexual, and Curly is “questioning.”Īt its core, this book is about found family. We have many characters who are people of color, Wendy herself being Black. One thing I loved from the start about “Darling,” was the representation we got of these characters who are typically portrayed as cis white people (aside from Tiger Lily, obvi). Ancrum, I knew I had to check it out, and oh am I glad I did. So, when I first read the synopsis of “Darling” by K. I adore the original story and it’s creepy vibe, and I love, love, love reading/watching/listening to any sort of reimagining of it from the Disney Peter Pan to the more unique and darker Pans. I would consider myself a Peter Pan stan.

Barrie’s classic permanently off to Neverland.Ĭontent Warnings for “Darling” can be found here. Ancrum has re-envisioned Peter Pan with a central twist that will send all your previous memories of J. Can Wendy find the courage to survive this night-and make sure everyone else does, too?Īcclaimed author K. And she makes enemies-the terrifying Detective Hook, and maybe Peter himself, as his sinister secrets start coming to light. She makes friends-a punk girl named Tinkerbelle and the lost boys Peter watches over. Wendy thinks they’re heading to a party, but instead they’re soon running in the city’s underground. He’s dizzying, captivating, beautiful-so she agrees to join him for a night on the town. On Wendy Darling’s first night in Chicago, a boy called Peter appears at her window. 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.

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