Wow what a beautiful cover!
I didn’t finish Darling by K. Ancrum only because I’m in the mood for first person narrative and this is in third person
It’s a fast paced , urban modern retake on Peter Pan. The writing felt a little bit on-the-nose but the story goes quick. It definitely felt more YA in regards to the setting compared to other YA books I read, but it does have some strong R-rated language. Some of the characters had very interestingly unique names.
Here’s the blurb:
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?