Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Page Count: 207
Published on: 1911

Published by: Puffin

Genre(s): Classic, Fantasy, Children's Fiction
Source: Paperback

Age Rating: PG

Where To Find It: Goodreads // Amazon

My Rating: 5 stars

Goodreads synopsis:

One starry night, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell lead the three Darling children over the rooftops of London and away to Neverland - the island where lost boys play, mermaids splash and fairies make mischief. But a villainous-looking gang of pirates lurk in the docks, led by the terrifying Captain James Hook. Magic and excitement are in the air, but if Captain Hook has his way, before long, someone will be walking the plank and swimming with the crocodiles...

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Hey, guys!

     I have been a huge fan of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan for a very long time, but for some odd reason, I had never fully read the whole original story! I am glad that I have. This story is so beautifully written, so creepy, so whimsical, so dark. J.M. Barrie includes details throughout the book that completes the story and explains the most well-known bits of the story that everyone knows.      

     This story follows the Darling children as they are whisked away to Neverland by the famous Peter Pan. While in Neverland, the children experience many adventures and have the time of their lives. If you have watched Disney's adaptation of the book, you would be familiar with the basic plot of the story. There are many plot points that are expanded upon in the movie, but there are also some essential plot points that were left out when the story has been adapted to the screen. The relationship between the parents, the children, and Neverland was really interesting. There's also a bit of the story that tells you why Tinker Bell is called Tinker Bell and I found that to be really cool. 

      The whole concept of Neverland was really interesting too. It was much darker than I originally thought. The connection that Neverland has with the children of the world was really fascinating and I wanted more. Is it fact? Is it fiction? The magic all throughout this book is so compelling and I desperately needed more when I finished the book. The ending was supposed to be happy and fun, but I was so heart-broken and sad! Very depressing...

     I also liked getting to know the Indians and Pirates and the beasts of the forest. That was really cool! I also really liked the focus on pretending and imagination. That was really cool.

     Overall, this book made me regret being 18 and I hate that I'm grown up. I had dreams all my life that Peter Pan would come to my window and take me away to Neverland...I suppose he actually did...but he took me home by the time I woke up...not cool Peter! 

Great Peter Pan Retellings:

• Peter & the Starcatchers series by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
• The Sister's Grimm series by Michael Buckley
• The Never Girls series by Kiki Thorpe (Bailey's recommendation)
• Never by Shay Lyam (reading in August)

I hope you enjoyed this review! There will be more reviews coming every Tuesday and Thursday, so stay tuned!

Happy reading!

Olivia

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Summer Cram-A-Thon & Summer BookTube-A-Thon 2016 Wrap Up

Hey, guys!

The Summer 2016 Cram-a-Thon is now over so that means it's time to share the books that I've read in the past few days. I didn't really start reading seriously until day 2 or 3 of the cram-a-thon because weekends have been really busy lately. So I didn't read all of the books on my TBR even though they weren't very long. 

Here are the books that I've read in the past 4 days:

• Fantastic Beast & Where To Find Them by Newt Scamander (J.K. Rowling)
• Attack On Titan Volume 1 by Hajime Isayama & Sheldon Drzka
• Attack On Titan Volume 2 by Hajime Isayama & Sheldon Drzka
• Attack On Titan Volume 3 by Hajime Isayama & Sheldon Drzka
• The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan (only 70 pages)

Pages Read: 724

Number of Books Read: 4

Challenges Completed:

1. Read a book under 200 pages (Fantastic Beasts, AoT #1 & 2)
2. Read a graphic novel (AoT #1-3)
3. Read a book you've never finished  (AoT #1)
4. Read a novella/short story (Fantastic Beasts)
5. Read a book written in verse
6. Read 5 books total (This almost happened, but I had a third of The Hidden Oracle left so only 4 counts. ;) )

     I finished 4 challenges this time around (1-4) and I completed 4 books. 3 graphic novels and a short story/book. I wasn't exactly trying to complete any challenges, but I was trying to read as much as I could. I actually read the most on the last day of the read-a-thon, which surprises me because it was my busiest day.

BookTube-A-Thon Wrap Up

      Guys! I am so proud of myself! I read 7 books for the BookTubeAThon! Granted, four were manga volumes of Attack On Titan, but I consider graphic novels and manga to be literature and actual books. Graphic novels and manga both have so much work put into them -- just like an orthodox novel. I don't think they should be left out of the literature label. Anyway, I had a great week of reading and I can't wait for the next BookTubeAThon! I loved this so much. I enjoyed this year much more than I did last year because I actually got involved with Twitter-sprints and the Instagram challenges. Next year, I hope to get involved with the video challenges as well. This year, that just couldn't happen. I loved watching everyone's video updates, their Goodreads updates, and the tweets that everyone posted. It was so lovely to see this amazing community united and enjoying the written word. I'm pretty sure this community is the best community to be in.

Challenges:

1. Yellow on the cover 
2. Only read a book after sunset
3. Read a book that you discovered on BookTube
4. Read a book by your favorite author
5. Read a book that is older than you
6. Read & watch a book and it's movie adaptation
7. Read 7 books

      I managed to complete 5 &1/2 challenges! I did read 7 books, but I did not read a book that was older than me and I didn't manage to watch the movie adaptation of The BFG..but I did rewatch an episode of Attack On Titan :D Does that even count? I don't even know. Anyway, I loved these challenges. Anyway, I've read all of Reagan's Attack On Titan volumes, so there may not be any more AoT updates for a while. (Manga volumes are so expensive! Reagan just bought 3 volumes and the total price was ridiculous! I don't think I will ever buy manga volumes...library here I come...) Here are the books that I read this week and how they fulfilled the challenges.

Here are the books I read:

1. Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer ~ Challenge 1
2. Attack On Titan Volume 4 by Hajime Isayama ~ Challenge 2
3. The BFG by Roald Dahl ~ Challenge 2 ~ Challenge 6? 
4. Attack On Titan Volume 5 by Hajime Isayama ~Challenge 6?
5. Attack On Titan Volume 6 by Hajime Isayama ~ Challenge 2
6. Broken Hearts, Fences, & Other Things To Mend by Katie Finn (Morgan Matson) ~ Challenge 3 & 4
7. Attack On Titan Volume 7 by Hajime Isayama ~ Challenge 2

# Of Pages Read: about 1,596 pages

# Of Books Read: 7 & about 40 pages of Six Of Crows

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Olivia

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Cram-A-Thon 2016 TBR

Hey, guys!

     This written really late, but I figured I should announce this read-along and my TBR since I will be taking part in it.

Stats:
Hosted by: Whitney of whittynovels & Sara of sarawithoutanH
Starts: July 9
Ends: July 12
Challenges: 

1. Read a book under 200 pages
2. Read a graphic novel
3. Read a book you've never finished
4. Read a novella/short story
5. Read a book written in verse
6. Read 5 books total

This is a really chill read-a-thon, so there aren't any expectations other than to do your best and to read as much as you'd like. I chose some really short books that I've been wanting to read. 

Here are the books I plan on reading:

• Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
• The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
• Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them by J.K. Rowling
• Attack On Titan Volume 1 by Hajime Isayama
• The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan (finishing from the Biannual Bibliothon)

I can't wait to read these books. I'm really loving The Hidden Oracle and I know that I will love all of these books!

Comment down below if you're also going to take part in this read along too! Tweet me @livthebooknerd for updates and stuff too!

Happy reading!

Olivia

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