Hi! This is a review for a book I read a few months back. I
saw it on Edelweiss + Download now, and I knew I needed to at least give it a
chance. While I got this book for free, this doesn’t mean I won’t be honest
in my review.
Info
Title: Tink and Wendy
Author: Kelly Ann Jacobson
Genre: Retelling, Fantasy, Contemporary
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Rating: 3.5,
What I liked
Characters
The characters in this novel were one highlight of the book for me. I love Peter Pan, and I’ve read the original book, seen the movies,
and different adaptations, and seen a few different takes on the story. Taking
a beloved story such as this, you need to think about how the characters will
pay homage to the original, and still be fresh, so people will want to read
what you have to say. Kelly Ann Jacobson does a great job of making the
characters new and different, while still paying homage to the original intent.
I enjoyed seeing the characters in our world, because it was as if I was seeing
them in a new way, and they were more relatable.
Plot
The plot of this story, mostly, was good. I enjoyed
the back and forth between our world and the world that was seen as Neverland.
I also enjoyed the new story elements with Wendy’s granddaughter and having
her as an element in the tale. This unique twist made the story one of the
favorite parts of the novel. I also enjoyed seeing the characters we know and
enjoy reading about in a new way because they were no longer in Neverland for
the full story.
Writing
The writing in this story was good. I felt that Kelly Ann
Jacobson wrote in a tone that matched the story well. The lighter scenes were
funny, and they were written in a way that took the reader away from the
serious elements of the story for a while. Going hand in hand with that, the
more serious scenes were written in a way that made it seem like the reader was
supposed to feel for these characters, and share in their experiences.
What didn’t work for me
Pace
I am trying to be honest in this review because that’s what
authors want to read, what you honestly think about the book. The pacing of
this book was off for me. I don’t know if it was just me, but the elements of
the fairy book, and the jumping from the past to the present, just didn’t work all
that well for me. I feel like what could have made this better in a chapter or
two in the now timeline, a chapter or two in the past, and then some of the
fairy rules. The flow and pace of this book were just off for me.
Romance
I really like romances in books when done well. This romance
was fine, and I enjoyed the LGBTQ+ elements, with Tink having a romance with
both Peter and Wendy. I just believe that it did not explore this romance enough and that there was more potential for love stories over the course of the book. I left the boom just wanting more of the romance.
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