Review: The Dark One

The Dark One by Nikki St. Crowe
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Dark One picks up right where The Never King ended. We know Pan’s shadow, along with an unexpected second shadow, have been found. Likewise, Winnie has made her choice to return to Neverland and live with Pan and the Lost Boys. In TDO we come along for the adventure that ensues following the discovery. We learn where loyalties lie, we have questions answered, and new mysteries unfold.

I don’t want to say much because I don’t want to give anything away. I’ll tell you that I loved seeing Winnie’s strength in this installment. She gives as good as she gets and isn’t afraid to be vulnerable.

“…stop treating me like a fragile toy. I’m not. I’m a china cup that has been broken so many times that I’m never sure if I’m a cup or just separate pieces held together by glue and sheer determination, molded into a cup-like shape. I know how to crack and I know how to mend. At least with you all, I know I will never mend alone.”

We also see more than just the superficial with Vane in TDO and, if you weren’t sure about him before, I think you’ll swoon now.

The Dark One is not a Disney-esque Peter Pan retelling. Pan and his Lost Boys are dïckîsh, dėpravėd, a dash dėränged, and I want MORE! And I’m in a huff over the cliffy because WTA-FCUKING-F?!?!?! I mean, yes, we saw where it was heading. But

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