Little Lost Princess

by Hailey Knape

The kingdom of Meadowhelm has long been plagued by the fear instilled by Peter Pan and his Lost Boys. Each year, Peter comes to Meadowhelm and names his price for another year of peace. When Peter throws a wrench in the works and asks that Princess Holly return with him, he is rejected, and Holly's life quickly begins to spiral out of control. Angry but benevolent, Peter gives Holly a fortnight to prepare herself to leave. Just as it seems that all hope is lost, an infamous pirate captain who hasn't been seen in many years shows up in Meadowhelm's harbor with promises of keeping the princess safe. Now Holly must make a choice before it is made for her one way or another.

236 pages, Paperback

Published July 7, 2022

Reviews

[Claire Flieder · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well, that was dark. There definitely should have been a content warning for severe physical abuse. Honestly, a few chapters were hard to get through because it was so brutal.

I don't know how I felt about this book. Firstly, we had a guy probably 500 years old falling in love with a 17 year old.... Ew. Secondly, nothing really happened in this book. Either Peter was physically abusing someone, or Holly and the pirates were just hanging out. I kept wondering when Holly was going to start worrying about her brother, father, or kingdom. She knows how awful Peter is, especially after her dreams, and yet she just ignored it and went about her days. I mean, what?? Lastly, I just felt like Hook wasn't really a great guy. He had serious anger issues that he did let out on her sometimes, and so I didn't want her to be with him. But I don't know, a lot about this book confused me.