Christina Henry Chronicles of Alice 4 Books Collection Set - Lost Boy, Red Queen, The Mermaid, Alice

The Chronicles of Alice #1-4

by Christina Henry

In a warren of crumbling buildings and desperate people called the Old City, there stands a hospital with cinderblock walls which echo with the screams of the poor souls inside. Titles in this set contains Lost Boy, Red Queen, The Mermaid and Alice.

Genres: Fantasy, Retellings, Horror

Hardcover

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

Christina Henry is a horror and dark fantasy author whose works include GOOD GIRLS DON'T DIE, HORSEMAN, NEAR THE BONE, THE GHOST TREE, LOOKING GLASS, THE GIRL IN RED, THE MERMAID, LOST BOY, RED QUEEN, ALICE, and the seven book urban fantasy BLACK WINGS series.

Her short stories have been featured in the anthologies ELEMENTAL FORCES, CURSED, TWICE CURSED, GIVING THE DEVIL HIS DUE and KICKING IT.

She enjoys running long distances, reading anything she can get her hands on and watching movies with samurai, zombies and/or subtitles in her spare time. She lives in Chicago with her husband and son.

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Reviews

[Urs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nur lost Boy gelesen. sehr gut, macht richtig sauer, enttäuscht und verzweifelt 🙂

[Sophie van Griensven · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lost boy was echt ontzettend goed. Als je een keer een andere twist aan het verhaal van Peter Pan wil lezen, dan is dit zeker een aanrader. Ik vond dit boek zo leuk dat ik de rest van de in horror gedoopte disney verhalen ook wilde lezen. Nu viel de rest echt ontzettend tegen waardoor ik ze ook niet of met tegenzin heb uitgelezen, met dan de hoop dat er iets was dat me wel aantrok tot dit boek.

Lost boy: 4⭐️
De rest van de serie: 2⭐️

[Emily Edwards · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing retelling of classic storys with dark and sinister twists. Love them all

[Dewi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ik heb alleen Lost boy gelezen:

Moet zeggen dat ik het heel lastig vond om in het boek te komen en ik bijna in een reading slump kwam, maar door een review die zei dat het na chapter 14 alles beter werd ben ik stug door gaan lezen.

De plot tho!!! Die was intens en moest ik even verwerken

[Marrit Uitterdijk · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have only read Lost Boy.

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I love the character Peter Pan in General.
So many good books, movies, series about the character.
My number one favorite character of the stories that I read when I was a little kid.

In almost every book, movie or serie that I have read/watched with Peter Pan in it, had Peter Pan as the good guy.

A good serie that I have watched called 'Once Upon a Time' has also the character Peter Pan in it.
Here he was the bad guy but still a great character.

So why not read this book about Peter Pan, because I just love the character...

WELL THAT CHANGED!!

I hate Peter Pan after reading this book.
I could never forgive him to what he has done.

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There are 19 chapters. It was hard for me to read the first 14 chapters.
The last 5 chapters were better because it gave me a really strong hate feeling.

The story is nice but it could have been written a little different.

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Do I recommend this book?
Yes, but....
Try to get through the first 14 chapters.
Because the last 5 chapters and the feeling that you get about Peter Pan is worth it.
Not many books can make you hate a person so much, but this book can.

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Lost Boy is a standalone.
In other words this book is not part of a serie.

[Savannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I only read Lost Boy, but it was amazing. I loved the characters and this sinister twist on a fairytale story.

Only thing is, the ending left a couple of questions. Spoiler!!!!! How was Peter able to bring more children to island later if the portal was destroyed? Will Nod and Charlie grow old and die, since they were not cursed like Jamie? Why does Peter let some kids go back to the other world in the end?

This story was dark and sinister in all the right ways. Absolutely loved this twist.

[Joanne Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I always though Peter Pan was the bad guy in this fairy tale and he sure was in this re telling.

This follows a boy named Jamie. He was the first of the lost boys Peter brought to the island. Jamie was the strongest of the boys but seemed to the one who was the protector of them all especially the youngest of them all which was Charlie. Charlie was too small for this land but wasn't able to leave so Jamie had to watch over him which Peter didnt like and every opportunity he had was to try and get rid of Charlie.

The story kind of follows the same kind of plot. Peter with his lost boys playing and having fun raiding the pirates but this kind of give you a bit of back story of him going to the other place where he got new boys as this story shows the side side of alot of the boys died of either sickness or being killed.

Later on in the story we was introduced to Sal but when they got injured found out this was Sally a girl which girls are not allowed on this island but took a shining to Jamie and they incoluding Nod took really good care of each other and Charlie.

Peter was protrayed in this book as being very childish which he was and very selfish and did things to suit himself and all he really cared about was himself and not being along and of course obsessed with Jamie however when the boys really started to see Peter for what he really was the magic of the island dispeared and they started to grow up .

This book was rather sad. Lots of deaths and the ending got me but i did like Chrisina took a spin on Jamie now becoming the Pirate captain Hook! I thought that was clever.

[Phoebe Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read lost boy and absolutely loved it. Suspense and gore, while following the relationship between the 'boys'. Also have read The Mermaid, also enjoyable however not as good in my opinion. Haven't gotten around to the other two but it is on my to do list

[Sandra Mandziuk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this story!

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great alternatives to well known stories

[Elin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing book, though suprisingly much violence. Didn't expect this at all, but it was amazing to read.

[Victoria Harvey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Only read lost boy, amazing!

[Simon · Rating 2 out of 5]

A re-telling of a classic that I love but not quite sure this genre is up my alley. Quite dark though which I liked and some interesting characterisations.

[Kathi · Rating 3 out of 5]

bis auf "The Mermaid" gelesen. ab und zu etwas verstörend und ich hab nicht damit gerechnet, was da passiert, aber irgendwie musste ich sie lesen

[Niamh Williams · Rating 2 out of 5]

Alice was fantastic but the other I just couldn't get though

[Neuza Florindo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lost boy was most likely the best Peter Pan retelling I’ve ever read

[Anika Limpi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super geschrieben. Man taucht in die Geschichte ein