Review: Sweet, innocent Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2014
As soon as I finished reading this, I dove head-long into the rest of the series. This is a wonderful re-telling of the timeless tale, chock full of familiar faces.  As with any re-telling, things are tweaked and changed, like Peter being from New York rather than London (I'm assuming that's because the author was more familiar with the United States than England) (and homesick, rather than the cocky, Neverland-loving Lost Boy that we always see), and Hook goes around as bald rather than wearing a wig, and no Wendy in Neverland.  But as a story on its own, I thought Elle Strauss did a fantastic job, bringing us into Tink's life, making us feel for her during her chores for Captain Hook, and introducing us to elements that would come into play further down the line. True, things in Neverland never did feel completely fleshed out (like the Lost Boys or the Pirates), but Jangle was a wonderful addition and quite in the spirit of Tinkerbell's Disney fairy friends. And there was plenty of magic to be had here with a sweet, innocent romance, that, just like in the books you worry is just one-sided and what the fate of Tinkerbell will be.