Review: Brilliant
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 24, 2014
This boxed set contains the novel 'Peter: A Darkened Fairytale', a collection of full poetry, and three collections of short poetry all relating to the novel.  The story is of a young boy named Peter who enters a magical realm on his tenth birthday.This is a unique dark fairytale with a sense of wonder to it which takes the edge off of some of the dark and scary moments but there are still plenty of terrifying things in this fantastical world.  It was very easy to get caught up in this journey and see everything through the eyes of Peter.  I found the novel captivating and I savoured every new development, thoroughly enjoying the wonderfully imagined tale from start to finish.The poems fit in extremely well with the story and each collection kept the dark tone established in the novel, while showing flashes of light and hope within the wondrous elements.  By the end of the final collection I was sorry to see the end of this fantastical world I had journeyed through.  I hope the next book will come out soon!Overall this is a wonderful adventure through a magical world full of fantastical creatures and lurking dangers.  A brilliant story for older children and adults alike.  Very highly recommended!