Review: Peter: A Darkened Fairytale
Peter: A Darkened Fairytale by William O’Brien
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I discovered from the author notes that William O’Brien resides in a small English village – the fertile inspiration of some of the land’s most imaginative writers, Emily Brontë, Lewis Carroll, Daphne du Maurier, the list is endless, as are the misty, dark tales they have spun.
In this tradition, we find the eponymous Peter from a Darkened Fairytale on his tenth birthday cast into a purple forest searching for a friend and finding himself in the company of an intriguing cast of magical characters including a white witch and a beautiful young elf named Slip who makes him feel nervous, as beautiful young elves tend to make growing boys feel.
Having devoured Tolkien and the JK Rowling books, I can still recall what moves and inspires pre-teens when it comes to reading and this surreal journey with its dark edges and subplots that tell morality tales in new and fresh ways will hit the spot. Highly recommended.
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