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Lyrical, yet sad, YA retelling of Peter Pan. Nora is a "rich" girl with an abusive father. Kettle is one of the "lost children" forced into the streets after WWII because he's Japanese American and lost his parents in the war. The story is told alternating between their POVs and it unfolds in a heartbreakingly beautiful way.

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This book is FREE from Amazon today! It was a wonderful read!

Last month's bookclub pick. I found this book a bit confusing and I'm not sure how I feel about it. Vague at times, it took me til halfway through to remember that it is supposed to be set after the second world war, and yet the descriptions evoked quite clear images for me. I found that the plot had holes and at times unbelievable yet I felt invested in the characters.

I have very mixed feelings about this book. The second half was much stronger than the first. The structure was far too loose and inconsistent. But I loved Nora's story and Kettle grew in me (took a while though). I really did want to find out what happened to them both and I was screaming at them in my head trying to get them to bend to my will.

Perfect day to finish this off before book club tomorrow.

I'm on my library placement for the next three weeks and there hasn't been a lot of time to read despite being surrounded by books all day. I'm on a deadline to get this read by bookclub on Sunday. It's going to be tight.

As predicted I've put aside the books I had planned in reading this week to start the tagged one. Plus when I looked it up on Amazon on my kindle is was FREE! Bonus!!

Up next...anyone Read this? One in my bookclub has and wasn‘t that impressed.

I really liked this!
The story is strongly invested in its title characters and their seperate hardships which drive much of their behaviour. Also quite fascinating reading about the internment of Japanese Americans - can anyone recommend any other books set in this time period?

Here's an update on my goodreads reading challenge and the next 3 blue and orange books on my tbr! #litsybookclub #sjbookclub

That was good, but it could have been SO much better. Kin & Kettle were AMAZING 😍. But the plot doesn't start till the last 1/3 of the book! Almost the whole thing is long, drawn out backstory. This also meant that the actual plot was terribly rushed & the end made little sense. And, were we in 1950s America? BOY was it hard to tell, because the tone stayed absolutely the same & everyone sounded like it was 2017. Sweet, but full of holes. ★★★☆☆.

#currentlyreading: Nora & Kettle | um hi a Peter Pan retelling with a Japanese American internment camp survivor SIGN ME UP 😍😍😍😍😍

The characters and plot were just about ruined by a sloppy story structure. Switching narrators rarely works for me, and in this book they sometimes changed multiple times in one chapter. It was just clumsy and distracting, instead of illuminating. Super disappointing.

"Stars are like secrets. They need to fall. Let them fall."

Have finally twigged that this is set in the 1950s and that Kettle is Japanese American...

theme wise could easily be present day...

I'm not entirely sure how this book came to be in my kindle (probably via bookbub... I'm click happy) but it's amazing, raw and horrific - and apparently a Peter Pan retelling (except so far firmly in the world as we know it)

I have his ears, nose, and hair... and he can't stand it. I wish I could scrub out my face and start again. Not because it would protect me, but because it would mean that I wouldn't see him in my reflection.

My gaze connects with his for a moment before I have to look away. In his eyes are the reflections of the beating I didn't know how to stop, and even though my heart remembers, the rest of me would like to forget.

#bookmail arrived today! This one is a new take on Peter Pan. Looking forward to reading it! #thebookdrop #independentbookstore