The timing of this story was well done: although there was a section where there was a several month gap, it didn’t feel out of place or hard to follow at all, which happens frequently in books where there are gaps like that. The pacing of the story felt slow, although the story itself occurred over the course of only a couple days (a few months, but only a few specific days were closely described). Peter and Claire’s character development was really incredible, and I really loved both of their growths over the course of the book. The imagery of this book was immaculate: I LOVED all the description of the scenery and the setting: it was so vividly described & it was all so magical! Like in Dust, I wasn’t a huge fan of any of the main characters and really struggled to relate to them, though that generally happens to some degree with me for fantasy books. It took me a while to get back into the story, and remember the significance of the characters, and so I would recommend reading both books pretty closely to each other. Unlike Dust, which happens in Peter Pan London, this book happens entirely in Neverland, and it was thoroughly entrenched in the fantasy world. Shadow was set immediately after the end of Dust (60-70 years after the end of the Peter Pan story) and followed the same Peter Pan storyline, where Neverland is slowly dying and it is up to Peter to restore it. It was a lot darker than Dust, and I think that I like Dust more out of the duology, but overall I think it was a really coherent and well done set of books. I have been looking forwards to reading this book since I finished Dust a year ago, and this book met my expectations! It is a direct continuation of the Peter Pan storyline that was started in Dust, and it was really fun. Similar Review: Dust by Kara Swanson (Heirs of Neverland #1) GoodReads || Amazon || Barnes & Noble || Book Depository || Christian Book My Review. To rescue Neverland from the inescapable shadow, the boy who never grew up and the girl who grew up too fast will have to sacrifice the only thing they have left: each other.

Claire may have pixie dust flowing in her veins-but the light of Neverland is flickering dangerously close to going out forever. When she finally finds her brother, Connor is every bit as shattered as the island. Claire Kenton is chained to a pirate ship, watching the wreckage of Neverland rocked by tempests. But with each step, he is haunted by more of his own broken memories. Desperate to rescue Claire and the fractured Lost Boys, Peter must unravel what truly tore his dreamland apart. Peter Pan has crash-landed back on Neverland.

The Girl Who Could See by Kara Swanson