*I received this book as an Early Reviewer giveaway*
This is an interesting take on Peter Pan, but it never reached it's full potential. It's about Thomas, who is the son of Peter and Wendy but doesn't know it, until Tinkerbell shows up and tell him about Never Never Land. It's a short and easy read, but I wasn't crazy about it. ( )

Chuck Rosenthal's sequel to the Peter Pan tales find Pan and Wendy's son returning to Neverland which is facing extinction, maybe, because it's possibly losing its magic? Everything in Neverland is possible - and the disconnect between imagination and reality, and the power of make believe is supposedly at the center of this novella. The book is interesting in its premise that there must always be a new Pan and/or Wendy, and that life continues in Neverland in its own time. Pirates and gypsies - representing evil and independence - are ever-present threats to innocence. There is so much unmet potential in this book, mainly because the characters are so broadly drawn. Yes, anything can happen in Neverland. But nothing really does. The author's pejorative use of the label "gypsies" is constantly disturbing, and the characters are not likeable or easy to relate to. Perhaps if I was a 12 year old boy I would enjoy the adventure more. The author has some excellent ideas, but needs to get back to work. It reads as being incomplete. So 2 stars for a good start and potential, but I skimmed the 2nd half. ( )

I love the original Peter Pan story and have enjoyed updated versions of it so I had high hopes for this book. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed.

You Can Fly is a very short novel but I struggled to get through it because I simply could not stay focused. The story did not sustain my interest. Characters were reflections of the originals - Peter Pan, Wendi, Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys, Captain Hook, Tiger Lily - but had no depth of their own. I felt that the author was trying to convey some meaning about growing up or innocence or childhood but I never quite grasped what he was trying to say. The action felt choppy, repetitive, and ultimately pointless. ( )

Chuck Rosenthal's sequel to the Peter Pan tales find Pan and Wendy's son returning to Neverland which is facing extinction, maybe, because it's possibly losing its magic? Everything in Neverland is possible - and the disconnect between imagination and reality, and the power of make believe is supposedly at the center of this novella. The book is interesting in its premise that there must always be a new Pan and/or Wendy, and that life continues in Neverland in its own time. Pirates and gypsies - representing evil and independence - are ever-present threats to innocence. There is so much unmet potential in this book, mainly because the characters are so broadly drawn. Yes, anything can happen in Neverland. But nothing really does. The author's pejorative use of the label "gypsies" is constantly disturbing, and the characters are not likeable or easy to relate to. Perhaps if I was a 12 year old boy I would enjoy the adventure more. The author has some excellent ideas, but needs to get back to work. It reads as being incomplete. So 2 stars for a good start and potential, but I skimmed the 2nd half. ( )

So Peter Pan finally grows up and marries a Wendy. They have a son, Thomas, who is destined to become the new Peter Pan. The premise sounds a bit cheezy, but it has potential: Thomas has to save Never Never Land from Captain Hook, whom the croc has spit back.

My first reaction was that the dialogue was choppy, like bits of it just 'fell out' or were left out. Then the narration part got choppy, too, like maybe the author was thinking faster than he was typing. He had some good ideas: the Lost Boys being the source of the magic, the mermaids painting things into existence, and a colony of female pirates. But all the characters were one-dimensional, even Peter and Wendy. The reader didn’t know what they were thinking or feeling or why they did things.

The story just got choppier as it went along. It felt like the author had a lot of ideas for scenes, but wasn't able to string them together in to a cohesive story. Even the final battle, which had the most potential and some really good strategy, was just plain bad.

The only positive thing I can say is that the book is short, otherwise I would never have finished it. Thank you, Early Reviewers for giving me this book. I would have been very disappointed if I had bought it on my own.

Best quote: "Never Never Land is magical, not simple." - Tiger Lily ( )