Unfortunately, I read this, but don't remember anything. That may be an indication of the fact that it was totally unmemorable, as there is absolutely nothing that I remember about this book. I know I read it because I remember the title, but there is nothing else there for me. As this was less than three years ago, I should remember something about it, but I remember absolutely nothing. Take that as you will. Netgalley remembers my rating, which I guess was a 4 star. That must mean I liked it right?

Loved the book and the Peter Pan background! All the characters were very sympathetic to me and I enjoyed going on an adventure with them.

A book that plays beautifully with art and colour. The story is interesting, expected in some parts but it is still a very enjoyable read.

This was good! The artwork was incredible. It dealt with a lot of important topics and I thought it did a very nice job. I would recommend.

Wendy is driving with her two younger brothers one night when she skids off the road into a lake. She wakes up to find her youngest brother is presumed dead. She refuses to accept it. and her parents decide to send her to a shrink and new school. All along she is seeing these allusions to Peter Pan.

A story of grief and loss with very fitting art from Veronica Fish. The sparse use of vivid color on a mostly black and white page provides some stunning visuals.

My only issue with the book is the hand written script for the lettering. I sometimes found myself trying to decipher what a word in the page was. The cursive was hard to read.

Received an advance copy from Super Genius and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Wendy Project is a short, but poignant graphic novel based on the classic story of Peter Pan. It begins fairly grounded in reality–a car accident, a broken family, teenage drama–but slowly delves more and more into the magical realism sphere, ultimately coming to resemble its literary predecessor, Peter Pan.

First, the illustrations in this graphic novel are absolutely stunning. They incorporate colour effectively, consistently, and in a way that elevates the plot itself. It’s not often that I read a graphic novel which has illustrations and plot combining so seamlessly.

The plot itself is interesting, though seems a bit lacking at times. The book is very short and could absolutely be longer to give more depth and details to the story itself. While you’re able to get a good idea of what’s happening, and there’s a satisfying beginning, middle, and end, more plot wouldn’t hurt. There were a few instances that had me a bit confused about what was actually happening, but for the most part, it was an easy and pleasant reading experience.

This is a more emotional retelling of Peter Pan, that also plays with the belief that the original Neverland was a heaven of sorts for children killed in the war. This modern graphic rendition takes some of the classic elements of the original Barrie novel, adds 21st-century elements, and spins the plot to involve a grief-stricken and guilt-ridden Wendy, separated from her brother, and searching for him through art, dreams, and Neverland itself.

Adorable piece of work. Commendable. The characters are all very cute and lovable. The plot line is interesting too.

'The Wendy Project' by Melissa Jane Osborne with illustrations by Veronica Fish is a story about loss and grief. I found it to be beautiful and moving.

When Wendy crashes her car into the lake, her two younger brothers, Michael and John, are in the back seat. Michael can't be found, and Wendy thinks he is still alive and lost. Wendy finds herself with a therapist who wants her to keep a journal. She also finds herself getting in to trouble at school and with a boy. Will she find Michael?

The names of the kids are no accident as Peter Pan is heavily involved in the story. The art is mostly black and white with clever uses of color. The art is free flowing and feels like sketching done in one sitting.

I absolutely loved this story. Grief has it's stages. This story is about denial as well as forgiving yourself. The story tells it so well, that you don't even realize it as you are reading.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Super Genius, Papercutz, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

A brilliantly original tale of reality verging on fantasy! Tragedy turns to hope and adventure in this whimsical story not unlike Peter Pan.

The Wendy Project is a quick, though powerful read. The book deals with grief after a teen has a car accident in which her brother dies. The artwork successfully conveys a dreamlike/confused medium to reflect the main character's state of mind. Recommended.

This is the perfect argument to present to people who claim that comics are superheroes, fart jokes, violence, and lazy reading. Osborne has done some fantastic work here. Framing her plot around a familiar story allows her to both draw stark contrasts and to use that familiarity to give herself a little space to further develop her characters. The plot is, essentially, quite simple. But beautiful in that simplicity. The real strength here is the art. Its largely soft lines, a loose flowing style that reflects Wendy's relationship with the world around her. Illustrated primarily in grey-scale, the whole thing has a softened tone that is contrasted by the occasional use of color to draw our eye to an object and mark it as "other". It doesn't' take long to read and can easily be reread without loosing any of its charm.

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The Wendy Project by Melissa Jane Osborne; publisher PaperCutz/Super Genius on July 18, 2017.

Here's what I told the publisher... "Highly dependent on knowledge of the original Peter Pan story, but made quite relevant to today's teenage experience. Multi-layered nuances will make for deeper exploration than this story could be told in just words. Sometimes over-exaggerates the "clueless adult" stereotype."

Familiar enough with the Peter Pan story, I got through this graphic novel unscathed. However, I'd like a couple of more read-throughs to get to the bottom of a few parallels...

1. Peter Pan and Mr. Peters
2. Tinkerbell and Jenny Wren
3. Captain Hook and the police
4. The innuendo of the Lost Boys
5. Any connection with the rock-throwing kids
Yadda yadda...

I would also like to explore the use of color, where it was or wasn't used, as well as which colors were used when and why.

The reader roots for Wendy, partially because the adults have been stereotyped as clueless, inflexible, and distracted. But there were also many times where I thought to myself, "That's EXACTLY what a teenager would think!" This made Wendy's story fantastically realistic (fantastical realism).

Little things made this a fun visual read, such as the onomatopoeia of the siren sound and the gestures of our first encounter with the police.

In spite of all of these avenues to explore in this brief but compelling story, I'm still not sure to whom I would recommend this book. It's multi-leveled layers make it as easy or difficult as a reader chooses to make it, but I'm not sure who that reader might be... fairytale readers? graphic novel readers? fantasy readers? I'll try 'em all and see what sticks.

(I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.)

In this retelling of Peter Pan, Wendy Davies has lost her little brother after a terrible car crash, and ventures to Neverland to find him. In the process, she discovers the truth about herself and her grief.

The illustrations in this graphic novel are beautiful, and I found the use of color really captivating. As for the story itself, I would have enjoyed a bit more build and more mystery. The characters aren't as fleshed out as they could have been, particularly Eben, who is an unrealized Peter surrogate.

I would definitely recommend this for classroom libraries and small group reads - this could definitely inspire students to create their own retellings.

I had very high hopes for "The Wendy Project". Unfortunately, it didn't live up to many of my expectations. The main problem that I had with the story was that it just wasn't long enough to dive deep into the emotional notes of the plot. I feel like we flew through Wendy's brother's death, and I didn't get the time to feel for her or her family. I also didn't have much time to spend with Wendy when she was finally reunited with her brother in Neverland, so leaving him behind didn't hit the emotional note that I believe the author was going for. I was also very confused for a lot of the story. It is obvious that the story wanted to be a retelling of Peter Pan. All of the characters in Wendy's world are named after Peter Pan characters. However, Wendy also knows of Neverland and the Peter Pan story, as it was written by J.M. Berrie. This makes it confusing when characters are supposed to be reimagined Peter Pan characters (Like Wendy's love interest Mr. Peters or the Cop that was supposed to be Captain Hook). If Wendy's love interest is supposed to be Peter, but there is also the actual Peter Pan (along with all the other actual Peter Pan characters like Captain Hook and Tink ect. in Neverland) how can there be both? It also didn't really make sense because the Grandmother also knows of Neverland, so she obviously knows of Peter Pan, which means that Peter has to be the Peter Pan from Neverland rather than the Peter Pan from Wendy's real life. I don't know. The story line didn't sell me in the way that I was hoping that it would. I also didn't really understand the logistics of Wendy's notebook or if she was narrating the novel (in a sort of meta-novel way) or not. It was very unclear.
Even though I was not sold on the story, I loved all of the art. It was beautiful and I desperately wanted the story to be as beautiful as the art was.
Overall:
2 stars out of 5
-Jaime

I feel so conflicted about this graphic novel. I absolutely adored the artwork, so aesthetically appealing and appropriately executed, with the sparingly watercolor colours adding extra magic! The faces of the characters and the scenes were all wonderfully expressed and I just really enjoyed looking at this book.

However, even though I liked the way the author mixed in peter pan, I didn't really enjoy the plot. It was confusing at times and the real world in the story was dull. Most of the characters weren't layered, but underwritten - Eben and Wren - and some could've been more included in the plot - John - thus, I think this could've been a lot better if it was longer with more description and detail. The ending brought everything together so that was a relief and the twist with the J.M. Barrie quotes was interesting and fun to read.

Overall a short, enjoyable read!

The illustrations are amazing in this comic and the story is a unique and compelling look at loss and fantasy. Throughout the book beautiful color is used to show the fantasy along side of the day by day reality. Osborne creates a vibrant story through images and words.

When Wendy is driving with her brothers, John and Michael, late one night she crashes her car into a lake. Wendy wakes up in the hospital to learn that Michael has died, but they have not been able to find his body. While in therapy, Wendy is given a journal to fill with her thoughts and ideas which is what we are now reading. In the journal, Wendy is convinced that Michael is not really dead, just somewhere else with a mysterious flying boy. Wendy must navigate a new school, family, and this magical boy that she keeps seeing, which can all be seen in her journal.

Gorgeously illustrated Peter Pan reimagining!

Absolutely beautiful - made me cry. Fantastic illustrations with a lovely, heartbreaking yet hopeful story. A modern graphic take on Peter Pan, made into a story about grief and loss.

The Wendy Project, written by Melissa Jane Osborne & illustrated by Veronica Fish,  follows 16-year-old Wendy Davies in the horrible aftermath of a car crash during which she was driving. One of her brothers drowned in the crash, but Wendy refuses to believe it. Instead, she tells everyone that she saw Michael flying away with another boy. When school starts, she starts to view everything around her as belonging to Neverland (e.g. the cute boy she has a crush on becomes Peter Pan), and documents it all in a sketchbook given to her by her therapist, many pages of which are shown in the novel in addition to the story. The question that remains throughout is whether the sketchbook is a place to process her emotions or whether it can take her to another world. 

This graphic novel was a loose retelling of Peter Pan, with many elements from the original story making appearances. The art was beautiful and the story was heart-wrenching. Wendy's emotions are vivid throughout the book, as are the colors and occasional black and white illustrations. You can feel her pain reflected throughout, and also see a young girl truly trying to deal with trauma and what she may have seen. At times, I teared up, and really took myself in and out of the story trying to process everything. It was a really in-depth reading experience, very similar to reading a prose novel. I admit I occasionally have trouble getting emotionally invested in the graphic novel format, but that was not a problem here. 
I am also a sucker for retellings or books influenced by fairy tales and children's books. This did not disappoint in that area. From Wendy's family structure and names to the ways she imposes Neverland on her world, it's all very poignantly connected. I could also see this, thanks in large part to the illustrations, as an animated short or film. The way the art focuses in on reality and draws back to show how Wendy's seeing it is simply phenomenal. I don't know how else to describe it.

Overall, this was a stupendous graphic novel. If you have a hard time getting invested in graphic novels, you should try this one. It's beautifully illustrated, with an intense and interesting story, with interplay between reality and the world of Neverland. It will make you cry and empathize and understand the characters, particularly Wendy. I highly recommend it.

I’m speechless.

I threw myself into this graphic novel without knowing what to expect and I’m very glad I did…

It was incredible. The drawings are magnificent (for their designs as much as their coloring) and the story grabbed me and transported me.

I was saying to two friends recently that I had trouble getting into comics because the characters weren’t as layered than in novels and I couldn’t really form a connection to them.
Well, I should have shut up because I was just proved wrong...