Lori
This is another King book that's too long.
I liked the older age of the main character along with the setting of Derry, Main. There are also good references to the Dark Tower universe. So many times, I wanted the book to end but there are some great parts in this book. This book gets weird, and it can work at times, but I can see people who are not into the DT universe struggling with this book.
Even now I am struggling to remember what happened in the book as it was so long and a bit confusing. If you cut 60% of this book it would be great.
This is another King book that's too long.
I liked the older age of the main character along with the setting of Derry, Main. There are also good references to the Dark Tower universe. So many times, I wanted the book to end but there are some great parts in this book. This book gets weird, and it can work at times, but I can see people who are not into the DT universe struggling with this book.
Even now I am struggling to remember what happened in the book as it was so long and a bit confusing. If you cut 60% of this book it would be great.
This book was such an inferior instalment in this series. We lose so much of the wit and chemistry of the other books.
The female lead is different from when she was in the other books in the series. I expected a stronger more female-empowered romance. What we got was a childish and bossy female lead and a terrible father male lead who just wants someone else to deal with his children. Both characters get better as the book goes on but not by enough.
It’s hard to get past how terrible the male lead is. His complete neglect of the children is not endearing and throughout the book, he only seems to want a wife to handle them. Don’t bother with this book.
This book was such an inferior instalment in this series. We lose so much of the wit and chemistry of the other books.
The female lead is different from when she was in the other books in the series. I expected a stronger more female-empowered romance. What we got was a childish and bossy female lead and a terrible father male lead who just wants someone else to deal with his children. Both characters get better as the book goes on but not by enough.
It’s hard to get past how terrible the male lead is. His complete neglect of the children is not endearing and throughout the book, he only seems to want a wife to handle them. Don’t bother with this book.
I didn’t care for this book as much as the first two.
The female lead was great; it was just the male lead that I didn’t care for. I really didn’t like that the male lead takes so long to see the female lead for who she is and accept her. He was also funnier in the other books, but he loses his personality in this book. The chemistry is not there. I kind of wish that she would have found someone else as she did deserve better.
The writing and other characters are still well done but the romance isn’t there. The female lead is the best part of the book and others may like to read this book just for her. I can get why the male lead is jealous of her.
I didn’t care for this book as much as the first two.
The female lead was great; it was just the male lead that I didn’t care for. I really didn’t like that the male lead takes so long to see the female lead for who she is and accept her. He was also funnier in the other books, but he loses his personality in this book. The chemistry is not there. I kind of wish that she would have found someone else as she did deserve better.
The writing and other characters are still well done but the romance isn’t there. The female lead is the best part of the book and others may like to read this book just for her. I can get why the male lead is jealous of her.
This was a book club pick, and it was ok in the end.
What stops this book from being good is that the characters make such stupid decisions to the point of making every situation worse. It could have been a better book as the reimagining of so many characters is well done. I also liked that it was placed in a more modern setting.
This was supposed to be a dark romance but its really about people with daddy issues getting together with some BDSM type (but not really) thing going on. Its much softer than I thought it was going to be with the description of how dark and tormented the main male lead is.
This was a book club pick, and it was ok in the end.
What stops this book from being good is that the characters make such stupid decisions to the point of making every situation worse. It could have been a better book as the reimagining of so many characters is well done. I also liked that it was placed in a more modern setting.
This was supposed to be a dark romance but its really about people with daddy issues getting together with some BDSM type (but not really) thing going on. Its much softer than I thought it was going to be with the description of how dark and tormented the main male lead is.
I mainly wanted to read this to finally get the part of Holly Gibney’s story that I had missed. I am happy I did as If its bleed was the best story in the collection.
Mr. Harrigan's Phone – reminded a bit of the beginning to Fairy Tale. Young boy helping out an old man down the road. For the first part of the story, I forgot what I was reading as I was more then happy to read along about this friendship. It does take some time to get to the cell phone part that the story is named for. From there its good but rushed.
The Life of Chuck – Was weird but engaging. An apocalyptic slice of life.
If It Bleeds – Was the best story. This may be because I have read the other books with Holly and the gang in them and have loved them ever since. The idea of this creature and how it feeds was well done. Though out the investigation you get to build up a creep factor long before meeting the thing. It was well paced and kept you interested.
Rat – This is my second favorite story in this collection. The build up is slow but intense. The process of writing a novel is interesting along with the motivations behind it. The beginning is the best part. After making a deal with the rat the story loses its intensity. The ending is of but not a strong as some of the others in this book.
I mainly wanted to read this to finally get the part of Holly Gibney’s story that I had missed. I am happy I did as If its bleed was the best story in the collection.
Mr. Harrigan's Phone – reminded a bit of the beginning to Fairy Tale. Young boy helping out an old man down the road. For the first part of the story, I forgot what I was reading as I was more then happy to read along about this friendship. It does take some time to get to the cell phone part that the story is named for. From there its good but rushed.
The Life of Chuck – Was weird but engaging. An apocalyptic slice of life.
If It Bleeds – Was the best story. This may be because I have read the other books with Holly and the gang in them and have loved them ever since. The idea of this creature and how it feeds was well done. Though out the investigation you get to build up a creep factor long before meeting the thing. It was well paced and kept you interested.
Rat – This is my second favorite story in this collection. The build up is slow but intense. The process of writing a novel is interesting along with the motivations behind it. The beginning is the best part. After making a deal with the rat the story loses its intensity. The ending is of but not a strong as some of the others in this book.
This was a fun book to read. I found it light and easy to get through although the ending felt too fast. There are a lot of small parts that I enjoyed that I kept thinking about after. This is more British humor and can be dry at times.
The books pacing and additional details are the only things that slightly bothered me. For pacing the beginning is slow but once you get to the last third of the book there just wasn’t enough time to enjoy the story. For the additional details there are good additions to the main characters back stories or side stories but it can be too much. There are characters we are introduced to that have no weight on the story and aren’t funny/witty additives.
I liked the book and decided to watch the show afterwards. The first season was great although there was of course some changes to the story. I would recommend this book to others.
This was a fun book to read. I found it light and easy to get through although the ending felt too fast. There are a lot of small parts that I enjoyed that I kept thinking about after. This is more British humor and can be dry at times.
The books pacing and additional details are the only things that slightly bothered me. For pacing the beginning is slow but once you get to the last third of the book there just wasn’t enough time to enjoy the story. For the additional details there are good additions to the main characters back stories or side stories but it can be too much. There are characters we are introduced to that have no weight on the story and aren’t funny/witty additives.
I liked the book and decided to watch the show afterwards. The first season was great although there was of course some changes to the story. I would recommend this book to others.
So cute! The drawing style is so cute, and I love the colour choices they made for the book. The book on the other hand was just as good. This is a young adult read and I would have loved this when I was a teen.
It’s a light easy read that radiates comfort. The witchcraft in the book is charming and friendly. I just wish this were longer. I feel like there could have been more to explore about the characters. It's worth the read and one I would look at again.
So cute! The drawing style is so cute, and I love the colour choices they made for the book. The book on the other hand was just as good. This is a young adult read and I would have loved this when I was a teen.
It’s a light easy read that radiates comfort. The witchcraft in the book is charming and friendly. I just wish this were longer. I feel like there could have been more to explore about the characters. It's worth the read and one I would look at again.
The idea of the book was particularly good, but the execution was a letdown. It started well with a good sense of mystery and creepy vibes. From there the constant altering of writing style was irritating. The screenplay setup is slow to get through and makes it hard to get into the story. Even without this, there is no character depth, and the story has been stretched out too far.
The plot description sounded like this could be a bit of a psychological thriller. I can see that that was what the author was going for, but that is far from what we got. The “movie” part is a pretentious art-house horror project done by kids. This often makes the characters unlikeable. Because of this, the drive of mystery is lost the farther you go into the story as you simply seem to care less about what happens.
The ending was anti-climatic after such a long setup. It mentions that each of the kids who worked on the horror movie all died. I thought it would be related to making the film, but they died quite ordinarily years after the filming. For such a promising idea I was disappointed after finishing this.
The idea of the book was particularly good, but the execution was a letdown. It started well with a good sense of mystery and creepy vibes. From there the constant altering of writing style was irritating. The screenplay setup is slow to get through and makes it hard to get into the story. Even without this, there is no character depth, and the story has been stretched out too far.
The plot description sounded like this could be a bit of a psychological thriller. I can see that that was what the author was going for, but that is far from what we got. The “movie” part is a pretentious art-house horror project done by kids. This often makes the characters unlikeable. Because of this, the drive of mystery is lost the farther you go into the story as you simply seem to care less about what happens.
The ending was anti-climatic after such a long setup. It mentions that each of the kids who worked on the horror movie all died. I thought it would be related to making the film, but they died quite ordinarily years after the filming. For such a promising idea I was disappointed after finishing this.
