Fairy Tale

I just finished Fairy Tale by Stephen King and here are my thoughts.

Charlie has had a rough 17 years of life, after his mother died, his father became an alcoholic. It took years for his dad to get back on track and for things to become normal. As Charlie is going past his neighbors house, he hears a dog barking. He goes to check it out and finds Mr Bowditch in bad shape. After taking care of him for a while at his home, they built a friendship. The only thing off limits to Charlie is the shed out back. One day something tries to get out and Mr Bowditch knows he has to entrust someone with his secret. He dies before he can tell Charlie everything but thankfully, knew his time was short and recorded an unbelievable story along with the deeds to the house and a safe full of gold.

The shed leads to another world, The place where Mr Bowditch got the gold and the ability to stay alive. Charlie makes the harrowing journey to save the dog that has now become his very best friend.

King knows how to spin a tale... See what I did there? Haha! I'm not going to lie, I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the last part. I enjoyed Mr Bowditch and the friendship that blossomed between him and Charlie. The second half of the book had Charlie in the other realm and, don't get my wrong, was brilliant, I just missed that crotchety old man.

The world building was phenomenal and I have a special place in my heart for dogs in literature. The story was very powerful and I loved all the fairytale references that were dropped in the book. The book was seriously long but anyone who knows King, knows he likes meat on his bones.

It was definitely one of my favorites of the year so far!

4.5 stars