Just a girl and her books
BILLY SUMMERS | Stephen King 08.03.2021 | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars Billy Summers is a hired gun and the best in the business, but he’ll only take a job if he thinks the target is truly a bad guy. There’s one last hit Billy must complete before he can finally get out. What could possibly … Continue reading Book Review: Billy Summers
LATER | Stephen King 03.02.2021 | Hard Case Crime Rating: 5/5 stars The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood, but Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn … Continue reading Book Review: Later
ON WRITING | Stephen King 06.02.2020 (first published 2000) | Scribner Rating: 5/5 stars ON WRITING is a blend of a memoir and lessons on honing the craft of literature and writing through the mind of Stephen King. This is a must read for anyone who has enjoyed a King book or simply wants a … Continue reading Book Review: On Writing
CHRISTINE | Stephen King02.23.2016 (first published 04.1983) | Gallery BooksRating: 4/5 stars It was love at first sight for Arnie Cunningham the day he spotted the dilapidated 1958 red and white Plymouth Fury for sale on the side of the road. The cantankerous owner has dubbed the car “Christine” and is willing to part with … Continue reading Book Review: Christine
WIZARD and GLASS | Stephen King (The Dark Tower #4) 05.03.2016 (first published November 1997) | Scribner Rating: 3/5 stars Warning: Potential series spoilers ahead Our Ka-tet of Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake, and Oy have survived Blaine the Mono’s final crash. They find themselves stranded in an alternate version of Topeka, Kansas, where a superflu … Continue reading Book Review: Wizard and Glass
THE WASTE LANDS | Stephen King (The Dark Tower #3) 05.03.2016 (first published August 1991) | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars Warning: Potential series spoilers ahead Several months have passed since the events of THE DRAWING OF THE THREE. Roland has trained his Ka-tet members, Eddie and Susannah, to be gunslingers in their own right. Each … Continue reading Book Review: The Waste Lands
ELEVATION | Stephen King 10.30.2018 | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars Scott Carey looks like an average man on the outside. What people can’t see is that he has a few odd things happening to him recently, starting with steadily losing weight. Scott hasn’t changed his lifestyle or his eating habits. He looks exactly the same … Continue reading Book Review: Elevation
THE OUTSIDER | Stephen King (Holly Gibney #1) 05.22.2018 | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars The brutally murdered body of an eleven-year-old boy has been found in a town park. All eyewitness testimonies and forensic evidence lead to one man, Terry Maitland, a well respected Flint City resident. Terry is a local English teacher, Little League … Continue reading Book Review: The Outsider
THE INSTITUTE | Stephen King 09.10.2019 | Scribner Rating: 4.5/5 stars On a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis a group of intruders enter the home of Luke Ellis. In the span of two minutes they murder Luke’s parents and drive away with him, drugged and unaware of his destination. Luke wakes up to a place … Continue reading Book Review: The Institute
THE GREEN MILE | Stephen King 07.01.2009 (originally published 1996) | Orion Rating: 5/5 stars The Green Mile is the nickname of the long corridor that death row inmates walk before meeting their fate at the electric chair. Those who travel the mile do not return. Cold Mountain Penitentiary is home to some of the … Continue reading Book Review: The Green Mile
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