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Finders Keepers by Stephen King

20 reviews

eadrianschmitz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 The King of villains strikes again. Excited to see what Ret. Det. Hodges, Jerome, and Holly are up to in the next installment and Holly's solo novel. Will Patton's narration is :chef's kiss:


**Spoilers below**

There's something slightly self-indulgent in writing about characters obsessed with a writer.
Everything about the rec center feels too lucky: That Morris finds the rec center as a haven as well, that Pete's mom still being conscious enough to notice where Pete went including that he took a key from the wall, that it was the only key missing and the key hook was labeled. Just all aligned a little too neatly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Racism, Rape, Abandonment, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Classism, Death, Medical content, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Stalking, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Torture, and Violence

blondieabrams's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Homophobia

jasmine256's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia and Rape

Minor: Racial slurs

linda_wolf's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Cursing, Blood, Medical trauma, Violence, Confinement, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Vomit

michaelavictoria's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The pacing and tension of this book feels incredibly dull when read back to back with the first installment of the series. The mystery was not very exciting. But it's still a King novel so I didn't hate it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, and Kidnapping

yodamordecai's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

I genuinely really liked Mr. Mercedes, but this book was a huge let down. King tries to repeat the structure of Mr. Mercedes, with the criminal and protagonists perspectives alternating, but it fails the bring the tension it did in the first book. Pete Saubers and his family are not very interesting characters, and the characters that we are already invested in are barely in the book. Morris is a much blander version of Brady and is too pathetic to provoke much terror. I’m hesitantly hopeful for End of Watch, assuming it follows the plot hook of Brady’s

possible telekinesis

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape and Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Racial slurs

nightstitch96's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Murder, Violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Death, Rape, and Sexual violence

westernsunshine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical content, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death, Fatphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Racial slurs

violetturtledove's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Another completely gripping book. There's an unusual timeline to this, the set up is half of the book and the characters from the last book only show up at the end, but it does make for interesting reading. Like the last book you know 'whodunnit' right from the start, and can pretty much see what's going to happen, but finding out how it all plays out is the fun part.

The character of Morris is also brilliantly done, he is of course an awful person, but you still feel for him at times (waiting 36 years to be able to finish your favourite book series...ouch). 

The ending also leads up really nicely to the third book, which I have of course went straight into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Gore, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Gun violence, and Homophobia

theimposter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Cursing, Death, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence