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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
This has the potential to be a series. I do love the interaction between Alice and Bill. However, I'm disappointed at the ending.
Started slow for me, but like all King books, the slow burn paid off in character development. I was initially irritated at the addition of Alice, couldn’t understand why she needed to be involved - it seemed so left field! But obviously, I ended up enjoying the story overall!
adventurous
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
me when stephen king references his famous stories in other books:😍🤗🤠🤑
me when billy says there going to sidewinder colorado: 😍🤗🤠🤑
me when alice says she swears she saw that resort that supposedly burned down: 😍🤗🤠🤑
me when billy says there going to sidewinder colorado: 😍🤗🤠🤑
me when alice says she swears she saw that resort that supposedly burned down: 😍🤗🤠🤑
dark
slow-paced
3.5
I love a story in a story and that is essentially what Billy Summers is. I really appreciated King's writing style when talking about summers' life.
Definitely not horror. Loved the ending(s).
Oh and how could I forget the shout out to the Overlook hotel?! Loved it.
I love a story in a story and that is essentially what Billy Summers is. I really appreciated King's writing style when talking about summers' life.
Definitely not horror. Loved the ending(s).
Oh and how could I forget the shout out to the Overlook hotel?! Loved it.
While King’s new works aren’t as scary and well written as his older novels, he’s still able to write a good, if predictable, story. He even included a nod to one of his earlier novels written in Colorado, which I enjoyed immensely.
So what’s it about? It’s about assassin for hire Billy Summers and the last job he takes. Billy, a veteran service member with one tour to Iraq under his belt, has been a gun for hire for years but it’s time to retire. In taking his last job from people he’s worked with for years, what could possibly go wrong?
King does a great job with Summers’ backstory, even if it did feel a little clichéd—although he also mentions the autobiography of a sniper and another novel including a character with the same kind of backstory. Overall, it was a good one time read and while I’d recommend it to a friend, it’s not a book I’d reread (unlike The Shining, IT, and Pet Sematary).
So what’s it about? It’s about assassin for hire Billy Summers and the last job he takes. Billy, a veteran service member with one tour to Iraq under his belt, has been a gun for hire for years but it’s time to retire. In taking his last job from people he’s worked with for years, what could possibly go wrong?
King does a great job with Summers’ backstory, even if it did feel a little clichéd—although he also mentions the autobiography of a sniper and another novel including a character with the same kind of backstory. Overall, it was a good one time read and while I’d recommend it to a friend, it’s not a book I’d reread (unlike The Shining, IT, and Pet Sematary).
The plot was a little too slow paced for my liking.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes