3.57 AVERAGE


There is a point at which people who are cast upon their own resources stop living and begin merely surviving (p. 105).


There is definitely a "loved it" or "hated it" split down the review line. I'm a relative Stephen King noob so maybe I'm more open-minded about his possible repertoire? Not sure. Either way, I loved this. This is the ultimate "what would I do in this situation?!" King has such an easy, vivid writing style that you just get lost (oy) in the telling of the story.

The world had teeth and it could bite you with them any time it wanted (p. 141).


A great read! But maybe not when camping... 0.O

This is unlike any other Stephen King book I've read (so far). I can't say that I loved it, but I was definitely very invested in the story, and 100% rooting for Trisha. What a determined little fighter!

It’s God’s nature to come in at the end of the ninth…

I had high hopes for this book, even with my expectations of a scary monster lurking in the woods following a young girl, the reality is a young girl all alone living off berries and the fear of the unknown can be scarier. I loved her understanding of a high power, how she traveled through many different ‘gods’. It might have had a slow middle at parts I would recommend this book.

Stephen King really knows how to lengthen out events to take up the space of an entire book
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Wasn’t terrible just very boring. Kept waiting for some kinda suspense or something to happen