A review by susysstories
Mr Mercedes by Stephen King

dark 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? No

5.0

Loved this! A thrilling story: the action is right there at the start, after which we slow down and get to know the characters and what's going on, leading up to a thrilling, page-turning end. The only thing that was a bit hard to believe is that

Hodges would so easily believe that the assault would take place in the weekend as Brady had said… Though on the other hand, when we really want a thing to be true (that there would be no danger for Jerome's mother and sister) we tend to believe anything that'll point in that direction. On the other hand, Hodges is supposed to be the best of the best… Well, in any case I loved this story too much to let this bother me (so like Hodges, I'll believe whatever fits the conclusion that what he did was logical lol).

It's a thriller not a horror, but there's some gore and nauseating stuff. Enough tension as well.

I was really worried King would be killing Odell, it would've lost a star lol, but luckily he got to live.

And towards the end my eyes and mind just couldn't read fast enough!
Grew to love the characters and I can't wait to meet them again in the next book!

Characters 10
Atmosphere 10
Writing Style 10
Premise 10
Execution/Plot 9.9
Execution/Pace 10
Execution/Setup 10
Enjoyment/Engrossment 10