A review by lisaaah
The Shining by Stephen King

5.0

I received this book from Goodreads First Reads. This has got to be simply the best horror story I have read in a very long time. I remember watching the film many years ago so was looking forward to reading the book and boy did it not disappoint!! I swear I'm going to be dreaming about a lion shaped hedge coming alive and chasing me! Jack, Wendy and Danny are looking after the Overlook hotel during winter closure...but it has a lot of history and Danny has "The Shining" and sees things from the past...murders etched into the building etc. And slowly the building starts to take over Jack too......