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A review by mackenzierm
Holly by Stephen King
4.0
Penny calls the Finders Keepers detective agency with hopes of relocating her missing daughter. Holly is reluctant to accept her case because her partner, Pete, has 🦠; her mother has just died, and Holly is supposed to be on leave. There’s something about Penny’s desperate plea that Holly can’t ignore. Professors Rodney and Emily Harris live mere blocks from where Penny’s daughter disappeared. They’re married octogenarians and the picture of respectability, devoted to each other and academia. But they have a terrible secret in their basement, one that may be related to Bonnie’s disappearance.
While HOLLY is the third in the Holly Gibney series, it can be read as a standalone. Although, I’d recommend starting with the Bill Hodges’ trilogy to get a better grasp on Holly’s character.
I absolutely loved this story, although I was a bit apprehensive about all the 🦠talk, but given the story is set in 2021, it feels right and gives context to world events during this time period. And rest assured, if you’re like me and are not into 🦠talk, its concentrated at the beginning but tapers down as the story progresses.
HOLLY is told primarily in Holly’s POV, but there are chapters in select other characters’ perspectives as well. Holly is a unique character; she’s witty, quirky, and a whole lot of fun!
King has a special talent for introducing some of the most horrific scenes with the utmost nonchalance – it’s truly a remarkable talent! I really loved the plot of this novel, with its twisty mystery elements and thrilling scenes, all culminating into a fantastic ending.
It was cool to see Holly team up with Jerome, Barbara, and Pete for this case. I will be circling back to finish the Bill Hodges’ trilogy and the beginning of this series though!
While HOLLY is the third in the Holly Gibney series, it can be read as a standalone. Although, I’d recommend starting with the Bill Hodges’ trilogy to get a better grasp on Holly’s character.
I absolutely loved this story, although I was a bit apprehensive about all the 🦠talk, but given the story is set in 2021, it feels right and gives context to world events during this time period. And rest assured, if you’re like me and are not into 🦠talk, its concentrated at the beginning but tapers down as the story progresses.
HOLLY is told primarily in Holly’s POV, but there are chapters in select other characters’ perspectives as well. Holly is a unique character; she’s witty, quirky, and a whole lot of fun!
King has a special talent for introducing some of the most horrific scenes with the utmost nonchalance – it’s truly a remarkable talent! I really loved the plot of this novel, with its twisty mystery elements and thrilling scenes, all culminating into a fantastic ending.
It was cool to see Holly team up with Jerome, Barbara, and Pete for this case. I will be circling back to finish the Bill Hodges’ trilogy and the beginning of this series though!