A review by em_h_ma
Billy Summers by Stephen King

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

I’d never read a Stephen King book thinking he only wrote horror story. Turns out Billy Summers is a mystery novel I came across on a YouTube channel. The girl reviewing couldn’t stop crying, I now understand why.
The ending of the book is so unfair. Billy didn’t deserve to die. I wanted his love story with Alice to come true.


Billy Summers is a former Marine turned mercenaire. It’s supposed to be his last job before retiring but things don’t go as planned.
He rescued Alice, a 21 year old rape survivor and ends up hiding at Bucky’s place.


The writing really did something to me. I couldn’t let go of the story.
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