fujo_cat 's review for:

Bem-vindos a Joyland by Stephen King

2.25

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I- What was this book???

I feel like Linda's ghost - the thing I thought would be the focus - was just brushed aside and suddenly "Oh there's this mystery and oh, I found the murderer randomly!!"  By Talos this can't be happening

The pacing was bad to the point I had no idea how it was going to end because it looked like King suddenly forgot he was supposed to give this a conclusion and was like "oh shit, I gotta wrap it up ummmm how about he just suddenly solves the mystery" 🗿 the protagonist was very lame and I can never get used to reading King's view of horny teens/young adults (or maybe I'm just too asexual for it idk lmao) or sExY wOmEN in general; it rly makes me ✨ uncomfy✨it's the boomer writing for me

Hum, yeah, I'm kinda "eeeeh" about reading more of King's works after two huge letdowns (Gerald's Game and this one). Like, I remember absolutely loving Shining but honestly? I don't remember jack shit from it. I just feel that, although slow, it was better paced than this one. This one just feels kinda cheap idk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Death, Drug use, Rape, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Sexual harassment