Being a true Mainer, while my mother was pregnant with me, she was reading a book by Stephen King. Specifically she was reading The Dark Half by Stephen King. In that book there is a character named Shayla and that is where my name came from. Growing up in Maine already gives you a sense of closeness with Mr. King but having him be the reason for my namesake always drew me even closer to him. In fact, for my 23rd birthday I was gifted with Stephen King’s personal copy of The Dark Half that he signed for me. I grew up watching many Stephen King shows and movies and read a few books. My favorite book of all time being The Long Walk by Stephen King, himself. All in all, however, I’ve only read about 5 of Mr. King’s books in total. I feel like this weird connection and fascination I have with him has ultimately only led me to one place. And that place is right here, preparing to read all his books. With all honesty, I get crazy ideas like this all the time but only seldom do I see ...
Before reading: Yay Gwendy! I'm excited to finish this trilogy. I did read the second one a while back and did not create a post on it because King did not contribute to it. I definitely did not like it as much as the first one. I was also surprised how much King lore it had in it without King working on it. Either way, I'm ready to see how this one ends. After reading: I was not expecting this book and trilogy to be so deep into the Dark Tower. It was exciting to read "there are other worlds than these" the night before King's new book drops. I think I would've liked Gwendy's story to have been one read and I definitely recommend getting the completed trilogy book and just reading it straight through (unless you're reading King in order). I enjoyed this final story, especially more so toward the end, but the first one was definitely my favorite of the three. If you are a Dark Tower fan and you haven't read this one, it is definitely a must-read. T...