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: I am so excited. This is the final book in the Bill Hodges trilogy. I'm expecting good things plus this one delves into the supernatural so I'm excited to see how that ties inn. Let's go! After reading: I felt like that was a great end to this trilogy and a great beginning to Holly's story. I don't have too much to say about it and I definitely don't have much to complain about. This was a super solid trilogy. I gave each book four stars. I thought each one was really great and had its own unique story while keeping everything tied together really well. We don't get many trilogies (or even sequels) from King so this is a bit of a treat. I thought the story was very well done and captivating. It kept the original stories going while not just being a copy of them. It dipped its toe into the supernatural in a way that kept the serious tone but opened up doors for Holly's upcoming adventures. The ending was expecting but I thought it did what...