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Finders Keepers (2015)

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Before reading: This is the second book in the Bill Hodges trilogy following Mr. Mercedes. I'm very pleased we get to read these so close together. I enjoyed the first one and am looking forward to reading this one. I know that "Finders Keepers" is the name of their business since this was mentioned in The Outsider but other than that I have no clue what the plot is. Let's get to it then!

After reading: I found this to be a really nice sequel to the first book. It wasn't exactly what I was expecting because we do not meet up with our characters from Mr. Mercedes until well over one hundred pages. At first this annoyed me, I was ready to get back into this series and back to familiar characters. However, this annoyance left quickly as I really enjoyed the new characters and story that was unfolding. Similar to the first book in the trilogy, the story went back and forth between the protagonist and antagonist POV which I enjoy. I think King does a great job at giving you a look inside the villain without making you empathize with them. The characters, familiar and new alike, were all fun to read. The plot was interesting while still being quite familiar for King. This, again, was a crime thriller-type and this time it focused around an author and a crazed-fan (Misery anyone?). King writes what he knows and he does it well, you can't penalize him for that.

What I did find interesting was that throughout the book there was little teeny-tiny inklings of something perhaps a little supernatural going on. This was confirmed at the end and seemingly set up for the third book in the series. I know that Holly deals with supernatural elements in The Outsider and her own series, but I wasn't really expecting this trilogy to delve into that genre. I'm very interested to see how this plays out in the third book, since this has been a straightforward thriller so far. 

As far as the Bill Hodges trilogy goes, I would say I liked this one more than the first but just barely. Honestly, they are pretty much equal. This one just had a little less racism (but still not zero). Overall, a great read. Not my personal favorite genre but I think King does it well and I have a good time reading it. 

Speaking of not my favorite genre, up next is a collection of short stories in The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. 

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