I so wanted to love this one!! Parts of it were a 5 star and others closer to a 2, so settled for a 4 though I may change my mind…

This was SO slow to start. By page 120 nothing had really happened. I’d put the book down once already so it was sheer will power that forced me to give it another go.

But once it got going I couldn’t put it down! It’s a beast of a book and I still managed most of it in one sitting.

I really loved the twisted take on fairy tales, challenging our expectations of certain character types and just being generally darker.

There were moments where it just got a little boring so I will say I skim read a little…

All in all, another good book from King - definitely not the best I’ve read but pretty accessible for those who may not be horror fans.