I'm slowly but surely getting through my Stephen King collection. I predicted this to be a 5 star King read for me.
~ Personally, I love King's descriptiveness when it comes to his characters that have gone mad or are slowly going mad, whether its from grief, torture, or declining mental health. I think the descent into madness and decline in mental health of Paul throughout Misery was well written, considering everything he goes through in such a short time period. You have his number one fan, Annie Wilkes, who's a crazed fan of Paul's to begin with and you'd think it would stop there but uh yeahhh no. She's an ex-nurse for a reason lol Her form of hospice is controlled substances and abuse.
~ This book doesn't get boring bouncing between two characters within a confined space. You get to know the author Paul Sheldon and his work Misery well. You also get to know Annie Wilkes between her mood swings and Paul's discoveries of her. You have body horror and psychological horror. But, before reading - be mindful of content warnings.
~I would recommend this to King fans who haven't read Misery yet and for those who love a good psychological and body horror book. Or to those who love Misery the movie and want to read the book, it's definitely worth a read! However, this may not be a good read for everybody - content warnings below:

CW: drug abuse, addiction, violence, descriptive body horror, gore, mental abuse, physical abuse, mental illness, torture

Covers Chapters 87-97

Kanda is back and I’m going feral over it

This book had been on my tbr for a few years now and I finally read it thanks to a friend on insta.

Pachinko initially follows Yangjin and Hoonie, who then had their only daughter Sunja. It would show Sunja's life from a teenage girl to her mid seventies and the generations that followed her! Pachinko is set from the years 1910-1989 in both Korea and in Japan. You will see the affects of the first world war, the great depression, and world war two had on this family, as well as their own life choices in between these major events. This book discusses how Koreans would have been treated during the Japanese occupation of Korea up until 1945 and how it affected the generations afterwards as well.

Overall, I think this book was great, but the last part of the book felt super rushed to tie up loose ends, kind of throwing out what they had built up over time, and the ending fell flat for me. But, I did enjoy the setting of this book and seeing the wars through a different lens and seeing Sunja grow old and everything that happened in the book.

Hyeon is an illegitimate daughter of a prominent lord and Eojin is a young inspector searching for a killer. Their paths cross when Hyeon's mentor is accused of the murders occurring in the palace. Hyeon begins her own investigation and often aids Eojin in searching for who the culprit is.

This book felt very much like a historical k-drama and I loved that aspect!! Both characters are determined to find the culprit for their own reasons and I loved the interactions between the two! It's a very subtle slow-burn romance, so just know even though it may have a little romance it's mainly about solving the mystery of the murders!

I'd recommend this to people who enjoy historical fiction, k-dramas, mysteries, crime, court intrigue, secrets and rumors, and subtle slow burns!!