What a good, interesting book. The premise is a little boy can see dead people (which is familiar), but when he asks then a question they have to tell the truth.

This is a small but significant twist on the Sixth Sense base of the story because the boy goes from random medium to a tool people could potentially use for nefarious purposes.

Honestly, it’s a great story about how if you gained superpowers in any way, you have to keep that shit to yourself or you will absolutely be hunted down because of it, either by people who are jealous and want to hurt you because you have more than them, by people who are trying to use and abuse you to their own ends, or by people who will be negatively impacted by your power(s).

So take note: if you ever get super powers, just keep it to yourself. Only misery lies beyond letting people know.

I loved it.

I also love the storytelling style where it feels almost oral. King did this with Joyland (later with Fairy Tale) and it feels more approachable as in “gather round, kids and let Uncle Stevie tell you a story.”

I know some people aren’t keen on modern King, but I think there’s a swing to these stories that make them not only readable but devourable. The kind of stories you can read and grab another book right away and dive right in.

#bookstagram #book #books #bookreview #bookrecommendation #bookrecommendations #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookcover #read #wordywordsonwords #readmore #readmorebooks #readersofinstagram #reader #constantreader #stephenking #later #readmorehorror #stephenkingbook #spooky #hardcasecrime #crime #crimebook #stephenkingcollection #stephenkingreread #stephenkingread #readmorehorror
Oh boy. Ohboyohboyohboyohboy, did I love this book!

I think this is in my top 5 King books. It sums up everything (but horror) that makes King such a great author. You can relate to the characters, there’s a heavy sense of nostalgia, there’s crime (though I will admit that the amount of crime made me wonder why this was a Hard Case book), and it’s a big slice of life book.

It’s charming.

Yeah, that’s the word: charming.

It’s about a college boy who gets a summer job at an amusement park where there may or may not be a ghost but there was DEFINITELY a disappearance/death.

My only critique is that King’s mysteries aren’t so much “mysteries” in the traditional sense where the reader is given enough clues to figure it out on their own. Usually King’s involves a character looking at something and realizing SOMETHING doesn’t seem right but they just can’t put their finger on it until… oh my god, they figured it out. But you, the reader, are not given the clues. You’re one step away from the protagonist and you can’t read his mind.

Which is kind of strange since King’s known for conveying inner thoughts.

Anyhoo, I’d say I don’t like that delivery of a mystery if King didn’t make his books so entertaining.

To be clear: I don’t go to King for Christie stories. I go to King for King stories.

And I REALLY like this older King style of storytelling. It’s more conversational and way more… I don’t know… intimate? It feels like I’m a kid at the foot of my grandfather’s rocking chair next to the fire rapt in the yarn that he’s spinning and that makes King unique and special in my book.

Also, I think this is a PERFECT book to loan to someone who is uninitiated. At this point people will say they haven’t read him because his books are long or they don’t like horror. Neither is a factor here.

#books #bookrecommendation #booktok #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksky #readersofpixelfed #read #readinglog #stephenking #joyland #stephenkingbook #hardcasebook #crimebook
Experience the fascinating world of time travel and exciting investigations in this gripping novel! Immerse yourself in the mysteries of the past and the future and get your copy of Benjamin Raunegger's work now and experience an adventure that will keep you spellbound until the very last page!
The Book in English on Amazon - https://mybook.to/thetimemachine
To my homepage with reading samples - https://benjamin-raunegger.info
#TimeTravel #ScienceFiction #crimebook #ScienceFictionThriller #scififantasy
'Bloodlines' Is Noir Crime For The SF Fan - Incomplete Futures

'Bloodlines' Is Noir Crime For The SF Fan by Vincent Waciuk. A review of 'Bloodlines' by Chris Wraight. A crime thriller set in W40K.

Incomplete Futures

"A compelling read that I could not put down.”- says Mike Browne, host of Dark Poutine Podcast - True Crime & Dark History
https://www.amazon.com/Best-New-True-Crime-Stories-ebook/dp/B0BJ9G3VYZ

#books #truecrime #bookrelease #newbooks #bookstodon #TheBestNewTrueCrimeStories #crimebook

Amazon.com

Thanks So much to @RCBridgestock for sending this beautiful signed copy of the first @DICharleyMann when they found out i had started the series ❤️

I’m so grateful to you both 🥹

#BookToot #Books #Bookstodon #DiCharleyMann #Payback #CrimeBook

Pour les fêtes, un beau cadeau aux amateurs d'enquête policières : #crimebook
208 pages, papier type parchemin, couverture épaisse, 9 indices papier, une narration annotée à plusieurs niveaux. Trouvez le ou les coupables !
Mon projet perso le plus fou édité à ce jour. Dispo partout en librairie, FNAC/Cultura etc.
On parle de mes séries #CrimeZoom et #CrimeBook AVANT dans la partie "Lumières sur les séries"
https://youtu.be/qBqzpJG-kK8?t=2806
Tric Trac Show #39 - Shadi TORBEY & Stéphane ANQUETIL

YouTube