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This book has been on the back burner for years, I honestly never thought it get to it but I started the audiobook today and I haven’t been able to turn it off. I’ve never gotten 75% of the way through an audiobook in one half day before.

I know the essential premise and knew a few plot beats and it always just seemed like it would be boring… after listening to a podcast where it’s mentioned how amazing she is written as a character I gave it a shot… how does king write a female character at 2 very different stages of her life so fuckin well? Even the “gimmick” of it being in straight vernacular I thought was gonna get old but I am so pulled into the story.

Sorry no questions but really need to share the love I have for this book

I’m 30 pages from the end and unless something crazy happens(I know it won’t because their Marc POV chapters) it just seems like this book misses 50 percent of why it needs. Semi cool set ups that kinda just end and aren’t explored. Like the Leaf story line barely touches on his crazy bullshit outside of a builder that would be his next victim, but he’s not delved into enough. Riley just kinda lives there and gets accepted and when it turns out she lied they just put her to death in a ritual that’s not delved into. The NOT nowhere kids aren’t really delved into much, like how’d that shit even get started? The documentary film crew is just kinda there because…. Plot?

Idk I feel like there is a lot missing from the whole situation. Like I said I still have 30 pages left but idk what kinda bow is gonna be tied on top but it seems like alot of threads that just kinda are there. The book seem to be kinda paper thin especially with how it kinda painted itself. Not trying to be negative I’ve enjoyed it just feels like no pay off for any aspect of it.