spin the wheel decides which backlist books I read 👀 [backlist bonanza reading vlog]

I actually have already read this book earlier this year, but I wanted to get it because I ended up really liking this thriller. Like I gave it four stars and this is one that I could see myself like recommending to like my mom or my sister to read.

It also feels like oh my god the chapters are just so long and most of this book just feels so wordy where I'm like oh my god like let's get to the point.

I think it's really interesting though how Stephen King managed to write a book that was so interesting even though a lot of the like thriller elements in the story don't even come into the story really until like the last 30% of the story because so much of this book is just like this slowb burn kind of like coming of age story for this young boy and I was just so engaged the entire book like I didn't find any of this to be boring

So, that'll be nice to read another Stephen King. And I feel like I'm getting to that point in the year where like I am craving another Stephen King.

It just sucks to rate this book a little bit low because I do think the concept for this book is very fascinating and very cool. I love the idea of this. this. I just didn't really love the way that it was written.

I'm definitely dnfing The Slowest Burn after 38 pages because what the freak is this book? What is this writing? I am really immediately not vibing with the writing in this book or with the characters.

I mean, I do think something this author does really well is like building this creepy kind of like gothic atmosphere. I think there was a lot of moments in this book that were actually very creepy, but it never went into the territory where I actually felt like scared or like really freaked out.

I mean, I read the book You Like It Darker, I think last year or maybe like earlier this year, and I really didn't care for that one too much, but this is one that I've owned for a long time.