Gwendy's Magic Feather
Ratings32
Average rating3.4
Why does this book exist? One might say “to tell a story”, but that doesn't happen. Nothing happens. Events do occur, yes, but nothing /happens/.
This was a decent follow-up to Gwendy's original story, but it kind of fizzled out at the end? Not to be a total King fangirl, considering I have read some Chizmar as well and also like him, but I do feel like it was missing their collaborative touch. Still, King is right that Chizmar nails that small-town-gone-wrong vibe.
I'm still interested (and I still want those chocolates) so I will finish the trilogy, but this one wasn't quite as gripping as the first. 3 buttons out of 5.
Wowed again really. Finished 1 & 2 and on to book 3 in under 24 hours. They are unputdownable.
I rated 3.5 and rounded up, only because I felt the ending was a little “and they lived happily ever after” for this particular story. I don't feel like the second book should've been the one to have this; we shall see how that plays into book three though.
A very enjoyable Stephen King - Richard Chizmar collaboration that feels like it belongs in the same universe with the first novella. Not quite as good as the first one IMO, but it feels like a neat little vignette in Gwendy's life and I still enjoyed it. As horror goes, it's a very light touch.
Note: Spoilered section contains spoilers for Wind Through the Keyhole as well as the Gwendy series.
I really enjoy how King seems to be making a lot of his villains more interesting - between Maerlyn in the Wind Through the Keyhole and perennial badguy Walter/RF in the Gwendy series, it's kind of neat to see King continuing to build on these time-honoured characters.
