Eadie B. (eadieburke) - , reviewed on 10/1/2021 + 1639 more book reviews

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Billy Summers is an Iraq war veteran and a killer for hire who sets out to avenge the crimes of an evil man. He decides to write his life story in a book. He is in a relationship with Alice Maxwell and they are going to avenge the rape that Alice endured. I liked how Billy helps Alice by using the the song The Teddy Bear Picnic. The first 200 pages of the book is a slow-burn but when Billy meets Alice the book takes off and the ending is the best. Some of the themes of the book are love, luck, fate, and a complex hero with one last shot at redemption. I liked that the bad guys get what's coming to them. I hate when authors put their political views in their books. King does this often and I think that detracts from the story! I think I prefer King's earlier horror books. This one is more of a crime story than horror. All in all, it is a nicely written tribute to writing and storytelling. This will definitely make for an interesting movie.

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