Ginger's Reviews > Fairy Tale

Fantastic!! All the stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

SPOILER FREE REVIEW:

Fairy Tale is the new book by Stephen King.
If you’ve come on Goodreads in the last 3 weeks, you’ve likely seen many reading this or adding it to their ever-growing TBR list.

I’ve just stuck with horror or crime mysteries by Stephen King and have not waded into his fantasy books. I love fantasy but I wasn’t certain how he would tackle this genre.

In my opinion, he did a fantastic job taking the reader on a journey that's whimsical, courageous and nail biting good!

And the ending was perfect for me.

I feel like Stephen King nailed the ending with this one and I can’t think of anything that needs to change.

Fairy Tale has been told a thousand times by different authors and in different ways.
A main character encounters a hidden world that has wonderful imagery, odd creatures and a fight against good vs evil.

Stephen King takes his turn with this type of story and it worked for me!

The main character of Charlie is basically good with a bit of dark/rough in there to do what he needs to do when he is transported to the world of Empis. I wouldn’t call him a morally grey character but he does have to do actions he’ll struggle with later in life.

The book introduces us to Charlie when he's a young kid. As the book progresses, we see the maturity and growth he comes to terms with and is introduced to Howard Bowditch.

Mr. Bowditch is an isolated, grumpy old man that doesn’t interact with the community. He also has an old dog named Radar that he loves with every piece of his crotchety heart.

Charlie is introduced to him in a traumatic and unusual way, and a friendship begins. Not only does Charlie like Howard but he falls hard for Radar.
As a dog owner, isn’t this always the case? I swear my heart grows a bit more when I’ve got a dog in my life that loves me unconditionally.

As their friendship develops, Howard has secrets galore and knows about a portal to another world. He shares this information with Charlie and he goes on an adventure and journey that you'll just have to read about.

This might be one my favorite books of the year.
I know I have three more months to go but this clicked all the right boxes for me.

The world of Empis was well developed, visually stunning, and I felt transported there. Fairy Tale is page turning, popcorn eating fun along with a great way to escape reality.

Plus, there’s a badass and awesome dog in this that steals the show! What more do you want?