I tend to gravitate toward post-apocalyptic books, and what better time to read a book about a superflu that kills 99% of the world’s humans (and dogs and horses) than during a pandemic? I thought I wouldn’t like the fantasy parts, but he kept them very minimal and not too crazily “out there,” making it more a statement on good vs. evil rather than God vs Demon. I had to turn off my Critical Lens for a few parts to really immerse myself. Which, tbh, I sometimes have to do with King’s books. But as always, his character development was amazing and I truly felt a loss when a character died, even the minor ones. At no point did the story feel slow, and his intense descriptions of everything added to the story instead of detracting from it. He also got an A++ for gruesome and gory descriptions. I’ll definitely be reading it again in the future.