Gwendy's Magic Feather

By Richard Chizmar

Book Overview

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER In this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling novella by Stephen King and award-winning author Richard Chizmar, an adult Gwendy is summoned back to Castle Rock after the mysterious reappearance of the button box. Something evil has swept into the small Maine town of Castle Rock on the heels of the latest winter storm. Sheriff Norris Ridgewick and his team are desperately searching for two missing girls, but time is running out. In Washington, DC, thirty-seven-year-old Gwendy Peterson couldn't be more different from the self-conscious teenaged girl who once spent a summer running up Castle Rock's Suicide Stairs. That same summer, she had been entrusted--or some might say cursed--with the extraordinary button box by Richard Farris, the mysterious stranger in the black suit. The seductive and powerful box offered Gwendy small gifts in exchange for its care and feeding until Farris eventually returned, promising the young girl she'd never see the box again. One day, though, the button box suddenly reappears but this time, without Richard Farris to explain why, or what she's supposed to do with it. Between this and the troubling disappearances back in Castle Rock, Gwendy decides to return home. She just might be able to help rescue the missing girls and stop a dangerous madman before he does something ghastly. With breathtaking and lyrical prose, Gwendy's Magic Feather explores whether our lives are controlled by fate or the choices we make and what price we sometimes have to pay. Prepare to return again to Stephen King's Castle Rock, the sleepy little town built on a bedrock of deep, dark secrets, just as it's about to awaken from its quiet slumber once more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1982139722
• ISBN13: 9781982139728
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Nothing much happens.

3 stars is probably a bit high for rating this book. The writing and pacing are fine, but there just doesn't seem to be much point to the story. Seriously, hardly anything happens. I'm not sure how this could be considered horror. It wasn't even really a thriller. The disappearance of the young girls gets buried in the background and it's over and done with without any real tension or build up.

Better than the 1st

I really enjoyed this one, more than the 1st one. The feather addition to the story is awesome! I found this one a lil more suspenseful than the 1st one. I didn't get the 90's vibe from this one like I did the 1st one. I'm really looking forward to #3 in this trilogy.

Gwendy

Love it!