I deeply enjoyed the cool and complex story that King came up with for Later, which proved to be a powerful and intriguing character-driven tale that moved across the genres. I had an absolute blast reading this clever novel, and thanks to its shorter length and captivating narrative, I powered through it in a very quickly. Later is a fantastic read which combines multiple genres together to create an exciting and fast-paced narrative loaded up with some real heart and memorable characters. This was an extremely cool novel that makes we really want to go out and read some more Stephen King books. Can Jamie survive what is coming for him, or will it drag him into insanity? However, not all secrets are easily taken from the dead, and soon Jamie must contend with a terrible force determined to torment him from beyond.

Liz, desperate for recognition from her bosses, draws Jamie into the hunt for a killer’s final surprise, which only his dead spirit can reveal. However, when his mother pressures him to use his abilities to help save her failing publishing business, it places him in the crosshairs of his mother’s lover, corrupt police detective Liz Dutton. However, as his ability becomes more apparent, his mother cautions him to hide his strange gift, worried that people will abuse his talents, especially as the dead have no choice but to truthfully answer any questions that Jamie asks of them.Ĭontent to keep his secret to himself, Jamie attempts to live like a normal New York City kid during the late 2000s. The son of a struggling single mother, Tia, Jamie just wants to have a normal childhood. Jamie Conklin is a young boy with a very unusual problem: he can see and talk to the spirits of the recently deceased. However, his latest novel, Later, caught my eye and I decided that it would be a good opportunity to expand my Stephen King knowledge. Honestly, I have only started getting into horror novels in the last couple of years (it is still not my favourite genre TBH) and I have completely failed to make time to check out some of King’s more recent releases. Despite this, I haven’t read many of King’s novels before, aside from Cell and the novel he co-wrote with his son, Owen King, Sleeping Beauties. King needs absolutely no introduction, with a decades-long career of amazing horror novels, thrillers and heartfelt pieces of fiction, most of which have been turned into iconic films and television shows.

Since I started this blog, one major author that I have neglected is the master of horror fiction, Stephen King. Publisher: Simon and Schuster Audio (Audiobook – 2 March 2021)

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