Surprisingly not an amazing read from King by my standards! I did enjoy his writing and the storyline on the whole, and I was gripped to find out what happened next, but honestly I just wasn’t creeped out enough I think. 

The ending was the best bit for me. We’d worked hard to get there with a lot of build up (as per King standard) and it was worth it. We’re left open-ended with the epilogue (potentially with King planning for a future follow-up book at that point), and it really cements the whole concept of the burial ground and its supernatural elements/pull. 

I really enjoyed Jud as a character, exploring his history with the town and the Pet Sematary, giving his knowledge to Louis

(whether wilfully or not)

. King did a great job with

Church, and I did feel a pretty big sense of unease whenever he was featured, and Ellie’s premonition dreams were a really nice touch too. The ending when Gage comes back worked really well and added elements that I wasn’t expecting,

however I felt the plot on the whole was a little predictable from the middle point onwards unfortunately. 

I loved the author’s note right at the start and it really sets the book up well, and was something I kept thinking back to through the book. Maybe that gave me too high expectations? 

I’ve read a few of King’s books now and do really enjoy them every time, and will absolutely be back for more, but this one is bottom of the pile for me.