A review by thatcrazysheep
Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King, Owen King

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Sleeping Beauties is sadly an unsatisfactory attempt at a great premise. The idea of the novel is great, one of how a society reacts when women are gone from it. The result is not as great. It is a long novel which trails and drags on way more than it should. The characters are okay, but not particularly interesting and loveable. Evie Black is a meh antagonist, from which I was expecting more. I usually enjoy King's story where villages or cities are "characters" (like The Lot, Chester's Mill, ...), but this one fell short. It is unfortunate because it could have been an awesome thrill if it would have been shorter and more direct.