A review by gordonk
Gwendy's Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar

5.0

How is it possible that I gave this 5 stars but I only gave “Button Box” 4? Did I make a mistake? Was “Button Box” better than I gave it credit for? Perhaps! It’s been over a year since I read it so maybe I will have to revisit that at some point but maybe this book is better than it’s predecessor. Stephen King sat this one out which made me apprehensive to read it for starters. Would it be “Button Box” Mark 2 but with less flavour? Honestly that’s what I expected but honestly there is much more to it than that. This is the tale of Gwendy, much older now and successful unwittingly reunited with the Button Box, this time around she’s wiser but temptation is always there and this story isn’t really about the Button Box anyway it’s about Gwendy and the relationships she’s formed and I think that’s why I liked this one better. It pulls at your heartstrings so much more. And as for Castle Rock? Well done Mr Chizmar because you almost made me forget I wasn’t reading a Stephen King Novel!