Reviews with content warning for Death - Gwendy's Button Box

I did not like this. I read it really fast because it was easy to read and had big letters but I didn't enjoy it.

There was no plot in this book. It felt like nothing was happening the entire time. The ending was really strange and it didn't make much sense either.

The characters were really superficial and weren't realistic at all. They had no depth to them.

I wouldn't recommend you read this book. It was boring and sort of repetative. I couldn't even tell you what was going on because it was a whole lot of nothing.

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lay_kone's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

4.75

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yellowpurple500's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A very nice quick read. Excited to read the next one!

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rafacolog's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

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meraru's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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cc_shelflove's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

You never should have fucked with the Queen of the Button Box.

I was feeling like I needed some King in my life and this delivered. Twelve-year-old Gwendy has been bullied and beaten down. Along comes a man wearing a black bowler hat to save the day. He gives Gwendy a button box with eight small buttons of top—light green representing Asia, dark green: Africa, orange: Europe, yellow: Australia, blue: North America, and violet: South America. The red and black buttons are somewhat of a mystery. What do the buttons actually do and how can Gwendy use them to her advantage? A bingeable yet unconventional coming-of-age story set in the chilling town of Castle Rock.

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innae's review against another edition

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fast-paced

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

4.0

An enjoyable novella. I noticed sone trademark King-isms, and the plot is one visited many times in the world of sci-fi and horror. The questions of what would you do always seem to come up, so I imagine the button trope will continue its popularity.

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