🔮Spoiler Free Book Review🔮

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“If you love me, then love me.”

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How do I love thee...fourth installment of the Dark Tower series and longest story so far? Well, let me count the ways...all of them. ALL the ways❤️

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Wizard and Glass begins with a quick recap of the cliffhanger ending from The Waste Lands. While this can be repetitive if you’re reading the series back to back (vs. the six year wait of the original release dates), I loved the second helping of the bad ass scene with Roland telling Blaine the Pain where he can stuff his commands🚝

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After their final showdown with Blaine, the ka tet continue their journey along the beam, through a version of our own world...a world where some things are familiar but others are not, a world destroyed because of a super flu. This seems an appropriate time to say, I recommend reading The Stand prior to reading this book so you can truly appreciate the connections🙂

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Despite its beginning, the bulk of Wizard and Glass is a massive change of pace and scenery, as we learn about Roland’s past: his original ka tet, and his first love. It’s difficult at first, leaving Eddie, Susannah, Jake, and Oy, but it’s a necessary detour⚠️

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I love the story of young Roland. His best friends, Alain and Cuthbert are well fleshed out and extremely likable characters. The town of Hambry and its many interesting inhabitants show King’s typical world building skill, with Sheemie and Rhea of the Cöos being stand out players. While much of this ‘story within the story’ is slower paced, there are a few top notch action scenes that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat😬

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Wizard and Glass might be the most important book of the entire series. For me, there’s 3 reasons for that.

1) It’s the book that made me fall in love with Roland. If you’ve read 11/22/63, you know King can write a love story, but this is his best. Roland and Susan are a perfect fairy tale romance, destined for a tragic ending💔

2) It’s the book that got me thinking, and almost speaking, in Roland’s language. The little nuances are so well done, I find little sayings sneaking into my regular vocabulary. Aye, I tell thee true. I’ve gone from being merely invested in the journey, to living in this world🌎

3) This was the first book in the series to break me. It packs an emotional punch, but it’s just a small taste of what’s to come and I can appreciate the hurt a little more with this reread🥺

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“Bird and bear and hare and fish, give my love her fondest wish.”  I wish this journey would never end. Thankee sai.