I think that is my actual first serious read of a King's book and I loved it!
King writes incredibly well and it seems like every word has a proper place in his paragraphs, which still blows my mind.

Pros:
- The book serves as an homage to the great fantasy stories written before and I think it grabs the best parts of each
- King has the ability to introduce just enough characters into the story for it to work and for all of them to have a clear purpose and this book makes that very clear
- I thoroughly enjoyed the world building
- While this book is heavy on the fantasy side, it has its own side of horror, and the balance, for me, is absolutely perfect
- The narrative, descriptions, and dialogues got my attention from start to finish and I didn't feel bored for a single second

Cons:
- Some parts of it felt murky / out of place to me ( like

Spoiler

the connection between Charlie's mother's death and his insight on the villain's resolution

) and there were times when I had to go back a few pages to see if I had missed anything

It's definitely my type of story, with my type of writing and my type of narrative!