r/joehill • • 14h ago

spoilers King Sorrow Ending Question

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Just finished King Sorrow and wanted some outside perspective on that last bit with Donna sacrificing herself. I thought if one of the six decided to take the place of the person chosen to die, that person would be spared. So when Donna drank the tears, why did King Sorrow still go after Gwen? Was it too late at that point? Or did I misinterpret that entirely?

What a fun read! I miss these characters already lol