LONG WAY HOME is the third book in the Thunder
Road series by Katie
McGarry. In this book, seventeen-year-old Violet has had
tragedy strike her
when her father is killed while carrying out his motorcycle
club
responsibilities. Added to that, Violet has always recently
lost her boyfriend,
Chevy. She's loved him all her life, but as things quickly
sour, she's
wondering if following her heart is worth it.
I've enjoyed Katie McGarry's books in the past and I've
found that she's
really good at capturing the emotion of her characters. I
enjoyed Violet's
character as she was someone with a strong sense of right
and wrong and
yet she still feels conflicted. However, the hero, Chevy,
was someone that
required some getting used to. In reading this series, I've
found that it's
taking me longer to get into the storylines. I don't know
if that's because of
the characterization or the motorcycle club side to the
story, but I feel like
the author hasn't fully decided on what route she wants to
take with this
series. Sometimes it's very young in feeling, touching on
many innocent and
very juvenile aspects that make up the Young Adult genre.
But then it also
deals with other far darker conflicts that make it feel more
mature. I don't
always feel like there's a good balance made throughout the
book.
Nevertheless, LONG WAY HOME is very easy read. The first
person point of
view is simple and concise, yet still manages to convey
adequate emotion
from the characters. If you're a fan of second-chance love
stories, then
you're bound to enjoy this one. Despite everything, Violet
and Chevy have a
very sweet story.
Seventeen-year-old Violet has always been expected to sit
back and let the boys do all the saving
It's the code her father, a member of the Reign of Terror
motorcycle club, raised her to live by. Yet when her dad is
killed carrying out Terror business, Violet knows it's up to
her to do the saving. To protect herself, and her vulnerable
younger brother, she needs to cut all ties with the
club—including Chevy, the boy she's known and loved her
whole life.
But when a rival club comes after Violet, exposing old
secrets and making new threats, she's forced to question
what she thought she knew about her father, the Reign of
Terror and what she thinks she wants. Which means
reevaluating everything: love, family, friends…and forgiveness.
Caught in the crosshairs between loyalty and freedom, Violet
must decide whether old friends can be trusted—and if she's
strong enough to be the one person to save them all.
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