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A review by zuzie
Gunner's Mercy by Cala Riley
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? It's complicated
5.0
Sometimes I read an excellent book but in a lot of cases there is usually something missing that prevents me from giving it a full 5-star rating, I can't find a proper name for it, it might be something, maybe like a feeling or sixth sense or I am not sure what. Usually, when I am unsure if the book deserves 5 stars, I give it 4 or 4 1/2 but when a book is so good that it deserves a full 5 I just know it. Sometimes I can't exactly tell why, but I just have a feeling, the universe is giving me a sign probably. Of course, there are also many qualities that the book must have, but my feelings and all the emotions that I am feeling during the reading are a huge part of it.
Gunner's Mercy is exactly one of these books. (I am not gonna lie, a big reason why I think this book went straight to my heart was 7 seasons of Sons of Anarchy and my neverending love for Jax). I really liked the main characters, and their story from the beginning, especially how they talked to each other when they started to work together and how their relationship changed through the book. The other guys from the club, the environment, they're back stories. The found family trope was so so cute I might cry.
Do you know how in almost every book everything starts good, everyone is happy and then something bad happens, but eventually it's sorted and we have a happy ending? I was waiting for this bad scene in this book and Oh boy, I was so glad that it wasn't as long as I expected because I am really not enjoying those parts of the books. Instead of this, there was a slowly rising tension (which I like much more), when we were not quite sure what would happen, but you know that something for sure will happen.
The last thing is the fact, that I didn't fall asleep as I usually do with a book in my hand by 9 pm (yes, I am a permanently exhausted mum), but the story kept me awake till 1 am until I didn't finish it all. For one bite. I only went to the bathroom for a break, nothing else. I loved this book. I am going to read Smoke's story now and then wait for another book in this series.
Gunner's Mercy is exactly one of these books. (I am not gonna lie, a big reason why I think this book went straight to my heart was 7 seasons of Sons of Anarchy and my neverending love for Jax). I really liked the main characters, and their story from the beginning, especially how they talked to each other when they started to work together and how their relationship changed through the book. The other guys from the club, the environment, they're back stories. The found family trope was so so cute I might cry.
Do you know how in almost every book everything starts good, everyone is happy and then something bad happens, but eventually it's sorted and we have a happy ending? I was waiting for this bad scene in this book and Oh boy, I was so glad that it wasn't as long as I expected because I am really not enjoying those parts of the books. Instead of this, there was a slowly rising tension (which I like much more), when we were not quite sure what would happen, but you know that something for sure will happen.
The last thing is the fact, that I didn't fall asleep as I usually do with a book in my hand by 9 pm (yes, I am a permanently exhausted mum), but the story kept me awake till 1 am until I didn't finish it all. For one bite. I only went to the bathroom for a break, nothing else. I loved this book. I am going to read Smoke's story now and then wait for another book in this series.