Gale Force was a fun read; a little weak on plot and characters, perhaps, but pretty entertaining regardless. As the crew of the Gale Force attempts to win the contract to save the Lion, and then actually attempts to save the Lion, a Yakuza boss tries to regain something that was stolen from him. The only character that was really given a backstory was McKenna, the captain of the Gale Force. The rest of the characters felt like set pieces. We don't learn much about them and they were little more than caricatures. Realistically, I'm not sure I would have enjoyed this at all if I hadn't listened to the audiobook read by Karissa Vacker. She's a wonderful narrator and I liked how she made sure each character had their own voice.