Long Way Home (Thunder Road, #3)

by Katie McGarry

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 re-evaluating everything: love, family, friends...and forgiveness.

Caught in the cross hairs 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.

• ISBN10: 0373212178
• ISBN13: 9780373212170
• Publish Date: 31 January 2017
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Harlequin Teen
• Edition: Original ed.
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 416
• Language: English

Reviews

[Linda]

Long Way Home is the best story in the Thunder Road series - which is saying a lot, as I've given these books five stars each.
Chevy and Violet were so strong. They definitely knew right from wrong, and they were ready to do something to make things right.
I loved how they worked through their problems, and their problems seemed like huge mountains most of the time.

[liz089]

Damn I really loved this part !!! Violet seemed so cool and awesome in the previous parts that I loved to read more about her and her fiery, passionate character. I love how brave she is and does not sit back and let others do her work for her. She is a very strong and independed person, in a world that makes things very difficult for her and I love her so much.

Chevy was also awesome.. but did not really jump out that much.
The plot line was very intriguing and I kept wanting for more. It was very thrilling !!

The romance was a bit too cheesy for me sometimes, but all in all this was once again a great Katie McGarry novel. Can't wait for the next one !!! And, very curious who will be in it !!

[Sam@WLABB]

Rating: 4.5 Stars

I had high expectations for this book, because it was Violet's story. Violet was one of the more complicated characters in this series as she was struggling for autonomy from the club, but also struggling with loving people who were loyal to the club. I have to say, McGarry really delivered on this one.

The story started out with a MAJOR event, that forced Chevy and Violet back into each other's orbits. Each of them needed comfort, and were always able to find it in each other. This BIG start pulled me right into the story, and I just fell deeper and deeper into it as it progressed.

I love a second chance romance. They may be young, but Chevy and Violet have a lot of history, and had been fighting their need to be with each other, because Violet wanted out of club life and Chevy was loyal to the club. Their love was so strong, so intense, that it could be felt through the pages of the book. I rooted for these two since the last book, and was keeping my fingers crossed that they would overcome all the obstacles put in their way. So, thank you Katie McG for giving this to me.

This larger story that has been building since book one is coming to a head. We learn more about the circumstances surrounding Chevy's father's death, why he was absent from his life, and some family members he was unaware existed. I think I slow clapped when that last bit was revealed, because I just loved what McGarry did there.

The core group of the story are those raised by Olivia: Chevy, Violet, Oz, and Razor. They shared all those formative years with this amazing, strong woman, who instilled so much of her wisdom into this next generation. They are all very present in this book, working together to keep each other safe, and I throughly enjoyed having them all there again. I also liked the updates on Razor's and Breanna's situation, as I am totally greedy about information when I care about characters. Another awesome gift from McGarry, was the cameo of some Pushing the Limits characters. I think I audibly squeed when they appeared in the story.

Overall: Another gritty love story, which took the overarching story to the next level in a series that just gets better and better with each book.

[whisperingchapters]

This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.


Ever since I read Nowhere But Here last year, I've been dying for Chevy's and Violet's story!! I knew it was going to be filled with angst, it was going to be dangerous, it was going to be thrilling, and most of all, explosive.

Chevy and Violet have always been in each other's lives since they grew up together surrounded by members of a motorcycle club. They even became a couple, but when Violet's father dies, Violet breaks ties with Chevy and wants to cut off ties with the MC, Reign of Terror. Violet just wants to pack her bags and leave town so the MC stops meddling in her life. Unfortunately, a rivaling MC, the Riot, threatens Violet's closest family and in order to save them, she needs to betray someone who was really close with her father from Reign of Terror.

We were friends, always friends, until one day, we weren't just friends anymore. We became more until we lost it all.

All Chevy has known his whole life has been the Terror. So much so, that he doesn't even know who he is or what he wants out of life. The pressure is on for Chevy when Violet asks him to help her or to go running off after the Terror. Not only that, his mom is another important person in his life who wants him to draw a line with the Terror and not be so involved with them. And ultimately, Chevy discovers a few secrets about his father that have him questioning everything.

I don't know who I am without the Terror.

This book started off so good! My heart was beating so fast and I was close to biting my nails. It had this suspenseful feel that had me really interested in the story. Jumping ahead in the story a bit, you know how sometimes there's this badass scene in a movie and then a rock song follows that keeps you pumped? I imagined a rock song playing in the background when a badass scene happened and I was living it!

"We're like fireworks, Violet. Beautiful separate, but phenomenal when put together. Of course, you can't have all of that without a few explosions."

Honestly, this book really was great. Chevy and Violet face so many impossible situations. And on more than one occasion, they questioned one another's loyalty. Both of these characters were great, completely fleshed out and with insurmountable depth. I admired Violet's strength a lot. She has already gone through so much and then more things keep happening, really horrible things, but she keeps going forward. And Chevy would break my heart. This guy is so loving and devoted to those he loves. What made me ache for him was the fact that he doesn't let himself make decisions because he thinks he will lose his Terror family in the process. I was happy to see him grow so much in the story and find his voice.

I try to judge if being alone with Violet causes more pain than having my balls ripped off.

The characters from the previous books in the series, such as Oz and Razor make an appearance and I was so happy!!! I mean, Violet, Chevy, Oz and Razor used to be so very close so to see the gang together was beautiful. Oh, and guess what?! Isaiah and Rachel from Crash Into You make an appearance! And the connection they have to this story will blow your mind.

Long Way Home is full of unpredictable twists, thrills, angst, romance, friendship, family, loyalty, and most importantly, forgiveness. It really has it all!

I received an eARC from the publisher for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.