Will is struggling with what to do after his brother was shot down in the street like a dog, in his head the same sentence repeats, follow the rules. Will’s brother, Shawn, was one of the only family he had left, and he was prepared to do as his brother always said, follow the Riles, Rule #1, no crying, no matter what, Rule #2, no snitching, you saw nothing, rule #3, always get revenge. Will was certain he knew who killed his brother, the man that once claimed to be his friend, so Will prepares to follow the rules Shawn told him, but he finds himself discovering things about his past, about his family, about the rules.
Long Way Down is a wonderful novel with hidden details and surprises, with nothing seeming as it is first presented. I really enjoyed reading this book and discovering small details that makes everything make sense, the characters are really well down, with none being like the other, each having there own unique problems. This book shines an interesting light of the lives of a gang members and their family. I didn’t really enjoy the way things went down, but every word of the book is essential for story and lesson learned. There were and still are parts of the book I struggle to understand but that makes the book a little more enjoyable/entertaining. This book is a easy, quick read, but it also contains little mysteries that need to be unravled and some of which is not given the answer to. This book can be easily enjoyed by any group of people, but I feel like it would be much more popular around the late teen groups.