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A review by tracyreads
Hell Chose Me by Angel Luis Colón
5.0
“We all suffer, fight, and scratch for our last moments in any existence to be an echo” (8).
“You’ll end up in a place where you have a choice and the best one isn’t always the right one” (33).
This book is something else. While about 90% of my reads are within the horror genre, I find myself looking for a great crime/noir read every so often. I saw a few other bookish friends who also enjoy a great noir mention this one and I decided to give it a ago. Man, am I glad I did.
HELL CHOSE ME is a gritty, brutal story that follows hitman Bryan Walsh as he navigates this world he has always been at odds with. The author has really done his homework and we find ourselves following two timelines that organically converge as the pages turn. One is modern day Bryan, and the other is his journey to this point - through his Irish background, a brutal uncle and grandfather in the IRA, and a story about a pig that ties it all together.
Another thing I loved? Ayah is a kick-ass female character that does NOT fall into any kind of “ooh hot female” character tropes. She is amazing and honestly, I’d love to read more about just her.
Revenge, redemption, and brutality are merged with a story about family and sacrifice. I’ll definitely be reading more from Colón.
“You’ll end up in a place where you have a choice and the best one isn’t always the right one” (33).
This book is something else. While about 90% of my reads are within the horror genre, I find myself looking for a great crime/noir read every so often. I saw a few other bookish friends who also enjoy a great noir mention this one and I decided to give it a ago. Man, am I glad I did.
HELL CHOSE ME is a gritty, brutal story that follows hitman Bryan Walsh as he navigates this world he has always been at odds with. The author has really done his homework and we find ourselves following two timelines that organically converge as the pages turn. One is modern day Bryan, and the other is his journey to this point - through his Irish background, a brutal uncle and grandfather in the IRA, and a story about a pig that ties it all together.
Another thing I loved? Ayah is a kick-ass female character that does NOT fall into any kind of “ooh hot female” character tropes. She is amazing and honestly, I’d love to read more about just her.
Revenge, redemption, and brutality are merged with a story about family and sacrifice. I’ll definitely be reading more from Colón.