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The Call by Peadar Ó Guilín

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loonyruni2's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced

5.0

lyakimov's review against another edition

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3.0

soooo that was weird. this book was really odd, that’s the only way I can describe it. it was hard to read, but I wanted to know what happened and keep reading because it was interesting. So at least it was entertaining.

in the audiobook, whenever the narrator had to make guttural noises I was laughing my ass off, who forced the poor girl to do that

bibliotekat's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

batkat31's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was an interesting one. I was in my library lugging around my bag of 20 or so new books and I had told myself sternly that I was cut off because I'd never have time to read all of these. Then I saw this and the cover was bold and the short summary was intriguing and I slid one more into my checkout pile. It did not disappoint and ended up being the first one I read. The Call was pretty quick paced without rushing you through it. I loved the way you were able to see different POVs of the characters as they went through the Call. I liked the main character and the world was horrifying and super interesting. I love stories about the fae and this was a darker take than I normally read.

ec_newman's review against another edition

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I'm not yet sure what I think of this book. I'm gonna need some processing time.

reynastillo's review against another edition

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2.0

The book itself was okay. But it felt very rushed-and it was pretty obvious that almost everyone was going to die. The climax seemed a bit staged and unsatisfying. And I don't know if it was because it was in present tense, but it was very disconnected and choppy between points of view. Also, I felt no real emotional connection to the characters; there were some I was like, "wait, where the heck did THEY come from?!"
The plot was intriguing, however, and the folklore drew me in. Overall, 2.5 stars. The book just didn't resonate with me, but maybe that's because horror isn't really one of my favorite genres.