A review by outsmartyourshelf
The Call by Peadar Ó Guilín

dark sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book centers on a very different Ireland in the future. In this past, humans routed the Sidhe (fairies) from Ireland and banished them to a brutal land. To get their revenge, the Sidhe start The Call where adolescents are taken to the Sidhe's realm and have to fight to survive the hunt. Teenagers literally vanish into thin air and reappear just over 3 minutes later (although it has been 24 hours in the fairy realm). Even those who survive and return are changed forever. Nessa has a physical disability and no-one believes she has a chance of survival but she's determined to prove everyone wrong.

This is a very dark and disturbing book - there's quite a lot of violence, and grotesque imagery. The Sidhe or fairies in this book are definitely not benevolent. They are cruel and merciless, but then again, so are some humans. It was a very strange read for me and not one I would repeat to be honest. For a book about fairies, it wasn't a magical experience. 
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