Hi!
A new book
review!
So, this book is in
the horror genre (just in time for Halloween) and I have to say that it really
is an unnerving read.
The book is set in Ireland and it is quite a scary Ireland. Basically
one day, about twenty years ago Ireland was closed off from the rest of the
world. Nobody could get into Ireland and nobody could get out. This is because
the Sídhe which is Irish for faeries want to take back the
Ireland that was stolen from them by the Irish years ago. This affects everyone
in Ireland but it affects teenagers the most because at some point in their
teenage years they are called to the grey land which is Sídhe land. In the real
world when the teenagers are called they are gone for three minutes but in the
grey land it is a full day. The teenagers are more likely to return dead than
alive.
This book is very good with a great, original story line and I
cannot wait for the sequel to this. I would definitely recommend giving
this a read if you haven't already.
*SPOILER SECTION
The book follows main character, Nessa who is disabled and
guaranteed to die during the call which just makes her more determined to
survive and she worked so much harder than the rest to ensure that she at least
stood a chance. I was so happy that she survived.
The plot line of when Conor and his knights are planning to murder
Nessa because she "disrespected him" is just complete and utterly
ridiculous. Seriously what is wrong with Conor? Even during his call, he was so
happy to be in the grey land. It was like he had just arrived at the
world's best party. I just don't understand him and even though he is dead now,
I still want to understand his motives. I mean there has to be a reason, maybe
he was a Sídhe.
When Megan did not survive her call, I was so upset. She was such
a strong character who always spoke her mind. Even though she didn't survive I
am still so happy that she managed to get the message back to the others to
warn them of the danger that was coming their way. In a way she achieved what
she set out to do.
I love Anto and when he got called I was terrified for him but
something inside me knew he would survive and even though they made him a giant
at least he returned alive. I was so happy for him and Nessa to hopefully have
the future they should have had without the fight.
When I met Peadar O'Guilin at Dept Con 2 I asked him about outside
Ireland and what the other counties are doing about Ireland. Do they even know?
His answer to me was that we will definitely get the answer to this in the next
book.
For anyone interested I have a post about my experience of Dept
Con 2 here:
So I hope you enjoyed this review. Please comment and let me know!
Bye for now!
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