This is the sequel to The Call which I previously reviewed HERE.
If you haven't read The Call, and would like it to remain unspoiled, do not read this review. It will undoubtedly contain spoilers for The Call. Like I may already be planning on spending a little explaining on where we left off in The Call so we can get into the nitty gritty of the The Invasion. Just saying.
An amazon summary, "After so much danger, Nessa and Anto can finally dream of a happy life. But the terrible attack on their school has created a witch-hunt for traitors -- boys and girls who survived the Call only by making deals with the enemy. To the authorities, Nessa's guilt is obvious. Her punishment is to be sent back to the nightmare of the Grey Land for the rest of her life. The Sídhe are waiting, and they have a very special fate planned for her.
Meanwhile, with the help of a real traitor, the enemy come pouring into Ireland at the head of a terrifying army. Every human they capture becomes a weapon. Anto and the last students of his old school must find a way to strike a blow at the invaders before they lose their lives, or even worse, their minds. But with every moment Anto is confronted with more evidence of Nessa's guilt.
For Nessa, the thought of seeing Anto again is the only thing keeping her alive. But if she escapes, and if she can find him, surely he is duty-bound to kill her..." AMAZON LINK OF JUSTICE
END OF THE CALL WRAP UP. Nessa is alive and fire proof, Anto is alive and has a giant, malformed arm that's super strong, Connor is dead, and their knowledge of the Grey Land has increased dramatically. They've known that the Sidhe want to reclaim Ireland, but they didn't know they needed a king to do it.
NOW, THE INVASION! At the beginning of the book, Nessa is being driven to see Anto, where they both dream of beginning their happily after nightmare, but Nessa is claimed by the government. She's taken off to jail as they're convinced she's a traitor. Anto is also taken by the government for a mission. He's assigned to a task force that takes down abnormalities that are caused by the Sidhe/Grey Land. While in prison, Nessa is thrown through a battery of tests with another prisoner who has reached the age of 25 without ever being called. Within the prison, they discover the government has been keeping a Sidhe on lockdown, which sets off a chain of events that makes the book a bit of a wild ride all through the end.
That's enough summary.
SO, I think I liked the second book even more then the first one because I was already in love with the first book. The characters continued to grow, the horrors kept mounting at a good place, each event, interaction, dialogue all served a purpose, and the world building only got better. It still laid bare the different traits of humanity in their weaker moments, and it still was fantastic to witness Nessa's sheer level of badassery. There was also more about the Nation in general which I found pretty fascinating.
THIS IS A SPOILER. The book does end in an epilogue, which is good on one hand because we kind of get some closure on what happens in the end to all the characters. It's also sad because it feels like there's not going to be any more books in this series. I SIGNIFICANTLY HOPE THERE ARE MORE BOOKS.
Like with most books I really, really loved, it gets a little harder for me to talk about because I don't want to accidentally ruin any bit of it.
So.
Happy reading!
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