A review by loscamp4lyf
The Invasion by Peadar Ó Guilín

adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

It picks up right where the first lets off, but i found Nessa and Anto's love/obsession for each other annoying to hear about every other line. the plot moves so fast none of the characters, that could be cool, time to develop. the murderer who is allowed to study survivors, the girl (forgot her name) who lasted till her mid 20s till she was called, the father who help <spoiler) nessa in the gray land, and the god at the end!!! all would have been great characters, if they got to develop more! its a weakness of the book that really gets old. youve built me this incredible world, let me see more of it than anto and nessa, who only think of each other in a way thats so tiring like shut up.

this book needed to marinate more to let the brutality and horror of the story develop and strengthen, instead its hyper fast and instead of the moments sitting with youre youre just dragged along and nothing really lands. still a good, somewhat entertaining read. the ending is cute! 
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