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REVIEW: The Call by Peader O'Guillin

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The Call by Peader O'Guillin Publishing Information: Hardback; 320pgs Publisher: Scholastic; 30 August 2016 ISBN: 978-1338045611 Standalone Copy: Gift from Wife Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "Imagine a world where you might disappear any minute, only to find yourself alone in a grey sickly land, with more horrors in it than you would ever wish to know about. And then you hear a horn and you know that whoever lives in this hell has got your scent and the hunt has already begun. Could you survive the Call?" This book came on to my radar through Adam Werthead AKA The Wertzone who absolutely loved this book and talked about it quite a bit. So when it came time to figure out what I wanted for the holidays, it went on the list. The call is a mix up of Irish folklore and survival horror. At some point Ireland was encased in an impenetrable fog. Those that are on the island are now trapped with no way to communicate with the outside world. To make matters worse, at some point...