Barry Kirwan – When The Children Come

‘When The Children Come’ by Barry Kirwan is a novel that pulls you in and won’t let go until you reach the final page.

A story that skillfully blends science fiction and fact, along with action that incorporates a gritty story and characters that are so indelibly real, flawed people who have experienced both sides of life and you can tell. In my eyes, when you can empathise with the characters almost immediately, the author has fulfilled their aim with that book.

Nathan is an army veteran, and his experiences have scarred him, emotionally. He meets Lara and they see that children are being killed, won’t give any spoilers, so you need to read the book to discover the gritty stuff. They protect Nathan’s next-door neighbour, Sally, a child that the people of the world are trying to be rid of. The story follows their journey along with their struggles and discoveries they make along the way to attempt to fight to save the humankind on Earth.

Wow! A fast-paced read where we are thrown headfirst into Nathan, Lara and Sally’s world. I found it such an interesting read that I didn’t even move for a few hours so I could find out as much as I could, as quick as I could! The author’s world-building is so well done that I was immersed in my experience of this book and loved the fact that there is every possibility that this type of thing may happen one day, we will only know if we are here to see it!

As I said earlier and excellent blend of sci-fi and fact that merge together the deeper you get into the book! Highly recommended if you enjoy a blurring of the edges with sci-fi and realism, I certainly did.

Thank you to Rachel’s Random Resources and Barry Kirwan for my invitation on this tour and the copy of the book.