Feed by Mira Grant

Feed

By Mira Grant
Published: Orbit, 2010
Pages: 608
Genre: Dystopian, Thriller
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Darwin was right. Death doesn’t play fair.

About the book

The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED.

Now, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives — the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will out, even if it kills them.

Review

What better way to draw me into a book than zombies and journalists?

The plot of Feed is what really fascinates me. I’ve been a newspaper reporter for six years this post-apocalyptic story focused on a group of blogger journalists trailing a political campaign really sucked me in.

The most important aspect of this novel is that it’s not really a zombie book; it’s more of a thriller that just so happens to be set in the future where zombies run rampant.

The thing about the zombie franchise is that they never focus on a society whose government is actually functioning with clean water and internet access.

Author Mira Grant paints a thought-provoking setting: what would the world be like in today’s day and age but with the constant threat of zombies?

Personally, I did feel like the characters left something to be desired but this was a great read for those seeking a Dean Koontz/Michael Connelly type of book.

Filled with twists and turns and a shocking ending, I couldn’t put Feed down. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

RATING (out of five puppies)