Book Review: Feed by Mira Grant

Title: Feed
Author: Mira Grant


Stop. Go out and read this book right now. Seriously. I don't care if you read the rest of this review, just go out and get this book.

As somewhat of a zombie aficionado, it takes a lot to impress me when it comes to zombie stories. Feed did more than impress me, it did something few z stories can do: it brought something new to the genre.

Feed follows Georgia (known as George) and Shaun Mason twentyish years after the initial zombie outbreak. Traditional news is dead, having been replaced by bloggers (who are in general less biased, and more reliable). George and Shaun are two such bloggers.

When George and Shaun are picked to follow a presidential candidate during the upcoming election (yes, there are still presidents and elections in the world of the zombie future) they are overjoyed. Things quickly go wrong, though, and as the bodies and undead start piling up, you begin to wonder who is behind it all and if George and Shaun can survive.

Mira Grant does darn near everything right in feed. The characters are vivid, the dialogue is whip smart, and the plot moves forward at the perfect pace. I am pretty sure the people around me thought I was crazy when I actually laughed out loud at some parts, and a few parts actually brought me to tears (it still hurts my heart a bit to think about the ending).

If I had to complain about one thing, it was that who the big baddy was was a little telegraphed, but it is a small complaint, and it honestly didn't take away from the story at all.

Feed is a story with some major teeth. It was just so good and I cannot praise it enough. I would recommend it to any lover of the zombie genre, or anyone who just loves a well crafted book. So what are you waiting for? Go out and read it!

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