#57 Blackout by Mira Grant
The following review has BIG spoilers for both Feed and Deadline. I try to keep things light for Blackout. 
The final pages of Deadline revealed a shocking truth: Georgia Mason lives. As Georgia struggles to adjust to life after death at the CDC, Shaun and the rest of After the End Times have equally disturbing truths to deal with. A deadly version of the Kellis-Amberlee virus has hit Florida, leaving everyone in the state, including Alaric’s little sister, isolated in a quarantine. Shaun has no idea that Georgia is still alive, or the trials that await the both of them.
Blackout is the third and final book in the Newsflesh trilogy by Mira Grant. The novel picks up right where Deadline ended and immediately grabs your attention. I actually found the sections involving George at the CDC to be some of my favorites in the book. It was impossible not to be caught up in the mystery of how and why she was there. Shaun’s parts of the book were really good too, especially as his sections continued to involved his fellow reporters at After the End Times, many who I’ve become quite attached to. Blackout is still told from a first person perspective, with half of the chapters going to George, and half going to Shaun. Grant handles the dual protagonists really well, and the suspense leading up to them meeting each other again made the book a lot of fun to read.
I know there’s been a lot of controversy about the direction of the romance in Blackout. It’s something that Grant has hinted about in both Feed and Deadline, but as it’s still shocked a lot of readers, I won’t spoil it here. All I’ll say about it is although it did result in a raised eyebrow from me, I ultimately didn’t have strong feelings one way or the other. I will say that I did not enjoy Blackout on the same level as I did Feed or Deadline. Part of this is due to the impossibly high standards set by the first two books in the trilogy. Blackout is an exciting books filled with plenty of great humor and twists and turns, but it’s not quite as exciting or surprising as Feed or Deadline. I also can’t help but feel that while the build up is brilliant, the payoff isn’t quite as satisfying.
Blackout doesn’t stand quite as tall as Feed or Deadline, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s still a great read and an all around satisfying end to one of my favorite science fiction series. If you enjoyed both Feed and Deadline, I’d recommend checking out Blackout the next chance you get.
Rating: four stars
Length: 659 pages
Source: Barns and Noble
Other books I've read by this author: Feed, Deadline
Next I will be reviewing Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
xposted to temporaryworlds, bookish, and gooreads
The final pages of Deadline revealed a shocking truth: Georgia Mason lives. As Georgia struggles to adjust to life after death at the CDC, Shaun and the rest of After the End Times have equally disturbing truths to deal with. A deadly version of the Kellis-Amberlee virus has hit Florida, leaving everyone in the state, including Alaric’s little sister, isolated in a quarantine. Shaun has no idea that Georgia is still alive, or the trials that await the both of them.
Blackout is the third and final book in the Newsflesh trilogy by Mira Grant. The novel picks up right where Deadline ended and immediately grabs your attention. I actually found the sections involving George at the CDC to be some of my favorites in the book. It was impossible not to be caught up in the mystery of how and why she was there. Shaun’s parts of the book were really good too, especially as his sections continued to involved his fellow reporters at After the End Times, many who I’ve become quite attached to. Blackout is still told from a first person perspective, with half of the chapters going to George, and half going to Shaun. Grant handles the dual protagonists really well, and the suspense leading up to them meeting each other again made the book a lot of fun to read.
I know there’s been a lot of controversy about the direction of the romance in Blackout. It’s something that Grant has hinted about in both Feed and Deadline, but as it’s still shocked a lot of readers, I won’t spoil it here. All I’ll say about it is although it did result in a raised eyebrow from me, I ultimately didn’t have strong feelings one way or the other. I will say that I did not enjoy Blackout on the same level as I did Feed or Deadline. Part of this is due to the impossibly high standards set by the first two books in the trilogy. Blackout is an exciting books filled with plenty of great humor and twists and turns, but it’s not quite as exciting or surprising as Feed or Deadline. I also can’t help but feel that while the build up is brilliant, the payoff isn’t quite as satisfying.
Blackout doesn’t stand quite as tall as Feed or Deadline, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s still a great read and an all around satisfying end to one of my favorite science fiction series. If you enjoyed both Feed and Deadline, I’d recommend checking out Blackout the next chance you get.
Rating: four stars
Length: 659 pages
Source: Barns and Noble
Other books I've read by this author: Feed, Deadline
Next I will be reviewing Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
xposted to temporaryworlds, bookish, and gooreads