4,5 ⭐

I loved this spin on the zombie apocalypse! It takes place thirty years or so after "the rising" so unlike most zombie novels/movies/etc. we get to see a view of society after living amongst the undead becomes the norm, rather than during the initial chaos. I look forward to reading the rest of these!

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The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beaten 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, bloggers Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives - the dark conspiracy behind the infected.

The truth will get out, even if it kills them.

*******

When you think about anything that has to do with zombies, it always ends up being people running for their lives, friends dying, and a lot of gun shots. It never lasts long, and it's always the same thing. Take The Walking Dead, for example, good tv show, but repetitive.

Now I may be a bit bias because I LOVE zombies, you can never go wrong with a good zombie movie or zombie tv show. Even if it's corny, I will probably still enjoy it. Mind you the zombies have to be portrayed accurately, they can't have any brain function; that means they don't know how to open doors, or climb and especially not run.

Feed did an incredible job with this; I loved the idea that the more time someone was a zombie, the less they acted like a human, they were slower and dumber and easier to handle if you were around them. The ones that had JUST turned are the ones to be worried about.

Feed also took place 20 years after the initial zombie outbreak, which means the main characters are children of the apocalypse. It was interesting to have a point of view from characters who have known nothing outside of a zombie filled planet. I also feel like if the apocalypse happened, the entire world wouldn't shut down like is it portrayed in every zombie book/tv show/movie. Yes, we would lose a mass amount of people, but the government would have a plan and eventually we would be able to reclaim some humanity back, just like the author made for this story.

The technology was amazing in this book. I am such a tech nerd that I found all the information on every single little gadget that they carried around interesting. On that note, there is no way I would continue to stomach having my blood taken a million times in the span of an hour. I can hardly have it done once in a blue moon without wanting to cry and run away.

Most of the other reviews put down Shaun in the story, but I liked all the characters in the book, aside from the obvious bad guys. I did find that Georgia's and Shaun relationship to be a bit odd for brother and sister, but their closeness helped you create a bond with them as well.

Mira Grant killed me in this book. I was so connected with the story that when the twists and turns hit I didn't know what to do haha. My heart hurt at the end of this book that only shows how amazing it was.

I'm glad I picked this series up off bookoutlet during the box sale, totally worth every penny. If you love zombies and looking for a new take on the apocalyptic world, I HIGHLY suggest Feed.

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I FORGOT - Mira put in there about what happened to the animals in the world! Zombie stories NEVER talk about the animals and I loved that.