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Feed (Newsflesh, #1)

Mira Grant

Start date: November 8, 2012

Finish date: December 9, 2012

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Mar 17, 2012 Keertana rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Feed is one of those books that deserves a full review from me, but I just can't deliver. What can I really say about Feed anyway? I suppose that the first thing you need to know is that Feed isn't a book for everyone. It takes place in a futuristic world where zombies are a part of everyday life, but opposed to leaving it at that, Grant gives you what you really crave - world-building. Mira Grant's world-building is so detailed, precise, and complete that it can almost be hard to get through th ...more

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Oct 26, 2012 Booknut 101 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: betrayal, favorites, can-t-get-enough-of, ethics-and-society, dystopian, mystery-and-sherlocking, strong-and-kickass-heroines, heartbreak-and-loss, books-i-love-dearly, government-is-psychotic

“Failure to die is always appreciated.”

“Kellis-Amberlee is a fact of existence. You live, you die, and then you come back to life, get up, and shamble around trying to eat your former friends and loved ones. That’s the way it is for everyone.” This is the world that bloggers Georgia and Shaun Mason live in. One, where anyone you know could be infected with KA - one minute, staring desperately into your eyes, horrified...the next minute, lunging to rip your throat out. Armed, badass and dangerous ...more

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Jul 31, 2014 PJforaDay rated it it was amazing

This is how to write a zombie book.
This how to write a zombie book where I give a shit about the characters.
This is how to write relationships.
This is how to write a fucking amazing female MC and make me love her.
This is how to write a fucking heartcrushing ending and still have readers come back for more.
This is how to show the bleakness of the world without going overboard.
This is how to write a great plot with foreshadowing, character development, and twists.

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This how to write a 5 star book ...more

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May 19, 2013 Mavee rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-stars-yay, place-in-my-heart, otp-lovin, favorites, forever-crushes, awesome-heroines

I first read this book in May 2013, and five years later, I decided to reread it ON MAY 2018.

That's an amazing coincidence.

Let me just say that I appreciated Buffy Meissonier after rereading. BUFFY I LOVE YOU T_T

(And the ehem hints ehem of ehem ehem... I felt so smug rereading them.) ...more

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