Review: Perfect Summer Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2014
Henry, Madeleine. Blackout. New Heroes Media. NY. 2014.A copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review.This review is also posted on Get Kids to Read:[...]Grades 10+Blackout by Madeleine Henry is an excellent dystopian young adult thriller that marks its place among the best of the genre.  With the success of Divergent and Hunger Games, the YA literary landscape has been flooded with dystopian novels.  Some are simple copycats,others are destined to mark their place.Blackout stands out as an excellent dystopian thriller.  The book is about the result of a country wide blackout in 2015.  When power was finally able to be restored, there was only enough to power half the country.  Almost instantly the United States built a wall to keep the people without power, the Dark Zones out.Phoenix is the main character.  He is a strong fully developed character.  When the love of his life Star is sent into the United States in exchange for power, Phoenix follows hoping to be reunited on the other side.  What he finds is not what he expected.  The United States has completely collapsed and now they run a dating game, offering a few people from the Dark Zone at a very high price.Blackout is an action packed, romantic dystopian thrill ride that picks you up from the prologue, rips out your heart a few times leaves you shocked.  Fans of The Hunger Games, The Darkest Minds and The Bachelor will absolutely adore this book.  Readers will be screaming for book 2 of this new trilogy.