Feed is not a zombie novel. Granted, the premise makes it seem like a zombie book. In 2014, a cure for the common cold and for cancer will be released; however, these two cures will have a deadly interaction. They create a virus known as Kellis-Amberlee that lives inside of every human in the world, and when amplified, changes the living into the living dead. So yes there are zombies in this book. But it is by far a book about zombies.

The protagonist is Georgia Mason, a sardonic, witty, and truthseeking heroine. Along with her brother Shaun and friend Buffy, they are selected as a group of bloggers to follow Senator Ryman in his campaign to become president. And of course what do you expect when there is a worldwide disease with no cure and politicians involved? Conspiracies. And it's just what you get.

There a few action scenes in this book, all well written and not incredibly gory, and well as some heart wrenching scenes that might make you tear up. But the core theme of this book is the truth and the right of the public to know the truth. I loved how Grant wrote Georgia, Shaun, and Buffy as bloggers, people typically known for holding nothing back from the public (even if it isn't entirely true.) The theme is wonderfully integrated throughout the entire novel and there were a few times when I questioned Georgia's actions in her pursuit of the truth. But ultimately you end up loving her. Especially because she's a heroine in distressing times and doesn't have a love interest, which separates this book from the millions of other post-apocalyptic/dystopian novels. I particularly loved the relationship between Georgia and Shaun and their adoptive parents. I thought it was clever and yet heartbreaking on both ends of the spectrum. All in all this book was fantastic, and I cannot wait to read the sequel.