A review by frantasticmissfox
Blackout by Tim Curran
4.0
Alien invasion? Sign me up! This book was an incredibly fun, entertaining read that combined humour with horror in a fantastic way. The aliens worked for me, they weren't always completely visible but their presence was felt and that helped to build up the atmosphere. The book had excellent tense moments and parts of the book genuinely scared me! and even more so, .
There were only a few small gripes I had but that's to do with personal taste and is not a criticism of the author. I would've liked slightly more character development, so that I could feel slightly more attached to the characters. I also would've preferred a slightly longer ending, just so that a couple of things could be explored or maybe explained a bit more. Again, these are just to do with my personal tastes and I still really enjoyed the book.
This was my first Tim Curran book and it definitely won't be my last, I look forward to reading more of his works.
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When everyone was being pulled up by the cables and getting stuck to them, I found that wonderfully creepySpoiler
the entire time when Jon is actually on the ship, finding the dead people and their remains was gloriously gross and also terrifyingThere were only a few small gripes I had but that's to do with personal taste and is not a criticism of the author. I would've liked slightly more character development, so that I could feel slightly more attached to the characters. I also would've preferred a slightly longer ending, just so that a couple of things could be explored or maybe explained a bit more. Again, these are just to do with my personal tastes and I still really enjoyed the book.
This was my first Tim Curran book and it definitely won't be my last, I look forward to reading more of his works.