All the Pretty Little Horses by Mira Grant

All the Pretty Little Horses

by Mira Grant

A Newsflesh novella from the New York Times bestselling author that brought you Feed, Mira Grant.

Stacy and Michael Mason are among the most famous heroes of the zombie apocalypse. Stacy, however, has fallen into a deep depression after having to shoot their infected son. In the aftermath of the pandemic, they start publicly documenting the recovery effort, which Michael hopes will take Stacy's mind off of her trauma and help her recover.

As they film the rescue of an enclave of orphans and report on the orphanages that have sprung up to care for traumatized, parent-less children, they begin to consider the last, greatest step of recovery: adoption.

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3 of 5 stars

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Mira Grant’s Newsflesh trilogy is one of my favourite series ever, so I was excited to find this prequel novella when browsing the Kindle store. It fleshes out the early days of the zombie apocalypse admirably and helps humanize Stacy and Michael Mason (who are not portrayed very sympathetically throughout the series). Ultimately, though, it doesn’t hold a candle to the main Newsflesh trilogy - Shaun and Georgia are way more compelling characters than their parents, and there just isn’t the same level of action and twists. Still worth a read for fans of the series, but not amazing.

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