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EMP Survival in a Powerless World #108
Blackout Nation: An EMP Post Apocalypse Prepper Survival Thriller
After a massive blackout traps her deep underground, Quinn begins a harrowing journey through dark tunnels and flooded ruins. With the world above silent and broken, she must push past pain and fear to survive. But what waits on the surface may be even worse.
238 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 21, 2025
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August 20, 2026
Just not well written at all
I managed to finish reading this, but only just barely. Had to force myself to get through it.
Where to start?
The writing is incredibly stilted and the dialogue robotic and unnatural.
What should take 1 sentence to describe is written with 3 or 4, every time. Glaringly repetitive.
There is zero character development. The people are impossible to care about on any kind of emotional level.
Often the main character will make a definitive statement and in the next paragraph make a definitive statement that takes the exact opposite position. Many many things just don’t make sense, based on what you’ve just read. There is very little continuity (things like the observation there are no bugs in this new world, next chapter, mosquitoes are everywhere. Times one thousand.)
The first half of the book takes place in a tunnel system which is bizarrely and unimaginably enormous and filled with many former government operations rooms, and yet, one must walk miles and days between these areas with no exit or entrance to these tunnels from the outside whatsoever. How were this supplied with furniture and computers and the random MREs found in them, with no access points? Nothing which takes place in the tunnels really makes sense and just plods on forever with no end in sight (ok, the end is FINALLY at 54%).
The title of the book has no relation to the story. The story has no relationship with reality; tunnels aren’t like that, people don’t behave or speak like that.
I’m honestly shocked how many people thought this was a good story. This isn’t my usual type of read; I don’t remember buying it — perhaps it was on accident. Who knows. But I did get through it somehow, mainly so I could write this review and warn people against it. Just look for something else to spend your money on. This is a waste of time.
I managed to finish reading this, but only just barely. Had to force myself to get through it.
Where to start?
The writing is incredibly stilted and the dialogue robotic and unnatural.
What should take 1 sentence to describe is written with 3 or 4, every time. Glaringly repetitive.
There is zero character development. The people are impossible to care about on any kind of emotional level.
Often the main character will make a definitive statement and in the next paragraph make a definitive statement that takes the exact opposite position. Many many things just don’t make sense, based on what you’ve just read. There is very little continuity (things like the observation there are no bugs in this new world, next chapter, mosquitoes are everywhere. Times one thousand.)
The first half of the book takes place in a tunnel system which is bizarrely and unimaginably enormous and filled with many former government operations rooms, and yet, one must walk miles and days between these areas with no exit or entrance to these tunnels from the outside whatsoever. How were this supplied with furniture and computers and the random MREs found in them, with no access points? Nothing which takes place in the tunnels really makes sense and just plods on forever with no end in sight (ok, the end is FINALLY at 54%).
The title of the book has no relation to the story. The story has no relationship with reality; tunnels aren’t like that, people don’t behave or speak like that.
I’m honestly shocked how many people thought this was a good story. This isn’t my usual type of read; I don’t remember buying it — perhaps it was on accident. Who knows. But I did get through it somehow, mainly so I could write this review and warn people against it. Just look for something else to spend your money on. This is a waste of time.
July 15, 2025
Can’t recommend this one
This is one of the worst books I have read in a long time. Constantly explaining what the characters were thinking was boring and unnecessary. Inconsistencies in the story were numerous (a character was shot in the chest, but their arm was bandaged up), and the characters ability to repeatedly happen upon what they needed (a car just happened to contain a pistol and an extra box of ammunition) was simply not believable. I don’t believe I’ll be reading any more books by Colton Lively in the near future.
This is one of the worst books I have read in a long time. Constantly explaining what the characters were thinking was boring and unnecessary. Inconsistencies in the story were numerous (a character was shot in the chest, but their arm was bandaged up), and the characters ability to repeatedly happen upon what they needed (a car just happened to contain a pistol and an extra box of ammunition) was simply not believable. I don’t believe I’ll be reading any more books by Colton Lively in the near future.
September 26, 2025
Enjoyed the read!
Just a good book to read before bed..not a blood and guts but enjoyed the story and loved the characters.
Just a good book to read before bed..not a blood and guts but enjoyed the story and loved the characters.
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