Kindle Unlimited: Blackout by Erin Flanagan

Publisher: Thomas and Mercer

Published: 7/1/2022

Pages: 296

Genre: Sci-Fi

Review: kindle unlimited

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In this unforgettable psychological thriller, the dark is a terrifying mystery for a woman on the edge.

Seven hard-won months into her sobriety, sociology professor Maris Heilman has her first blackout. She chalks it up to exhaustion, though she fears that her husband and daughter will suspect she’s drinking again. Whatever their cause, the glitches start becoming more frequent. Sometimes minutes, sometimes longer, but always leaving Maris with the same disorienting question: Where have I been?

Then another blackout lands Maris in the ER, where she makes an alarming discovery. A network of women is battling the same inexplicable malady. Is it a bizarre coincidence or something more sinister? What do all the women have in common besides missing time? Or is it who they have in common?

In a desperate search for answers, Maris has no idea what’s coming next—just the escalating paranoia that her memories may be beyond her control, and that everything she knows could disappear in the blink of an eye.

I found this book while searching kindle unlimited for the challenge I had from amazon. I was intrigued by this story; our main character is recovering alcoholic, yet somehow, she is having blackouts. She isn't drinking, but she is starting to lose time, affecting her relationship with her boyfriend and daughter. As the story unfolds, we learn that it is not by coincidence that this is happening, and it is not just her; it is happening to. Other women are being targeted as well. What is the main agenda for these women having blackouts?  It has something to do with a fellow colleague, and what he may be doing is dangerous; she just has to prove it. 

I never understood why she was hiding the blackouts. I figured she would want her family to know so they could help her. It was just a bit too weird, as I know you feel embarrassed, and of course, you know you will be asked the question are you drinking again? 

I wouldn't say this book was a thriller, more of a sci-fi book. It was a decent read. I finished it to see what was going to happen. Not one of my favorites, though. 

Why was it women had to fight so hard for what they deserved, while men could be this mad when they didn’t get what they wanted?

Erin lives in Dayton, Ohio with her husband, daughter, two cats and two dog. She is an English professor at Wright State University and likes all of her colleagues except one.

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