Blackout: A Novel
Written by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone and
Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks and
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
2022 Audie Award Winner!
Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teens in love to this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming novel that shines a bright light through the dark. This full-cast audio edition is performed by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks, Jordan Cobb, Shayna Small, A.J Beckles, and Audible Hall-of-Famer Bahni Turpin.
A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks…
A first meeting.
Long-time friends.
Bitter exes.
And maybe the beginning of something new.
When the lights go out, people reveal hidden truths. Love blossoms, friendship transforms, and new possibilities take flight.
Beloved authors—Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon—celebrate the beauty of six couples and the unforgettable magic that can be found on a sweltering starry night in the city.
Editor's Note
Love and joy…
Black love and joy abound in this anthology from some of YA’s biggest stars, including Angie Thomas and Nicola Yoon. Six interconnected stories take place in New York city after a blackout has struck. Despite the dark, the air crackles with romance, and we’re swooning over it.
Dhonielle Clayton
Dhonielle Clayton is the New York Times bestselling author of the Belles series and The Marvellers and the coauthor of The Rumor Game and the Tiny Pretty Things duology, which was made into a Netflix original series. She is COO of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books and the owner of Cake Creative.
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Reviews for Blackout
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I really enjoyed the different relationships. 6 different relationships throughout NYC during a Blackout. The authors of this book created a great mesh of all kinds & types of relationships! The way love makes you feel, the different levels of love the kind of love that you Crave or want to fight for. I highly recommend this book ?. Left me wanting to hear more about the relationships. How far they advanced. But overall a good read.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this book so much! Wonderful narrative cast! Black Love for the win!!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It’s like a YA version of Modern Love. Really recommend it.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved the narrators, and the stories are so good left me wanting to know more ?
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was a cute audiobook. The stories were good and I had fun listening to all of them, though some of them were definitely better than others. I enjoyed Tiffany D. Jackson's, Nicola Yoon's, and Angie Thomas' stories the most. The others felt a little. . . dry to me. But overall, for anyone who likes romance — especially Black romance — I would definitely say give it a listen.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5this was the first time i've ever read an anthology and it was a wonderful introduction to what they can be. i loved seeing how each character and all the stories connected. truly a beautiful collection.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A series of unexpected love stories, unexpected journeys and unexpected, but incredulous endings. I was left wanting more, but totally satiated. How is it that these authors were able to pull me in in a way that left a slight longing, yet full heart?
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sappy but cute. Not a huge fan of romance, but romance with growth on characters and drops of life choice gems, along with great diversity on the orientation and races - loved this.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5These were seriously the best readers! I wish they narrated all the books on this app. they did an amazing job and I loved each story. Very cute!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I’m not one for short stories/anthologies, but I liked this one. Would I re-read it? Probably not. Would I recommend it? Sure.
Overall rating: 4.2 rounded down.
Read my full review in Goodreads: @marypaz13 - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I don’t really like short stories unless it is the wrap up of a series like an epilogue. This series was important to young black romance and love. Each story had a budding and failing love story for various reasons. It is young adult so there were communication unresolved sexuality and teen angsty behavior. I did like the first story weaving throughout the anthology and the last story was my favorite.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It was good. I enjoyed most of the stories there was only one that didn’t intrigue me.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5So pretty nuke warm about the whole thing. Really liked Masked Off by Nik Stone
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This. Book. So touching, so joyous, so BEAUTIFUL! Truly a work of art.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5That was fantastic! A collection of short stories by some of the most amazing authors out there, today.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5clever entanglement of stories with distinctive characters and interesting situations.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Such a fun read! Loved all the distinct voices for each character.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An easy, entertaining read, taking place during a fictional summer blackout affecting New York City.
Six young Black authors collaborate to create six romance stories with each person trying to make it to a Brooklyn block party. This book wasn't what I expected, but I'd definitely recommend it after completing an emotionally driven book. A teenager who enjoys reading will enjoy "Blackout." - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Not appropriate for children under 10 is is very in detail
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Black love representation. Except for 2 stories I enjoyed, everything else was ok