Review: Anomaly
After a lifetime of moving around, being home-schooled, and kept under virtual lock-and-key by her parents, Josie has spent the past two years living an almost normal life: attending an actual high school, making friends... and mourning her brother. On her seventeenth birthday, however, Josie learns that her life will never be normal. Born with the power to make things appear just by picturing them, she finds herself fighting for her life as what she thought was true comes tumbling down around her.
Anomaly is a story both sweet and fraught with terror. When everyone seems to be out to get you, how much additional trouble can you get into by falling for the man sent to save and teach you? The author does a really good job of making the characters come alive, and alternating the viewpoints between Josie and Reid gives a well balanced feel to the book. I'm happy to say that Josie is not your typical girl... in fact, she spouts of so many "nerd" phrases and references that I felt like I was back at a Science-Fiction Convention - not that this is a bad thing! I will admit that I recognized every single Marvel/Star Trek/Star Wars/Big Bang Theory/etc reference in this book, but at times it seemed like an overwhelming amount of geekdom. In this end it worked, but someone unfamiliar with the different franchises may end up slightly lost at times, though they should be able to pick up at least the general context.
There was just enough romance in this book to work: just enough to add tension without being unrealistic. The motives of the characters - and their actions - fit the plot, and the actual plot of the book is fun and surprising at times. This isn't one of those books where you can guess the ending from the beginning, so the author does a good job at feeding you enough details throughout the storyline to keep you interested while still throwing in a bang at the end. My one complaint about this book is that the ending felt a little rushed and messy, especially the scene on the roof - but I won't say more since I don't want to ruin anything! This is a good solid four stars and I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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