Friday, February 24, 2017

Book Review: Anomaly by Krista McGee


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Title: Anomaly

Author: Krista McGee

Series: Anomaly #1

Genre: Dystopian/Science Fiction

Audience: Young Adult

ABOUT THE BOOK

Thalli has fifteen minutes and twenty-three seconds left to live. The toxic gas that will complete her annihilation is invading her bloodstream. But she is not afraid.

Thalli is different than others in The State. She feels things. She asks questions. And in the State, this is not tolerated. The Ten scientists who survived the nuclear war that destroyed the world above believe that emotion was at the core of what went wrong—and they have genetically removed it from the citizens they have since created. Thalli has kept her malformation secret from those who have monitored her for most of her life, but when she receives an ancient piece of music to record as her community’s assigned musician, she can no longer keep her emotions secreted away.

Seen as a threat to the harmony of her Pod, Thalli is taken to the Scientists for immediate annihilation. But before that can happen, Berk—her former Pod mate who is being groomed as a Scientist—steps in and persuades the Scientists to keep Thalli alive as a test subject.

The more time she spends in the Scientist’s Pod, the clearer it becomes that things are not as simple as she was programmed to believe. She hears stories of a Designer—stories that fill her mind with more questions: Who can she trust? What is this emotion called love? And what if she isn’t just an anomaly, but part of a greater design?

~ MY REVIEW ~
**4.5 stars**

4.5 stars! I really, really liked Anomaly by Krista McGee, and am super excited to finish the ANOMALY series! This is a Christian dystopian/science-fiction tale (which I love!) It's intriguing, raw, unique, and thought-provoking. There's also a heartfelt, beautiful journey to finding truth.

The dystopian world, the characters, the plot ... all so well done. I definitely had the feels while reading Anomaly. It drew out my emotions and made me think about what the world would be like without emotions. Without free will. Without the ability to question or fight back.

I can hardly wait to reconnect with Thalli and her friends and continue this mind-boggling, futuristic story!

3 comments:

  1. Opsy! I just notice that these where separate posts 0.0
    Oh well, I will just say it again =D
    I just ordered Anomaly! And I cannot wait to start reading it (once it finally gets here that it;).

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    1. Haha, no problem! :) Eee! That's exciting! I hope you enjoy it, Polaris! I just ordered a book too, The Lady and the Lionheart by Joanne Bischof, which I am SO excited to read! =D

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  2. Yay! Don't you just LOVE getting books in the mail? I think that is one of my favorite things (but I think picking it from a sea of books in a store beats book mail by just a smidge;).

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