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Anomaly
by Tonya Kuper
I read this for the first time in September 2015, when I was just getting into reviewing and the online bookish community. Then, I gave it 5 stars. I gave a lot of things 5 stars, if we're being honest.
This is my first reread, and now I'm bumping my rating down to 4.5 stars. I still love it, but I noticed smaller details that I wasn't on board with.
» Snippets of unrealistic dialogue. This mostly came from Josie, but occasionally from Reid too.
» Reid refused to let Josie walk away from training when she was frustrated/upset. I get that there was a serious time crunch, but sometimes he was a bit over the top.
» Josie's mom was way too detached. I know she had secret burdens and all that, but Josie really could've benefitted from motherly help/advice.
Now that that's out of the way, here are some reasons you should read this book / things I liked about it.
» Josie was a totally introverted nerd, which I could 100% relate to.
» It's a quick read. I got through this is in a day and it's the perfect follow-up for a soul-crushing read. (*cough* ACOWAR *cough*)
» It's a fun story. The powers in this book involve creating things with your mind, and even if it would be daunting in reality, it's cool in fiction.
» Nerdy references. I didn't get most of them because they were related to fandoms I'm not a part of, but I recognized where they were from. Shh, that makes sense. But anyway, if you like Marvel and/or Star Wars, you and Josie will get along very well.
Even though rereading has brought a few issues to my attention, I still enjoyed it. I can't wait for the sequel to come out in July!! 😄
This is my first reread, and now I'm bumping my rating down to 4.5 stars. I still love it, but I noticed smaller details that I wasn't on board with.
» Snippets of unrealistic dialogue. This mostly came from Josie, but occasionally from Reid too.
» Reid refused to let Josie walk away from training when she was frustrated/upset. I get that there was a serious time crunch, but sometimes he was a bit over the top.
» Josie's mom was way too detached. I know she had secret burdens and all that, but Josie really could've benefitted from motherly help/advice.
Now that that's out of the way, here are some reasons you should read this book / things I liked about it.
» Josie was a totally introverted nerd, which I could 100% relate to.
» It's a quick read. I got through this is in a day and it's the perfect follow-up for a soul-crushing read. (*cough* ACOWAR *cough*)
» It's a fun story. The powers in this book involve creating things with your mind, and even if it would be daunting in reality, it's cool in fiction.
» Nerdy references. I didn't get most of them because they were related to fandoms I'm not a part of, but I recognized where they were from. Shh, that makes sense. But anyway, if you like Marvel and/or Star Wars, you and Josie will get along very well.
Even though rereading has brought a few issues to my attention, I still enjoyed it. I can't wait for the sequel to come out in July!! 😄