Series: Schrodinger's Consortium, Book One
Publisher: Entangled
Format: Kindle
Published: 25th November 2014
Number of Pages: 400
Book: For Review*
Genre: Science-Fiction, Paranormal, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Romance, Urban Fantasy, YA
Recommended
Age: 14+
Contains: Violence, Death, Swearing, Alcohol References
No Drug References
Author's
Site: Tonya Kuper
Reality is only an illusion.
Except for those who can control it…
Worst.
Birthday. Ever.
My first boyfriend dumped me—happy birthday, Josie!—my dad is who knows where, I have some weird virus that makes me want to hurl, and now my ex is licking another girl’s tonsils. Oh, and I’m officially the same age as my brother was when he died. Yeah, today is about as fun-filled as the swamps of Dagobah. But then weird things start happening…
Like I make something materialize just by thinking about it.
When hottily-hot badass Reid Wentworth shows up on a motorcycle, everything changes. Like, everything. Who I am. My family. What really happened to my brother. Existence. I am Oculi, and I have the ability to change reality with my thoughts. Now Reid, in all his hotness, is charged with guiding and protecting me as I begin learning how to bend reality. And he’s the only thing standing between me and the secret organization that wants me dead…
Review:
Josie's seventeenth birthday sucks –
latest in a line of suckiness. Her dad's vanished. Her boyfriend
broke up with her. An awesome interning job fell through. Her
mom's being super protective. And she's now the age her brother was when
he died. All in all, a great day. Not.
But also... things keep happening. Things that don't make sense...
And then a total hottie rolls up to school
on a motor bike, sporting a tattoo just like Josie's brother had...
The hottie is called Reid. He's come
to drop a huge bomb.
Josie has powers. She's in danger.
Bad guys are gunning for her. Her life has been a lie. Oh,
and he's got to train her quickly – as in, before it's too late and war starts.
No pressure there. I mean, where are
the Avengers when you need them...?
I saw Anomaly
on NetGalley and instantly thought: gots
to have it! From the moment I began reading, I fell totally and
utterly in love. This book... Holy Thor! It was freaking
amazing. I was just instantly hooked! Anomaly was hilarious, exciting, action-packed and full of
brilliant nerdy references. Many of its elements weren't stunningly
original (nerdy lead girl, former crush, snarkiness, hotness, sci-fi stuff),
but when put all together, along with a whole load of awesome, the result meant
Anomaly was just stunning. It was so much fun and I loved every single second
of it. I seriously cannot recommend
Anomaly enough!
Now, when dealing with awesomeness, start
with the awesome characters. And Josie was awesome. She was nerdy, funny, clever and, if you haven't
gathered by this point, awesome. Her Star
Trek, Star Wars, Big Bang Theory and Marvel comics references killed me every time. I also loved
her "I was just wired to be
weird" – the girl had some brilliant snark! Her reaction to what
she really was felt so utterly believable and realistic – I mean, who deals
with 'you're not quite human' and 'your life's a lie' with a happy grin?
She was brilliant and so was her development!
Reid was amazing too – and totally
crushworthy! He, too, was snarky and funny – but he was serious and
motivated too. And badass – do not
forget the badassness of Reid! He was
just amazing.
Oh, and Rosie (Jeid?) was perfect too! They were so cute, so hot and so brilliant. I loved seeing the two of them together and
just loved them!
I loved Josie's best friend Hannah as well –
she was the perfect counterpoint to Oculi craziness and was really sweet and
funny. And Santos killed me too! Oh, and I loved that
Josie's mom had to use a cane, but that she hated any help. She didn't
want to be treated like she was incapable, like all disabled people (well,
unless the hill is really steep...) Go Mrs H! Well, not really.
Mrs H was also rather cold and rational. I was very torn about Mom…
But the writing was perfect. Split between Reid and
Josie, the action was non-stop and also funny as hell! I loved getting
both sides of the story – loved Josie's nerdiness and Reid's badassness.
Together, it was like the perfect little mix for my bookish loves!
I mean, all those geeky/dorky references... it was like dying and ending
up on the Enterprise (not really, since I'm not really into Star Trek, but the dorkiness of the
statement seemed fitting). Seriously, all I needed was the mention of
D&D or Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizards, Spock and I literally would've been
on geekdom cloud nine!
And damn this plot was good! I mean, oh my Star Lord!
It was fast-paced, exciting, unpredictable, and awesome. I read this book in one sitting – that good! I
was just so hooked and so desperate to know what would happen next! I may have seen a few plot twists coming, but
there were so very many twists and turns that I was always, always hooked and on the edge of my
seat. I cannot wait for the next book in the series! I need it so badly!
As for this world... Oh. My.
Thor! It was so cool!
The whole sci-fi edge to the paranormal aspects just blew me away. Everything felt so real – I mean, there was
all kinds of science-talk, as well as mentions of scientists – all of which
made these unbelievable acts of projection seem, well, believable. And man do I
want to be Oculi!
Oh, how I hearted Anomaly! It was the perfect book to just sit and read
(preferably in a single sitting) and then gush about afterwards. I’m
recommending it to all sci-fi, paranormal and Marvel lovers out there – this is
not one to miss! It’s just the most
amazing, nerd-a-licious, exciting, thrilling, fun book to read and I shall be desperately waiting for my second
hit of the Schrodinger’s Consortium
series!
Star Rating:
4½ Out of 5
4½ Out of 5
Read this
book if you liked:
Lux by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Slide by Jill Hathaway
Unravelling by Elizabeth Norris
Fated by Sarah Alderson
The Medusa Project or Blood Ties by Sarah McKenzie
Happy Reading
Megan
* This
book was received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
**
Quotes used are from a proof copy and may have been changed in the finished
book
