Glitch (Glitch, #1)

Jun 20, 2012 Marg K. rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 1-star-rating

Well, before I set my stun gun to 'death ray', let me start things off by discussing Glitch's less infuriating flaws & misdemeanors.

First of all, the writing was rather mediocre with a lot of repetition and juvenile, clichéd, cheesy dialogue. Can't say too much about the plot either since it essentially consisted of the same predictable situations and melodramatic character interactions replayed over & over again.

Secondly, there were quite a few inconsistencies in the storytelling. Zoe...more

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Sep 05, 2012 Blythe rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: I wouldn't recommend it

Recommended to Blythe by: I blame the cover

Shelves: judge-a-book-by-the-cover, netgalley-edelweiss-arc, was-warned-not-to-read-this, 2012-reads, disappointments, highly-anticipating-2012, take-your-insta-love-and-leave, 1-star, didn-t-see-that-coming, read-reviewed, snark-bait-ooh-ah-ah, love-triangle

Warning: Possible spoilers (but do you really want to read this?)

*sigh* Oh, Glitch.

When reading a book, however horrible that book might be, I do try to find something even slightly redeemable, that could save the book from falling into my one-star abyss. Unfortunately, I truly found nothing likable or redeemable in this book. I'll be splitting my review of Glitch into four categories, and analyze each one. Those four categories are: the characters, the relationships, the writing, and the plot/...more

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Aug 08, 2012 Sam rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arc-or-galley, science-fiction, dystopia-or-post-apocalyptic, romance, dystopian

Heather Anastasiu’s Glitch is another case of good potential lost. In a futuristic society, computer chips are inserted into members of the public to limit their thoughts and emotions. In effect, they are one ‘community’, feeling and seeing nothing but grey and working like cogs in a machine – with the exception of ‘glitchers’, individuals who show anomalous activity. This was an interesting idea, one that had the capacity to develop into something quite exciting and gripping, but unfortunately,...more Heather Anastasiu’s Glitch is another case of good potential lost. In a futuristic society, computer chips are inserted into members of the public to limit their thoughts and emotions. In effect, they are one ‘community’, feeling and seeing nothing but grey and working like cogs in a machine – with the exception of ‘glitchers’, individuals who show anomalous activity. This was an interesting idea, one that had the capacity to develop into something quite exciting and gripping, but unfortunately, it was very badly executed. Glitch proved to be an incredibly mediocre novel at best.

The central character, Zoe – or Zoel to the rest of the Community – was the main source of my irritation with this book. She was unexceptional, even with her special telekinetic abilities, and failed to draw any positive response from me. What irked me most was the inconsistency in her character. Understandably, having spent most of her life linked in with the rest of the Community, there were many emotions and thoughts she had little familiarity with. It made very little sense to me for her to be able understand certain new emotions and not others. What’s more, she goes from not even knowing what ‘kissing’ is to using the word freely in her thoughts like she has always recognised its definition and how to do it. Aspects like this, coupled with her completely exasperating reactions to the love interests, made her a difficult protagonist to appreciate.

Yes, I said love interests, as there is of course a love triangle present. The two candidates are fellow glitchers, Max and Adrien. I have done my fair share of complaining about love triangles in previous book reviews, so I’ll save repeating myself here. What became most troublesome for me was Max’s character. Honestly, I was quite intrigued at first when he showed signs of anomalous behaviour. With his ability to take on the form of others, he had the potential to be an interesting character. In the end, however, he turned out to be very disturbing at times, from asking to see Zoe’s genitalia like it was a perfectly acceptable request, to becoming very possessive of Zoe and their ‘togetherness’. Zoe, despite it all, could not help but still feel for him.

Adrien, in comparison, was much easier to like. Like Zoe and Max, he has his own glitcher ability: to see the future. As his feelings for Zoe were partially founded on the visions he had of her, it was slightly more understandable for him to be so drawn to her than it was for Zoe to be so infatuated with Adrien. Although not an outstanding or particularly memorable character (or love interest), I did prefer him to nearly everyone else in the book. He had quite a significant role in the plot, and brought with it some good scenes of tense action.

In the end though, Glitch was not as enjoyable as I would have liked, and I doubt I will be returning to continue this series in the future. Although the concepts were fascinating enough, it was difficult to give this story the interest it needed.

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Sep 22, 2012 Ain020596 marked it as to-read · review of another edition

St Martin's Press? After Evermore and House Of Night, tread very lightly. You might be able to pull off shitty Paranormal books, but when it comes to Dystopia, don't mess it up.

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OR. ELSE.

Edit, 18th Aug:

Wow. Looking at the reviews, I was spot on. I'm telling you, the person working at this publishing house needs to be fired or something.

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Jul 02, 2012 Vi Vi rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

April 19: Got a Galley for this from Netgalley so I'm going to give it a go. Thank you to St. Martin's. Going in with no expectations...

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I'm sorry, I just couldn't get into this. It's a DNF for me.

It's your typical dystopian lite-fiction, except the publishers want to make you believe otherwise because there are more science fiction (lite) elements in it. But really, it's the same old same old.

Controlling political entity that is vaguely controlling everyone. The main character is your typical...more

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Jun 28, 2012 Reynje rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arc-egalley, dystopia, e-book-kindle, no-just-no, not-for-me, read-2012, sci-fi, young-adult

I’d like to be able to say that this is one for those readers seeking a solid dystopian YA with strong sci-fi elements, but in truth, this Glitch is not that book. At best it’s an on-trend, marketable novel aimed at fans of Matched and the like. At worst, it’s a formulaic, cliché-riddled book I feel like I’ve read several times before.

While the premise of a community hooked up to a shared network that essentially rids them of individual emotional and thought seems promising, the inconsistencies...more

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Apr 27, 2012 Eunice rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: out-2012, arc-netgalley-edelweiss, young-adult, ya-romance, dystopian-postapocalyptic

3.75 stars

Glitch is a very interesting and fascinating novel. I wasn't really into dystopian novel which are about, uh, how am I going to describe it? robot-like people? cyborg? computer chips and stuffs? Something like that, you get it right? Like Skinned or Cinder (Although I heard really a lot of good things about the latter and am planning to read it soon). Themes like that just don't appeal on me that much. But when I saw this on my friend's blog's WoW, I find it really interesting and appe...more 3.75 stars

Glitch is a very interesting and fascinating novel. I wasn't really into dystopian novel which are about, uh, how am I going to describe it? robot-like people? cyborg? computer chips and stuffs? Something like that, you get it right? Like Skinned or Cinder (Although I heard really a lot of good things about the latter and am planning to read it soon). Themes like that just don't appeal on me that much. But when I saw this on my friend's blog's WoW, I find it really interesting and appealing. I had it high on my to-read list and when I say it was up in Netgalley I requested it right away.

I tried not to have so many expectations on this book (my tendency of dropping some books unfinished was pretty high lately) but I was pretty excited when I started it. And well, thank goodness because it did not disappoint! I wouldn't say it was perfect, I actually have some little issues on some stuffs but I can overlook most of it because the overall was good and I really enjoyed it.

I was happy that the story starts when Zoe already started glitching. I was afraid I would get bored if she hasn't yet and would only describe their utopia society on a perspective of someone who believe and trust everything in that world. It had been more endearing since when it started, although confused, she was already questioning stuffs, how their society works, which should be right or wrong. Things escalate pretty fast on the first thirds which was good since it's already giving you the hype for starters. The attraction between Zoe and Adrien went fast too than what I expected, I know this might not appeal on most readers, especially to someone like me who's always complaining about insta-love. It wasn't really that insta-love though because on the following parts there were some unfavorable circumstances that happened that affected the romantic aspect that it kind of almost took away what had been there first however I find it good because it also enable the attraction between the two and their relationship to develop in a more natural and profound way.

Other stuffs that I like was the paranormal stuff - their X-men-like abilities. It was that aspect that definitely attracted me to read this. Although I think there were something that's lacking on that part that made me not so enthused as I was to Shatter Me and Hunting Lila. But I'm still looking forward for more of it on the following books and hopefully it would be really good.

The characters were great. I like Zoe and I understand her confusions and struggles, I mean it was really terrifying to live in a society where people live mechanically, no feelings, no emotions, no compassion. Then suddenly you would wake up and feel every kinds of emotions. So even when Zoe was having difficulties in making her choices and actions I didn't get really frustrated at her. She was an admirable character and I like how her character developed through out the story, how she cares and thinks for everyone, how she faced conflicts and problems and how she discover feelings and emotions and how she dealt with it.

Adrien was a very compassionate and likable character. He used his ability to help people even though it was so very risky and dangerous. He's very genuine and caring. Uh, I really don't know what else to say about him but he's fairly an interesting character. Oh yeah, I love it how he explained and described feelings and emotions to Zoe.

I haven't read dystopia novels lately and it's really great to find a good one after a long break. The overall feeling of this book was somewhat like Delirium and Divergent(I'm not really making your hopes high and some might not agree with me but that's how I find it. Haha!). All in all, it was an entertaining and engaging read. And I'm definitely looking forward reading the whole series.

Thanks Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for providing an advance copy! :)

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Jun 13, 2012 Ariana rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arc-galley, paranormal, dystopia

This book was ~~probably~~ definitely intended to a younger audience so there is no surprise that I found it to be a bit juvenile at parts. Based on this I really had a hard time rating it, as there were things that I really liked, but there were some things I simply needed to skip.

If you are in your teen years and you haven’t come across too many dystopian books then you probably will love this book, so just pick it up and surprise yourself by enjoying it.

As for me, I am not a teen and I’ve been r...more

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Jul 12, 2012 Michelle's Paranormal Vault of Books rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley-on-kindle, req-review-arc, owned-e-books, 2012-debut-authors, 2012-read-debut-authors

Originally posted at my blog Michelle's Paranormal Vault of Books

Expected publication date: August 7th 2012 by St. Martin’s Press
By Heather Anastasiu

I really enjoyed this story, It took me a short time to get into it, once I was able to actually read it, as its an ARC (advanced readers copy from NetGalley) and it was in a format for computer only, and I have a hard time reading on the computer. I finally got it on my Kindle, but took some work to get it there, so I was able to really read it a...more

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Jul 07, 2012 Marielle rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: great-books-read-in-2012

Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin's Press!! This is the first book on Netgalley I've been approved for. Yay!

Secrets were strictly forbidden in the Community. Of course, it had never been a problem before, because we weren’t supposed to be capable of secrets. It was secrets that started the wars and almost destroyed the planet. Secrets and lies and destructive passions. But we were saved from all that. We were logical. Orderly.
Secrets were wrong. Keeping one was wrong. But I had more than that n...more Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin's Press!! This is the first book on Netgalley I've been approved for. Yay!

Secrets were strictly forbidden in the Community. Of course, it had never been a problem before, because we weren’t supposed to be capable of secrets. It was secrets that started the wars and almost destroyed the planet. Secrets and lies and destructive passions. But we were saved from all that. We were logical. Orderly.
Secrets were wrong. Keeping one was wrong. But I had more than that now, dangerous secrets, piling up like the lies I had to tell to keep them hidden.

Welcome to the Community, home of Humanity Sublime and perfect peace! Here, we’re all connected to the Link, which gets rid of our emotions. Emotions are what caused the Earth’s destruction, after all. Here we have no sadness, no happiness, no emotion whatsoever! However, there are those who glitch and their Links give out. They feel. They are anomalous and deadly dangerous. They upset our premier goal: Order first, Order always. They must be fixed immediately. If they cannot be fixed, they are to be deactivated, as soon as possible. Please report any anomalous behavior you witness.

Zoe lives in the Community. She never knew how it was to feel, to truly live. But all of a sudden, she feels everything: panic, loneliness, love, fear. She’s not too sure she likes it at first because she is only feeling the bad emotions. Until she meets Adrien. His blue-green eyes seem more alert than the others. He seems more alive, but then again, she is desperate to have someone. To not be so alone in holding this nearly-impossible-to-hide secret. But Zoe has another secret, too. She’s Telekinetic. She can move things with nothing but a thought, but her power is erratic, at best. Glitch follows Zoe as she struggles to keep these secrets with the risk of them fixing her glitches, or worse: deactivation.

First of all, I want to talk about Zoe’s power: Telekinesis. I loved the idea of Telekinesis because it’s a really cool thing that hasn’t been used much in recent literature. As a matter of fact, I was thinking how cool it would be to have Telekinesis just the other day. After all, it is my go-to answer when I’m asked, “If you had a superpower, what would it be?” Telekinesis, my friends. There is nothing more awesome than Telekinesis. It has the power to do pretty much anything, it’s something that isn’t usually used, and, you have to admit, it’s the best superpower. Ever.

Another really tremendous aspect of this book was it’s story line. Ms. Anastasiu did an incredible job to keep this book surprising. And, boy, was I surprised. I wouldn’t have been more surprised if a ninja dropped down from the ceiling and slapped me in the face before climbing out the window and escaping into the night. Okay, well, maybe a little more surprised, but it was still the least predictable book I have read in a long time, maybe ever. It was a wonderful story.

Glitch is a story about discovering emotions, color, and one’s true self. When Zoe is free for the first time, it made me think about the beauty of the world around us and how we take both our freedom and beauty for granted. Anastasiu explains each emotion so well that it felt like I was just learning them all for the first time, along with Zoe. It also made me rethink about love a little bit. The love between Zoe and Adrien is so precious and I just adored it to pieces. I could really feel all of Zoe’s emotions. I cried when she cried, I loved when she did, and I felt loss when she did. Fantastic book!
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Aug 21, 2012 Ambur rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Glitch was one of my most anticipated books for this year, and I am extremely glad to say that it completely lived up...and even surpassed all of my expectations! :D As I always do when I read dystopians I payed attention to the way that the world has changed and how the author has crafted their world...and I loved the way that Heather Anastasiu created hers! She described it so well, and made it stand out. I could actually picture it the way Zoe did, with everything grey and monotone until she...more Glitch was one of my most anticipated books for this year, and I am extremely glad to say that it completely lived up...and even surpassed all of my expectations! :D As I always do when I read dystopians I payed attention to the way that the world has changed and how the author has crafted their world...and I loved the way that Heather Anastasiu created hers! She described it so well, and made it stand out. I could actually picture it the way Zoe did, with everything grey and monotone until she glitched, and then there would be bursts of colour! It created such a dynamic story and made it so easy to visualize...which I absolutely loved! :D I also loved the way that Zoe's character was revealed. In the world of Glitch, people don't feel the way that they do now. They're basically computers; like little worker bees...acting like droids to accomplish day to day tasks. It's kind of depressing. They don't feel or think on their own, but Zoe, or Zoel (her full name :P), is glitching...so she's able to actually experience life on her own. :D

Not only was Heather Anastasiu's world in Glitch flushed out and incredibly intricate, the characters were fantastic! Considering that the majority of people in Zoe's world are drones with no mind of their own...it's pretty amazing that the characters that we meet in Glitch have such life and vibrancy. Each character stands out so well, even the ones that remain under the Community's control. Zoe characterizes them for us. Her brother in particular stands out a lot considering he actually doesn't play a large role in this book, and I loved that Heather Anastasiu was able to make characters stand out so well, especially in a world where everyone pretty much just blends in. :)

So let's summarize so far: the world...amazing, the characters....also amazing, and the plot...fan-freaking-tastic! :D I loved it! Dystopians generally share the whole underground-rebellion-trying-to-overthrow-the-society factor, and Glitch definitely has that, but I felt that Heather Anastasiu did a wonderful job at keeping her story unique. The fact that people are basically computers with no feelings kind of makes this story stand out on its own, and the glitching aspect makes it even more so...especially since glitching (as the description tells you) also leads to other abilities. Together all these elements create an amazing and addictive story...and I haven't even mentioned boys yet! :D I'm not going to say too much about them because if I do I might give away some spoilers, but I will say that I have a definite favourite and I don't think that the other guy even comes close to competing...I don't even really consider it a love triangle, but I'll keep quite and let you make up your mind about it all when you read it. ;)

Overall, I loved this book! I can't even begin to think of or use enough words to describe Glitch with as much praise as I want to. I seriously LOVED this book, and it's definitely my favourite out of all the new series that I've started this year. :D Heather Anastasiu is an amazing story teller, and I definitely think that it'll be hard for readers to read this one without quickly becoming swept up in Zoe's story. :D I recommend this one to dystopia fans, and anyone who loves the whole sci-fi element with people being linked to computers. I was also a fan of the romance in this book, and I can't wait for the story, the romance, and the characters to further develop in the next one! :D(less)

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Feb 16, 2013 Jodi Meadows rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-blurbed

My official comments:

GLITCH kept me up long past bedtime with its quick pace, wonderfully creepy technology, and a frighteningly believable world. Fans of dystopian novels will love this delightful debut.

My unofficial comments:

THOSE CHIPS ARE FREAKING SCARY. D: D: D:

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May 19, 2012 Livvy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arcs, ya, science-fiction, dystopia, april-2012, 4-stars

*This book was provided to me by netgalley as an arc for early review*

This review is also published here: http://nerdybookreviews.wordpress.com...

I thought this book was very unique!

The idea of lacking emotions was a concept I struggled to understand and fully comprehend to how it could work in this situation of a society, never mind a love triangle. However, once I began reading the book, the story begins to unravel and the situation becomes clear of how emotions can develop and the innocence...more *This book was provided to me by netgalley as an arc for early review*

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I thought this book was very unique!

The idea of lacking emotions was a concept I struggled to understand and fully comprehend to how it could work in this situation of a society, never mind a love triangle. However, once I began reading the book, the story begins to unravel and the situation becomes clear of how emotions can develop and the innocence behind it is really profound!

My main issue with the emotion came when I realised the novel was from a first person narrative. I didn’t understand how a lack of emotion could be interpreted through a first person narrative, but surprisingly for the moments where emotion is not present or at the back of Zoe’s mind, it works effectively with the clean cut, and factual statistics of the surrounding area.

The novel takes a real look into society and its hierarchy and how we realistically can move to this direction. I felt the novel distinctly set up a history that could provide the resulting society and its functioning. The idea of a V-chip to control the people and how their history has been manipulated is much more believable than certain dystopia novels and although the idea does border on science-fiction it works effectively to balance the two.

The characters: Zoe. Zoe is the girl we follow through the novel and we’re fully centred into her mind. I liked how we managed to uncover more than Zoe did about herself. Despite being in first person narrative, it works and it added to the excitement that Anasasiu created. I’ll admit I’ve yet to read a first person narrative where we’ve known more than the main character in the sense that Glitch allows us. Zoe is a character we watch mature and grow into her own self and kick-ass heroine by the end! She stands for what is right and what she believes, something at times we fear she may allowed to be trampled down by the bossy boys who surround her. However she pulls herself back from teetering on the edge where at times she’s in fear of being swallowed up by the commandeering presence of other characters.

The boys. They were interesting enigmas on their own and each offered very different traits that gave a good contrast. I felt despite the society they were from, we could still place them within our society as everyday people we know and this allowed the book to drop again to a realistic level. They added to the excitement and twist and certainly added an ever present friction and tension in the books that built the anticipation.

The love triangle is something I think some people may feel like its been overdone before. To me, the love triangle was not what I expected and it’s made clear once you get into the space of the characters and understand the way they work, it becomes much more clear why the love triangle is required in this situation. I immediately sided with one of the boys, which cleared up any conflicting emotions one can sometimes feel with a love triangle.

I have to admit this story made me a little weepy in places because the turbulent emotions Anasasiu takes us through are certainly extremes and they had me clutching the edge of my seat and reaching for a tissue over the situations Zoe managed to get herself into. This book manages to play on all the emotions and never allows you to fall into a sense of comfort. There are twists and turns at every corner! Predictable this book is not!

The only other dystopia novel I’ve read is ‘The Hunger Games’ and this was nothing alike! However I enjoyed this book with equal vigour and devoured it eagerly. I will very much be looking forward to buying a copy to install on my book shelf! So I urge you all to flock and pick the book up because you may be pleasantly surprised.

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Jan 10, 2013 Renu rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The synopsis for Glitch immediately drew me in as I am a big fan of sci-fi/dystopian novels. To begin with the story was interesting, but then a romance was formed and things went downhill from there...

Glitch could have been so much better if the romance hadn't taken over the plot, because the ideas presented were, as I mentioned before, interesting. There was insta-love between Zoe and Adrien - they meet and soon after they're in love, and as if this wasn't bad enough there is a love triangle....more The synopsis for Glitch immediately drew me in as I am a big fan of sci-fi/dystopian novels. To begin with the story was interesting, but then a romance was formed and things went downhill from there...

Glitch could have been so much better if the romance hadn't taken over the plot, because the ideas presented were, as I mentioned before, interesting. There was insta-love between Zoe and Adrien - they meet and soon after they're in love, and as if this wasn't bad enough there is a love triangle. Not the good kind either, which if handled properly it sometimes can be. The 3rd person in the triangle is Max, who is quite literally ruled by his hormones and I don't mean that in a funny way. Here's an example "Can I look at your genitalia?" Who the heck says stuff like that?! I understand that being glitched and therefore being disconnected from the Link means your flooded with all these emotions that up until then have been stifled. It can be overwhelming, but really, I thought it would at least give you the sense to talk like a normal person. He is apparently in love with Zoe, but it's more like he's obsessed with her, all he wants to do is *ahem* excuse the term, 'bang her'. So basically, what I'm trying to say is that instead of adding to the story as a good romance should it takes away from it.

As a love interest nothing really stood out about Adrien - his character was one dimensional and boring. He also had an annoying habit of using curse words like "crackin' hell", "shunting", and "godlam'd". I would have overlooked this if it was just once or twice, but he repeatedly said it and it got on my nerves.

On a more positive note I liked the mc, Zoe. When the story begins she's already glitching and questioning things which is different from other YA dystopian novels as it usually takes a while for the mc to do this. I could feel her inner struggle as she began experiencing emotions that she had never before felt. Plus, on top of that she had to try and blend in and act as if she wasn't an anomaly which is a pretty tough thing to do in the society she lives in.

Another aspect of the book I liked was the writing style and the use of repetition - "An anomaly observes is an anomaly reported", "Order First, Order Always." It really emphasised the harsh realities of living in the Community.

Glitch had so much potential, but unfortunately it was a huge let down and I very much doubt I will be picking up the sequel.

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Aug 06, 2012 Michelle (In Libris Veritas) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, science-fiction, netgalley, dystopian

First off the cover of this book is so pretty and even if I didn’t enjoy it I’m pretty positive that I would have bought this just for that fact. I’m not even a fan of pink (loathe it) and I’m in love with it. Cover art aside the book is just as fantastic and this is going on my to buy list with the other awesome books I’ve read this year.

In all honesty this reminds me a lot of 1984 by George Orwell, which isn’t really a bad thing because Anastasu really manages to make it her own with her creat...more First off the cover of this book is so pretty and even if I didn’t enjoy it I’m pretty positive that I would have bought this just for that fact. I’m not even a fan of pink (loathe it) and I’m in love with it. Cover art aside the book is just as fantastic and this is going on my to buy list with the other awesome books I’ve read this year.

In all honesty this reminds me a lot of 1984 by George Orwell, which isn’t really a bad thing because Anastasu really manages to make it her own with her creative use of technology. I love the fact that plot centers around people who have basically been freed of all emotion and opinion because of something as small as chip implanted in their brains. It really gives the story a different feel and flow because instead of reading about a typical teenager you are reading about a teenager who never even knew what the world around her was truly like. You get to experience the main charcter’s first taste of emotion and the world around her and it makes the story richer. I was really invested in the main character, Zoel, and I wanted so badly to help her out when things got way too confusing for her. The backstory for the world is fairly believable and I can see that being a plausible situation if the same technology were applied to the same type of people. I also love the inclusion of the gifts that some people have, I thought it was an interesting addition and I would love for more explanation on the subject. The story is a fast and steady pace that gives you a lot of twists and turns, and it really had me hanging on every word. Plus this gets points of not having a cliffhanger ending but still leaving it open enough that I’m dying to know more.

The characters are really fantastic and when it comes to development I thought it was handled rather well. Zoe is a likable character though instead of relating to her I ended up wanting to take her under my wing and teach her about people. Some of the relationships she had with other people were terribly frustrating because of her naivety but it’s all completely understandable and serves it’s purpose. Adrien is a great counterpoint to Zoe and his understanding is rather refreshing when it comes to knowing about the world. His a great down to earth kind of guy and I’m certainly rooting for him in future books. Max…where to start with Max? He went from adorable to creepy in .5 seconds and he managed to remain in the “creep” zone for the rest of the book for me. He’s a great character but he had my skin crawling.

Overall this is a great dystopian with a fantastic twist of technology. If you are looking for something similar to 1984 but want a younger more modern version, well this may very well be the book to grab. I’m definitely going to buy this one and re-read it before the next one comes out.

I received this from St. Martin's Press and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.(less)

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Apr 15, 2013 Ashlee rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley-arc, own-read, dystopian, for-review

This review is found at www.taleswithtea.com

Warning: Some minor spoilers!

I'm just going to start off by saying that this cover is amazing and I love it and it was the first reason that I stopped and looked at this book. It's really digital, yet soft at the same time. I adore it.
Now, for the review of the content itself! :)
Glitch starts off in a really complex and interesting world. You will get lost inside of this new world and the rules that the people within it, such as Zoe, must abide by....more This review is found at www.taleswithtea.com

Warning: Some minor spoilers!

I'm just going to start off by saying that this cover is amazing and I love it and it was the first reason that I stopped and looked at this book. It's really digital, yet soft at the same time. I adore it.
Now, for the review of the content itself! :)
Glitch starts off in a really complex and interesting world. You will get lost inside of this new world and the rules that the people within it, such as Zoe, must abide by.
Glitch is a very fast paced, action packed story. I loved the twists and turns that this story took. I enjoyed the buildup and events - they really kept me on the edge of my seat, wondering what would be revealed next.
I found Zoe, the protagonist, to be a likable character. She wishes her family was able to be close, but the conditions of this new world won't allow it. She feels the strongest desire of connection with her little brother, who she wishes she could save from the coldness of the world they live it. I could relate to these emotions, because I can't imagine not being close to my family and I have a younger sibling that I would do anything in the world to protect. I liked these qualities in Zoe.
I also enjoyed one of the male lead characters, Adrien. At first, I wasn't fond of Adrien's 'swear words', such as godlam and crackin'. But the further into the story I got, the more I appreciated his strange and unique dialect. It gave him character.
I didn't really care for Max's character. I felt annoyed by him mostly and completely disgusted by the way he treated and abused Zoe. His character is a good foil against Adrien's, and I think one of his greater purposes is to show the contrast between them.
An interesting theme in Glitch is falling in love. In Zoe's society, love should not exist, it is not programmed into them. But Zoe's 'glitch' allows her to begin to feel the emotions of love. We get to watch Zoe as she tries to understand what exactly she is feeling and what it means for her and for the other person. It was very interesting to witness a point of view on Love from someone who has no prior experience with it. Zoe is very innocent and naive.
There was a bit of repetition from the narrator and I felt the continuity could have been a bit better, but overall I really enjoyed reading Glitch.

I'm looking forward to reading the second instalment!

My Rating: 4/5

Ashlee / taleswithtea.com

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Aug 08, 2012 Debbie (at) I Heart YA Books rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I Love Sci-fi Dystopia, and Glitch is going on my list as one of my favorites. Heather Anastasiu’s world-building is awesome. I love the Old World, and the underground city of the Community it's totally fantastic. I also love the characters. Anastasiu did excellent with Zoe’s character. She made me believe that this is how someone would be if they could suddenly feel emotions after never having felt them before, and by the end of this story, Zoe was becoming a strong leader. I think she will be...more I Love Sci-fi Dystopia, and Glitch is going on my list as one of my favorites. Heather Anastasiu’s world-building is awesome. I love the Old World, and the underground city of the Community it's totally fantastic. I also love the characters. Anastasiu did excellent with Zoe’s character. She made me believe that this is how someone would be if they could suddenly feel emotions after never having felt them before, and by the end of this story, Zoe was becoming a strong leader. I think she will be a kick-ass heroine in the sequel Override or as Adrien would say a "cracking kick ass". Yes, I also liked the way the author used new slang words in this future world to replace some of our naughty four letter words. I will definitely be waiting on the sequel.

Zoe is a Glitcher, which means she’s an anomaly, and for Zoe this could be a one way trip to deactivation. Zoe's world has always been: Order is everything, the Community Creed is Order first, order always. But now that she’s starting to feel emotions, she doesn’t understand how to explain what she’s feeling. She just knows she doesn't want to go back to being a human drone after she’s able to feel emotions—to finally understand what it feels to be alive. But with these emotions, Zoe is also getting the power to move objects. Zoe is trying to keep her emotions and her power hidden from the Regulators who are watching for glitchers, but there’s someone else who's watching Zoe, it’s the guy with the beautiful blue-green eyes.

Adrien is with the Resistance, who lives above ground in the Old World. He also has the power to see the future and he has seen Zoe’s future, and it includes the Resistance and him. There’s another person that wants to be in Zoe’s future: Max, who's also a glitcher, and he had his eye on Zoe. And the emotions he's feeling for her is one all teenage guys have. Except with Max, his new emotions are consuming him with lust to feed his pleasures.

Glitch is an emotional story about the right to be free and a girl who has the power and the love to fight for people who doesn't even know they have lost their freedom. Zoe's fight has just begun in Glitch, her war is coming in Override. I recommend Glitch as a fantastic Sci-fi read!

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Jul 12, 2012 Hannah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopian-ya, the-pile-of-favourites, hot-boys-alert

You know that feeling when you get an ARC copy of a book that you've been fantasising about since you first heard of it?

Yeah, that one. That's how I was when I was approved to read Glitch by St. Martin's Press.

As random as it may sound, one of the things I love most about dystopian fiction is the setting of the world that we now live in, and Heather has portrayed possibly one of my favourite 'scenarios' to date. A society which is controlled by what the government says is right and wrong – every...more You know that feeling when you get an ARC copy of a book that you've been fantasising about since you first heard of it?

Yeah, that one. That's how I was when I was approved to read Glitch by St. Martin's Press.

As random as it may sound, one of the things I love most about dystopian fiction is the setting of the world that we now live in, and Heather has portrayed possibly one of my favourite 'scenarios' to date. A society which is controlled by what the government says is right and wrong – every move dictated by a Link that runs the way people live. This is the Community, where Zoe lives – and where Zoe starts to glitch – a malfunction in her Link causing her to have proper human emotions and thought – something that the Community thought that they had wiped out forever.

Glitch for me was a book that I knew could not disappoint me in anyway. While I was a little scared just in case it did, I plunged right into it and never wanted to come up for air.

The whole world that Heather has created was just breath-taking. What I love in dystopians is authors taking ideas to new levels, and there are a lot out there that use the same generic formula that while I still love it, it does get old. Heather took the idea of an oppressed society, and built something incredibly fascinating and real out of it that you can actually see it happening in the future. But that wasn’t what grabbed me the most. By the time the end of the novel came around, you’ve got a pretty comfortable idea about what the Community is like and how it exists (without wanting to spoil, the Community is underground – it’s not safe to go up above) and then Heather just drops this big bomb on the whole thing that you kind of say to yourself, “Why didn’t I know that was coming?” And why? Because for once, a dystopian has me so completely enthralled that I’m not paying attention to the details, the little clues that are scattered around the book. You feel like a fool afterwards, because it’s so damn obvious, but hey, that’s all part of the fun, right? Everything was extremely detailed as well – applause there. I felt like I knew what I was reading about the entire way through.

Zoe was such a breath of fresh air as well. I loved every part of her journey, and I felt like I was in one of those out of body experiences while reading, like I had been transported right into the Community and was watching everything alongside of her. The whole of idea of oppressed emotions...I can’t even begin to imagine how that feels. And then to go and start glitching like Zoe does – it’s practically asking for a one way ticket to Emotional Town. I’ve read many reviews already about how people didn’t like that Zoe doesn’t understand emotions, and then all of a sudden she’d name one or feel one instantly. But that’s completely what I loved about this. Emotion isn’t something that is taught, it’s an instant reaction. Hell, I can’t even say I know what love feels like yet, even though I feel like I’ve known what it is. But for me, it’s just been heartbreak. I didn’t know what anger was when I first felt it as a child, I just knew that it was anger. We are emotional people as human beings, and it’s something that comes naturally to us. I can’t explain it that well, but, just know what I mean!!! Zoe is going through so much, and it all comes at once. Love, anger, frustration.

And Adrien...oh be still my beating heart. He was just...amazing. I have a lot of time for Adrien. Sure, his words crack me up, but that’s what makes him unique. He’s different from what most of our usual dystopian guys are like, but for me, he is right up there along the likes of Four. He’s confident and not too overbearing and just generally an all round nice guy. Most guys in dystopian are tough hard nuts, but not Adrien. While I thought the triangle with Max was a little underplayed, I’m so excited for the sequel because I want to know more about Max and if he will do what I think he will. If you are wondering who Max is, he’s the other guy.

If you are after a dystopian novel that is completely spellbindingly brilliant, then this is a novel for you. Be prepared to be torn apart and have everything you thought you know go out the window. Open yourself up to emotion, and don’t be afraid of it – it’s a huge part of your own identity and shapes who you are as a person. An extremely compelling and enthralling read that will have you on the end of your seat and want more and more!

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Jun 28, 2012 Lenore Appelhans added it · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopian, dystopian-feb-2012, apocalypsies

Cybernetically-enhanced teen Zoe Gray is glitching, and if she's found out by her rigid underground society, she'll be reprogrammed or even deactivated. As she learns to stay hidden and control her developing telekinesis, she discovers other glitchers including two boys that vie for her affections - Adrian, a boy who can dream the future and Max, a shapeshifter.

If that last sentence makes you think "oh no - not another love triangle", fear not, because the triangle is not the core of the emotion...more

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Jun 27, 2012 fяσzєη rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: covergasm, dystopian, netgalley-or-edelweiss, coverlove-booksuck, boooooring, i-am-disappoint, dont-understand-why-its-hyped, insta-love, unlikable-heroines, too-painful-to-finish, sorry-excuse-for-a-romance, hot-mess, where-art-thou-originality, pile-of-crap

I really couldn't get into this. Everything was so basic dystopian, the protagonist was a Mary Sue, and the romance was moving way too fast, to the point of insta-love. I tried giving this a chance, but it was just painful to read.

And the way Adrien (the love interest) curses is annoying as hell. "Cracking", "shunting", "godlam'd", and many more weird-ass words. I was yelling 'SHUT UP' at him the whole time.

It really was too painful for me to finish, but most of you YA dystopian fans out there w...more

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Jun 27, 2012 Michelle rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dft, young-adult, science-fiction, read-2012, fiction

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: A futuristic adventure, filled with choice, friendship, and strength, taken place in a fantastic world.

Opening Sentence: I felt it coming this time.

The Review:

There has been a good amount of science fiction books. I’m a huge fan of science fiction, originating from the days of Aldous Huxley, Ray Bradbury, and even Douglas Adams. When I was given Heather Anastasiu’s Glitch to review, I was intrigued. There were promises of futuristic societie...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Montana G. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was really excited to receive this book from Netgalley, since it sounded amazing! :) It was a pretty awesome read!

Glitch is about a society where people have chips implanted that don’t let them feel any emotion or really think for themselves. Zoe has no problems with that system until she starts glitching, and she experiences her own emotions. There are also two other glitchers, Adrien and Max, that complicate a lot of things for her.

Zoe was a really likable character and I thought the way sh...more

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Aug 02, 2012 C.J. Listro rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arcs-and-galleys, dystopian, reviewed, science-fiction, young-adult

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The Basics: I enjoyed this book more and more as I continued reading. The premise is a clever twist on your classic corporation-rules-the-world dystopian and is no more implausible scientifically than most distant-future sci-fi. Some of the phrasing continued to grate my nerves throughout, but it was a small price to pay for a relatable main character, strong supporting cast, and exciting plot. It dragged a little in the middle, but then regaine...more Read more: http://cjlistro.blogspot.com/2012/08/...

The Basics: I enjoyed this book more and more as I continued reading. The premise is a clever twist on your classic corporation-rules-the-world dystopian and is no more implausible scientifically than most distant-future sci-fi. Some of the phrasing continued to grate my nerves throughout, but it was a small price to pay for a relatable main character, strong supporting cast, and exciting plot. It dragged a little in the middle, but then regained its momentum and never let up. Anastasiu is a master of unexpected twists. This is one of the first YA books in a while that has truly surprised me. I can’t wait for the sequels!

Plot (5/5): Not to sound like a complete snob, but it’s difficult for most YA books to truly surprise me. Usually I have an idea of where the author is going from page to page. Sometimes I may be momentarily shocked, but usually, in the best books follow as I’d expect them to. Glitch took all of my expectations and crushed them into tiny little balls, then laughed at them. So you think she’s going to escape here? Ha ha, you silly reader! It’s so much more complicated than that. So you think you know which side this character is playing? Oh no, you’ve missed all the little clues! Everything made sense once you looked back on it, but I always found myself running into exciting surprises. There was a lull in the middle bit, but not enough to tarnish the breakneck awesomeness that is the rest of the book.

Concept (5/5): Mind control isn’t new. Dystopian isn’t new. Creepy dictatorships aren’t new. But Anastasiu puts them together in a very exciting and thoughtful way. The V-chip is a device wired into the brains of Community subjects, used to diminish their emotions. It’s a very interesting way of looking at a dystopian world. To render peace, get rid of the passions! Get rid of what makes humans human! I still find it difficult to believe that they could wire the brain so intricately, even with future world technology, but I was willing to suspend disbelief.

Characters (5/5): Zoe is so fun to read about. She’s your average teenage girl but in all the good ways. She’s not particularly brilliant or resourceful. She gets confused a lot. She’s having a difficult time dealing with all her newfound emotions. She’s just so determined that she must succeed, or die doing it. She’s scrappy and I like that. She also doesn’t master her powers very quickly or easily, and I appreciate that she’s not expert at them even at the end. The supporting cast is mostly great. Molla is a bit of a throwaway, but I look forward to meeting her more in the later books. Max and Adrien are both well fleshed out. It’s a love triangle, yes (and you know, if you read my reviews, my rageful feelings towards love triangles) but in a very unconventional way made so awkward by the fact that these teens don’t really know what emotions are! Which is hysterical.

Style (5/5): Clear and clean, no real complaints here. I adore the dialogue surrounding the characters’ discovery of emotional expressions. Imagine that you had no idea what emotions were your whole life, then during high school, you suddenly began feeling all sorts of strange things. Watching Zoe feel this sensations and try to put language to it is hysterical. I actually laughed aloud when Max asked, “Can I see your genitalia?” Like a scientific robot who doesn’t really understand the repercussions of such a thing. It makes you think about life in such a new way.

Mechanics (4/5): Typo-free and well formatted. I had some personal issues with just a few things. One, the profanity just sounded ridiculous. It’s difficult for authors to make up fantasy or future slang without it sounding over-the-top, and Anastasiu just missed the mark on this one. Shunting, godlamed, cracking hell, etc. It just didn’t sound quite natural. The names were also a bit odd. Why did she have to be Zoel? Why not just make her Zoe from the beginning? And Markan? Maximin? Daavd? Some of them would be unpronounceable to the English-speaking tongue. Others just don’t seem to fit into the same language. I’m a bit nitpicky about my languages though, so take it well salted, as the citizens of Westeros would say.

Take Home Message: A fast-paced, clever dystopian with a hero you could really root for and a lot of humor. (less)

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Jul 11, 2012 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arc-or-netgalley, 2012-reading-challenge, dystopian, review, love-story, science-fiction, series, young-adult, fiction, on-my-shelf, trilogy

See more of my reviews on my blog Thoughts At One In The Morning.

My Thoughts:

My initial thoughts on the synopsis were YAY for more dystopias! Then as I was reading it, I wasn’t too sure what to make of it. It started out slightly boring, Zoe was a bit dull, but it might have been just because she was confused at what was happening to her with the glitching. Then it suddenly picked up and I got sucked in trying to understand the composition of this society and the cracks in its walls.

The point wh...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Tara rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arc-to-review, debut-author-challenge-2012, dystopian, review-copy, young-adult

Review originally posted on my blog Hey, Tara.

Review:

Given I’ve been pretty into my dystopian books recently, I was really excited to receive this book. I really liked the idea of the premise, with the idea of the human race effectively having been turned into mindless drones in the name of efficiency. I was pleased to find out upon reading the book that this was actually done really well. I liked the way that the society in this book had been built up in post-apocalyptic setting, and how there...more

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Jan 04, 2013 Kevin rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: first-reads-arc, reviewed

Actual rating, 2.5 stars

In Glitch, you meet Zoe a girl who is literally glitching through the mind program that is supposed to control everyone in the society. When she starts glitching, she has to learn to hide her emotions and act dronish, like everyone else. When one begins to Glitch, they also tend to develop a secret power. This part of the book had that "X-Men" feature to it with a group of kids with different abilities and a common goal.

The whole world/society, was slightly confusing...more Actual rating, 2.5 stars

In Glitch, you meet Zoe a girl who is literally glitching through the mind program that is supposed to control everyone in the society. When she starts glitching, she has to learn to hide her emotions and act dronish, like everyone else. When one begins to Glitch, they also tend to develop a secret power. This part of the book had that "X-Men" feature to it with a group of kids with different abilities and a common goal.

The whole world/society, was slightly confusing to me. I understood that the people being mind controlled were underground or something, but I didn't understand how they controlled the rest of the world though? It might of just been something I missed, but I felt the world needed way more explanation. I hate in books the idea of any kind of drone or people ran by a particular government,but I knew what I was getting into when I started it, and I wasn't too annoyed by it.

I think the reason it worked more than anything, was the fact that the story completely focused on the glitchers rather than those incapable of thinking. When that happens it can be like looking at piece of bread, it may sound good, but it likely won't satisfy you.

I could of completely done without the love triangle. I was more than happy with Adrien and Zoe, until I felt the author went out on a limb with the whole "memory chip" idea, completely erasing Zoe's time on the surface..to me I feel like it was a waste of time both for the reader and the characters. Like wouldn't the characters be smart enough to realize all this information they are telling her, is likely going to be forgotten in a few minutes? Plus, the third wheel in the situation, Max, was beyond creepy. After I learned his special power, (view spoiler)

I didn't mind Zoe. Hating on the main character can make me ultimately not enjoy the entire book, but that was not the case here. I like how she knew what she wanted, and did some seriously kickass damage with her power towards the end. Anyone can appreciate a heroine taking charge in the worst of situations.

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Sep 11, 2012 Gina (My Precious) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopian, 2012-debut-authors, 2012-debut-authors-challenge

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SUMMARY
Zoel, a teenage drone (girl) living in a futuristic world begins experiencing "glitches". Instead of viewing "the feed" which The Community links every citizen's brain to, she's actually experiencing emotions, colors and smells. This makes her a anomaly. Glitching needs to be reported immediately. Its imperative Zoel be repaired as soon as possible, there is only one problem - she likes these newly found abilities and doesn'...more

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Jul 19, 2012 Jen {The Book Twins} rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, romance, netgalley, dystopian-fiction

The Book Twins | YA & Adult reviews

I would like to thank Netgalley and St.Martins Press for giving me this chance to review this amazing title in exchange for my honest yet sweet review.

It's interesting where there is a world where technology has cleared all humanity of any pain or emotion, and it has been working for them fine, until Zoe starts to 'glitch' out of nowhere and she has no idea what is happening or where it has been coming from.
She then starts to feel things and have her own...more

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Jul 05, 2012 Book Flame rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopian, young-adult

I was excited to get my hands on Glitch. I'm not sure what it is but I have developed a love for Sci-Fi/Dystopian reads. And Glitch did not fail me. Now there was some unique elements that made the book stand out but in the end it still had a typical dystopian plot in which the government is controlling everyone and there is a rebel group trying to break everyone free from it. Nonetheless it was done very well and I couldn't stay away from this book.

We are introduced to a world in which everyone...more I was excited to get my hands on Glitch. I'm not sure what it is but I have developed a love for Sci-Fi/Dystopian reads. And Glitch did not fail me. Now there was some unique elements that made the book stand out but in the end it still had a typical dystopian plot in which the government is controlling everyone and there is a rebel group trying to break everyone free from it. Nonetheless it was done very well and I couldn't stay away from this book.

We are introduced to a world in which everyone lives below the surface since earth is pretty much ruined and according to the government the surface is toxic and will kill you. People are controlled, they have chips installed in them that prevents them from feeling any form of emotion, smelling any scent or even seeing in color. Zoel or Zoe is a glitcher meaning she starts to feel things and smell and see color and she also discovers she is telekinetic. All this is very dangerous since the government deactivates glitchers. I liked Zoe, she acted the way I would have to assume someone in her situation would, although I wasn't a fan of her friendship with Max he had some serious unhealthy obsession with her.

Adrien the boy with the aquamarine green eyes, I can imagine how gorgeous eyes like that may be but it became a little annoying being reminded about it over and over throughout the book. Besides that little fact I loved Adrien. I'm not going to give spoilers on who he is but you find out pretty quick in the novel who he is and why he is there. I adored him for the fact that he was so patient with Zoe and helped answer a lot of questions she had about what she was going through. My only beef with him and Zoe was there was this insta-love between the two, it just wasn't realistic especially under the circumstances.

I loved the powers the glitchers had, that always makes things exciting and interesting and when Zoe finally tunes in to hers and unleashes what she can do it is bad ass. It only made me love her character more, I have a feeling she will grow a whole lot in the next book.

Overall this is a great Sci-Fi/Dystopia read. The author did a great job with the novel and the ending was very well done. Everything was explained and I was very satisfied with the way it ended. There was no major cliffhanger but I have enough curiosity built up to where I know I will be picking up the next book.
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Jul 23, 2012 Annejhoyce rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I found the premise of this book really inviting. There's something about a society being controlled and a girl breaking out of it that just feels like home to me! So I knew I had to give this book a try. There has been lots of pros and cons that I've read about this book but I wanted to see it for myself. It's a heavy sci-fi, complete with the whole robot apocalype-ish type of story. It's like the citizens we're only half human and...more Read full feature here: http://everythingatoc.blogspot.com/20...

I found the premise of this book really inviting. There's something about a society being controlled and a girl breaking out of it that just feels like home to me! So I knew I had to give this book a try. There has been lots of pros and cons that I've read about this book but I wanted to see it for myself. It's a heavy sci-fi, complete with the whole robot apocalype-ish type of story. It's like the citizens we're only half human and half robot. But there's also a supernatural twist to the story as soon Zoe discovers her telekinetic powers and learns that there is more out there like her, an organization called "The Resistance". Anybody else thought of Falling Skies? teehee.

I was initally worried that the fact that this was written in first person and with her being emotionless, the book would lack.. well, emotions. But she came out more bewildered than just a shell, especially when she finally embrace her glitch.

There's a lot of technical talk here that would leave you going "eh?". It's sci-fi indeed. I didn't have much issues with the way the dialogues are especially for one that seemed to bother most like Adrien's curse words. (Ex. shuntin', godlam'd) I've read The Maze Runner before and currently reading Blood Red Road, both having somewhat different dialect and I've learned to deal.

The characters we're.. well, let's just say it was a love & hate relationship. Let's start with the protagonist, Zoe. She's an innocent little thing. Her character seemed pitiful because she's not a fighter. You know when Tris in Divergent got knocked out, I was rooting for her to fight as well as Katniss in The Hunger Games but with Zoe… you just feel pity. So yes, she was a little weakling but over at the end, I believe she just earned my respect.

I liked Adrien but he didn't really stand out in the story. Hopefully, I'll see more of him in the sequel. As for the other love interest, Max's character made me cringe. He just felt ominous to me. Not to mention, he was kind of a pig. The given personalities of the characters worked SO well for their roles in this book. You'll be eating right at the palm of their hands and then, BAM! Everything you know is twisted and pulled.

The thing that I didn't like much was the insta-love. I like to get to know my characters individually before getting sucked into the lovey-dovey part. I kind of understand Adrien's part because of his gift... but Max is a different thing. The boy was obsessed! Although it was a big part of the story, don't be too alarmed love-a-phobics, it doesn't take up the whole thing.

The story flowed consistently for the most part of the book, it kept me interested. Only at the near end, it became a page turner! It was full of action and revelation that will leave you breathless. Fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent or just YA dystopian fiction for that matter, it's safe to say that Glitch will definitely be one good additive to the genre! Can't wait for it's sequel, Override coming out in Feb 2013.
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