Anomalies Review

Anomalies

By: Sadie Turner and Colette Freedman

In the future there is no disease. There is no war. There is no discontent. All citizens are complacent members of the Global Governance. But one summer is about to change everything. Keeva Tee just turned fifteen. She’s about to make the trip to Monarch Camp to be imprinted with her intended life partner. But in her happy, carefree life in the Ocean Community, she hears whispers about “anomalies”—citizens who can’t be imprinted. When Keeva arrives at Monarch Camp, her worst nightmare becomes a reality—she is an anomaly. She beings to doubt everything she’s ever believed. What if freedom and individuality have been sacrificed for security? When Keeva finds a warning carved under a bunk bed she begins to understand: nonconformity will be punished, dissent is not an option, insurgents will be destroyed.

At a first glimpse I was afraid this book would be the typical dystopian series: oppressed people, controlling government, innocent girl, and a revolution.  But as I continued to read, I found it to have many surprising layers that adds to the story, ultimately much more than any other dystopian I've ever read.

Keeva s a normal teenage girl of the Ocean Community who just wants to meet the guy she is meant to be with forever: the boy with the blue eyes, so when she gets the label as an anomaly, she's shaken. 

Half of the story takes place at Monarch Camp, where the anomalies have to be trained and analyzed to re-match them with someone.  The other half is where the action occurs, where Keeva learns that all is not what it seems. Then a little chunk is spent on the dictators' son, and his training to take the place of his father.

Although the love-interests weren't that apparent in my opinion, I still enjoyed the characters and the chemistry between everyone.  I hope the relationships continue to grow stronger as the second book comes around and that we will see more of Keeva and Kai.

To me this book was a great introduction to what is to come; its always fast paced and not a second is wasted on mindless banter.  The storytelling is phenomenal and the plot twists are un-predictable. I am truly excited for the next book and to see what the authors bring to the table.