Glitch by Heather Anastasiu

Glitch by Heather Anastasiu

Glitch

Title & Author:
Glitch by Heather Anastasiu
Publisher:
St. Martin’s Press
Publication Date:
August 07, 2012
Pages:
371
Source:
NetGalley

In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network.

When Zoe starts to malfunction (or “glitch”), she suddenly begins having her own thoughts, feelings, and identity. Any anomalies must be immediately reported and repaired, but Zoe has a secret so dark it will mean certain deactivation if she is caught: her glitches have given her uncontrollable telekinetic powers.

As Zoe struggles to control her abilities and stay hidden, she meets other glitchers including Max, who can disguise his appearance, and Adrien, who has visions of the future. Both boys introduce Zoe to feelings that are entirely new. Together, this growing band of glitchers must find a way to free themselves from the controlling hands of the Community before they’re caught and deactivated, or worse. – Goodreads

Glitch by Heather Anastasiu was a book I had very mixed feelings about. I did like the sci-fi/dystopian aspects of it, but the characters and romance, and the dialogue, were very lackluster for me.

The set of characters in Glitch all seemed to annoy the hell out of me. The protagonist, Zoe, was definitely on the mopey side and it bugged me how easily manipulated she was. Max was a raging jerkface and I wanted Zoe to stand up for herself and slap him, dump him, yell at him, SOMETHING every time he was on the page. And Adrien. Okay, he bothered me the least – I was actually interested in his backstory (but we weren’t really given it and so he kind of fell flat), but his dialogue – with all the crackings and the shunts – kind of drove me crazy.

But the romance. If you’re not a fan of instant love, Glitch is probably not the book for you because Glitch had it in spades. And also a creepy side-romance, if you will. I mean super creepy. Like “Can I look at your genitalia?” creepy. I was rooting for Zoe and Adrien, but I almost felt like I didn’t need to because there weren’t any real challenges posed against them.

Like I said, I did like the sci-fi/dystopian aspects of Glitch, but I also felt like the world was very under developed. We weren’t given a lot of information in the beginning and it was hard for me to follow along with why all this craziness was happening. And the reason for their powers wasn’t given until much later on in the book (and I’m not sure I really accept the reasoning we were given). But I did get invested in the story – I’m a sucker for dystopian – which definitely made me feel like I had to finish Glitch. Although I’m not sure I’ll be reading the sequel.

Basically, Glitch by Heather Anastasiu was not a book for me. I had no interest in the characters and while I’m a sucker for dystopian books, Glitch didn’t really stand out to me against all the other awesome dystopian books I’ve read.

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