As a librarian I am always looking for new things to add to the library at my high school. My job is to get kids engaged in reading. I thought for a dystopian this was well thought out and different. I like the idea of people getting microchips in them. Highly original

I'’ll admit that I was a little nervous to read Glitch. At first I was super excited- the summary sounds so cool and it immediately got my attention. Then, I started seeing a few so-so reviews and I got nervous that the book wouldn’t live up to my expectations. But, I was so happy with Glitch! I really enjoyed it. I think Glitch’s concept is creepy and thought provoking. 

The world in Glitch is super creepy and crazy. I can’t even imagine this kind of total control. It is so invasive and sad. It just makes me sad that these people live their whole lives without emotions and really any type of individual thought. To me, that is the death of civilization. 

Zoel, or Zoe is such a vibrant and alive main character. I loved seeing the world through her “glitches”. Everything seemed so real and heightened. She is so special. I loved her. She was honestly my favorite part of Glitch. She is smart, and compassionate. 

Adrian is equally passionate. I know one of the main annoyances I have heard about Glitch is Insta-love between Zoe and Adrian. This did not bug me at all! I didn’t even really see it as insta-love. The way I saw it, Zoe was experiencing all of these emotions for the first time, so everything was kind of heightened. Plus, there is a twist in the book and later on I feel like Zoe totally proved her feelings. As for Adrian, it didn’t seem too sudden for him either because he has been getting to know Zoe for over a year really. Nothing instant about that. The other guy in this story is Max. I didn’t like Max. And that’s all I am going to say about him. Although I am really interested to see what part he will play in the next book. 

Glitch is a great dystopian. It was so detailed, and the pacing was fantastic. I loved all the action, and the twists totally caught me off guard. This is looking like it is going to be an awesome series! I am already dying to know what will happen in the next book! If you are looking for a fast paced dystopian with a creepy and unique concept and some great romance to boot- Glitch is the book for you!

Thank you so much for approving me. Unfortunately I ended up not being able to finish this book.

How I feel in three words: Give me more. Seriously. For someone who hasn’t been reading consistently in the last four to five years, when books are her favourite thing in life, reading Glitch was like that first clear, easy breath after a not-so-strong swimmer has been saved from drowning. Well-written, fast-paced and with beautiful and believable characters, Glitch was a pleasure to read and I can’t wait to get my hands on the other books in the series.

In Zoe’s world, human emotion and free thought are the enemy; they were responsible for poisoning the Surface thus sentencing the rest of humanity to life underground. To control them, each human being is implanted with chips to control emotions and feed them their thoughts. However, the chips aren’t 100% effective and glitches can occur; mostly among those who haven’t received their final, adult chip. The author manages to give us the history of how this world came to be, showing how the relocation of the human species below the ground and their subjection to the chips has affected their whole existence, from the clothes they wear to the way they reproduce to their flavor of law enforcement. Everything has been woven together so seamlessly as to create a world that I have no problem believing in.

It definitely helped that the book was written in the first person POV, my ultimate favourite, and written well. I didn’t just feel like I was reading about this amazing and very different world; I felt like I was experiencing it first-hand from Zoe’s perspective. I also felt like I became closer to Zoe because of this. I experienced first-hand her love for her little brother, her commitment to thinking of others first, and strong desire to save other people.

Zoe, overall, was a pretty amazing character and I don’t deny that I have the hugest girl crush on her. She’s smart, she’s caring and she’s strong. In the beginning of the story, she is thrust straight into the proverbial fire and because of this, we see a glimpse of what she could be and what she could have. There is also a slight case of instalove, that while reasonably well done, isn’t my favourite thing in YA. However, due to another danger I won’t mention here, her memory is wiped and she’s returned to her everyday life where we watch her slowly and realistically develop into the strong young woman she is destined to be. Zoe is definitely a good example of character development done right.

Max, is another example of good character development. Like Zoe, he finds himself glitching and has been forced to hide it from the Community around them, but this doesn’t stop him from searching out others like him and craving human connection. He becomes the perfect example of the overwhelming nature of human emotions and makes us understand in a way, why anyone would think controlling emotions would be a good idea. His development over the novel was also highly believable and while his end result was different from Zoe’s, it perfectly showed how glitching affects different people; something I really respect the author for.

To top it off, Glitch has an amazingly beautiful cover, one that would definitely catch my eye in a bookstore, and a captivating blurb, that really gives us a great summary of the story contained inside and would definitely peak my interest. This is definitely a book I would have picked up and opened with interest.one point, there would be a nice flow of action and at the next there was a bombardment of the protagonist’s thoughts, worries, opinions, which significantly slowed down the story.

Glitch is easily one of the best books I’ve read this year and teaches great lessons in world building and character development and earns a solid 4.5 out of 5 stars. My only dislike being that of the case of instalove, at the very beginning , which really felt like a huge glaring mark of on what was otherwise a well written and amazing story.

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