~ BOOK REVIEW ~ TS901: Anomaly ~ by Stacey Rourke and Tish Thawer
Title: TS901: ANOMALY
Author: Stacey Rourke & Tish
Thawer
Genre: NA
Dystopian
Cover Designer: Regina Wamba at Mae I Design &
Photography
Editor: There for You Editing
Services
Publisher: Anchor Group
Publishing
Blurb:
Tainted water for the good of the people. Fluoride and
vitamins to sustain the health of the human race. Added ingredients to extend
and elevate the quality of life. All good things,
right?
Wrong.
Thia Kelly has been changed by the TS901 chemical in the
world’s water supply. Now, forced into hiding with the other inflicted
outcasts, she struggles to survive as her powers
emerge.
Evan Daniels hunted for others like himself, and finding
Thia suddenly brought meaning back into his life. Love blossomed between the
strange couple while they searched for a way to reverse the effects.
Unfortunately, the Government had something else in
mind.
Super-soldier creation on a mass scale was their end
goal, and thanks to an unfortunate family tie, Evan became Patient
#1.
Good-guy? Bad-guy? The world isn’t sure, but Thia is
left with only one choice––save the ass of the world’s first Anomaly who just
happens to be her boyfriend.
5 out of 5
stars!
What could POSSIBLY go wrong when the government decides “adding a
few things for our own good” to our drinking water is a good idea?? We wonder
that constantly, and these authors do a fabulous job at showing not only what
exactly could go terribly wrong, but how much worse it can get when they don’t
stop there.
What happens when some people are not affected by the additive in
the water, and others are? Well…when
those that are affected have some pretty incredible physical changes, almost
turning them into many different variations of the paranormal creatures we love
to READ about in books, they are of course treated like something to be scared
of in real life. They’re outcasts, only
allowed to live in certain areas.
I love how the authors really hit home with how human nature would
really work. We all like to think we’d
treat people equally no matter what, but when something like this happens,
human nature’s reaction almost always results in fear, followed by poor
choices; and it not totally out there to assume that the military would also go
the wrong route with making things worse instead of better.
However, human nature also involves fighting back, and not
allowing anyone to judge and repress them for long. If you accidentally got special powers that
you didn’t ask for, but were still the same person on the inside, you would
fight to keep your old life, or at the very least to be left alone.
Thia was the person that wanted to blend into the shadows, but she
also knew things were going to keep getting worse, and the people she had cared
for and became family would eventually be in danger. She also knew her ex, “patient 1” was not
what they were saying on the news, and proving that, while saving her friends
would be the answer. I loved that she
embarked on this journey with very little confidence, with a very small group
of friends, and did it anyway because it had to be done, and she was one of the
few that could do it. I also like that
we didn’t know until the end of the book what made her so “special”. She wasn’t your typical “kick ass from the
beginning” character – she was more forced into the roll.
This book was such a quick read for me. I devoured it, because I love these types of
books so much, there was so much action, and constant questions and answers
coming up, I couldn’t put it down. I
really look forward to finding out what the next step is for this group!
RONE Award Winner for Best YA
Paranormal Work of 2012 for Embrace, a Gryphon Series Novel
Young Adult and Teen Reader voted Author of the Year
2012
Turning Pages Magazine Winner for Best YA book of 2013
& Best Teen Book of
2013
Stacey Rourke is the author of the award winning YA
Gryphon Series, the chillingly suspenseful Legends Saga, and the romantic
comedy Adapted for Film. She lives in Michigan with her husband, two beautiful
daughters, and two giant dogs. She loves to travel, has an unhealthy shoe
addiction, and considers herself blessed to make a career out of talking to the
imaginary people that live in her
head.
or on Twitter or instagram at
Rourkewrites.
Award Winning Author, Tish Thawer, writes paranormal
romances for all ages. From her first paranormal cartoon, Isis, to the Twilight
phenomenon, myth, magic, and superpowers have always held a special place in
her heart.
Tish is known for her detailed world-building and
magic-laced stories. Her work has been compared to Nora Roberts, Sam Cheever,
and Charlaine Harris. She has received nominations for multiple RONE Awards
(Reward of Novel Excellence), and Author of the Year (Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery),
as well as nominations and wins for Best Cover, and a Reader’s Choice
Award.
Tish has worked as a computer consultant, photographer,
and graphic designer, and is a columnist for Gliterary Girl Media and has
bylines in RT Magazine and Literary Lunes Magazine. She resides in Colorado
with her husband and three wonderful children and is represented by Gandolfo,
Helin, and Fountain Literary
Management.
Author
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