Glitch Author: Brenda Pandos
Series: Lost in Time
Pages: 300
Publisher: Obsidian Mountain Publishing
Amazon
Release date: 31st January 2014
Synopsis. (Goodreads) Perfect world. Lies. Blue eyes. When a mysterious guy from the forbidden zone sneaks an illegal slip of paper to a beautiful young girl from Brighton, she must decide if she should turn him in or follow what the note says. Eighteen-year-old Abigail has no trouble following Brighton’s rules. For one, she’s OCD about checking her Date of Death clock latched to her wrist, making sure her decisions never shorten her timeline, and two, she enjoys the peace Brighton has to offer. In no way would she bring on another attack that destroyed earth’s inhabitants. But when her best friend returns from her Advice Meeting--a glimpse into the future--shocked and won’t tell Abby what’s happened, Abby is worried what awaits her glimpse. The stranger with blue eyes knows something, but does Abby dare enter the forbidden zone to get answers? Or is she doomed to live the life set in her glimpse?
Review: 2 out of 5
stars
Glitch is the first book in the Lost in Time series and started off
promising, I was intrigued by the unique concept but unfortunately it failed to
wow me in the end.
Eighteen year-old Abigail
lives in Brighton, behind a wall where the threat of the undead lives; she was
to meet her Complement – her future self but received a strange note from a stranger
warning her not to attend, the mystery had me curious from the onset but the
moment Abby left Brighton and was taken to the forbidden zone everything went
downhill, the biggest reason = a severe case of insta-love, she literally fell
for Kaden, her kidnapper from the get go.
Abby prior to Kaden was
obsessive about checking her date of death watch, she was flirtatious with her
best friends brother and she lived by the rules but it all went out the door
the moment she fell for Kaden, despite also having feelings initially for his
brother Memphis who I did find quite appealing. She was one of those girls who attracted
all the boys attention and acted before she thought things through, it was too much.
I think this book could
have been amazing but the execution was a let-down; the time travel aspect was jumpy
and the lack of details when it came to the complex world Brenda Pandos was
trying to build was missing, I was completely baffled by how Abby ‘who was
special’ was jumping from one time sequence to the next as well as the
background on the sasquatches, glitches and zombies, it didn’t come together
smoothly for me at all and I think the Oracle aspect needed further
explanation.
This book just wasn’t for
me unfortunately, from characters who I didn’t like to a disjointed plot and
confusing world-building, it is a series I won’t be continuing with.
Overall, it pains me to rate this book 2 stars as it has received a number of 5 star Goodreads reviews, I think I'm getting a little fussy with dystopians these days after reading so many amazing series.
Thank you to Obsidian Mountain Publishing via Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review Glitch by Brenda Pandos.
About the author: Author Brenda Pandos lives in California with her husband, two energetic boys, orange cat and eight chickens. She writes YA Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy and Post Zombie Apocalypse Dystopian books. Other than writing, she’s most likely trying some crazy thing she spotted on Pinterest. More than anything, she loves to hear from readers, so feel free to email or write on her facebook wall. Visit her at www.brendapandos.com. Join the newsletter and be entered to win $25 monthly: tinyurl.com/mge8zvn Join her fan page:www.Facebook.com/brendapandos Follow her on Twitter:www.Twitter.com/brendapandos
I'm a huge fan of dystopians, I tend to favor them about all other genres but you're spot on, when you read so many, there aren't many surprises with the story lines any more. The synopsis sounds incredible, this would have been something I'd pick up and probably really enjoy, but it sounds confusing with no back story or explanations. I wonder if sometimes authors see the concept in their heads, but forget that we can't always see that vision and need the descriptions. I'll still give it a go, but not any time soon. Thanks for the awesome review.
ReplyDeleteThank you :-) I love dystopians and this one sounded promising, it just failed in execution for me.
DeleteThe blurb sounds promising, but from your review I gather that the delivery left something to be desired. I don't need to read a jumbled mess. Thanks for the honest review! Happy Friday. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Carmel! this was all over the place, just not for me unfortunately.
DeleteI struggle with time travel books for some reason. This does sound like it had an interesting concept, but I'm sorry to hear that it wasn't well-executed. I'm sorry this was a disappointment, Sharon.
ReplyDeleteGreat review!
Thanks Nick, time travel is a struggle for me too.
DeleteAnd we have another pass. I'm also almost completely over dystopians too. AND I read Pandos' other series back when I was in my indie craze, and they were decent, but not anything spectacular. I'm sorry you've had a couple of stinkers in a row. *frowns* I really hope you've moved on to better books. *crosses fingers*
ReplyDeleteThanks Jessica! I haven't had much luck lately and the past 2 review books I have picked up are DNF's; I'm starting to think it may be me rather than the books.
DeleteIt makes me so sad to see a dystopian fall flat. I love them and the synopsis sounds so good. I am sorry this failed for you and appreciate how you broke it down. Lovely, honest review Sharon.
ReplyDeleteThis one sounded promising and it started off well enough but quickly went downhill, its disappointing because the concept sounded great.
DeleteSorry this one didn't work out. I appreciate your honest review.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ellen :-)
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