Genre: Books; Christian Fiction; Young Adult,
Science Fiction, Dystopian Novel
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Publication
Date: 01/07/2014
Rating: 5 out of 5
Near Perfect
PROS: Super-fast read, interesting topic, popular
genre
CONS: none
The last we
left Thalli, Berk, Rhen, and John, they were just figuring out their escape in
to the outside world. Now, above ground,
they set out on an adventure of a lifetime; their only choice is to find the
other scientist that escaped to the former United States, or be caught by The
Ten and returned to life as they knew it underground. Unwilling to return, they decide to continue
on…the world above ground can’t really be as bad as they were taught all those
years, can it?
Thalli starts
experiencing new feelings, ones she is unsure what to do with, and what they
mean. First are her ever growing
feelings for Berk. John has always
described love as a happy, warm, fuzzy feeling.
If that’s the case, why does she start to feel anger and discontentment
toward him when Rhen is around? The 3 of
them are best friends; certainly Rhen is not starting to feel love toward Berk
also?
Meanwhile,
John’s faith is starting to falter. John
was the first to teach Thalli about God, and what he stood for and
represented. If John is starting to
question what he has believed all those years, how can Thalli be sure God is
real? With all these new developments
taking place, Thalli has a lot of decision making that needs to take place
before The State closes in and recaptures them.
Will she run out of time?
Luminary is the 2nd book of the Anomaly series by Krista McGee. Science Fiction and Dystopian novels are very
hot genres right now, so it was a great time for McGee’s second book to
release! Normally, in my opinion, a
series can tend to waver over time, often going downhill and losing momentum
after the first book. It is a true test
of a series to have readers stay with you throughout the course, as eager for
the next book to release as they were for the last…which is why I gave this
book 5 stars!
McGee’s
continued development of the characters make us feel as if we are slowly going
into a deeper relationship with each, gradually earning their trust enabling us
to learn more of their stories. Not only
are we growing in our association with the characters, but we start to see the
characters themselves bond and relate on a different level with each other.
The
excitement and adventure is still there this time as it was with Anomaly, twisting and leading us down
the path of uncertainty. Just as we are
starting to feel that we may have things figured out, there comes a surprise
that is lurking around the corner. After
all, being above ground has enough issues in itself!
McGee’s
gentle and subtle way of sharing the gospel is a great way to get the News out
to readers that may not read Christian Fiction for fear of having “God or
religion” shoved down their throat.
Weaving it in throughout this dystopian novel is a great introduction,
or a tender way to plant a seed that may not be harvested until years down the
road. I like to tell readers that
although this is a Christian Fiction novel, in my opinion, it is foremost, a
Science Fiction/Dystopian novel!
I lead a book
club at the library where I work, and one of our recent reads was the book Anamoly.
The ladies in my group (ranging in age from 20 something-70 something)
all enjoyed the novel immensely! At the
end of the evening, each and every one of them had placed a “hold” on Luminary, as we only have one copy
available to check out. I have spoken
with 4 of the ladies who have had a chance to read book 2, and they said they
actually enjoyed it more than the first one one! We are all eagerly anticipating the next release,
Revolutionary, which is due out in July!
**I received this book in exchange for my honest opinion**
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