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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
I’ve had this on my TBR for ages and I was happy to find it in my Library on Libby. This was such a fast listen and I have enjoyed it so much even though it was for a younger audience. The audiobook was so funny whenever I heard the word “frexing” but I still give this a 5 stars! Will definitely be continuing the series.
So my friend recommended this book to me and at first I thought it was weird. Because what book starts out with people freezing in boxes? It was just strange to me, but then I read farther into the book and I loved it. Anyway, I liked reading this book because of THE AMAZING PLOT TWIST. Let me repeat that. . AMAZING PLOT TWIST. I also like the romance between Elder and Amy even though there is love is slightly complicated cause of the plot twist. I find this series so intriguing because these two main characters are from two different worlds. Elder is from Godspeed, and Amy is from SolEarth. Which is basically our planet that we live on. I am so glad my friend recommended this book to me and I am so excited to start the the next book. I recommend this book to teens. The content of this book is a bit to mature for younger readers. (So probably 13 and up.) I also recommend this book to people who LOVE sic-fi.
I'm so glad I finally decided to read this series. For a young adult sci fi novel I was really impressed. The writing is fantastic and the characters are all very well developed, at times the writing seemed rushed and certain scenes could have been expanded more, but as for the storyline I really enjoyed it because it kept me hooked. On to book two =)
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was fine. The two main characters are 16 years old, and it certainly shows in their thoughts and actions and impulsivity. The premise was interesting, but the plot was a bit predictable. I knew from very early on that “Orion” was the “dead” Elder, and it was super obvious that he was the one killing the frozens. I was surprised by Elder’s little reveal at the end, but that was it.
There was one attempted-rape scene in this book and, maybe it’s cuz it was an audiobook, but I didn’t see a trigger warning for that. The predators were unsuccessful but it was definitely a bit triggering reading the vivid description.
I will be continuing the trilogy!
There was one attempted-rape scene in this book and, maybe it’s cuz it was an audiobook, but I didn’t see a trigger warning for that. The predators were unsuccessful but it was definitely a bit triggering reading the vivid description.
I will be continuing the trilogy!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
**3 Stars**
To be completely fair, I have read this book before (so nothing was a surprise) and I finished it over a month ago (so it's been a while). Oh, college...
Across the Universe is the story of Amy and Elder, two teenagers from completely different circumstances, on a spaceship traveling 300 years to a new planet. Elder is the ship-born leader-in-training. Amy is the "non-essential" daughter of two brilliant minds, all cryogenically frozen, destined to help on the new planet. But what happens when Amy is woken up 50 years early?
I have a weird relationship with this book. On one hand, I really love the concept (reminds me of Wall-E) but on the other hand, it was poorly executed. Almost all of the major plot elements were given away in the very beginning. For instance, the first-Elder-gone-bad idea was great, but making him a creepy, antisocial librarian with scars where his com should be? It could not have been more obvious. I'm surprised that passage wasn't just highlighted for the reader's ease. I'm the type of person that never picks up on those "obvious" hints, and even I could tell he was some type of antagonist.
Another example of this would be the mind-control aspect. Amy feels weird when she drinks the water, the mating season, there's a random, suspicious access point to the entire ship's water line that Elder can get to... to me that all screams THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE WATER.
Another problem I had with this book is the romance. Elder saves Amy when she gets woken up, and then they just casually decide to be together forever. I didn't feel any sort of connection between them other than the fact that Elder kept repeating that Amy was different and Amy kept repeating that she was different. Then throw in the fact that Amy is obsessed with her womanizing ex-boyfriend and waking up her dad from cryo-sleep and you've got to wonder why exactly Elder likes her.
This review has been mostly negative so let's talk about some positives. Like I said, I liked the entire concept of the book. It's a great idea and the blurb really sells it. Even if the blurb didn't, the cover alone sells this book, I'm sure. Anyways, building a spaceship to find a new planet and develop a new Earth with people frozen 300 years ago is cool. Finding out that it's been over 300 years and there's a massive cover-up to keep the population under control was crazy. I love mysteries and watching Amy and Elder try to figure it out was great. Amy was like the perfect "non-essential" because she came across as your average angsty teenager. Amy's friend Harley was fun, but I really felt bad for where he ended up.
This wasn't a bad book, but it wasn't a fantastic book either. I, by far, enjoyed it more than I didn't enjoy it. The problem was it could've been SO much better. Make things a little harder to figure out, make the romance feel a little more real, cut down on Amy's whining...easily 4 stars.
To be completely fair, I have read this book before (so nothing was a surprise) and I finished it over a month ago (so it's been a while). Oh, college...
Across the Universe is the story of Amy and Elder, two teenagers from completely different circumstances, on a spaceship traveling 300 years to a new planet. Elder is the ship-born leader-in-training. Amy is the "non-essential" daughter of two brilliant minds, all cryogenically frozen, destined to help on the new planet. But what happens when Amy is woken up 50 years early?
I have a weird relationship with this book. On one hand, I really love the concept (reminds me of Wall-E) but on the other hand, it was poorly executed. Almost all of the major plot elements were given away in the very beginning. For instance, the first-Elder-gone-bad idea was great, but making him a creepy, antisocial librarian with scars where his com should be? It could not have been more obvious. I'm surprised that passage wasn't just highlighted for the reader's ease. I'm the type of person that never picks up on those "obvious" hints, and even I could tell he was some type of antagonist.
Another example of this would be the mind-control aspect. Amy feels weird when she drinks the water, the mating season, there's a random, suspicious access point to the entire ship's water line that Elder can get to... to me that all screams THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE WATER.
Another problem I had with this book is the romance. Elder saves Amy when she gets woken up, and then they just casually decide to be together forever. I didn't feel any sort of connection between them other than the fact that Elder kept repeating that Amy was different and Amy kept repeating that she was different. Then throw in the fact that Amy is obsessed with her womanizing ex-boyfriend and waking up her dad from cryo-sleep and you've got to wonder why exactly Elder likes her.
This review has been mostly negative so let's talk about some positives. Like I said, I liked the entire concept of the book. It's a great idea and the blurb really sells it. Even if the blurb didn't, the cover alone sells this book, I'm sure. Anyways, building a spaceship to find a new planet and develop a new Earth with people frozen 300 years ago is cool. Finding out that it's been over 300 years and there's a massive cover-up to keep the population under control was crazy. I love mysteries and watching Amy and Elder try to figure it out was great. Amy was like the perfect "non-essential" because she came across as your average angsty teenager. Amy's friend Harley was fun, but I really felt bad for where he ended up.
This wasn't a bad book, but it wasn't a fantastic book either. I, by far, enjoyed it more than I didn't enjoy it. The problem was it could've been SO much better. Make things a little harder to figure out, make the romance feel a little more real, cut down on Amy's whining...easily 4 stars.