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Across the Universe by Beth Revis
3.0
After hearing so much hype for this book and finding a copy relatively cheap in the pretty covers (I was never going to pick up the new covers), I was eager to find out why this book is so well loved. In the end, I just thought that it was a little 'meh'.
I am a huge fan of science in books in any shape or form, however I was underwhelmed by the lack of scientific basis for the majority of the book. I know that these events are obviously implausible, but I was hoping for a little scientific background, and what there was ended up being very few and far between.
When I started this, I was intrigued and wanted to understand more about the circumstances of Amy and Elder. This intrigue just faded entirely, and very swiftly. Amy transpired to be a tad too whiny for my liking, Elder was rather dim to not pick up on the blatantly obvious twist, and their romance seemed to gravitate entirely around the fact that Elder was increasingly horny and Amy was the only 'different' person around. They didn't seem to have any actual feelings for each other beyond "It's 'the season' and there is a girl who doesn't look like she could be my sister". I truly thought that Amy and Harvey would have been a nicer couple, and actually had chemistry, which is virtually non-existent with Elder.
The plot twists were obvious. I don't mind obvious plot twists if the reveal is executed well, as I enjoy being able to say that I worked it out whilst still getting some suspense from the reveal. However, whilst I did like this plot twist, the execution of the reveal was drab. It just didn't excite me, there's nothing else to be said.
This book was a relatively enjoyable read, but I will probably only continue the series if I run out of other books to read, which is a very very low possibility with me. Not my least favourite series, but I'm by no means in a rush to find out what happens next.
I am a huge fan of science in books in any shape or form, however I was underwhelmed by the lack of scientific basis for the majority of the book. I know that these events are obviously implausible, but I was hoping for a little scientific background, and what there was ended up being very few and far between.
When I started this, I was intrigued and wanted to understand more about the circumstances of Amy and Elder. This intrigue just faded entirely, and very swiftly. Amy transpired to be a tad too whiny for my liking, Elder was rather dim to not pick up on the blatantly obvious twist, and their romance seemed to gravitate entirely around the fact that Elder was increasingly horny and Amy was the only 'different' person around. They didn't seem to have any actual feelings for each other beyond "It's 'the season' and there is a girl who doesn't look like she could be my sister". I truly thought that Amy and Harvey would have been a nicer couple, and actually had chemistry, which is virtually non-existent with Elder.
The plot twists were obvious. I don't mind obvious plot twists if the reveal is executed well, as I enjoy being able to say that I worked it out whilst still getting some suspense from the reveal. However, whilst I did like this plot twist, the execution of the reveal was drab. It just didn't excite me, there's nothing else to be said.
This book was a relatively enjoyable read, but I will probably only continue the series if I run out of other books to read, which is a very very low possibility with me. Not my least favourite series, but I'm by no means in a rush to find out what happens next.