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A review by baby_jewels
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
The world building in this book was really good, you can tell the author put a lot of thought behind it. But the characters not so much. All of the characters were incredibly lackluster and lacked true depth.
The focus on the ships inhabitants mating ritual was very odd, you can tell the reader was supposed to find it disturbing that everyone was just loosing their inhibition and having sex just out in the open, but it was more silly than anything. The author then decided to throw an unnecessary SA scene in there that held significance to the character for what felt like about 5 or so pages before they moved on.
Overall this book had potential to be good but it just couldn't get there.
The focus on the ships inhabitants mating ritual was very odd, you can tell the reader was supposed to find it disturbing that everyone was just loosing their inhibition and having sex just out in the open, but it was more silly than anything. The author then decided to throw an unnecessary SA scene in there that held significance to the character for what felt like about 5 or so pages before they moved on.
Overall this book had potential to be good but it just couldn't get there.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Sexual assault, and Suicide