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leasaurus 's review for:
Across the Universe
by Beth Revis
I have seen a lot of really great reviews about this book and it looked really interesting. I was extremely hopeful as this book is YA Sci Fi. I picked this book up at the bookstore and I started reading it and it was really interesting. A strange cast of characters, a spaceship, lies and craziness. But here’s the thing. I read a lot of YA novels because I don’t enjoy reading certain things. Well, there is really one main thing I don’t enjoy reading about and that is sexual assault. I can’t stand it in books. Its one thing if it is mentioned, but it is another thing when they actual begin describing it.
Granted, I did not keep reading long enough to find out if it went into a lot of detail, or how far it went. But I read enough to know that I had to stop reading. Now, I already thought the whole “Season” thing was really weird, but then the assault followed and that was it for me. It is a shame because the story was really interesting. But for me, reading that is an instant deal breaker. Now, this is purely opinion, but it is how I feel about it.
Granted, I did not keep reading long enough to find out if it went into a lot of detail, or how far it went. But I read enough to know that I had to stop reading. Now, I already thought the whole “Season” thing was really weird, but then the assault followed and that was it for me. It is a shame because the story was really interesting. But for me, reading that is an instant deal breaker. Now, this is purely opinion, but it is how I feel about it.