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Across the Universe
by Beth Revis
This book was really good, totally not what I was expecting at all! If you’re interested in reading this book for the romance then I’m sorry to say you will be disappointed (which is funny because the cover has a boy and girl almost kissing). But if you’re interested in this book for the dystopia, sci-fi, murder mystery in outer space then you’re looking in the right place!
The plot pretty much takes off after Amy is unplugged and she wakes up on the ship 50 years before they are supposed to land on the new planet. From there Elder and Amy try to figure out who wants to murder the people who are cryogenically frozen and why. Along the way they discover that everything on the ship is a lie and that their form of “government” is beyond corrupted and basically it is a Hitler/dictator leadership. So as you can tell things are BAD!
The characters were really great. Elder is kind of in training to become leader of the ship and in that process he has some major development. At first I was annoyed with him because he was just so naïve and believed EVERYTHING Eldest told him. Thankfully he saw the light and learned what a true leader should be, and I actually really loved Elder. Amy is the other main character and I can see why a lot of people don’t like her. But you have to understand she’s a 17 year old girl, almost murdered, and she learns that by the time her parents wake up she might already be dead. Honestly she had the right to panic and cry over this shock. She ended up being very strong and I loved that she wasn’t afraid of talking back to Eldest or anyone for that matter. *I have to say though Harley was my favorite character. I absolutely adored him<3 *
I can also understand why people didn’t like the writing. It was pretty bad, and at times I was a bit confused because everything was a bit unorganized. But while reading it I tried to overlook that because Beth Revis has created a world so incredible, (or should I say ship). The world building was phenomenal, and nothing was left out. She thought of every last detail on the ship (think Zenon from Disney but so much better). She even created a crazy society that even I was kind of scared of. I guess this is why sci-fi novels fascinate me.
What I disliked about the book. Ikind of, no I did predict what was going to happen. I hate myself for it but in a mystery it’s obvious I was trying to figure it out. I just feel the author should have been a bit more discreet with the clues about the villains. For me at least I felt like it was right in your face. From the very beginning I was like “oh, that person did it!” and I was right. (And no I haven’t seen any spoilers but I just literally figured it out right away.) I still kept reading though because there was a lot going on that interested me.
Overall if you want a sci-fi, dystopian, mystery, fantasy novel then definitely pick this up. I am so excited to read the next 2 books, going to order them asap!
The plot pretty much takes off after Amy is unplugged and she wakes up on the ship 50 years before they are supposed to land on the new planet. From there Elder and Amy try to figure out who wants to murder the people who are cryogenically frozen and why. Along the way they discover that everything on the ship is a lie and that their form of “government” is beyond corrupted and basically it is a Hitler/dictator leadership. So as you can tell things are BAD!
The characters were really great. Elder is kind of in training to become leader of the ship and in that process he has some major development. At first I was annoyed with him because he was just so naïve and believed EVERYTHING Eldest told him. Thankfully he saw the light and learned what a true leader should be, and I actually really loved Elder. Amy is the other main character and I can see why a lot of people don’t like her. But you have to understand she’s a 17 year old girl, almost murdered, and she learns that by the time her parents wake up she might already be dead. Honestly she had the right to panic and cry over this shock. She ended up being very strong and I loved that she wasn’t afraid of talking back to Eldest or anyone for that matter. *I have to say though Harley was my favorite character. I absolutely adored him<3 *
I can also understand why people didn’t like the writing. It was pretty bad, and at times I was a bit confused because everything was a bit unorganized. But while reading it I tried to overlook that because Beth Revis has created a world so incredible, (or should I say ship). The world building was phenomenal, and nothing was left out. She thought of every last detail on the ship (think Zenon from Disney but so much better). She even created a crazy society that even I was kind of scared of. I guess this is why sci-fi novels fascinate me.
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Overall if you want a sci-fi, dystopian, mystery, fantasy novel then definitely pick this up. I am so excited to read the next 2 books, going to order them asap!