donnaburtwistle 's review for:

Across the Universe by Beth Revis

4.0

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How did this book's presence elude me??? Phenomenal mystery/romance/science fiction/dystopia (of sorts) story of 16-year old Amy, who along with her parents, is cryogenically frozen aboard a spaceship called Godspeed, for the purpose of colonizing another Earth 300 years in the future. The first few pages of her experiences of being frozen were incredible...The novel then changes its perspective to those of the leader and potential leader of the ship, 250 years into the future. We are introduced to Elder, the leader-in-waiting-who is discovering that the life aboard Godspeed is not what he thought. Since its journey began, the population on the ship has been modified to fit an order decided by Eldest. No one complains or opposes the lifestyle imposed upon them. When Amy's pod is mysteriously opened and she awakens too early, she throws the daily existence on Godspeed out of balance. Amy and Elder are drawn to each other, not only because of their independent thinking and curiosity, but because more pods are being opened and people are dying. Simply excellent; I am onto the next book immediately!