Across the Universe by Beth Revis

"What does it take to survive aboard a spaceship fueled by lies?"

 

Seventeen year old Amy and her parents have decided to be frozen as part of an experience aboard spaceship Godspeed. No one is suppose to be awaken until Godspeed lands on a new planet for humans, three hundred years into the future.

Except, someone on the ship woke Amy up fifty years early.

Amy is now living on a spaceship, with her parents still frozen, years away from the new planet that is suppose to become her home. Someone is unplugging her people, but they aren't surviving the unfreezing process and it's up to Amy and Elder, the future leader of the ship, to figure out who the murder is before they get to her parents.

 

 

The storyline for this book is amazing and the cover is incredible. When I heard about Across the Universe I couldn't get down to the bookstore fast enough to get a copy.

I was really into everything about this book, but my biggest issue with it is how predictable it was. I felt there was no mystery to this novel, so when all my early predictions for this books developed into the plot I was a little disappointed. I expected more of a keep me guessing book, where you never really know what's happening until it's right there in front of you. This was the reason behind my rating, but the book is still an interesting one.

Elder is such a curious character, he has so much heart and passion. I would really love to see his character grow in the rest of the series and witness how he developed with new, life threatening problems. Amy was so new to everything on the spaceship, as was I, that I enjoyed learning about this world alongside with her. How scared she must be that her family is still frozen. I enjoyed the relationship she had with Elder, I hope to see it challenged and grow.

I loved the space aspect of this book. The outer space, spaceship aspect was so new to me and I enjoyed it. The novel wrapped up nicely, but there are still some problems too big that were not resolved. I think I will enjoy seeing what happens next and where these characters go from here. I really hope that A Million Suns is less predictable for me!

 

Book 2: A Million Suns

Book 3: Shades of Earth

 

My Rating: 2/5 Stars