Author: Beth Revis
Series: Book #1
Publisher: Razorbill/Penguin
Released: January 11, 2011
Website: http://acrosstheuniversebook.com/
Author Website: http://www.bethrevis.com/
Book Summary:
Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.
Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone - one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship - tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.
Now, Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.
Science Fiction, Dystopia, Romance, Mystery, Adventure... There's a little bit of everything mixed into this debut novel by author Beth Revis.
Across the Universe is told by two narrators Amy & Elder. The book begins with Amy about to be frozen in cryogenic sleep for a 300 year journey on the ship Godspeed. Our second narrator is Elder, the future leader of the ship Amy's frozen body is traveling on.
This was a fast paced book full of twists and turns, lies and deceptions. I had a hunch fairly early on who the murder was but there were other story elements that took me by surprise. There is a great cast of characters who are all flawed but likable. As is the case with most first books in a series the ending left many unanswered questions that I'm assuming will be addressed in future books.
Fans of young adult dystopian books are likely to enjoy this one. I found it to be a unique, entertaining story and I'm definitely looking forward to reading the sequel.
Rating: 4.5 Stars - Highly Recommend to older teens & adults
Content: just a couple instances of mild language and then some substitute swear words similar to what was done in the Maze Runner. Some sexual content including an attempted rape scene and some animalistic type mating practices that occur during "The Season". Not overly graphic but I wouldn't let a young teen read it.
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The Sequel A Million Suns was released today January 10, 2012.
The 3rd book Shades of Earth will be released in January of 2013.
Love the name of the ship! Murder mystery, sci-fi, dystopia, and romance, this sounds pretty cool. Nice review. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed this one! I thought it was such an unique read and it was impossible to put down. Great review!
ReplyDeleteThus book sounds so good :) !! The sequel is coming out soon so I realy need to buy a copy of this one ! Great review :)
ReplyDeleteThis story really has my attention with all the elements you describe that are in this book. I have it on my wish list.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review!
I'm happy you enjoyed the book! I loved this one and am excited to read the next one!!! Great review!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like something I will need to check out!
ReplyDeleteI still need to read this one, but it sounds so good. It sounds really unique, and, of course, the cover is gorgeous, ;) Thanks for posting this!
ReplyDeleteRenae @ Respiring Thoughts
I just finished this and so enjoyed it. The only drawback to the book for me was that it was written from two different POVs. I often found myself going back to the beginning of the chapter to see who was speaking (even though the chapters were short). This was a bit jarring but definitely not enough to make me stop reading.
ReplyDeleteThis has become one of my favorite series.
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