"Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life."~Stephen King

This basically sums up the point of this blog. Book reviews. Everyone should carry a book, so why not a good one?

Monday, June 25, 2012

Across the Universe by Beth Revis


This was a really fantastic book, and not something I usually read.
Elder, the heir to the ruler of the Godspeed, is your typical rebellious teen, albeit one of status.  He is learning about the inner workings of the ship and what caused fighting and chaos on Sol-Earth.  Slated to become the next leader of these people who are to inhabit Centauri-Earth, this education is incredibly important.
Amy has decided to follow her parents and become cryogenically frozen, to be awakened in 300 years on Centauri-Earth.  Her parents are essential to the mission…Amy…not so much.  When she is violently awoken 50 years ahead of schedule, the current leader, Eldest, doesn’t hesitate to threaten death on Amy, unnecessary, excess cargo who wouldn’t be missed.  Elder however, has taken a liking to Amy because of her absolute difference.
Together, Elder and Amy try to figure out who is attempting to murder the other cryo-frozens.  At their every step, it seems that Elder and Amy are running into more shady business with Eldest and Doc, as well as the other people on Godspeed.
The story contained in Across the Universe is unforgettable.  It’s so twisty and mysterious.  The fact that the story is so…scientifically founded, but also blended with glorious fiction and just enough variables to make something of a mystery too, that I couldn’t put it down!  I was so enthralled with the character and the adventure that it was actually hard to get my attention away from it.
I highly encourage this read.  It has a rich plot with many devices that really added to its depth and its overall appeal to a reader like me.  I hope that if you pick it up, you truly enjoy it as much as I did!

Teaser Quote: “I want to take her into my arms and hold her tight. But at the same time, I know that is the exact opposite of what she wants. She wants to be free, and all I want is to hold her tight against me."-Elder  

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