Book #114: Across the Universe by Beth Revis

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Across the Universe by Beth Revis

• Hardback
• Pages:  416
• Original Published Date:  2011
• Awards:  New Yorks Times Bestseller list debuting at #7, Indie Bestseller debuting at #15, Amazon Book of the Month: January 2011, featured on the Indie Next List: January 2011, featured as a GoodReads Mover & Shaker, Romantic Times Seal of Excellence
• Series:  Across the Universe
• BethRevis.com
• My Rating:  A

Product Description:  As the spaceship Godspeed travels toward a new earth, the lives of 100 cryogenically frozen settlers hang in the balance after someone endeavors to quietly murder them. The other passengers aboard the ship have never known life outside its walls and are enslaved by the machinations of Eldest, their tyrannical leader, who divides them into three distinct classes. When Amy, a frozen settler from earth, survives being thawed in a murder attempt, she immediately bonds with Elder, Godspeed's lone teen and future leader. Amy’s individuality, her rebellion, and her fierce desire for freedom, inspire Elder to act on his own doubts and defy Eldest--his mentor and keeper--with shocking results. Eldest’s methods of twisting history and altering the lives of this captive community are a frightening echo of tyrants in our own history, and Across the Universe challenges readers to consider the impact of unchecked power, blind trust, and the ability of one dissenting voice to make a difference.

My Review:  I don't remember where exactly I got a recommendation for this, but I'm glad I did.  I liked it a lot.  It reminded me of those YA dystopian novels (like The Giver), but in space.  The secret of the 4th floor was pretty obvious to me as a reader.  It also became clear what was going to happen with a lot of the major plot points, if not the exact details.  But I still enjoyed this one and look forward to the other 2 of the trilogy.

Next Up:  The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands


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