Across The Universe By Beth Revis

 Across The Universe paper back is out today! So to celebrate I'm doing a review!

Across the Universe is a combination of some of my favorite genres. It's a little bit romance, a little bit fantasy, and a classic who done it mystery; all cleverly wrapped up and simply labeled Sci-fi.

Instead of going thru all the events that happen I'll make this short and sweet.
There's a spaceship and boy, Elder, who's destined to rule said ship. There is frozen girl, Amy, waiting to land on a new world. Some "accidents" happen and the girl is suddenly unfrozen, and it's chaos and confusion all over the place as more people are being unfrozen and dyeing. In the middle of all that Elder reliazes that he has feelings for Amy, feelings that he as future leader should not have. As that plot unravels Amy and Elder learn that everything they had been told before was a lie. Lies are the only thing holding the ship together.

I loved reading this book because it as like putting together a puzzle in my mind. All of the pieces were right there and every time I turned the page it was like putting a piece in it's place and it wasn't until the last page that I figured out the whole picture. My mind kept turning trying to figure out the mystery, but in between that was the blossoming of beautiful romance that read almost like poetry.

The characters are beautifully written, their raw emotion is realistic and you will remember them long after you put the book down.  They go thru so much tragedy and loss but there is this stem of a tiny flicker of light, it's the hope of human nature wanting to survive and Revis captured that beautifully. She showed how far people are willing to go to survive, and she leaves the reader the question of is it better to do what is necessary or what is right? I didn't think there was a difference until I finished this book. And I will leave you fellow reader to answer it for yourself.

In the mean time I'll be eagerly awaiting the next book in this series A Million Suns.

I give Across the Universe 4 stars, it's one that will be remembered.
My Fav Character: Orion. I'll just say he is very well written and clever. 
My Fav Qoute: This is the secret of the stars, I tell myself. In the end, we are all alone. No matter how close we seem no one else can touch us.- Amy from Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Across the Universe by Beth Revis is out now! Go get it, you won't be disappointed.

Crossed by Ally Condie Giveaway!

My first ever review is up! It's something I'm really excited about, because now instead of just being a dedicated reader I am sharing what I've read! So Because Crossed was my first ever review I'm giving away a copy to spread the joy! All you have to do is a leave a comment about Matched on this post. It can be anything, your favorite line, your favorite character, why you liked Matched, anything.

Crossed By Ally Condie

 In search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky - taken by the Society to his certain death - only to find that he has escaped, leaving a series of clues in his wake.

Cassia's quest leads her to question much of what she holds dear, even as she finds glimmers of a different life across the border. But as Cassia nears resolve and certainty about her future with Ky, an invitation for rebellion, an unexpected betrayal, and a surprise visit from Xander - who may hold the key to the uprising and, still, to Cassia's heart - change the game once again. Nothing is as expected on the edge of Society, where crosses and double crosses make the path more twisted than ever. - Goodreads.com


         I loved Matched. It was fresh and new (at least to me it was,) and I couldn't wait to dive into the second book of the series. And as far as the writing style of it went I wasn't disappointed, Crossed is chalk full of the beautiful poetic style that drew me in so deeply to Matched. There was a few things I wasn't happy about, but I'll get to that later. 


Crossed picks up shortly after Matched ends and we find Cassia in a labour camp and Ky on a battlefield, both desperately trying to find each other. 
This is an entirely different side of the world of Matched, it's the outer limits of society, kind of like the backwoods where no one really cares what happens. And that is why it makes for the perfect place of a slaughtering ground; and Cassia and Ky are trapped on either end with a huge canyon separating them. It's in this canyon (named the Carving) that they escape and eventually find each other while discovering more truths about the world they live in. 


In Crossed we are introduced to some new characters whom I really enjoyed getting to know. They added the spark of life much needed in the barren canyon backdrop. For me it was the side characters that really made the pages stand out. 
The desperation that Ky, Cassia and their group of escapees is facing leaves them all bearing their soul because really what else is there for one to do trapped on a rocky cliff side.  


We get to see Ky at his deepest, we learn so much about his past and how he came to be. He opens up and risks everything for Cassia. And Cassia, well Cassia has grown so much. She shows just how willing to fight she is, and the lengths she goes to just for the sake of love is amazing. She threw everything about her old self out the window and pushed herself ahead even when it seemed like she was running up a wall. Looking back at those first pages of Matched it's almost like Cassia is a completely different person. She hasn't quite figured it all out yet, but she has the drive to learn. And now for Xander. Oh Xander. I was all team Ky for the win in Matched, the boy who could write, the boy who knew secrets, and all that. Don't get me wrong I still adore Ky, and all through Crossed I was still on his team, but by the end I suddenly found myself eager for Xander. Even though he is only in a few scenes he really made them count. I'm so curious to see Xander in the next book and am now fully Team Xander. 


I'll be honest, I do feel like this was a filler book, but it also brought some new issues front and center and shed a new light on characters I thought I knew.


(SPOILERISH) The thing that makes me say it was filler, and really the only thing I didn't like about Crossed was the ending. Ky and Cassia basically end up where they started and all I could do was ask why? When a clearly better choice was available to them, but I guess that's just how the story must be and so we all must wait for the next book, which I am eagerly anticipating. 


Favorite character: Eli. Because he is so young, but in the end seems to make the wisest decision, and I  admire him for learning to be brave.

Favorite line: "In the end you can't always choose what to keep, you can only choose how you let it go."- Crossed by Ally Condie

Rating: 3 stars ( Enjoyable read.)

Learn more about Crossed at Goodreads.com

My First Time

Hee hee. I'll be honest and up front, I have no idea what I' doing. I feel really akward and insecure, but I'm gonna plunge ahead anyway.  This is the first blog of any sort that I've ever done, but I feel like it's about time to do something other then just reading. So here I am now about to share what I'm reading; not much of a step ahead I know, but still... So I guess stay tuned for Ya book reviews and random gushing about Cassandra Clare and her genius.

But like I said I really don't even know ow to blog at this point, so my first few posts might be a bit hard to sit through. Bear with me though, I'm a fast learner.