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A Million Suns (Across the Universe, #2)

Beth Revis

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Jan 30, 2011 Nicole rated it it was amazing

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This series finds a way to surprise me. I’m not sure how; it’s not the billions of twists that seem to happen every chapter (Revis comes as close as anyone to Cassandra Clare’s unforeseen twists). It’s how good the book is, but I’m always hesitant to give it 5 stars. And it’s more that Amy isn’t the most likeable heroine for me. She kind of pisses me off sometimes to be honest. And Elder knows what he wants, but he has so much going on tha Find more of my reviews on my blog, The Reader's Antidote

This series finds a way to surprise me. I’m not sure how; it’s not the billions of twists that seem to happen every chapter (Revis comes as close as anyone to Cassandra Clare’s unforeseen twists). It’s how good the book is, but I’m always hesitant to give it 5 stars. And it’s more that Amy isn’t the most likeable heroine for me. She kind of pisses me off sometimes to be honest. And Elder knows what he wants, but he has so much going on that he’s too afraid to do anything about it. He doesn’t want to hurt Amy, which although understandable, is still annoying.

This concept is beyond simply dystopian. It’s what I imagine Wall-E would be, if it was for older teens instead of adults and without the fat people. I can’t even imagine what it would be like to be trapped inside a ship after being used to the open skies. Amy’s already found out who’d been unfreezing all the people from Earth and letting them drown. But there’s more than a now-frozen psychotic Elder on the ship. And Elder, who is now Eldest, has more than enough problems now that the population is no longer on their meds. And they’re feeling rebellious.

I really enjoy these books, and again it surprises me. Maybe because it does remind me so much of Wall-E, which I absolutely loved. Also, Revis has great characters development, and the many twists and turns, while sometimes annoying in their multitude, make me gasp. There were a lot of things I wasn’t expecting in this book. The romance was sweet, and still budding, which I really enjoyed. It’s obvious the way they feel about each other, but things just keep getting in the way. It’s difficult when you’re the only mono-ethnic girl on a ship that’s not your home, on a ship that may never get to the destined planet, and a boy who needs to grow up quickly. Complicated doesn’t even cover it.

I really can’t wait for the final (?) book. I enjoyed this sequel almost as much as the first, so if you were debating whether or not to buy this sequel, get on it! It’s worth it. ...more

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