Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1) in And So It Begins Reading Challenge

May 28, 2012 Skip rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, series-in-progress

In a future society, Aria lives in the sheltered world "inside" while Perry lives outside in the wild. Through treachery of one of her mates, Aria is almost killed in a fire to be saved by Perry who has to rescue her again when she is left outside to die. Meanwhile, Perry also becomes an outcast from his tribe and they form an unlikely alliance to find Aria's mother and save Perry's nephew. Decent adventure story, with good guys and bad guys galore. ...more

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Sep 05, 2011 Nicole rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopian, signed-by-the-author

Ummm WOW!!!!!!!

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Before I dived into this one, I’d heard nothing but good things. But for some reason I was still apprehensive. I wasn’t sure where Under the Never Sky would fit into the YA dystopian genre. Despite my resignations, I fell in love with this book! My blogger bestie Anna from Literary Exploration graciously bought me a copy and got it signed by the author! It even says happy birthday, because the signing was on my birthday last Ummm WOW!!!!!!!

Find more of my reviews on my blog, The Reader's Antidote

Before I dived into this one, I’d heard nothing but good things. But for some reason I was still apprehensive. I wasn’t sure where Under the Never Sky would fit into the YA dystopian genre. Despite my resignations, I fell in love with this book! My blogger bestie Anna from Literary Exploration graciously bought me a copy and got it signed by the author! It even says happy birthday, because the signing was on my birthday last month. It was worth the wait.

The romance was perfect. Thank you, Veronica Rossi, for not having the two characters hold that immediate attraction, which on most cases blooms into full-on obsession. Aria and Perry did NOT like each other when they first met. He was a dirty, wild Outsider to her, and she was from Reverie, where the government still rules in these domes and tells people that if they breathe the air outside they will die. After Aria is betrayed, she must find a way to survive the outside world. But Aria and Perry have already met. He saved her from dying in a fire that burned one of the vegetation domes (think Bio-dome, but without the lesser Baldwin brother and Polly Shore), and Perry blames her from having to leave his tribe. And for losing his nephew to the government. But it turns out these two completely opposite people need each other.

The story was unbelievable. I’m still unsure why the one boy is like the lightning that seers the land. I know I’m being cryptic, but it’s hard to say anything about this book without giving the story away. The synopsis doesn’t tell you enough! It was so hard for me to put this down. The addition of the cannibals was interesting. Aria has a run-in with them, and Perry saves her from being eaten. Which means that, not only are they trying to find a place where she can get her eyepiece to work again (for both of their uses), but now they have dozens of cannibals on their tails. This book was non-stop action, and once the romance started going it was so hard to stop. I loved every minute of it.

This is definitely on my list of favorites for the year so far. If you’re looking for another dystopian to add to your list, definitely pick this up. Even if dystopian isn’t your thing, it almost seems like this takes place on a whole other world, so it’s almost like action-packed fantasy with a heart-breaking romance. And the cover is even awesomer in person! Another great addition to the HarperTeen family that has taken refuge on at least one row of my bookshelf. ...more

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Oct 10, 2012 Zey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, ya, kick-ass-heroine, unexpectedly-good, book-boyfriend, post-apocalyptic, science-fiction, i-love-it, adorable-characters, adventure

So here's the story; One day, I finally got my National Bookstore Card, an ingenious card in which you earn points every time you buy something from NBS and you can convert the points into real cash once you have earned enough to even buy a ball point pen. AMAZING!!!! right?

So, I did what every crazy compulsive shoppers do... I bought books. lots of them. Yeah, I know, it's stupid to spend money just to earn a couple of points. It's like, for every 350php you spend, you earn 3 points. Stupid, ...more

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Nov 26, 2012 Kam Brooksmoore rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopia, fantasy, young-adult

This was an amazing book about a girl who has been exiled from her home, and her journey with an Outsider named Peregrine or Perry. I loved the romance in this book, it is agonizingly long until it picks up, but its worth the wait! I recommend this to anyone who like dystopian futures and whatnot!

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