Amy is a cryogenically frozen passenger aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed. She expects to awaken on a new planet, 300 years in the future. But fifty years before Godspeed's scheduled landing, Amy's cryo chamber is unplugged, and she is nearly killed.
Now, Amy is caught inside an enclosed world where nothing makes sense. Godspeed's passengers have forfeited all control to Eldest, a tyrannical and frightening leader, and Elder, his rebellious and brilliant teenage heir.
Amy desperately wants to trust Elder. But should she? All she knows is that she must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets before whoever woke her tries to kill again.
Blurb from Barnes and Noble.com
3 out of 5 stars
A spooky, claustrophobic book. Seriously, if you are very claustrophobic, I wouldn't read this book. You'll probably freak yourself out.
I don't really like the cover. It shows the stars, which is fine, I like that, and it fits the book. But then it show the two almost kissing. Really, there just wasn't enough romance in the book for that to be on the cover.
This book was a little out of the ordinary for me. I never really read science fiction books, but it wasn't that bad. I think fans of the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld would like this book.
There weren't a lot of characters, when I thought about it. I could probably name them off on my fingers, at least the ones I remember, good and bad.
It was pretty scary, and although you know that just by reading the blurb, it was scarier than I expected.
I can't wait for the second book, which I hope is just as good!
I think that the idea behind the cover was that there was a strong bond between Amy and Elder that he had never felt, the romance was subtle and left the reader thinking about what they actually felt, the more you think about it, the more you realize that Elder has only just come to terms with love. Other than that, thanks for the review, I didn't know whether to get this book or not :)
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