The elements that had previously urked me were gone. The cast face some physical and political dangers all set on an alien planet. In the final novel though, without the influence of the familiar surrounds, Elder finally gets to step up and flex some muscle.

Additionally, the way religion was brought into the narrative didn’t sit well with me either, I think It could have been executed in a much better fashion. We see some great character development and pacing, but I still had the same issues with Elder as I had in the debut, and it was hard for me to care about their story at all.

The second book raised the stakes and had some great plot twists. I had difficulty relating to Elder in the first novel, and some intensity was missing from the coupling of Amy and Elder to enable me to really care about them being together. With alternating P.O.V’s between ship-born and leader Elder, and a newly awakened from her cryogenic stasis, Amy I felt like the narrative kept getting interrupted, and it prevented me in truly losing myself in the book. (Which is why there is so much time in between reading each instalment – I needed to let my disappointment fade and get excited for the next book.)īut that gives a big disservice to this trilogy, for the last book is by far the best – better story line, better characters, better plot and execution. While I liked the premise of an arc of humanity journeying through the stars, off to colonise another planet, and issues raised on how different factions evolved over the journey, and their ultimate clash against each other, the first two books were lacking that special spark to keep my interest. And this time it all builds to one mind bending conclusion: They have to get off this ship.Honestly – it took me two years to finish this series. In book two of the Across the Universe trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis mesmerizes us again with a brilliantly crafted mystery filled with action, suspense, romance, and deep philosophical questions. They must work together to unlock a puzzle that was set in motion hundreds of years earlier, unable to fight the romance that’s growing between them and the chaos that threatens to tear them apart. But when Elder discovers shocking news about the ship, he and Amy race to discover the truth behind life on Godspeed. He’s finally free to enact his vision no more Phydus, no more lies. But there may just be hope: Elder has assumed leadership of the ship. And everywhere she looks, she sees the walls of the spaceship Godspeed. It’s been three months since Amy was unplugged.

Godspeed beth revis