This year we are both doing a 75 book challenge. Last year I managed to just barely complete a 55 book challenge. But there was a chunk of time where I did not read. Hopefully this year we will be able to motivate each other to finish all 75 books.
We both just recently finished reading A Million Suns by Beth Revis, which is a sequel to her debut novel Across the Universe. For those who have not read Across the Universe, here is a synopsis.
Synopsis (Across the Universe): 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.
If you have not read it, I suggest you pick it up ASAP. It was definitely one of my top reads of 2011. I anxiously awaited the release of the sequel and last week was finally able to continue the story of Elder and Amy. I suggest not reading the synopsis to A Million Suns if you have not read Across the Universe because it may have spoilers. But for those of you who read A Million Suns...or who don't mind spoilers, read ahead.
Synopsis (A Million Suns): Godspeed was fueled by lies. Now it is ruled by chaos. It's been three months since Amy was unplugged. The life she always knew is over. And everywhere she looks, she sees the walls of the spaceship Godspeed. But there may just be hope: Elder has assumed leadership of the ship. He's finally free to enact his vision - no more Phydus, no more lies. But when Elder discovers shocking news about the ship, he and Amy race to discover the truth behind life on Godspeed. 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. 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. And this time it all builds to one mind-bending conclusion: They have to get off this ship.
Thoughts: I often find that many sequels will fall flat. Authors will write an amazing beginning to a series and leave you wanting more. Then when you read the next book you are left disappointed. This book did not fall into this category. The story was quick paced and I loved seeing the characters grow while facing new challenges that were presented to them. This is a great dystopian read. I have really been enjoying the dystopian books. If you have others to recommend, you know what to do!
I give this book:
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