Now this was an interesting book.

Think sci-fi + dystopian society + 1984 + a 300 year ride in a metal ship. Yeah that’s basically what the book is about. It takes place (mainly) in space. Amy is one of the many cyrogenically frozen passengers aboard the ship Godspeed, which is travelling to a new Earth in hopes of extending the human population. The trip is 300 years and aside from the frozen passengers, there are about 3000 other people maintaining the ship and making sure it runs right. Among the 3000 is Elder, next in line to be leader of the ship. Then Amy gets unplugged. Thrust into the world of Godspeed, Amy stands out from everyone else (they’re all monoethnic by the time she sees them), and the nicest people there are Orion, Harley, and Elder. Together, Harley, Elder, and Amy begin to unlock the secrets of the ship and strive to find out who is trying to kill the frozens.

This took me forever to actually get to it. It’s been sitting in my room for the past two months and I just never felt the need to start it, but once I did, I couldn’t put it down. It totally got me hooked. It exciting and often there were parts that actually surprised me. The ‘WHO DID IT’ was obvious-ish near the end, but you don’t know WHO is the actual person (some people are given labels as their names). It was interesting, and, of course, there’s romance. It was really awesome~!

Amy’s basically a fish out of water, but she doesn’t let it get to her, while Elder is a leader in training, but despite his insane and ‘evil’ mentor, he has a heart. The book is taken from their alternating perspectives, and it’s totally worth reading ~

Plot: 5/5
Characters: 4/5
World Building: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Overall: 4.5/5
GoodReads Rating: 3.81/5

-review by Between Printed Pages