Win Breathless Contest!

This is amazing. I mean, sure the contest is awesome, but more amazing then that is the fact that I actually posted several times this week! I love Spring break <3>


So want to know more about this contest? Here's the deal. The fabulous Beth Revis is giving away all 5 books from the Breathless Reads Tour. Cool on it's own, but Revis does us one better- all 5 books are autographed!

Here are some super short summaries straight from Beth Revis. They are also linked to the goodreads page for each book if you want more information.

•THE ETERNAL ONES by Kiersten Miller is a fast-paced, adventurious love story that involves reincarnation, secret societies, and fire.

•THE REPLACEMENT by Brenna Yovanoff is a hauntingly beautiful book that scares the pants off me.

•NIGHTSHADE by Andrea Cremer is not about werewolves--it's about true wolves that can shapeshift into people written by a brilliant scholar who incorporate history into the tale.

•MATCHED by Allie Condie shows us that love can break through any barrier, and the most important thing is to not go gently...

•ACROSS THE UNIVERSE is the book that I wrote and I would really like it if you liked it. Also I think you're pretty and want to be friends with you.


Like what you see? Head on over the Beth Revis' website to see how you can win!

Review: Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Across the Universe
By: Beth Revis
Publication Date: 1/11/11
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Summary (from goodreads.com):
Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.

Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone-one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship-tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.

Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.

Review:
I've heard nothing but good stuff about this book and have been itching to get my hands on it since it came out last month. It certainly didn't dissapoint. It was a bit slow at the start. It took awhile to get into how the ship worked, what the layout was, who was who, etc. A ship map on the inside cover of the book was extremely helpful and the website also includes some great maps. Once I was past the "get to know you" phase of the book it really picked up and got interesting.

Amy and Elder are both really great characters. Amy, frozen approximately 250 years early finds that she has been reanimated 50 years (49 years, 266 days actually) before she should have been and that the world aboard the Godspeed is unlike anything she has ever imagined, where differences have been eliminated and the world is run by Eldest. He pale skin and red hair immediately sets her apart, and he ability to think for herself makes her a threat. Elder is in line to become the next Eldest- leader of the ship. He is expected to follow in lock step behind Elder, but finding Amy throws him for a loop and he begins to question everything he has ever known.

The is alot going on this book. There is the mystery of who is unplugging the "frozens" before the ship lands, there is a curropt leader who rules through lies and manipulations, there is the death of the Elder who came before this one under unsavory circumstances, and there is the relationship between Elder and Amy. It's all woven together well, there are no missing pieces, just a story that flows out beautifully.

One thing that I loved was something very small. When Elder is trying to show Amy that he knows about earth he takes her to the Recorder Hall where they look at the history of earth on huge computer screens. They see Lincoln and read the Gettysburg address. One that claims that Lincoln saved the union by packaging up the slaves and sending them to Africa to preserve order and eliminate any differences. Earlier in the book Amy calls Eldest "quite the Hitler" as an insult, and Elder finds this funny because he has learned that Hitler was a great leader. These are small moments, that speak volumes. As a history major I always learned that history books and stories can't truly be trusted because it's often the winner who writes it. There is a perspective and sometimes an endgame. The rewriting of history here really reinforced that point. Eldest is the winner here, he is in charge, and he manipulates the information going out to reinforce his position, to justify his actions, to keep control. I loved these tiny moments in the story. They are scary because even on a ship named Godspeed, flying through space centuries in the future, this manipulation seems plausible and realistic...and terrifying.

Now that I've gotten sidetracked by the history aspect I will go on to say that this was a really great book. If you are a fan of dystopian it's worth reading. Revis does a great job creating her world and characters and even manages to surprise the reader several times along the way. I'm excited to see where this story goes next.

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Happy Release Day - Across the Universe by Beth Revis

I'm so excited to be participating in this awesome event celebrating the release of Beth Revis' Across the Universe. I have to admit that I have yet to read this book- but all of you who have read it have been all over me to get my hands on it. Now that it is officially out I've got a BN gift card that has Across the Universe written all over it! Even though I haven't read the book yet i'm still able to share some amazing stuff with you. First here's a quick synopsis of the book!

A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder.

Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.

Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone-one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship-tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.

Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.

And now for some really fun stuff! Here's is an interview with the one and only Beth Revis- this is the first time it has been put out there and you'll get to hear about Across the Universe and some interesting tidbits about the ship Godspeed!


Now that you've seen the interview, it's time to see the book trailer. This is one of my favorite things that authors do now. Movies get trailers and so should books! This one is pretty amazing- I love the opening visual.


How about a sneak peek at ATU? Starting now and going until 11:11 PM est you can get a 111 page excert over at io9. I know I'll be checking it out!!!

Have you checed out the Across the Universe webpage yet today? It's amazing- so much to see its almost overwhelming. It definitly has me even more excited to read the book!


LINKS! There are so many other places to fnd awesome ATU information. Click around and get all the latest info.

Across the Universe Fan Facebook
Across the Universe Website

Beth Revis’ Links:
Website
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Penguin Teen Links:
Website
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Hope you guys enjoyed all this great Across the Universe info! Now go out and get this book!!

Contest Alert- Beth Revis Across the Universe

I don't often pimp out contests here on the blog- but every once in awhile a contest so great comes along that it must be shared. Today I share with you Beth Revis' Epic Contest of Epic. It is, in a word, EPIC. She has 100 prizes to give away and the winners won't know they've won until the prize turns up in their mailbox. How much fun is that?!?! Head on over to Revis' website for more info and your chance to win!