The Synopsis: 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.

My Review: This book was WAAAAAY better than I expected! To be honest, it gave me the same emotions and fears that the Hunger Games series did -- the whole not being in control of your existence and dictatorship and what not. It was brilliant.

Revis does an amazing job with the world building, and I found myself even more afraid of space and planets then I was before (my biggest fear is the movie Gravity). She not only made oblivion very really, she coupled it with twisted versions of history, sociology, and psychology. It was simply fantastic.

The characters were spot on great. Amy, the frozen human who was awakened too soon, was a great female protagonist. She wasn't a quiet, timid girl. She was a powerhouse of emotion and spunk. And she didn't back down, especially when she knew things were wrong. I really appreciate when authors take the time to develop a really strong female character.

Her support system in Elder and Harley was really great too. Elder, probably the most developed character (in my opinion), was a joy to witness. His thought processes shifted from beginning to end, which showed huge growth on his part. Can you imagine being told one thing all of your life, only to discover that it's all been a lie? Amy was that breakthrough for him, initially, but he had to finally accept what he thought to be true all his own. I loved being in his mind.

Harley, my sweet boy, was such a joy to read about. He was the comic relief of the group, the laid back one, but also one who was in a lot of pain. I just wanted to wrap my arms around him and comfort him. He was so sweet.


The plot to ATU was such a great concept -- genocide, slavery, murder -- all in space. It's amazing how concepts that we're currently familiar with in the 21st century, can still be translated into future generations. Human nature is such an interesting concept. People fear what they don't understand. Fear can lead to irrationality. So, in a way, I get what Eldest way trying to convey. But despite what he was trying to do, I can't agree with anything he's done. He was the ultimate antagonist, in my opinion. He's a scary person. And Revis did a great displaying that.

The secrets revealed and the stories told were so shocking to me, at times, but as the plot unfolded, things really started to click and make sense. To the point where I kept telling myself, "I should have seen that coming".


I enjoy the pace of Elder & Amy's friendship/relationship and can only hope it turns into something beautiful.

Great start to this series!

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars!