I was given this book for free as part of a Blog Tour through Crossroads Reviews. This has in no way influenced my review. Blurb from Goodreads:
First II was given this book for free as part of a Blog Tour through Crossroads Reviews. This has in no way influenced my review. Blurb from Goodreads:
First I’d like to address the cover of this book. I have to say that it does not draw me in. I feel like it’s missing a bit of something. And seeing as I really liked the storyline, I really think that a better cover would draw more readers to pick this book up and read it.
I really loved the main character, Jaden Beckett, in this book, at least for the first half. She’s witty and funny. She’s strong willed and snarky. I have to say that I did not find her personality to be that of a 17 year old girl. She came off as much older to me. And, while I know she has had to grow up more quickly in the last year since her mother died. I just didn’t get the feeling that she could have become so mature in just that year. Perhaps I missed something. And she is very easy to forgive, especially Ryder, which kind of surprised me seeing as he did do a terrible thing to her at the beginning of the book. She came across as somewhat unbelievable which made it hard to connect with her. Ryder, well, he’s sexy, honest, loving, caring, fierce, strong, and a totally “swoonable” book boyfriend. I was overwhelmed by his complete and utter attraction to Jaden. He gave himself over so easily to her, and so quickly. I was fairly untrusting of him for most of the book because of this. It just really bothered me. Even though he tells her that he’s known he’s loved her since they were kids, I just could not wrap my mind around it. He was also hard to connect with. I almost felt that although he loved her so much, he was still distant in a way. I didn’t feel the connection between them as much as I would have liked. Ralston is by far one of my favorite characters in this book. I love his “professor” attitude. He’s also quite cryptic, which lends to his mystery for sure. I wasn’t sure if I could trust him or not. I didn’t know if he was on Jaden’s side or the side of the IUGA. The supporting characters are a nice touch to the story. Drew is an awesome brother. I would totally want him in my family. Jaden’s dad is also easy and understanding. Her mom is strong, but you see a softer side of her when it comes to Jaden. And I can see how some of the characters will definitely be assets to Jaden in the future: Maria, Christine, Andrew, and many others. I love the plot line and idea of this book. Science fiction with a bit of what I might call fantasy. It’s an interesting concept, having the same person in different realities. And being able to transcend those time lines and barriers to actually get to those other places, so interesting and fun. And the world building is so awesome. I love the alternate universe the author creates on earth. The idea of living in a dome, of earth’s atmosphere actually being toxic to us is something that really isn’t that far off from what could be a reality in our world. And the author employs so many “green” ideas, it made me happy to see this in a book. I especially loved the hydroponics. The description totally reminded me of Epcot’s ride “Living with the Land” and since I’m a Disney freak, well, there you go! I really enjoyed the author’s writing in this book. It was easy to read and flowed very well. The dialogue between the characters was believable. All in all I really enjoyed this book. I found that the beginning really took off with a bang, but then the book kind of slowed down as the author did her world building and built her character relationships. I kind of wish she would have had a few more action scenes or scenes that caused me to be a little more on my toes. I didn’t really feel this until the end of the book. 3 stars from me! ...more
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