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• REVIEWS
• Review @ Books Sweets and Other Treats
• Across the Universe was like a giant puzzle, and each page of the book was a new piece to the overall picture. My mind couldn't put the pieces together fast enough!
• Review @ Cicely Loves Books
• Space is something that frightens me, I'm not going to lie. I love Sci-fi, but I cannot understand the mentality of people who would give up their lives to live in a tin floating around in nothingness, where if something goes wrong no one will hear you. The whole claustrophobic aspect of space I think Beth captured perfectly.
• Review @ The Reading Girl
• Beth Revis obviously thought every little detail about Godspeed through. From the technology to the slang, everything was fan-frexing-tastic ;) 
  What really got me was the secrets, the lies, all the mystery of Godspeed. 
• Review @ To Read or Not to Read
• This is a frexing good book and I highly recommend it. 
• Bookanista Review by Carolina Valdez Miller
• I picked up ACROSS THE UNIVERSE thinking that it would be a sci fi novel. And while it was--complete with all sorts of cool futuristic spacey technology, I discovered it was so much more than that.  ACROSS THE UNIVERSE is like STAR TREK meets THE GIVER bound together by a delicious romance (and lets face it, all the best books will have a delicious romance).
• Review @ Writing is a Blessing
• This story is pretty unique in the crowded young adult field. It uses science fiction as a backdrop, but not in a hardcore or dry way. The description of the technology and the setting doesn’t overshadow the story or the character development. 
• Review @ Jess hearts books
• What I loved most about this book was the plot, but that’s not to say that I didn’t love everything else about it.
• Review @ 365 Days of Reading
• Across the Universe is one of those books that makes your heart race. I could not believe how many “OH MY GOD” moments I had while reading.
• Review @ Text and Java
• So much of the story is layered-secrets piled on secrets. Some of them are shocking, others you can kind of see for yourself, and the pages just could not turn fast enough.
• Review @ la femme readers
• Holy spaceballs! Across The Universe, showcased a highly elaborate civilization designed to keep humanity at a peaceful standstill. 
• Review @ Red Letter Day
• For those who like the science in their sci-fi, the author is quite believable, creating a realistic shipwide ecosystem, as well as not forgetting small touches, like the fact that the accents of the people living aboard would have gradually changed over hundreds of years to be difficult for a newly-awaked person to understand.
• Review @ The Best Damn Creative Writing Blog
•  It’s an up-all-night, can’t-sleep-and-when-I-do-my-dreams-are-nauseating novel.
• Review @ An Abundance of Books
• Eldest, in his attempt to hold the people together and complete the ship's mission, became the discord he feared.
• Review @ Princess Bookie
• There are so many secrets, lies, mysteries on the ship that there is never a dull moment and we are constantly learning new things.
• Review @ Dreaming by Day
• It brought out a range of emotions in me: sympathy for Amy, Elder, and Harley; curiosity and fascination with the world of Godspeed; anticipation for what would happen next, and finally contentment with the ending.
• Review @ YA Reads
• It’s an epic dystopian sci fi that’ll make you very thankful your feet are planted firmly on Earth. It’s evocative and haunting but basically, it’s a frexing awesome book.
• Review @ The Cajun Book Lady
• The story is very intricate and touching. It touches on so many things that affect our current world and really makes you stop and think for a minute.
• Review @The Bodacious Pen
• Across the Universe is beautifully written, and what I loved more than anything is that the 'love' story isn't a typical variety. It's complicated, as most relationships are.
• Review @ I Like These Books
• From the first few pages I was sucked into this story and across the universe
• Review @ Literary Craving
• Even though the story was set on the confining space ship it felt like a vast world filled with interesting sights and activities.
• Review @ Bloggers [[heart]] Books
• But this was refreshing and had my heart pounding and the romance was of epic proportions. Go buy it now. No really, get up. Go get some money. Go to bookstore.
• Review @ Flippin' Fabulous: A Reader's Record
• When my friend asked me what I thought about Across the Universe I had to pause a moment then I answered, "Wow, I can actually like Sci-Fi.  I need more.  I just can't even explain it."  Insane, right?  I am the girl who could never be considered a Treky, or Star Wars fanatic.  I've tried to give the sci-fi-ish genre a chance before, several times, even in small doses and it just wasn't for me.  But I guess with Beth Revis' ability to bend the rules and pour her own creative soul into Across the Universe I was left feeling speechless when it came to describing my feelings for the book and realizing anything is possible.  Literally.
• Review @ Scarrlet Reader
• I also LOVED Harley! Nothing else needs to be said, read the book to found out his amazing, heart-breaking story.
• Review @ Escape Through the Pages
• The plot moves along at a quick pace, and there is so much information and backstory being slipped in that the story is constantly developing and becoming clear (including the mystery of who tried to kill Amy, and is out to kill the other frozens on board).
• Review @ Novel Thoughts
• The world, the characters, the secrets-- you would be a frexing fool not to pick up this book soon.
• Bookanista Review with Shannon Messenger
• I LOVED this book. Me--the girl who usually loses interest the second anything is set in space--could not put this book down. Not sure if it's because it's SO well written, or because it's also a dystopian novel squeezed inside all the space stuff, or because Elder and Amy have this wicked chemistry between them, or because it has this great omg-what-is-going-on-I-need-to-know-NOW!!!! kind of mystery--but whatever it is, it's AMAZING.
• Review @ Narratively Speaking
• Across the Universe is definitely a plot driven novel but I’m happy to report that the characters are also fleshed out well.
• Review @ Courtcat
• I think Revis got the teenage voice (at least that of my own teenage years) pretty spot on.  So much YA stuff (or stuff with teen-early twenties main characters) comes off as treacly or trying to be cool, or . . . just off, really.  And I wanted SO VERY BADLY  to write this off as the same, except that both Elder and Amy thought and/or said things that I thought or said in the throes of adolescence.
• Review @ Eve's Fan Garden
• I enjoyed the change in perspectives from Amy to Elder. There are subtle differences in language between the two that remind us that they are from different times and places.
• Review @ Escape from Reality
• And even though almost all of the book takes place on just one spaceship, it's described in so well that the limited space of the world isn't any kind of hinderance for the book. 
• Review @ Firefly Book Loft
• And you will start to feel trapped with [Amy]. Seriously, there should be a warning on this book that you will end up having feelings of claustrophobia during reading. 
• Review @ YA Book Queen
• But more importantly, this book keeps you thinking about the issues taking place. There is some romance, but mysteries lie at the core of this novel. There will be questions, guesses, and finally, there will be answers. 
• Bookanista Review with Scott Tracey
• There were little details in the book that absolutely fascinated me.  I’m a sucker for world-building, and I especially love when an author can give you a throwaway line that gives you SUCH a strong sense that the world is so different than the one you know.
• Bookanista Review with Shannon Messenger
• I LOVED this book. Me--the girl who usually loses interest the second anything is set in space--could not put this book down.
• Review @ The Book Swarm
• It'll send you on a wild ride through the stars and leave you asking for more. As for me, I can't wait to see what comes next for Amy, Elder and everyone aboard Godspeed.
• Review @ Icey Books
• Along with sci-fi, it has a lot of mystery mixed in too, and you'll find yourself lying in bed trying to figure out who's behind all the madness.
• Review @ YA Love
• ...I know my students will enjoy reading Across the Universe.
• Review @ Squeaky Books
• And the little details were amazing! I mean, think about it, what would happen if there was a pocket of humanity separated from the general populace for centuries? Have you ever thought about that before? I know I haven't. But Revis clearly knew every single facet of her world, down to how the language might have changed!
• Review @ The Book Nest
•  Such interesting and legitimate questions, so many mysteries that are unraveled, completely surprising me (which we all know I love) and some wonderful science fiction twists.
• Review @ One Book At A Time
• What I enjoyed most was the dystopian feel the story had.  It fit really well into the category, it just happens to be a society that lives on a ship in space.
• Review @ YA Book Nuts
• It was great to see characters written with such depth.  I loved the fact that the characters in this book were never truly good or evil, there was some aspect of both in the characters that made me identify with all of them in some way or another and made them human.  
• Review @ Frenzy of Noise
• You will laugh, cry and be sitting on the edge on the edge of your seat.
• Review @ Bibliophile Asylum
• The prose was spare yet poetic, the worldbuilding well done, the construct of the ship and its inhabitants clever, and the history of the ship and why it came to be in the state it was in fascinating.
• Review @ Ms. Martin Teaches Media
• I really enjoyed this novel that was part science fiction, part dystopia and part romance. I thought the book was very descriptive.
• Review @ Books and Things
• I loved the world building on this novel.
• Review @ As the Page Turns
• Elder is struggling to understand about power and realizes the simple
  truth that it isn't about control it's about having strength and
  giving that to others.
• Review @ The Examiner
• This is a wonderful, exciting first book in a trilogy that promises to delve further into the question of whether drugs are necessary to keep the peace in a world where there is no hope left of seeing the sun or the stars. 
• Review @ Lost in Believing
• The rollercoaster of emotions engulf you, pulling you further into the book than you can imagine. 
• Review @ Confessions of a Book Addict
• Also, Revis creates an unforgettable environment aboard the ship; I love how she combined elements of sci-fi, romance, dystopia, and mystery all together. It made the perfect recipe for an edge-of-your-seat read that will leave readers guessing.
• Video Review by Fictiously
• Review @ Overflowing Shelf
•  Beth Revis has written a great debut. I truly loved how she was able to capture the feeling of isolation and loneliness. 
• Review @ Phoebe North
•  In the end, I can say with confidence that Across the Universe isn’t only “sci-fi for people who don’t read sci-fi” but “sci-fi for people who love sci-fi,” too.
• Review @ inkcrush
• I'm just going to come right out and say it: This book was BRILLIANT and I absolutely LOVED every moment of it. I devoured it all through the night and have been thinking about it ever since (3 weeks ago).
• Review @ The Compulsive Reader
• Telling the truth, no matter what the cost or consequences, is a strong message in Across the Universe, even up until the shocking end, which will leave you thinking about the Godspeed for quite a while.
• Review @ SciFiChick.com
• Marketed for teens, this dark, dramatic adventure in deep space is a fantastic read for adults as well. With a feeling of Pandorummeets the Hunger Games, I highly recommend this for any science fiction fan. The next installment can’t come soon enough.
• Review @ I Read Banned Books
• Not only are Elder and Amy trying to figure out who would want to see frozen people dead, but why is Eldest keeping secrets if Elder is going to rule the ship one day? Why does everyone on the ship act so strangely and in accordance? Slowly but surely answers are uncovered. 
• Review @ Book Page
• On Godspeed, Revis’ characters and young readers alike must think for themselves or risk the silent, and deadly, consequences.
• Review @ My Pile of Books
• The whole thing is masterfully executed, with twists and turns and highs and lows that will leave you begging for more. Definitely put this one on your TBR list.
• Review @ Fresh Fiction
• I already can't wait for the next one. Write faster, Beth Revis!
• Review @ Lotus Rising
• The rest of the book delivers what chapter one promises. It was a gripping ride. Gripping, I tell you! 
• Review @ Forever Young
• I was caught up in Amy's mystery, I was enthralled by life on the spaceship, and I was entertained by the characters. I liked it so much that I actually forgot it was sci-fi.
• Review @ Crystal Clear Reading
• One thing I really enjoyed about this book was that just when I was starting to think one thing, something else was introduced that totally threw me.
• Review @ Spellbound by Books
• The first chapter was gripping and left me wanting more.  The story is like this all the way through up until the last page.
• Review @ What Sarah Reads
• What is wonderful here is that no side is good or evil. Clearly something isn’t quite right but the reader is given all the arguments, all the sides and you can’t help wondering what will happen as you reach the end of the book and Elder makes some far-reaching decisions.
• Review @ CA Marshall's Blog
• Even if you don't like sci-fi or space-y books, read it. It's so much more than that.
• Review @ Misty's Book Mess
• "This book fired me up until I wanted to scream and laugh all at the same time."
• Review @ Fluidity of Time
• "The whole time I was reading, I felt like I was peeling back layer after layer, excited (and a little worried) about what I'd find at the core."
• Review @ Larissa's Bookish Life
• "Across the Universe captured my heart and I couldn’t put it down for a second until I had sucked in every last page of it."
• Review @ LovLivLife Reviews
• "Beth Revis doesn't spare her characters.  The characters that are "capable" or "allowed" to feel emotions are thrust into the thick of things.  I could not help but feel a range of emotions."
• Review @ A Blog About Nothing
• "It gave me a whole new way to look at science fiction and left me wanting more, even if you're not much into science fiction like me, I don't think you'll want to miss this one."
• Review @ Mundie Moms
• "I think it was important to see how raw, and realistic these two fabulous main characters are, as it made them more relatable to me and allowed me to become more emotionally invested into their stories."
• Review @ Alpha Reader
• "I spent one whole day with my eyes glued to the page, my heart beating out a samba in my chest and my hands were shaking as I read the last page."
• Review @ Write About Now by Sherrie
• "This book succeeds on so many levels because there are so many layers to this story."
• You Tube Review (which is awesome) @ Owl & Sparrow
• Kayla sings the Beattle's song "Across the Universe!"
• Bookanista Review @ Totally the Bomb
• "That first chapter was so good, would the rest of the book live up to it? Uhh–it surpassed it. Every single word of this book is amazing."
• Review @ Coffee and a Book Chick
• "It has all of the elements that all murder mysteries need, which completely satiated my desire for a good "whodunit," all amidst the realities of space and the cage of Godspeed."
• This review also include an interview with me!
• Article @ goodwordediting.com (First chapter and publicity)
• INTERVIEWS
• Interview @ The Apocalypsies
• Interview @ *HEADDESK*
• Interview @ The Book Pixie
• Interview @ Number One Novels
• Interview @ Y,C
• Interview @ Wicked Awesome Books 
• Interview with Hannah @ Every Little Thing
• Interview with Jen @ The Broke and Bookish
• Interview with Adventures in Children's Publishing
• Interview with Claire Dawn @ Points of Claire-ification
• Interview with Amber @ Down the Rabbit Hole
• Interview with Brandi @ Bikosiner's Books
• Interview with Icey Books
• Interview with Scribbler to Scribe
• Interview with Larissa @ Larissa's Bookish Life
• Interview with Jen Bigheart @ I Read Banned Books
• Interview with Books Obsession
• Interview with Marieke at Marieke's Musings
• Interview with Katy @Vision Quest Fail
• Interview with Rebecca @ The Scribbler's Cove, "Life after the Call"
• Interview with Aerin @ In Search of Giants
• Interview with the Book Scout
• Interview with Authoress @ Miss Snark's First Victim
• Interview with Sheri Lawson @ Graffiti Wall
• Interview with Kirthi @ Pages
• Interview with Elana Johnson
• Interview with Sherrie Petersen
• Interview with GreenBeanTeenQueen
• Interview with Christine Fonseca
• Interview with Rebecca @ Mormon Mommy Writers
• Interview with QueryTracker.net
• Interview with Steph Su Reads
• Interview with Putting Pen to Paper
• GUEST POSTS
• Guest Post @ The Nerd's Wife: FIREFLY & SERENITY
• Guest Post @ The Bookshelf Muse: Setting Thesaurus
• Guest Post @ The Elevensies: A Day in the Writing Life
• Guest Post @ A Life Bound by Books (Haunted Halloween)
• Author Review @ The Page Flipper (I reviewed LIPS TOUCH)
• Guest Post @ The Spectacle (the popularity of dystopia)
• Guest Post @ Anna Staniszewski (Letter to Myself)
• Guest Post @ io9 (setting in dystopians)
• Guest Post @ Literary Rambles (referrals in query letters)
• Guest Post @ First Novels Club (the revision process)
• Guest Post @ If You Give a Girl a Pen (using technology to revise)
• FEATURES
• Featured @ Novel Thoughts (Launch party recap)
• Featured @ io9 (Launch event & exclusive downloadable)
• Amazon Best Book of January Selection! (Also here)
• Featured @ Between the Lines (Penguin Australia Teen Book Site)
• Featured @ Wastepaper Prose: Author Insight Series (starting here)
• Featured @ Badass Bookie (all about me) (all about the book)
• Featured @ Publishers Weekly (Upcoming for 2011)
• Featured @ Presenting Lenore (Debut dystopians for 2011)

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