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Amy and her parents are cryogenically frozen passengers aboard the spaceship Godspeed. She
thinks she'll wake up 300 years in the future on a new planet Centauri-Earth with her parents. She gives up everything she's ever known and loved: her life, her boyfriend, and friends.

But something happens. Somehow she's unplugged and wakes up earlier than planned and to a future that's scarier than she'd ever imagined. But even more frightening is the fact that someone aboard the ship tried to kill her.

Control on the Godspeed has been given to Eldest, a tyrannical leader. Elder, who is the heir to Eldest, is fascinated by Amy. He wants to know more about her and the Earth she left behind.

Amy wants to trust Elder. When another cryo chamber is opened, Amy knows she needs to find out who is behind this before her own parents are murdered.

I loved this story! I'm a huge Sci-Fi fan. This novel is much more than that. It's also a thriller that has twists and turns throughout. Just when you think you can guess what'll happen, another twist pops up. The story hooks you right at the very beginning with a chilling description of Amy and her parents getting frozen for the trip.


Revis takes us into a future that is both fascinating and scary. She does an incredible job showing us a world on a ship that has everything from pastures for cows, space for thousands of people, and hidden compartments that hold secrets that aren't revealed till the end. One such room is where the so-called mentally ill passengers go. They're the ones that don't follow blindly along.


Revis succeeds in having two different points of view. Elder is rebellious and when he finds Amy he refuses to listen to Eldest and demands to find out more. He's more multi-layered as he really wants to be the next leader of Godspeed but also resists the authoritarian rule of Eldest. With Amy he hopes to bring change.

Amy's voice is realistic especially when she describes what it's like to be 'sleeping' for hundreds of years.

I love how we see the world of Godspeed through Amy's eyes. When she goes for a run and witnesses the inhabitants staring in first shock then angry gave me chills.

The chemistry between Elder and Amy starts out slow but increases. This forbidden love doesn't fall back on tired cliches but rather builds until the end which even surprised me!

I couldn't put this book down. I read it until early in the morning. One sign of a great writer is if you end up having dreams about being in that world. Yes, that happened to me!

Check out the reversible cover! One side has the map of the ship Godspeed. The complex world of Godspeed is filled with lush and rich details that suck you right in. Can't wait for book two!