A Million Suns by Beth Revis

Title: A Million Suns
Author: Beth Revis

Publisher: Razorbill

Genre: YA, Dystopia, Sci-Fi
Pages: 386
Rating: 5 Stars

Godspeed was once fueled by lies. Now it is ruled by chaos. It’s been three months. In that time, Amy has learned to hide who she is. Elder is trying to be the leader he’s always wanted to be. But as the ship gets more and more out of control, only one thing is certain: They have to get off the ship.

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Beth Revis you have yet to disappoint. This book succeeded all my expectations. I could not put it down. The whole plot, characters and the setting all worked together to make an outstanding book. 

I don't know how Revis does it but I felt like I was on that ship and when everything happened. I felt just like Amy did, trapped and helpless in many of the situations. I know this is far beyond what society is capable of at this time but A Million Suns just made it feel so real. To make a giant spaceship traveling to a new livable planet feel real, that takes a lot of talent.

I cannot forget the wonderful characters. Every single character had depth. I especially loved seeing Elder begin to take on his role as Eldest. He so wanted to do things differently and be a better leader than the Eldests before him but no matter what he did he was met with problem after problem.

As for the entire plot, I don't think it gets any better than that. I truly was along for the ride in this book. I had no idea who would end up being responsible for all the deaths on board Godspeed. Usually in books, I can tell who the bad guy/girl is before the characters. But, in A Million Suns, I was just as clueless as everyone else. I was not used to this at all. Even in Across The Universe, I knew that the other Elder wasn't really dead and that Orion was really him. I spent a lot of that book cursing Amy and Elder for not seeing the obvious. That is what was so different in A Million Suns. It is so unpredictable. This is one of the few books that I have ever read that I can say that about.

One of the things that I liked best about this book is its ability to make me feel so much of what the characters were feeling. This book made me cry, smile, and want to throw many characters out the hatch and into space to die. I cannot even begin to describe how much I absolutely loved this book. Beth Revis you have officially made it to my list of favorite authors.