Lesson Learned
Under the Never Sky
By Veronica Rossi
# Pgs: 400
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Overview:
In a world of danger
an unlikely alliance
breathtaking adventure
and unforgettable romance
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Review:
Quite an inspirational overview I thought; so unique when compared to other back covers... Not really. But it's simple and to the point, without giving away a lot of information. Without giving away any information, really. That's good, I think, especially when compared to some book overviews where it gives away all the details of a book. Regardless of how short or long the overview is, it captured my curiosity. I was interested in finding out what it was about.
To be honest, I was kind of put off by the cover though. People always say not to judge a book by it's cover, but if we're all going to be honest we do. We live in a visual age. What a book looks like attracts us just as much as what the overview details. Those two things together will either make or break the reader to the book. The buzz about the book, however, can override what it looks like and what the book's about. Though I've only heard a little bit of buzz about this book, and I was extremely put off by how the cover looks, and likewise the overview didn't really catch my interest, still was I overall curious about the book. This curiosity is what made me want to read it. Not anything else.
Anyway, let's talk about the book. I was pleasantly surprised that the author was able to draw me in to the pages. She created a mix world of science and fantasy fiction, that seemed to have a air of post-apocalyptic happenings too. The character's names are strange, but fun. One of the main characters was Peregrine, or Perry. I suppose I'm singling him out mostly because every time I read his name I thought of Perry the platypus. Later, as the story developed, I managed to mostly seperate the image of an idiotic cartoon character with the viscious, beastly, but human, Perry.
It could be a little confusing at points, I thought, parts of it just a little understated. However the author makes up for this by the captivating development between the main characters. Romance was not, as is with so many books today, just thrown in at the very beginning. It was not love at first sight between Perry and Aria, it was hate and an almost dark curiosity about the other. The love that began to grow between them was slow growing, with trust between them gradually built first. After they fought, after they struck a deal, after they slowly began to save each other, after they began to trust one another... That is when they found some love. The problem now is that it's forbidden...
I thought that Aria was, at first, a bit of a spoiled brat. I mean, if you compare the two characters, despite Perry being the brother of a Blood Lord, Aria was the one who lived the privleged, protected, life. She had a steady food source and knowledge about the old world, but no freedom or real knowledge about the new one. Perry had knowledge about how to survive, some freedoms, and power, but his seemed to be the dying race. The way they were thrown together in the book made me think of puppets on string. They had no say in the matter.
I enjoyed this book. If I had a problem with it, it came from me wishing it could be a little more of something. Emotion? Tragedy? Or perhaps the characters reactions to what tragedies there were could've been better? Probably all of the above. The way Veronica Rossi wrote the book tended to be at some points a little flat. I already mentioned how I feel about the front and back covers of the book, so you know how I feel about that.
Without a doubt I'm going to check out the next book from the library when it comes out. This is not a book I'm interested in buying, but it was well enough that I'm anxious for the next book in the series to come out... All in all, I'd rate this book as a three and a half out of five. I was kind of on the fense about some things, but other parts were created with such clarity and brilliance that I would not put the book down. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi is a book that I'd recommend for YA fantasy fiction lovers... with a warning or perhaps added bonus of a science-y romance touch to it.
Anyway, let's talk about the book. I was pleasantly surprised that the author was able to draw me in to the pages. She created a mix world of science and fantasy fiction, that seemed to have a air of post-apocalyptic happenings too. The character's names are strange, but fun. One of the main characters was Peregrine, or Perry. I suppose I'm singling him out mostly because every time I read his name I thought of Perry the platypus. Later, as the story developed, I managed to mostly seperate the image of an idiotic cartoon character with the viscious, beastly, but human, Perry.
It could be a little confusing at points, I thought, parts of it just a little understated. However the author makes up for this by the captivating development between the main characters. Romance was not, as is with so many books today, just thrown in at the very beginning. It was not love at first sight between Perry and Aria, it was hate and an almost dark curiosity about the other. The love that began to grow between them was slow growing, with trust between them gradually built first. After they fought, after they struck a deal, after they slowly began to save each other, after they began to trust one another... That is when they found some love. The problem now is that it's forbidden...
I thought that Aria was, at first, a bit of a spoiled brat. I mean, if you compare the two characters, despite Perry being the brother of a Blood Lord, Aria was the one who lived the privleged, protected, life. She had a steady food source and knowledge about the old world, but no freedom or real knowledge about the new one. Perry had knowledge about how to survive, some freedoms, and power, but his seemed to be the dying race. The way they were thrown together in the book made me think of puppets on string. They had no say in the matter.
I enjoyed this book. If I had a problem with it, it came from me wishing it could be a little more of something. Emotion? Tragedy? Or perhaps the characters reactions to what tragedies there were could've been better? Probably all of the above. The way Veronica Rossi wrote the book tended to be at some points a little flat. I already mentioned how I feel about the front and back covers of the book, so you know how I feel about that.
Without a doubt I'm going to check out the next book from the library when it comes out. This is not a book I'm interested in buying, but it was well enough that I'm anxious for the next book in the series to come out... All in all, I'd rate this book as a three and a half out of five. I was kind of on the fense about some things, but other parts were created with such clarity and brilliance that I would not put the book down. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi is a book that I'd recommend for YA fantasy fiction lovers... with a warning or perhaps added bonus of a science-y romance touch to it.
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