Under the Never Sky

One of the first dystopian books I read, right after it was published. I loved ARia, I loved Perry, I loved the book.

The short version: Really good easy reading. Nice characters, good writing style.Longer version: Many moons ago, when I was young and dinosaurs roamed the Earth, I read a book called [b:Devil on My Back 1190717 Devil on My Back (Arc One, #1) Monica Hughes https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1336746901s/1190717.jpg 1178743] by [a:Monica Hughes 84820 Monica Hughes https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1291739338p2/84820.jpg]. In this book civilisation had fallen, though islands survived - self contained settlements called “Arcs”. As the book opens we realise that the dwellers in “Arc One” have developed a disturbing reliance on computer technology for all aspects of thought. Soon one young dweller is cast into the outside world - believed to be certain death - only to learn how to survive without his smart-tech.This is essentially the same plot. Oh, though the settlements are called “Pods” not “Arcs”.Don't get me wrong - this is an updated version (technology has progressed) and it is a really good updated version. Avoiding serious spoilers, our main character Aria is thrust out of her “Pod” into a wild world she does not understand. Everything she knows slowly unwinds, revealing the fabric of lies she has been fed. What is real? She soon meets up with an outsider, a hunter called Perry. Sure romance ensues eventually as it does in many YA novels, but it is well written and far more balanced than in many similar books. Aria is not a helpless princess, but neither is she a cynical over-competent ice-queen. She's human, and so is the well-meaning but seriously put-upon hunter Perry. The romance enhances the plot and the characters - it doesn't overwhelm them, or feel tagged on. I like that.One more thing - there is no love triangle thank the heavens for that.So good characters, a great setting and a plot that really draws you in.Any warnings? This book ends halfway through the story. If you are going to read it, have book 2 to hand - you'll want to jump straight in.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this book. I liked Perry more than I did Aria. She was very annoying to me until the part where they reach Marron's. I was feeling like the book should have been more focused on Perry instead of Aria. The book was pretty average until about the last 80 pages. That's really when the book picked up for me and I ended up finishing it in like an hour. One thing I didn't like about this book was the lack of explanation for things I felt like where important. For example, The Aether and The Unity. I would really like to know exactly what the Aether is and where it comes from. I would also like to know what the Unity actually was. I am determined to read the second book in the series though because of the ending of this one.

Fantastic start to the series. I really enjoyed the idea of the pods and the outsiders. Perry and Aria are fantastic protagonists. Cannot wait for the next book especially because the ending of this one was slightly disappointing and It wasn't even a cliffhanger.

I enjoyed it. I'll read the others.

I'm not quite sure how I feel about this one. I like the idea, but I'm on the fence about the main character. It was interesting enough that I'll read the next one, and see how it progresses.

i loved the scences

Okay, I know I am a bit weird in my taste, but really? So many four and five star reviews for this? The only thing I can say is that these reviewers must not read very many dystopian titles. Cause, baby, this one is a patchwork quilt of ten to fifteen better books of the same genre.
Aria is a whiny pain in the butt. Perry, who I continued to forget is supposed to be a teenager, comes off like a grumpy 50 year old man (think Kevin Costner in Waterworld).

The eye piece thing really got on my nerves too. Did we yank that directly from Feed?
Skip this one. Read Pure instead. Or Red Blood Road. Or Divergent. Or Enclave.
On the plus side, I have read worse!