Excellent YA and unique setting. The dystopian aspects were disappointing, though; there was no gut-wrenching horror or sense of impending doom to give the story a properly dark and serious undertone. ( )

This book seemed to grab you from the beginning. This book is different from other "end of the world" books- this is more of a what happens after the world has destructed. It is very interesting how the author thought out the different story lines, but yet they will at some point all intersect. I am really looking forward to the next book in the series, it did leave off making you want more. It again, makes you think about things out there that the government may or may not be attempting to do. I really enjoyed that the author had various areas of the world, earth and space all woven into the story and it really makes you think something like this could be possible. There are quite a few interesting story lines to play out yet. I will be looking to pick the second book up as soon as it is out! I did receive a copy of this book for free, in exchange for my honest review. ( )

I was completely riveted!! The characters feel very truthful and though some of the plot is predictable, it is YA so it's forgiven. I cannot wait to get my hands on the next installment. ( )

Thanks to Good Reads & Turner Publishing for their book contests. I won a free copy of this book! Normally dystopian (aka post apocalyptic) books aren't my thing, but I'm willing to give anything a shot. As it turns out I'm glad I did. This book is a great cross between isolated societies (like in City of Ember) and militaristic lifestyles (like Ender's Game) with a bit of mystery tossed in. The characters were typical YA fare personalities with a few interesting add on's (I think Tinker is the most unique). The two main characters (Myra & Aero) live in totally different worlds (Under the ocean & Outer space respectively). It will be interesting to see what happens when they actually get to meet each other in the real world (no spoilers - you can read the book to see what I mean about that.). The last couple of pages were especially interesting to me as it flashed back memories of "Time Machine" so I'm now eagerly awaiting volume 2. ( )

*I was given a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review and these thoughts are my own.*

I don't often give books a five star rating, but this one gets one. It grabbed you right from the start. Who's Sari? What's The Doom? What are continuum's exactly? And then there's the time jump and you meet Myra and Aero and the others and you just have to connect with them. They both come from such different places, but you feel for them both. Wren, Tinker, all the side characters are fleshed out and well written.

I think a lot of people are starting to get 'over' the dystopian YA genre and want to try something else, but this one is worth the read. I didn't want to put this book down and stayed up past 2 am to finish it. A brilliant debut and I can't wait for the next book in the series.

I would recommend this book. 5 out of 5 stars. ( )