#Veronica Rossi

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It's Veronica's birthday! Her primary aspiration is fortune A (hard worker) and now her secondary is popularity A (friend of the world). Right off the top she wants to find a rich Sim to marry!

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If there was no fear, how could there be comfort? Or courage?

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Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

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If there was no fear, how could there be comfort? Or courage?

Veronica Rossi

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Review: Under the Never Sky

Synopsis:

WORLDS KEPT THEM APART.

DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER.

Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces, she's never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim.

Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He's searching for someone too. He's also wild—a savage—but might be her best hope at staying alive.

If they can survive, they are each other's best hope for finding answers.

Plot:

Aria needs to know what happened to her mother. Leaving her to go to Bliss, another pod, Aria lost contact with her mother when Aether struck Bliss. Wanting to go to her, Aria and her friends break out of their dome to attempt the journey to Bliss where something went wrong as Soren, her friend, attacked her and was going to kill her if an Outsider had not intervened to save her. Rescued by her people, Aria thought Consul Hess would believe her when she said she had no idea who the outsider was, or why Soren, Hess’s son, would attack her. Taking her to her mother, Hess sends Aria to the outside world, the Death Shop, as her people knew it, locking her out of her eyepiece which can prove that Soren attacked her, and the last message from her mother. Doomed for death, Aria struggled in surviving Aether and was lucky when she ran into the Outsider who saved her. Peregrine, or Perry, was in no mood to help a Mole. Outcast by his own tribe, Perry was on a mission to save Talon, his nephew, who was taken by Aria’s people, also a bit of revenge as they tried to kill him. Knowing that Aria can lead him to Talon, they form a shaky alliance that depends on both of their survival.  

Thoughts: 

Veronica Rossi nails the dystopia romance theme as this 2011 novel is perfect for its time. Rossi introduces us to a world where, from what I think, Aether is an electrical storm that never leaves the sky and can strike down at any point, killing all those within its path. Thus why the majority of the population went to hide in pods where they have a VR system to allow them to do pretty much whatever they like. That is the world Aria lived in, where she could place herself on the opera stage to sing to her mother or explore fake woods with her friends. Comfy, safe, and one where she does not have to fight for survival, unlike the outside world. In the real world, the one Perry lives in, people lived in tribes who were constantly at war for survival, either by each other or by the ecosystem. Here not everyone is seen as equals, as Blood Lords are the leaders of their tribes, and oftentimes they are Marked. Mark by magical means, some can see better, hear better, smell better, or like Perry who is Marked twice. With fast pace writing, Rossi takes it from a third-person perspective following Aria and Perry around on their adventures, making it unique when they split up, and insightful when they are together. Aria is an okay character, as she gives the classic “in a rough spot but will not complain”, with a bit of spunk as she was not going to take Perry’s insults lightly. Perry is our bad boy who's good as the rough on the outside shows a truly caring, good person on the inside, who is desperate to set things right. Giving us the depth of each character's backstory when needed, you really begin to feel for Aria and Perry and are invested in their lives. Their relationship as a couple? Rossi could have used some pointers. The chemistry is there, as Rossi writes early on how Perry thinks Aria is pretty, and how Aria is always trying to get Perry to laugh, but just the speed of the relationship seems unrealistic. How is it that Rossi started with a slow-burn romance, as it took pages for Perry to kiss her, yet in half that time he’s declaring his love for her? The timing seems rushed. With a solid ending, Rossi sets this novel up to become a series with a vague enough ending that leads you itching for the next novel to see what happens to our couple, as they race to the same thing but for opposite reasons.

Read more reviews: Goodreads

Buy the book: Amazon

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