Series ~ Sky Chasers #1
Author ~ Amy Kathleen Ryan
Release Date ~ September 27, 2011
Age Group ~ Young Adult
Publisher ~ Macmillan Audio
Source ~ Macmillan Audio
GOODREADS SUMMARY
If a violent battle destroyed the only world you’ve ever known, would you be brave enough to save who was left? Would love be strong enough to survive the fight? Either way, there’s no turning back.
The Empyrean is the only home 15-year-old Waverly has ever known. Part of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space, she and her boyfriend Kieran will be pioneers of New Earth. Waverly knows she must marry young in order to have children who can carry on the mission, and Kieran, the handsome captain-to-be, has everything Waverly could want in a husband. Everyone is sure he’s the best choice. Still, there’s a part of Waverly that wants more from life than marriage, and she is secretly intrigued by the shy, darkly brilliant Seth.
Suddenly, Waverly’s dreams are interrupted by the inconceivable – a violent betrayal by the Empyrean's sister ship, the New Horizon. The New Horizon’s leaders are desperate to populate the new planet first, and will do anything to get what they need: young girls. In one pivotal moment, Waverly and Kieran are separated, and find themselves at the helm of dangerous missions, where every move has potentially devastating consequences, and decisions of the heart may lead to disaster.
REVIEW
The Glow audio was a really different and surprising experience for me because it has two narrators. There is a girl, Ilyana Kadushin, and a guy, Matthew Brown. I am not sure if I like two narrators or not. On the one hand, it is cool to actually have a girl doing the girl parts and vice-versa. But, on the other hand, I think I like the smoothness that comes from having only one narrator who changes up their voice for different characters.
The story itself is biting. Kieran and Waverly are caught up in this whole “populate the new planet” situation. Separated and scared, they both struggle with the mayhem that is going on around them. This is my favorite part of the book because there is a tension and suspense surrounded by confusion about who to trust. The people in charge come off as completely crazy because they have this one big goal of populating the planet and they don’t care what they have to do to reach their goal. They are nutso!
Waverly is a great female lead because she sticks by her beliefs and speaks up about some of the awful things going on. While I like Kieran, he doesn’t have any particular quality that really draws me in. He is really into the ship itself and becoming a captain. Yawn.
If you want to try out two narrators or you like sci-fi then give Glow a spin.
RATING
4 Liked
COVER COMMENTS
I like the simplicity of the cover. It’s not something you see every day and it does seem to GLOW.
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