Under the Never Sky (1) - Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
And - guess what - another book! Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (in French Never Sky, in German Gebannt unter fremden Himmel). I read it in English where it contained 374 pages. Originally published 2012. Age: fourteen - death (girls)
Aria lives in a world where there is neither danger nor pain. She is a Dweller, in a world where life happens in a your head – or rather, in a virtual world projected into your head. But when her mother disappears and her attempt to find her ends in a catastrophe, Aria is sent outside the Pod. Into the great wilderness, also called Death Shop. With Lightning rains and Outsiders and Cannibals. How fitting that her only chance of survival would be Perry – an Outsider, exiled by his people and on his way to prove himself. Too kind to kill her, he's gifted with the ability of better seeing and smelling, which makes him invaluable. While Aria discovers the rough beauty of a world that means death to her, Perry stumbles over a plot that could cost thousands of lives...
The story is nice. I like the world and the scientific remarks. The plot is okay as well, but the characters and style are unfortunately nothing special.
Aria herself is a music freak, so it's absolutely obvious she'd grow the power she had later on. Apart from that, she's brave and tough. Too tough, because what's described that happened to her feet... you couldn't have walked with that. Really, it's not possible, not for this long. And not that fast. Apart from that she's simply... well, exchangeable.
Perry is more interesting. He has a real... well, history, a real past. There's more to him than a preference and the I-have-to-save-my-mother-quest, like with Aria. I like how the relationship between him and his nephew was described and how he absolutely freaks when the nephew is gone. This was, by the way, a good – but very cruel – scheme. Even though that was so obvious.
However. I like Roar. He's great, I like how he and Aria work together. He's the bulky big brother type who always mocks his sister, but gets along with her great. I hope he finds his love.
Apart from that... I like this Dweller World. It makes sense even though to imagine it... it's creepy.
But what about this kid with the control over Aether? Gosh, that guy's creepy, too. But I'm sorry for him. He has to be very lonely… and probably feels guilty for a bunch of stuff he doesn't have control over. I hope that he'll get his happy ending, too.
In brief:
I give this book a star for ideas and last but not least the scientific aspects.