Review- Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Goodreads Summary:

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.

REVIEW:

I had had my eyes on Under the Never Sky since I first saw the book when it was about to release. But then, other interesting books came out and I left this one lying on my TBR shelf. Sometime back, my friend Aman over at Enticed by Books and I were discussing our sad and disheartening three star book phase and we decided to buddy read something extraordinary. Janhvi joined us as well and so I finally began reading Under the Never Sky with my two great friends. 
I can't exactly say that Under the Never Sky was an extraordinary five star book as opposed to practically every second Goodreads review. The book started out real slow and if it weren't for my sheer determination, I was this close to DNF-ing it. It seemed way too dragged, although I've realised that all fantasy novels need that dragging to help the reader understand the new world better. With Under the Never Sky  once I reached the 55% mark, the book suddenly picked up pace turned out to be a super interesting edge of the seat packed with action story. 

Under the Never Sky is the story of an Outsider, Aria and a Savage, Peregrine. Both their worlds are absolutely different and yet deeply interconnected. When Aria and Peregrine meet, it seemed like they'd never get along. But Aria's curiosity and confusion mixed with Peregrine's intellect and mystery made the two an amazing couple. The interaction between Aria and Peregrine in this book is what made it a good read for me. 
Author Veronica Rossi has created a strong world in which the concept of the Aether was quite interesting really, although I wish there was more about it. Long descriptions always tend to drift me off which is why some concepts still seem unclear to me. The author's writing is really good though and both Aria and Peregrine's points of views were excellently explained and varied nicely. 
I can't exactly say that I loved Under the Never Sky because when it takes nearly 55% for a book to pique my interest, with an obvious maths calculation, only 45% of the book was amazing and that's less than half of it. Nonetheless, the parts that I did like were really, really good and for a Dystopian read, like all reads of the genre, it was a fascinating story and I'll definitely be continuing with the series. 

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