Me when people want to discuss "Under the Never Sky" 
 *sigh* It's extremely rare for me to not be able to finish a book. Usually the ONLY times I stop short are when the book infuriates me or is too obnoxious to continue with (yes, "Marked," I am talking about you). However, that wasn't the case with "Under the Never Sky"... unfortunately in this case, the story and characters were just too boring and unappealing for me to finish. 
 The main characters, Aria and Perry, are neither funny nor particularly likeable. Aria comes off as one-dimensional and self-centered, always thinking of herself first and being unnecessarily stubborn. Perry is void of emotion aside from his "animal senses," which while unique just weren't really flying with me. 
 Who knows, maybe it was the fact that Aria's first period smelled floral to his canine senses that turned me off, right? 
 Or maybe it was the weird, unwarranted way in which he randomly switches from hating Aria to feeling protective of her. Seriously, the chemistry between these two characters is non-existent, and their feelings of "care" for one another come out of nowhere. 
 To be honest, the only thing these characters had going for them was that I knew exactly how I'd "cast" them in my mind, and imagining Hayden Christensen as Perry was his one (and completely unintentional) saving grace. 
 Isn't he dreamy? 
 ...Anyway, the world building is poor, the descriptions are weak (seriously, will we ever truly understand what "the Aether" is?), the pacing is slow, and overall I just couldn't find it in myself to hold out for much of anything when it came to this book. Two stars for a creative premise, at least. If only it was executed better.