I was hesitant to pick up ACROSS THE UNIVERSE because I'm just not a fan of Sci-Fi-ish reads. I mean, once we start talking Star Trek or Star Wars or anything with aliens and ships, my eyes glaze over for the most part. 
 But, I'd heard so many AMAZING things about this novel that I decided to give it a chance, hoping the dystopian aspect would win out over any sci-fi type elements. 
 So, beginning with the plot... Godspeed is a ship set to land on a new earth-like planet in appropriately 300 years. Important members of society have been specially selected for cryogenic freezing in order to ensure the new planet can be fully functioning. Amy's parents have both been selected, so Amy too will be frozen, for 300 years, until her emergence on the new planet... way, way in the distant future. 
 Except, at least 50 years too early, Amy is suddenly awoken. Her parents are still frozen, and nobody can explain why Amy has been unexpectedly unplugged... until other crew members are become unfrozen as well. This time, they aren't all as lucky as Amy ... and this time, it seems to be murder. 
 With the assistance of Elder, a young man about her age who is set to run the ship after the death of Eldest, the current leader, Amy navigates a world quite unlike her own as she tries to find answers. Under the surface, something very dangerous is lurking aboard Godspeed... 
 The setting of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE is incredibly intriguing. Think total dystopian world here. The crew has been genetically selected to minimize any differences between people, since current leaders decide that peace derives from uniformity. Not too unlike MATCHED, residents are manipulated through the use of drugs to ensure that emotion does not cause distraction or division. Decision-making powers are minimal and are allotted only to the few deemed capable enough by the leader of the ship. 
 I enjoyed the pacing of the novel, and it was interesting to uncover the deceptions along with Amy and Elder instead of having an all-knowing perspective. Things were rarely as they seemed on the surface, and I appreciated the intricacies of the novel, although nothing was too deep or heavy to feel bogged down or slow at any point. 
 I see that this is first in a series, which completely surprised me, and I'm curious to see where Revis would take this from here as the story continues. I do think this reads much more like any other YA dystopian than like a true Sci-Fi, so don't discredit it too early like I almost did. 
 I'd definitely recommend this for fans of Delirium or Matched, as I do think the dystopian worldview shares many similar elements.