I'm hyperventilating right now. Partially because I finished the book and partially because on the vEEEEEEEEry last page, it says the third book doesn't come out until January 2013. 
 The world will have ended by then people. 
 Now. Warning, this review will be little more than me obsessively gushing about this book. 
 HOLY FREX (yeah I said it) I LOVE THESE BOOKS! lovethemlovethemlovethem. I'm telling you these are some of my most favorite books of all time I can barely type fast enough right now I can't stop with this book. Oh my god. I can tell you right now my whole review is probably going to be like this...with a little more explanation. 
 ANOTHER WARNING*************HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGEEEEEEEEE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW. PLEASE TURN BACK NOW IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK OR I WILL RUIN THE WHOLE ENTIRE THING FOR YOU. 
 "Silence... 
 ....And stars" 
 That's what is said in my favorite part of the book. When Elder puts on his space suit and leaves the ship for the first time in his whole life, to float aimlessly in space while remaining tethered to his home. The very first time he saw Centauri-Earth. The very first time he saw the stars from the other side of the glass hatch. The very first time he wasn't behind walls. The very first time you really feel hope. The hope that they can get off of the ship somehow. 
 Let me just start by saying, I was so scared to read this book. So so so scared, because I thought it would have the same troubles a lot of sequels to amazing first books feel...and that is more boring or just plain different. And thank you LORD this book was AMAZING. AMAZING (I had to say it twice). And I honestly feel right now, like I can hardly type this message because you just have no idea what I feel about these books. 
 I wanted to write that I don't know what it is about these books that makes them some of my favorite books, but the truth is I do know. 
 And that is that just everything about them flows. There's such a strong message, and a reason behind every single thing that happens in the book. And the writing is just beautiful. The plot is beautiful and heartbreaking and just amazing. 
 So, in this book everything is falling apart. At the start, Amy has just lost all hope but it trying to stay strong. She's still deathly afraid of the incident with Luthor. She's still confused about her feelings about Elder. And she's still so hopeless. She knows this isn't her home, but she's started to forget everything about what her previous life was like. Like there's nothing outside the walls of Godspeed. 
 Then she discovers that Orion, who is still frozen in a chamber on the Cryo-level, has left clues to a GIGANTIC secret. Clues specifically for Amy. Clues that could leave to the destruction of the ship, or lead everyone off to the ship in the end. 
 Meanwhile, Elder is now The Eldest, though he won't take the title. And, literally, everything is chaos. People won't work. People are panicking about food. All because everyone is off Phydus, the drug to calm everyone and make them brainless vegetables. 
 And seriously, I felt every emotion. I felt claustrophobic. There's so much chaos, and so much rebellion, but nowhere to run because your whole world is only running within a ten mile radius. 
 Elder is really trying his best, he is. But everyone knows he's not Eldest and is new and trying to run things differently, and they're taking advantage of that vulnerability. And do you know what I wanted to do? I wanted to jump in their and All-call everyone on my little wi-com thingy and just scream at the top of my lungs. "YOU IDIOTS!! YOU'RE SO STUPID! DO YOU REALIZE THAT HE'S TRYING TO HELP YOU AND YOU WON'T LET HIM? HE'S TRYING SO HARD AND YOU WON'T LET HIM FIX ANYTHING" I was so angry. 
 Then, as Amy continues to follow Orion's clues, they do it. They get one of the chamber things open and suit Elder up. This is my favorite part in the whole book, Elder being out in space. I could practically feel myself in the situation. 
 They discover that they are already in orbit of Centauri-Earth, and you have no idea. The feeling. I finally felt hope! It was amazing. 
 There was still rioting going on, and so much rebellion and Phydus patches killing people off. But just this happy part, right smack in the middle of the book. It was so amazing! Genius! Because it added to the twists and turn of the book. 
 I was almost disappointed because I thought everything was going to be happy from there. But I was wrong. 
 Because he shows everyone the bridge, and the planet, and more chaos erupts. After all, the ship is all everyone has ever known. They set a date, and they're going to touch down. 
 But, oh yes. More chaos. The person that had been killing people with Phydus patches blows the bridge up, making it so they can't access that part of the ship. And at this point I'm in tear right? Like, MORE DESPERATION. 
 Eventually Amy and Elder find out all about the secret. There's an escape hatch, a way off the ship. A third of the ship chooses to stay, and two thirds are going off in the escape hatch, off to Centauri-Earth, which is kind of stupid considering they found out Centauri-Earth is supposed to not be habitable. 
 And then there's the relationship. Amy and Elder. 
 I just want to applaud Beth Revis right here about now. 
 THIS WAS AMAZING!!! Amy and Elders relationship had absolutely no mush whatsoever. They weren't really together. Nothing was too fast. They were just figuring out there feelings. 
 And that is something I just think is so amazing. That in a story with a plot that can be considered ridiculous. Another earth? A huge ship travelling for 300 years? The amazing part is that it can feel so real. That the characters are SO real. The Amy/Elder relationship? So. Real. All the emotions. Everything is real to me, despite the funky sci-fi plot. 
 In the end, Amy elder, and about 1,600+ other people head off in the cryo-level hatch. Off to discover Centauri-Earth and wake up all the frozen's. 
 AND I'M PLAIN FUCKING PISSED. Because I just cannot wait a year. Nope. Nope. Nope. I'm going to die. 
 I just love these books. 
 By the way, please comment if you feel completely different about the book. I would LOVE to hear it from another persons perspective, but really I haven't even seen a one or two star on this book yet. So if you gave it a one or two star, It would be interesting to see what about it didn't appeal to you. You know, if those one/two star people actually exist for this book.