Waiting on Wednesday: Into the Still Blue (Under the Never Sky #3) by Veronica Rossi

Ooo, here it comes!! The final story by Rossi in the Under the Never Sky trilogy:

Their love and their leadership have been tested. Now it's time for Perry and Aria to unite the Dwellers and the Outsiders in one last desperate attempt to bring balance to their world.

The race to the Still Blue has reached a stalemate. Aria and Perry are determined to find this last safe-haven from the Aether storms before Sable and Hess do-and they are just as determined to stay together.

Meanwhile, time is running out to rescue Cinder, who was abducted by Hess and Sable for his unique abilities. And when Roar returns to camp, he is so furious with Perry that he won't even look at him, and Perry begins to feel like they have already lost.

Out of options, Perry and Aria assemble a team to mount an impossible rescue mission-because Cinder isn't just the key to unlocking the Still Blue and their only hope for survival, he's also their friend. And in a dying world, the bonds between people are what matter most.

In this final book in her stunning Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi raises the stakes to their absolute limit and brings her epic love story to an unforgettable close.

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Review: Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

It's been months since Aria last saw Perry. Months since Perry was named Blood Lord of the Tides, and Aria was charged with an impossible mission. Now, finally, they are about to be reunited. But their reunion is far from perfect. The Tides don't take kindly to Aria, a former Dweller. And with the worsening Aether storms threatening the tribe's precarious existence, Aria begins to fear that leaving Perry behind might be the only way to save them both.

Threatened by false friends, hidden enemies, and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night? (GoodReads)

Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi was good but not great, interesting but not absorbing. This was a pleasant diversion, but it did not suck me in the way the Under the Never Sky did. (See my review!)

• Level of Originality: 7. Rossi brings fantasy and dystopia together in a cool way. Out in the wilds live in-tune-to-nature-types with magical abilities (aka mindreading) while inside the pods is a modernistic dystopian world where people live out of most of their lives in simulated internet worlds called the Realms. In one book!
• Level of Absurdity: 4. Not much jumps out (although not much jumped out about this read in general) but I can point out that it seems like Aria and Perry are the only two people wandering the empty plains of their world. They run into each other more often than not.
• Level of Paranormal Romance: I liked most the evolution of the relationship between Aria and Roar. Perry is hunky and all, but its good to see an author balance a romance with developing friendships/alliances. P.S.: Having said that, and not that it isn't great to have boys and girls be friends and all, but can anyone else see Roar and Aria together? This girl is into that idea!
• Level of Harry Potter-ness: 4. Nothing stood out to me about this book, but I still like the story and will find out what happens in the next one.

Review: Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Are you sick of fairies and/or angels? (I assume a book mixing the two is only a matter of time) Need something good to read? Look no further than Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi.

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 (GoodReads).

This book is gripping. I NEEDED to know what happened. I also found the world-building subtle and fascinating--there is so much more I want to know both about Reverie and the outside communities (which absolutely reminded me of Graceling’s world. Anybody?)

• Originality: 4. Sci-Fi dystopian where outside ‘civilization’ you get magic and subsistence living. A nice mix of genres that works here. The Smarteye (think computer-as-monocle) pod-people wear to connect to virtual reality is creepy but very cool technology.
• Absurdity: 5. Mostly because that blurb is so melodramatic. SHEESH. Oh and Aria is “special” and has some magic she didn’t know about. Because, you know, it is impossible for a YA heroine to be fully aware of her potential at the start of a series.
• Level of Paranormal Romance: 7. YUM. Perry is seriously attractive. AND there is actual action WINK WINK NUDGE NUDGE. Not feather petting (sorry, I am still getting over having read Rapture. What a fool I am!). Get ready to swoon.
• Level of Harry Potter-ness: 5. Rossi’s descriptions of emotions as scents are particularly evocative, so a couple of points for literary niceties.  And then the rest for magic-wielding! Harry Potter would be proud, even though there are no wands. 

Waiting on Wednesday: Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

I cannot wait until January to read the sequel to Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi , Through the Ever Night.  There is no pretending that this book isn't all about romance. I don't care. Bring on the swoon, even if that shirt on the cover is circumspect and at a very awkward angle re: Perry's hips.

It's been months since Aria last saw Perry. Months since Perry was named Blood Lord of the Tides, and Aria was charged with an impossible mission. Now, finally, they are about to be reunited. But their reunion is far from perfect. The Tides don't take kindly to Aria, a former Dweller. And with the worsening Aether storms threatening the tribe's precarious existence, Aria begins to fear that leaving Perry behind might be the only way to save them both.

Threatened by false friends, hidden enemies, and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night? In this second book in her spellbinding Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi combines fantasy and dystopian elements to create a captivating love story as perilous as it is unforgettable (GoodReads).

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