Name: Earthbound
Rating: 4 (10 reviews)
ISBN: 9780007519507

Aprilynne Pike

If love can survive death, are soul-mates eternal?

Earthbound

A debut entry in a new series by the best-selling author of the Wings tales finds Tavia, the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed her parents, experiencing visions of a boy she has never met before discovering the truth about her identity and her ability to stop an evil society from manipulating the world.

Lisa Collins

I was apathetic for a lot of this book, but I'm pretty excited now. Review soon. (I'll try to explain what changed without spoiling anything.)

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Earthbound by Aprilynne Pike was one of those books I went into without really giving the synopsis a glace. I knew there'd be a triangle and the events were paranormal... but other than that? Nada. I guess I should forget beating around the bush and just be honest. I almost quit Earthbound. DNF. Done. Goodbye. It's not that I wasn't liking it... It's that I wasn't really hating it either. I was mostly apathetic for a lot of the book, save some eye rolls or "omg"s every once in a while.

Honestly, I’m having a hard time thinking of what to say about the book because I just… didn’t really care. Again, I didn’t hate it and it was, by no means, a bad story… I was just less interested than I thought I would be. The pacing felt a bit… off to me. I was interested enough in the story to get through it, but at times it seemed to take forever to read. Information took way too long to present itself and it became rather annoying the more I read. Just give me the damn information, please! It was suspenseful in a bad, annoying way.

BUT: The idea of a huge, long-lasting conspiracy is damn interesting and one of the few things that made me pick up the book in the first place. I feel like I’m going to be looking for “signs” everywhere. I thought the story was going to be more government conspiracy, but it’s actually something different… and sort of hard to explain. Either way, it’s pretty intriguing and a bit Food For Thought-ish.

When it comes to characters I’m very good at giving people the benefit of the doubt. But Tavia... Oh, Tavia. She really seemed to be one of those people who would forget about everyone important to her for a guy. She technically didn't have anyone to lose in the story, but the feeling was and is just the same. I do realize some people are like that, but it's not something I can get behind (especially not in a main character). I didn't hate Tavia, honestly, but I didn't love her or even like her. I couldn't have cared less about what happened to her. I think that fact loans itself to my general apathy toward the novel. I didn't like (respect might be a better word) the main character, and that made it very hard for me to dig the whole story.

I did love 1/3 of the “love” triangle, though. Benson? Nooo. Quinn! He was mysterious and dreamy and polite (good manners goes a long way with me)... I loved him. And he may or may not be in the next installment of the series. That fact alone is enough to keep me hanging on. I want- no, scratch that. I 
  need
 more Quinn. Without him I don’t think I would go on to the next novel. That’s how much I love him.

Sooo yeah. I have very mixed feelings about Earthbound. Like I said, I do plan to read the next book in the series, but I’m going to hop into it with tweaked expectations. Don’t let my weirdness with the book keep you from reading it. At the end of the day it’s a very interesting topic and one to keep in mind if you’re looking for something that will make you double take.

Meagan

I LOVE THIS SERIES. I adore Logan and wish she would get over Benson but I understand why and I'm okay with it. This is such a unique series and I expected nothing less of Aprilynne <3 She builds strong characters and her books are beautifully written. Earthbound was such an interesting concept. Beings that created and destroyed the world. It's a great plot set for them and a great vendetta for the bad guys. Of course there would be some of those beings that wanted their full strength back! A+++++++ for Earthbound. 

Wonderful romance/love triangle, plot twists (gotta love them) and great supporting characters

Bridget Howard

This was a really fun read full of action, cute romance, betrayal, and suspense. I am a big fan of Aprilynne Pike’s work and this was a great start to her new series. For the full review visit Dark Faerie Tales: http://darkfaerietales.com/early-revi...

Julia Lotz

18-year-old Tavia is the only survivor of a plane crash that killed her parents. Grieving and lonely, she starts having strange visions of a boy she's never met but feels compulsively drawn to - a boy who tells her to do things she never dreamed of. Tavia begins to suspect that secrets are being kept from her, and that her kindly aunt and uncle know more than they are letting on. Was the plane crash really an accident? Or is Tavia part of something bigger than she ever imagined? With only her instincts and long-time crush, Benson, to rely on, Tavia must decide where her destiny lies, and who with.

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