Review: Earthbound by Aprilynne Pike

Earthbound by Aprilynne Pike
Published 7.13.2013 by Razorbill
338 Pages

Summary

Tavia Michaels is the sole survivor of the plane crash that killed her parents. When she starts to see strange visions of a boy she’s never spoken with in real life, she begins to suspect that there’s much about her past that she isn’t being told. 

Tavia immediately searches for answers, desperate to determine why she feels so drawn to a boy she hardly knows. But when Tavia discovers that the aunt and uncle who took her in after her parents' death may have actually been responsible for the plane crash that killed them--and that she may have been the true intended victim--she flees for the safety of Camden, Maine, where the boy she sees in her visions instructs her to go.

Now, Tavia is on the run with no one to trust. No one, that is, except for her best friend and longtime crush, Benson.

Tavia feels torn between the boy who mysteriously comes to her at night and the boy who has been by her side every step of the way. But what Tavia doesn't know is that the world is literally falling apart and that to save it she will have to unite with the boy in her visions. Only problem? To do so would mean rejecting Benson's love. And that's the one thing Tavia Michaels swore she'd never do.

For a story with such a promising beginning and from a author who I adore, I expected way more and in the end all my hopes were for not.  I expected an adventurous book with true love, self discovery and filled to the brim with trust issues. I didn't get any of that. Maybe a little too much self discovery? 

This book was both too complex yet too boring. It was an odd mix to say the least. The accuracy that I was able to predict everything that happened but still REALLY confused was impressive to say the least. Some of the idea I found much too far fetched and all of that really took away from my ability to enjoy the book.  It was frustrating because I really wanted to like the book since I LOVED Pike's Wings series. It just didn't happen.

Onto the romance. I'm not picky when it comes to this topic but the romance in Earthbound was weak. It was the stereotypical feeling of love even if the love triangle (which I am usually okay with) wan't stereotypical.  Basically, what it comes down to is that her best friend is a guy who she's had a crush on for practically ever. Seriously? Why couldn't they just stay friends. Please? Nope. Okay. Guess not.. And then the thing destiny is thrown in for good measure.

Also, I really dislike insta love. Don't you? Her 'love' for Quinn felt like insta love to me. *bangs head on desk and offers a sarcastic smile at the camera*

The details were good I just didn't like the actual story.

In the end, sadly, I cannot recommend this. Yes the cover is gorgeous but ultimately if you feel the need to read some of her work read the Wing series. 

Happy reading
Jackie