Just finished reading Inside Out, by Maria V. Snyder.
And:
OH. MY. GOD.
It is the most amazing Dystopian book I've read this year!
Sooooooooooooooo freaking good!
Wow, I need time to recover, before moving on to my next read.
I'm doing the 100 Books in a Year Challenge, from both Goodreads and Book Chick City.
Goodreads says I'm 19 books behind. So, there's no way I'm gonna read 9+ books this weekend, but I do want to finish the five I'm reading:
- Inside Out, by Maria V. Snyder.
- Blood Witch, by Cate Tiernan.
- Dark Lover, by J. R. Ward.
- Nightshade, by Andrea Cremer.
- and Eragon, by Christopher Paolini.
I know I can finish the first four, but I barely started Eragon, so I might not finish it by Monday. We'll see.
xo,
Ella
SPOILER ALERT: There are MAJOR spoilers if you have not read Inside Out, so proceed at your own risk.
Publisher: Harlequin Teen (March 1, 2011)
eGalley: 304 Pages
Genre: YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi
Series: Inside Out #2
Book from NetGalley*
From Goodreads.
Me?
A leader?
Okay, I did prove that there's more to Inside than we knew.
That a whole world exists beyond this cube we live in. And finding that led to a major rebellion—between worker scrubs like me and the snobby uppers who rule our world. Make that ruled. Because of me, we're free. I thought that meant I was off the hook, and could go off on my own again—while still touching base with Riley, of course. He's the one upper I think I can trust. But then we learned that there's outside and then there is Outside.
And something from Outside wants In.
Review by Kate
OUTSIDE IN, by Maria V. Snyder, is the equally amazing sequel in the Inside Out series. We pick up right after the rebellion when a new Committee is established and the recently discovered empty levels are being prepared for Insiders to live in.
Trella initially shrugs off any leader duties, feeling her work has been done. She starts off on the Committee as a consultant but eventually drops out in the hopes of going back to exploring and spending time with Riley. Things all seem well and good until Insiders are being accused of destroying important mechanical systems. Trella is once again thrown into the mix again to keep herself and fellow Insiders away from harm.
I was so happy to see Trella and Riley together! I think they are perfect together in how they complete each other. But their happiness was short lived in the midst of what seemed like another rebellion. Also, Trella's relationship with Dr. Lamont was tried upon again and again, and I was anxious to know if Trella would ever accept their genetic link.
This book stepped up the action in so many ways. Trella was tested time and time again and I was sucked into this book until the very end. Snyder tortured Trella incessantly and at certain points I was nervous for her survival.
Once again, Snyder took me for several loops and I had no idea who to trust at any point. With the book in Trella's POV, it was nerve-wracking (in a good way) to know only what she saw was happening. This book, more so than the first, kept my heart racing to understand what was really going on and how Trella would try and overcome.
This book was a magnificent sequel to Inside Out and fans of the series will not be disappointed!!
NOTE: I am not sure if there will be a third book, but I do feel that if there isn't, the book did wrap up enough to keep me satisfied. But I am always up for more Trella and the adventures she encounters!
Publisher: Harlequin Teen (April 1, 2010)
Paperback: 320 Pages
Genre: YA Dystopian/Sci-Fi
Series: Inside Out #1
From Goodreads.
Keep Your Head Down.
Don't Get Noticed.
Or Else.
I'm Trella. I'm a scrub. A nobody. One of thousands who work the lower levels, keeping Inside clean for the Uppers. I've got one friend, do my job and try to avoid the Pop Cops. So what if I occasionally use the pipes to sneak around the Upper levels? The only neck at risk is my own…until I accidentally start a rebellion and become the go-to girl to lead a revolution.
Review by Kate
INSIDE OUT, by Maria V. Snyder, is a fast-paced and unique story that will keep you on the edge of your seat....the entire time! Snyder created phenomenal characters, hair-raising plot twists, and a resolution that will make your head spin.
I immediately connected with Trella. She was a bit of a loner who kept one good friend. She kept low key, which enabled her to explore her way through the air ducts all over the Inside, and it earned her the name 'Queen of the Pipes'. But, her extended knowledge of the Inside roped her into a situation that affected the lives of everyone on the Inside.
I loved the relationship dynamic between Trella and Riley. Two people from different 'levels' finding more in common than they ever dreamed fueled the rebellion and its leader. I hoped and hoped that these two would get together throughout the whole book. And no, I won't tell you if they did!
Snyder is truly a fantastic writer. Her prose is amazing and I was able to visualize everything that Trella saw in the Inside. The book was detailed and very thorough and I found myself tuning out everything else around me while reading. At the end of the book in the Acknowledgement section, Snyder said that this was a 'dream book'. She saw the characters, twists, and ending in her dream and wrote it all down. I am always looking to my dreams for inspiration and I am happy to know that it is possible!
It's extremely hard to write an un-spoilery review for this book. I spent all my non-reading time trying to figure out what was Inside and Outside and I was absolutely blown away. All I can say is.. GO GET THIS BOOK!
