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Aria lives a comfortable life, safe in her pod. She's a "Dweller", someone who lives inside, protected from the dangerous elements of the outside world. When she loses contact with her mother who has gone to another pod on a top-secret mission, she'll do anything to get information on her. She makes the decision to venture off with some of her friends into a restricted area of the pod, hoping to gather information on her mother from the son of the security chief. This one decision is all it takes to turn her world upside down. Aria is banished from her pod, left alone in the Death Shop - the dangerous world outside the pod where a violent energy storm could take your life in an instant - if the cannibals don't get you first. Perry is part of the Tide tribe. A band of people living above ground, braving the elements. They are warriors, hunters, and know how to fight. When Perry loses someone special to him to the Dwellers, he vows to fight to get them back. When he meets Aria, alone and afraid, he knows she is his only hope of getting the information he needs to rescue his beloved family member, even though he'd rather see her dead. Together they must put aside their differences in order to face the dangerous elements standing in their way if either of them hope to survive. This is what I like to call a forget-about-it book. Once you pick it up you can forget about the laundry, forget about the dishes waiting in the sink, and forget about answering the phone. You won't be able to put it down until you've finished. I was absolutely glued to his book. I haven't been this into something since reading Divergent. There's tons of action, plenty of surprises and a love story that actually feels real. The book is told in the third-person POV, alternating focus between Aria and Perry. Though I didn't find a real distinction in voice when the focus shifted from Aria to Perry, I was okay with it. The story flowed well, and is very fast-paced. This is the perfect read to kick of 2012, and I HIGHLY recommend it. (Review based on an advanced reader's copy courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review)

2022-10-10 11:30