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298 pp.
| Dutton |
October, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-0-525-42644-8$18.99
(4)
YA
When her twin sister, Bay, chooses to leave for land Above instead of staying in their underwater city, Atlantia, Rio is left to piece together why and how this connects to Rio's siren voice, which she's kept hidden all her life. The plot is predictable, relying heavily on convenient circumstances, but Condie's descriptive writing is sharp and this new world vivid.