Inside Out

Inside Out

by Maria V. Snyder

 

★★★★☆

 “Imagine every space in this room filled with people. Constantly being jostled and pushed. In the lower levels, there is no quiet place. To a scrub, this room is paradise.” I drew a deep breath. I’d spoken more in one burst to this stranger whose room I’d invaded than anyone else in weeks. And with a single word he could alert the Pop Cops and send me to the Chomper. We stared at each other for a few heartbeats. Before I could retreat he said, “My name’s Riley Narelle Ashon. Any time you need peace, you’re welcome to use my hideaway.”

            Trella is just one of 8 thousand scrubs- nobodies who spend their entire lives cleaning Inside for the Uppers. Her whole life consists of cleaning pipes and avoiding Pop Cops- Population Cops- until the day she meets her first upper, Riley. The only one at risk from her rebellious ways has always been her- until she accidentally starts a revolution- and with it a desperate search for Gateway, the one and only way out of Inside.

            Inside Out is a compelling story of rebellion, as well as a fight for freedom and equality in a very small but almost completely corrupted world. I would recommend this book to those who enjoyed Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan or Across the Universe by Beth Revis, as it has a similar setting to those books. Comment and +1 if you like this book! J