His mother's recent death has set Luke and his family adrift. Apart from that I think this is a very enjoyable read and anybody who likes fast paced stories with plenty of action and intrigue can’t fail to like this book.Luke Riley is lost. It felt a little bit as though it was just Trella and a few other named individuals almost acting in a bubble without a real feeling for any of the other people from either the upper or lower sections. The only thing I felt a bit lacking in this novel was the absence of the population on the whole. She’s a wonderful writer who creates likable characters and new worlds that are rich in detail. In terms of the ending – I thought the final few pages wrapped up the story very nicely if a little rushed and there are still a few questions unanswered but perhaps there’s going to be a third book?Ĭriticisms – nothing really major, I have enjoyed all of Maria Snyder’s stories.
The Outsiders were sufficiently creepy and a bit of a surprise. Maria Snyder has managed to throw into this a good deal of intrigue, a little romance, adventure and a lot of twists in the plot. She’s strong and capable and doesn’t shirk from doing what’s necessary. This is a really gripping book and Trella is such an excellent character. I thought the story was very fast paced and constantly changing. Trella doesn’t know who to trust any more and something is trying to get Inside. Somebody is sneaking around planting bombs and succeeding in causing extensive damage to Inside. This is when everything really begings to go wrong. Really Trella needs to step up and help to change things but she is scared of the responsibility and afraid that she will make mistakes so she resigns herself as advisor to the Committee and returns to what she knows best. They’ve had their rebellion but nothing has changed. Granted they’re not as bad as the previous system but they’re definitely not getting things right and the general populace are becoming discontent. Now we have the Committee and the Mop Cops. Previously we had the Travas ruling everybody and running the entire system ruthlessly using the Pop Cops to enforce their law. Strangely enough at the beginning of the book it’s almost as though one system of tyranny as simply been replaced with another.
Unfortunately this causes a lot of disagreement and settling upon any way forward is not easy, particularly as the uppers and the lowers still have a lot of mutual mistrust and resentment. If you haven’t read Inside Out then please don’t read this review as it will contain spoilers.Īt the start of this story Trella and the rest of the inhabitants of Inside are trying to establish a new order following the overthrow of the Travas and the Pop Cops. Outside In picks up the story from Inside Out with a nice introduction that provides a recap from the previous book.
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