Waiting on Wednesday: Outside In

Waiting on Wednesday recognizes that we as bookies pine for books. This post is about what I am impatiently waiting for right now. It was started by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

I really liked the first book in Maria Snyder's new series, Inside Out, so you can imagine my pleasure at having the sequel, Outside In, being featured here on Waiting on Wednesday. It's scheduled to make its debut on February 15th. Fair warning though, if you haven't read the first book, then there are spoilers ahead!

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.

From Goodreads

How dazzling is that blurb? It gives you just enough detail, without revealing too much, & practically has me salivating to find out what wants In!! I think Maria Snyder has her work cut out for her & I am really looking forward to continuing on this journey with our "fearless leader" Trella. What are you waiting on this week?

Inside Out by Maria Snyder

I've got a bad habit of making summaries too complicated and this one is just so well written and appealing that I'm going to use it. Thanks Goodreads! :)

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? Not like it's all that dangerous - the only neck I risk is my own. Until I accidently start a rebellion and become the go-to girl to lead a revolution. I should have just said no...

-From Goodreads

Trella is a unique character. Her attitude and personality remind me so much of myself that I was immediately drawn into this book. Trella spends as much time as possible up in the piping, away from others, that she tends to have issues relating to most people. Yet her determination, ingenuity, and bull-headedness tend to get her through sticky situations. I really enjoyed watching her struggle with what she believed because while it was obvious that she didn't believe all the information she was given, it was still a tough lot for her to deal with the truth.

The writing was absolutely fabulous, despite being a little heavy handed. I understand that this is a dystopian novel set in a completely different place and that some explanation & description is warranted, but I felt like there was too much sometimes. I didn't skip anything because it was all useful and mildly interesting, but a lot could have been left to the imagination. Hopefully there will be a little less extreme detail in the sequel Outside In which is currently slated for a 2011 release. All in all it was a good book and I'd recommend it for people who liked The Giver.

This book was graciously provided by Around the World Tours.