Inside Out - Maria V. Snyder

Title: Inside Out
Author: Maria V. Snyder

Publisher: Harlequin Teen 

Genre: YA, Dystopia, Sci-Fi
Pages: 315
Rating: 4.5 Stars

 Keep Your Head Down.
Don't Get Noticed.
Or Else.

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? The only neck at risk is my own…until I accidentally start a rebellion and become the go-to girl to lead a revolution.

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 This book really surprised me. I did not expect it to be as good as it turned out to be. I really enjoyed the story line and the mystery behind what the outside really is and where the Gateway is supposed to lead.

The characters in this book all really contributed a lot to make this a great story. The main character, Trella, is your classic teenage rebel. One of those girls who just doesn't enjoy following the rules. Her job as a scrub makes it easy for her to abandon her duties because nobody else really wants to venture into the pipes. But, as all people do, she gets curious of what is above her and begins to sneak into the Upper levels. Being a Lower, this is forbidden. The little spark of curiosity creates a whole blaze as she and Riley, another Upper she meets, try to uncover the secret of the mysterious Gateway.

I will not spoil anything but this book sure surprised me. I was not expecting a lot of the things that ended up happening. I was completely shocked at some of the things that were brought to light near the end. But, I honestly love when a book does that. It makes you assume something but never really states that your assumption is correct or not, and then at the end it just shocks you as you realize all you thought was wrong. That was one of the things I loved about this book.

I apologize for such a short review but it is hard to review without spoiling anything! Anyways though, this was a really great read and I definitely recommend it to any YA

 or dystopia fans!