Inside Out review by Maria V. Snyder

Book Title: Inside Out

Year Published: 2011

Bought Or Received: Birthday gift from my parents

Hardback or Paperback: Paperback

Rating:☀☀☀☀

Inside Out is a well thought out, clever dystopian novel that I can proudly say is one of my top reads of 2011.
   
I have to be honest and say that at first Inside Out really didn't pull me in the same way Maria's Study trilogy did. It starts out with a lot of information about the setting and system of how things work in the world of the Scrubs. Whilst necessary and interesting I found this to be a little overwhelming. The information overload nearly encouraged me to put it down and pick it up at a later date.

However. Sticking with it was completely worth it! Maria is full of a lot of rich ideas, you can tell she plans out her ideas carefully. Combine this with her brilliant and easy flowing writing and whalah! You are left with an intriguing book with twists and turns that you wouldn't of guessed.

Let's talk about the characters. First up, Trella.

  Trellas is a strong willed person, that's for sure. Apart from her best friend Cog she is very cautious and finds it hard to trust people even after people risk their lives to help her. Along the way it is very interesting to see her character development, I think that Maria is very good at developing her characters without it feeling forced.

  The side chaarcters are also an interesting case, I also noticed this in her other books. You get to know the side characters quiet well, I often get left feeling with some books:

A. We don't get a good insight of the side characters and if we do they are poorly developed  or we just get a paragraph of information about them that doesn;'t really help.
or
B. They are carbon clones of each other even when regarding gender.

I would say more about the characters but it is fun to get introduced yourself (:

Whilst the plot is fast paced and serious we get splashes of humor mixed in which makes it a little less intense... Team Sheep (:

I have read the second book and will be writing about it soon, i'm gutted there isn't another one!

Have you read this book, what did you thik about it?