Decent entry in the YA dystopian category. Solid plot, interesting characters and good action. It needed one more line edit. ( )

This was pretty good. It is fairly similar to other dystopian novels and the ever present love triangle annoyed me, but other than that, it was a good read. There are some things that I wished would have gone into more detail. ( )

I really enjoyed this book. I have been shying away from the dystopian future novels lately because they are kind of depressing but this one sounded kind of interesting so I thought I would give it a go and I am glad that I did.

Nat started off kind of immature, like most 18 year olds, and she owned it which was great but she really grew as the story went along and it was a great journey. ( )

After war ravages the planet, survivors are forced to live in domes to protect themselves from radiation. Natalia has grown up with only hazy glimpses of the stars in the sky. The new, orderly society sets rules to protect survivors as scientists work toward improving everyone’s quality of life.

Natalia follows the rules without question until the day she spies someone outside of the dome. After taking a job on the Expedition Team, she finds even more reasons to be skeptical about the lack of a sustainable existence on the other side.

Natalia was a great main character. She was likeable, smart, and loyal. I was also intrigued by the twists and turns of the story — I was never quite sure who was working with Natalia and who was secretly working against her. Eventually, she discovers the truth of what lurks behind the scenes of her seemingly idyllic society, through a combination of clues left by her mother and other scientists. Fans of YA dystopian fiction will enjoy this unique vision of a post-apocalyptic world and the citizens' fight for survival.
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I was given this book in exchange for an honest review on ebooksforreview.com. Lately I cannot lose with the books they offer.
This story seemed very familiar after I read the blurb but was pleasantly surprised at how fresh it turned out to be.
Nat Greyes has known nothing except life in Dome 1618. Here they are safe from the deadly levels of radiation outside. She's just turned 18, which is the age that a person chooses their occupation for the rest of their lives. But she has no clue what she wants to do.
While in her secret hiding place among trees in a forbidden area on the edge of the dome, she witnesses two men outside the dome. They do not have on suits to protect them but are surviving. One is taken into custody but the other escapes the dome's soldiers.
Her parents were famous scientists that died during an expedition to the outside. Nat knows that no one can find out that she saw the men and that she was in the forbidden forest, but she can't help wondering how the men survived. Where had they come from? Is it safe outside?
She's assigned a job with the science department due to who her parents were. There she meets Evan, the man from outside. He explains to her that he's come for her. The outside is safe and the dome is corruptly keeping them there and that all that she knows about her parents' accident are lies. She has the key to everything they need to take down the Order who controls the dome.
Crazy exciting book!!!! Sci-Fi, Mystery, Adventure, Horror, Romance.....Need I say more? ( )