If you read her last trilogy (Matched, Crossed and Reached) you are going to want to grab this new book by Ally Condie. It is dystopian literature taken to new depths...get it...new depths, it takes place under water. :) Atlantia is created because climate change and pollution have made it unsafe to live "Above." There are still people that live in the "Above" but they only live to provide for those that were saved and sent "Below." At least that is what they have always been told. Rio is a strong female character and I really liked her. I also liked the twist that Ms. Condie gave to the myth of the sirens. Sirens were mythological creatures that would lure sailors to their deaths with their beautiful singing. Rio is a siren, but she is human and isn't really luring anyone to their deaths. Atlantia has both worshipped and feared the sirens in their midst throughout their history. This was a very enjoyable read.
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