One of the things refreshing about the first one was that his parents were actually present and helpful without being too pushy or overshadowing.
On the other hand, I also found it frustrating that Ty’s parents aren’t around for most of the book. It’s the perfect level of thriller for a YA reader who’s not so into the gore. It includes real danger without being too violent. Still, though, the mystery is well-plotted and difficult to predict. Plot-wise, I honestly felt that there was a bit of a deus ex machina at work that also didn’t fully play into the rules of the world as originally set up. That’s the reality for teenagers after all.
Particularly in a YA series, it’s important to let the characters develop and mature at a more rapid rate. I think these characters should have been given more space to grow more. Similarly, Gemma hasn’t developed much since the first book either. He went through a lot in the first entry, he should have presumably matured a bit more than he has. Whereas Ty’s voice worked perfectly in the first book, in this one he reads a bit young. It’s still an exciting adventure and interesting world but not quite as tightly and expertly constructed as last time. So I was excited to see the sequel available on Audible. I absolutely loved the first entry in this scifi series, which is unusual for me, since it’s YA. It’s a giant web of mysteries but do they intertwine at all? And townships keep disappearing, only to turn up later, chained up and anchored subsea with everyone dead inside. Plus, Gemma wants to convince her fugitive brother to let her tag along with him. Why is she so afraid of subsea? This was his biggest problem until his parents get kidnapped by surfs when they attempt to do a trade. Ty lives with his pioneer family subsea but he can’t convince his crush Gemma to leave Topside.
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