Atlantia by Ally Condie

 Publisher : Penguin Group

 Published : 2014

 Page count : 298

 First Line : My twin sister, bay, and I pass underneath the brown-and-  turquoise banners hanging from the ceiling of the temple.

 

   Blurb

 For as long as she can remember, Rio has dreamed of the sand and   sky Above- of life beyond her underwater city of Atlantia. But in a    single moment, all Rio's hopes for the future are shattered when her twin sister, Bay, makes an unexpected choice, stranding Rio Below. Alone, ripped away from the last person who knew Rio's true self- and the powerful siren voice she has long silenced- she has nothing left to loose.
Guided by a dangerous and unlikely mentor, Rio formulates a plan that leads to increasingly treacherous questions about her mother's death, her own destiny, and the corrupted system constructed to govern the Divide between land and sea. Her life and her city depend on Rio to listen to the voices of the past and to speak long- hidden truths.

Review

Atlantia by Ally Condie is beautifully written. The story between two sisters fighting to save and protect one another is absolutely heart breaking and inspiring.  Watching Rio, the main character, grow from this girl that lost her mother and her sister to having to save her whole city. I'm not going to lie it was difficult to keep interest in this book and its definitely not meant for everyone, but if you can get threw the slow parts and get over there being absolutely no real action then you'll love it. I give this book three stars.