Undertow
By Michael Buckley
Sixteen-year-old Lyric Walker's life is forever changed when she witnesses the arrival of 30,000 Alpha, a five-nation race of ocean-dwelling warriors, on her beach in Coney Island. The world's initial wonder and awe over the Alpha quickly turns ugly and paranoid and violent, and Lyric's small town transforms into a military zone with humans on one side and Alpha on the other. When Lyric is recruited to help the crown prince, a boy named Fathom, assimilate, she begins to fall for him. But their love is a dangerous one, and there are forces on both sides working to keep them apart. Only, what if the Alpha are not actually the enemy? What if they are in fact humanity's only hope of survival? Because the real enemy is coming. And it's more terrifying than anything the world has ever seen.
Action, suspense, and romance whirlpool dangerously in this cinematic saga, a blend of "District 9" and "The Outsiders." ~from the Catalog
What I thought: The marketing campaign for Undertow says it will be the next big trilogy. It claims it will be as popular as The Hunger Games. I have to agree. After being in a bit of a book slump (yes, librarians go through those too), this book held my attention and I finished it in a day. Undertow is a great mix of action, politics, dystopian-esque elements, interesting characters, and romance. It is especially interesting when you compare it to immigration reforms that are being discussed in the news. Fans of Maze Runner, Hunger Games, and Matched will not be disappointed. My only complaint...that I have to wait for the next book in the series.
Happy reading! ~Mrs. Leffel
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