In this sci-fi second volume in the Undertow Trilogy, Lyric, a teenage girl, must find and rescue all the people the government stole from her city of Coney Island. She must also face difficulties among her circle of so-called friends. Lyric, with her special power of controlling water, must learn who to trust and who not to trust for the better of the world.

The first volume, Undertow, was action-packed with a great main character. Unfortunately, this book was dull through the majority of the book and the main character was very stereo-typed as a ditzy teenage girl. Lyric was written as very power-hungry person, but was willing to change herself for a boy. The story was not predictable, but the element of surprise was not exciting. The last 100 pages were a good read — more action and more character connection. However, in the last chapter, the genre changed from sci-fi to complete fantasy, which some may view as positive, but, some readers may find it to be too disconnected from the book. Hopefully, the third book in the series will portray the main character with a different outlook and be filled with non-stop action.

— Natalie S.