The sequel to Dark Life (which is absolutely amazing and you should totally read it) is just as good as the first one! We resume adventures with Ty and Gemma in the futuristic dystopian world on another adventure. Action packed and full of such great story telling! There's underwater pirates known as the Seablite Gang and wouldn't you know...they aren't all bad? Twists, turns and new sea monsters as well as a whole township sunk to the bottom?!

100,000/10 recommend you read you some Kat Falls adventures... ( )

I liked this- but not as much as the first. Really would say 3.5 stars if I had that option. ( )

The sequel to the acclaimed subsea adventure DARK LIFE.
Ty has always known that the ocean is a dangerous place beyond the borders of his family's subsea farm. What Ty isn't prepared to find in the deep is an entire township chained to a sunken submarine, Ty and his Topsider ally, Gemma. find themselves in conflict with outlaws, Seaguard officers, and the savage, trident-wielding surfs. SOFT

This one has a lot more topside action than the first. Also brought the government regulations into it more, while keeping the action level high. ( )

Rip Tide is the second book in Kat Falls’ Dark Life series. This sci-fi/dystopian YA novel is set in a world made up of land-dwellers, ocean-dwellers, and uncivilized "barbaric" people who are suspicious of everyone else. The division of people adds an interesting quality to the book and seems to comment on how we as humans fear and thereby cause conflict with people who are different from us. The book is accessible to both male and female readers and is full of suspense, excitement, and dangers found deep in the ocean (drowning, monsters, hypothermia, etc). Who doesn't love a good scene where the character almost gets eaten by a murderous squid?

If you enjoyed Rick Riordan’s son-of-Poseidon type of mythology), you’ll enjoy this series. Some people possess “dark gifts” which are supernatural talents that make them slightly more than human. The main character, for instance, possesses an ability to use sonar. Technology is now capable of providing humans with a substance that when inhaled, allows a person to breathe underwater.

There’s sea monsters, mystery, kidnapping, and murder. There’s also a light teen love story accompanying this action/adventure story, but it’s definitely secondary to the storyline. When Ty and Gemma accidentally uncover an entire settlement that was trapped and sunk to the bottom of the ocean (a chilling scene involving frozen corpses found chained inside the homes of their sunken township), they find themselves part of a dangerous plot as they attempt to rescue Ty's kidnapped parents.

I jumped into this series with Rip Tide, but the book is fairly accessible for new readers. The plot is slightly complex, despite the length of these novels. The conspiracy aspect and the different types of people in this aquatic world require a slightly more advanced reader who can handle a multi-layered plot.

An interesting book to say the least, full of colourful characters and featuring the dark and deadly side of the ocean-- without frightening young readers. I loved the setting and the world that Kat Falls created. She is a skillful writer and I look forward to reading her latest book, Inhuman. ( )