Eileen O. (eileendoe) - , reviewed on 4/15/2009 + 3 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

I enjoyed this book but I must say, it was quite different from the City of Ember, the first book. Now that they have left behind their underground city, what awaits them seems almost worse than what they left behind. A lot of little events escalate tensions between the two groups (the people of Ember and the people of Sparks) and the outside world is a tough place for them.

If you are wondering why people even lived in the city of Ember, the story does refer a little bit to the history that made it necessary. I also found it very thought-provoking to think of our society regressing (technologically) as it does in the book.

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