A review by jlynnelseauthor
Dark Life by Kat Falls

4.0

This is a story is about characters. It’s about kids who want to be normal but who are different. So it has an X-men sort of spin, especially in the ‘weath’s interest in studying these children. The setting actually feels very frontier-like in the way the society has developed (despite the fact it’s under the sea). The story does not focus on the cool technologies and the way this undersea society functions either, everything is a sidebar to the characters who are learning and growing with each page turned. I think that is what makes this book special. As a reader, you do not get fixated on the surroundings. The focus is always on Ty and Gemma and what their motivations are. I was impressed by the story. The reader never feels out of place in the world or set apart from the characters despite the otherworldly circumstances and technologies. The pacing is perfect. Each chapter left you in suspense for the next one. One mystery seems to reveal another, and the plot unfolds very smoothly between the multiple layers Falls has built up. Every piece is there from the beginning, but Falls weaves it creatively and surprisingly together.