Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder ★

Inside Out was a breath of fresh air after reading James Dashner's The Maze Runner.  Which is interesting, considering there was not one bit of fresh air throughout the entire book.  Imagine a giant cube made of metal with pipes and air ducts that must be cleaned and polished to keep the rust and rot away.  Prophets foretell of something called the "outside" which can be reached through the mysterious and elusive gateway.  This is Trella's world, and everything is about to change.  Taking an amazing leap, Maria V. Snyder enters the world of young adult science fiction very gracefully.  If you're looking for post-apocalyptic puzzle fiction, read this!

Read-a-Likes: Incarceron by Catherine Fisher, The Maze Runner by James Dashner and to some extent The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.