Too many rushed plotlines about Inside’s history and families plus not enough character development or worldbuilding make for a dull story. The peripheral characters exist for their roles in the revolution save for an Upper named Riley, who becomes Trella’s love interest. Broken Man’s role as the prophet of the revolution is never explained.
Despite a promising concept, the book fails to grab readers and never gains momentum. By accident, Trella becomes the face of a scrub revolution, and she resorts to leading a double life in order to save both her friend and the hope that the Gateway exists. Then, her only friend enlists her to help hide Broken Man, who claims that he has found the Gateway to the outside world. Her small stature enables her to travel around Inside via its environmental control system and spy on the Uppers.
Trella is a scrub, a lower-level resident whose job is to keep Inside clean. The upper levels of Inside house the white-collar class, and the lower levels are for laborers. Trella’s world, called Inside, is divided both physically and socially.
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