A must- read!

Dark Life by Kat Falls

Synopsis: Ty has lived under the ocean for his entire life. Following global warming and the rise of the seas, his family joined an underwater community in hopes of living in the new frontier of the ocean floor. But When Ty meets Gemma, a girl from "topside", who is searching the seas for her brother; she quickly makes his life very complicated. Together Ty and Gemma face dangerous sea creatures and venture into the frontier town's rough underworld as they search for her missing brother.

But the deeper they dig, the more attention they attract, and soon Ty and Gemma find themselves being hunted by a gang of outlaws who roam the underwater territories causing havoc, and who seem to have eerie abilities. But Ty has a secret of his own; living underwater for his entire life has meant he has also developed a "special" power. Can he keep it a secret from Gemma and his family or is it time for him to finally tell everyone the truth?

Review: Ty and Gemma’s friendship introduces them to each other’s worlds. Gemma’s is a world cramped and filled with noise. Ty’s is one of tranquillity. When their worlds collide it sets them on an adventure more dangerous than they both imagined. With underwater pirates attempting to sabotage the community, Ty has to use everything he has to help his new friend and protect his old ones.

All the way through this book, I kept turning to my husband saying, “They have to make this into a movie”. The descriptions of Ty’s world are so vivid I want to see them realised. My imagination isn’t enough. If nothing else, I want to see a picture of Ty’s jellyfish-like house. I also want to breathe underwater and see what it is like to never see sunlight.

A fantastic fantasy adventure story for teens which needs to be put on the big screen for all to see!

UPDATE: The Gotham Group, which helped bring The Spiderwick Chronicles to our screens, has bought up the rights to Kat Falls' adventure book Dark Life with an eye to turning it into a kid-friendly action movie. YES!