Into the Sunken City

De: Dinesh Thiru

Narrado por: Rasha Zamamiri

""Steal-your-breath adventure."" —Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lunar Chronicles

Perfect for fans of Fable and House of Salt and Sorrows, this spectacular YA fantasy adventure debut is like nothing else, featuring a unique twist on Treasure Island, a magnetic second chance romance, and a thrilling heist where the reward is great—but the risks are even greater.

In the slowly sinking city of Coconino, Arizona, the days are long, the money is tight, and the rain never stops.

For Jin Haldar, this life is nothing new—ever since her father died in a diving accident, she’s barely made ends meet for her and her younger sister, Thara.

Enter Bhili: a drifter who offers Jin and Thara the score of a lifetime—a massive stash of gold hidden in the sunken ruins of Las Vegas.

Jin knows it’s too dangerous. She stopped diving after her father’s accident. But when her sister decides to go, Jin’s left with only one choice: to go with her.

A ragtag crew is assembled—including Jin’s annoyingly hot ex-boyfriend. From there, a high-stakes heist ensues that’s beyond even Jin’s wildest fears. Crumbling ruins, sea beasts, corsairs, and a mysterious figure named João Silva all lie in wait. To survive, Jin will have to do what she promised herself she’d never do again: dive.

©2024 Dinesh Thiru (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

Fascinating world building!

Loved this concept and my heart was pounding while listening, especially those last few hours!

Great First Book

Loved the presentation and the detail explanations of all the diving and the sea creatures.

Quite a lot of action and adventure

I hope there will be another book in this series

Very unique story

The story was very interesting and left you guessing what was going to happen. I wanted to hear more of her adventures..

the main protagonist kept me wondering what would happen next.

this story was entertaing til the last I would reread it again, I would like to read more from this author.

The story grew on me with suspense.

Overall I liked the book. The main character had a personality that I'm not a fan of those types of people but still was a fun story. the suspense built well and it was well written.

Fun, fast paced and exciting. Wonderful read for any age!

Read this alongside my 4th grade daughter as part of our “book club” and we both loved it. It’s a fast, super tightly written book, and a great example of the genre. There’s tantalizing hints and world building but you never get bogged down in it. The characters are vivid and come to life quickly, and the main characters arc is perfect. I do imagine most people will miss some of the world building as to why the earth is drowned and just assume is a generic climate change dystopia, but that’s fine as it doesn’t hurt your enjoyment at all.

Really fun, highly recommended!

Boring

This book is more about family drama than actual diving or exploring, which is what I wanted to read. We only see real exploring during the tail-end of the book and even that is hampered by conflict.