Under the Never Sky

Perry is a hunter from an outsider tribe, gifted with heightened senses, including a sense of smell so sharp that he can read people's emotions. His young nephew has been taken by the Dwellers, and Perry needs Aria's help to find him. Aria needs Perry to survive the wilderness and reach her mother, a scientist in another domed city. Their partnership begins with distrust and contempt on both sides.

The chapters alternate between Aria's and Perry's points of view, and much of the interest lies in their clashing cultures: Aria knows nothing of the real world, while Perry has never seen the virtual worlds she grew up in. Veronica Rossi creates a vivid landscape of storms, tribes and dangers, and the romance develops slowly and believably. There is violence and some danger, but nothing graphic.

Exciting, romantic and imaginative, the first book of a trilogy that continues with Through the Ever Night and Into the Still Blue. It is a good choice for readers who enjoyed Matched or Divergent and want a story with more wilderness adventure. About 400 pages in the HarperCollins paperback.