The time jumps just seemed a little rushed.

One thing that did prevent me from giving this book a full five stars was the ending. It was so good that I anticipated even checking out some of her other works.

There was also this sense of humor that Drayden was able to incorporate in the text that literally made me laugh out loud during certain scenes. Drayden wrote with such descriptive language that I literally felt immersed in every scene that I read. I wasn't intimated by the language or the world building or the intricacies of how this society functioned. However, to me, Escaping Exodus felt accessible. Quite honestly, I find myself intimidated by the genre because I never feel like I would get the technicalities of the worlds in which these stories exist. I've read a few SF things before but most of them have been small. In addition, Drayden's writing was phenomenal. And while (as stated by other reviewers) some of the social issues were too transparent to be set in a SF world, I do think that Drayden still created a unique story while still addressing modern social issues. In fact, Drayden utilizes these two characters to discuss a few social issues that impact our world. Seska was blind to the true intentions of the society while Adalla learned the gruesome facts and treatment that some individuals continued to experience at the expense of making the upper class feel comfortable. It was so amazing to watch two women who were so close and had essentially built this bond and relationship go in two different directions based on their experiences in the community. I have trouble with books with multiple perspectives some times because the voices end up blending together and sounding similar however, in the case of this book I must admit that Drayden did a fabulous job fleshing out these two characters and their journeys and experiences. Seska and Adalla were fascinating characters that were so distinctively different (this book has a sapphic romance as well as representation of polyamourous relationships). Two of my favorite aspects of this book were the plot development and the writing. Each travels on this journey of self-discovery/identity all in hopes of providing the best for their community. It's written in dual perspective and the reader gets the perspective of Seska (the heir to the throne) as well as Adalla (beast worker). Trigger Warnings: body horror, violence, death, slavery.Įscaping Exodus focuses on this matriarchal alien (this is the best way I know how to describe them without really giving away too much) society that inhabits a beast/huge creature that travels through space. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I definitely thought that this was a great read. I don't even truly know where to begin with my review because honestly this was my first dive into this intense of a sci-fi book.

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