Escaping Exodus (Escaping Exodus #1)
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***Received via a Goodreads giveaway***
Description:
Escaping Exodus is a story of a young woman named Seske Kaleigh, heir to the command of a biological, city-size starship carved up from the insides of a spacefaring beast. Her clan has just now culled their latest ship and the workers are busy stripping down the bonework for building materials, rerouting the circulatory system for mass transit, and preparing the cavernous creature for the onslaught of the general populous still in stasis. It’s all a part of the cycle her clan had instituted centuries ago—excavate the new beast, expand into its barely-living carcass, extinguish its resources over the course of a decade, then escape in a highly coordinated exodus back into stasis until they cull the next beast from the diminishing herd.
And of course there wouldn’t be much of a story if things didn’t go terribly, terribly wrong.
***Received from the publisher via a Goodreads giveaway along with Book #2***
***The author also sent, separately, an envelope full of swag for both books!***
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I never thought I’d write those words in a review, er, even think of them. Those two odd words pushed together summarize this book perfectly. Definitely not what you would expect and just as weird, kinda cutesy, and oddly fascinating as you think those words are together...that’s this book.
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I also felt the author skipped some things. Like: There was no tying of lose ends, such as Sisterkin. It makes sense that they kill/execute her. Give Seske (and the reader) some closure there. Or did she somehow talk her way out of it and will show up in book 2? And some transition places were nonexistent.
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I had trouble getting into this book at first and even read other books when I found myself reluctant to continue reading. But I eventually came back and it started to hook me a bit more. Overall, a well thought out story and so imaginative!
The cover art for this book is stunning! Courtney "Seage" Howlett, the artist, does a superb job.
Note: I'm leaving most of the swag (I'm taking out one piece to use as a bookmark) with the book. Feel free to take a piece or all the pieces or leave some or all with the book.
Journal Entry 3 by Spatial at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (12/8/2021 UTC) at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Sent to the winner of the Science Fiction Sweepstakes!
Congratulations!
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Thank you for the generous package! This book and it's sequel sound particularly interesting!
Like Spatial, I had a little trouble getting into the beginning of this book. The first couple chapters are definitely not as strong as the rest, and Seske is a little hard to like. Initially, she's immature, impulsive, and rather selfish, but what teenager isn't? The things that kept me going were the fascinating world-building and engaging character relationships.
The author did a great job combining physical and social components of this fictional future society, letting them fuel and shape each other.
The author did a great job combining physical and social components of this fictional future society, letting them fuel and shape each other.
Sent to the winner of the Lesbian Sweepstakes. This might be fudging the terms a little, but I think it is reasonable to say that Seske's main love is a woman, even if she has relationships with people of other genders at times.
Thank you for sending me two books in the series. The author is new to me and I love discovering new authors through bookcrossing.