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Exodus by Kate Stewart

10 reviews

theycallmebookish's review

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Cecilia annoyed me in the first book and she didn’t get better in this one. I still wanted to shake her and force her into therapy because WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU GIRL!? It’s like when you tell a kid to not touch the stove because it’s hot and they run and touch the stove then are surprised that it’s hot. WHY DO YOU NOT LISTEN CECILIA!? I know Frenchmen are hot but cmon! I was a bit thrown when we jumped in time and was a bit confused and also concerned that Cecilia was still acting like a 19 year old but pretending to be an adult. Also, can we just have one relationship between same aged people? All of the relationships in this book have over like a 10 year age gap and the relationships start at 18-19. Maybe it’s because of what I do for a living but that just bothers me a bit. 

But the spice was spicing 🌶️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Death of parent, Blood, Cancer, and Emotional abuse

bixmer613's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Heart-breaking. I started this novel hating the protagonist but through the twist and turns of the story truly felt my love for her blossom. She grows up, so much, over the course of the book and that growth is realistic not contrived. The line that everyone on TikTok is devastated over doesn’t disappoint. This book was devastating on several levels but ended on a happy note. Excited to finish the series & get some closure for all the characters’ storylines. The one downside I noticed was some glaringly obvious misspellings that the editor missed but otherwise this book was so enjoyable to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Abortion, Cancer, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

aalysad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I got two words for this book, daddy issues. BUT I absolutely loved it! This book broke me. I’m at a loss for words. I loved Cecelia with Dominic and Sean, but they had nothing on Tobias. This series is turning into a favorite no matter how toxic and sad. I feel like so much happened in this book. Also, audio was incredible 🤌🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Physical abuse, Murder, Abortion, Blood, Death, Misogyny, War, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

goatsrsexy's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

I think this book was worse for me than the first one because I knew the main character would grow up and had hopes for some actual maturity or self reflection or some kind of emotional growth but I didn't get that. Also it was WAY too long.

This book is so random and full of schlock, the random gang/mob thing doesn't make sense it feels like the author just inserted things out of her imagination without doing any research on how things actually work. 

The moral code these characters have is bizarre and full of conspiracy theories, the fact that a lot of fans of this series find it inspiring is alarming. Yes crony capitalism is obviously bad but that's not really what they're fighting against in this book. Honestly, I don't think the author even knows what they're fighting against. 

The main character in this book throws herself at anyone who makes her feel alive and thinks it's love, which is toxic af and I see how the author is kiiiind of trying to portray that, but it's also pretty clear we're supposed to find it romantic. It's shameful and embarrassing the way this woman uses people and toys with them, but it's equally ridiculous how they all treat her. Every guy she meets is in love with her for some reason and also feels like they're entitled to her. It's very disturbing in my opinion.

The author couldn't even do math because apparently Cecelia and Tobias are 10 years apart in age but 15 years apart in birth years.

Ultimately this book was way too long, super annoying, mildly offensive, and a great example of lazy writing. Could be a fun read for people who like reading shitty books for fun, but this is a bad book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Sexual violence

The main character is sexually assaulted multiple times but it's written in a way where she's okay with it, it's still slightly traumatic to read. She is strangled without her consent (sexually). She is drugged and tattooed without her consent and the person who does it is who she ends up with.

frankieclc's review against another edition

4.0

if all the characters had just got therapy none of this would have happened you ALL need therapy all of u get it rn im srs 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

laura_rheads_too_much's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

Minor: Vomit and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

I was unprepared for how this book was going to impact me. I went into the series blind. And as much as this one broke my heart it also restored it.

kinsilee's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

oliviafaye's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

deesquared's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I'm still not sure I like this series, it was pretty emotional and made me stressed. I did prefer this book to the first, still didn't really like Sean, he's protections. 

It seems like most of the problems could have been solved with *communication*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury