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A review by jesschaney
Escape from Eden by Elisa Nader
4.0
Escape from Eden was seriously one of the most fast-paced books I have ever read. From the second Gabe shows up in Mia’s sheltered life the book is a non-stop roller coaster ride to the finish line. While I did enjoy being swept along for the ride, I did feel that certain plot points were a bit rushed. I would have liked to spend more time on the development of Gabe and Mia’s friendship versus being told that they were instantly and uncontrollably attracted. I’m a sucker for a well-developed and endearing relationship so I was missing a bit of that here. That’s not to say I didn't enjoy the relationship, it was heated and tumultuous and definitely kept you guessing. Mia and Gabe fit their roles perfectly with Mia as the seemingly innocent young girl with bigger aspirations than that of her small community and Gabe as the aloof and attractive rebel boy. The character development was admirable and both characters come out at the end as changed people and I could see the growth in them over the course of the book as they became closer to each other and closer to the best versions of themselves.
The action in Escape from Eden was crazy intense and once the Mia and Gabe began the race to stop the Reverend from accomplishing his master plan I was unable to stop turning the pages. Overall, I was really pleased with this book and was only disappointed that there wasn't more fleshing out of the story at the beginning and that it went by so quickly!
Star Count: 3.5 because I really was bothered in the beginning by how fast things were going even though we weren't quite into the meat of the story. I would have liked a little bit more relationship development and maybe some back story. Other than that I was happy with how engrossing and exciting the novel was.
The action in Escape from Eden was crazy intense and once the Mia and Gabe began the race to stop the Reverend from accomplishing his master plan I was unable to stop turning the pages. Overall, I was really pleased with this book and was only disappointed that there wasn't more fleshing out of the story at the beginning and that it went by so quickly!
Star Count: 3.5 because I really was bothered in the beginning by how fast things were going even though we weren't quite into the meat of the story. I would have liked a little bit more relationship development and maybe some back story. Other than that I was happy with how engrossing and exciting the novel was.