A review by fiphillips
Exiles by Daniel Blythe

5.0

A community of teens and tweens stranded on an alien planet. What a perfect way to begin a sci fi tale.

Exiles by Daniel Blythe is a long read but absolutely worth it. There’s a lot of characters but the author made sure that none of them were forgettable. Neither was the world they inhabited, from the sci fi technology and drones, to the alien planet with its blue sand and animals they hunt, and the political differences in the rest of the universe.

I massively enjoyed reading Exiles. I wanted to know what these young people were going to face next, especially Mia and Maddi. I have to admit that I didn’t really like Beth until the final struggle began, but the way she unsettled the balance of Town was brilliantly developed.

All in all, if you like sci fi, tales of survival, and YA, read Exiles. What’s even better is that the story continues in the next novel, Voyagers.