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A review by emmett_08x
Escape from Eden by Elisa Nader
2.0
Honestly, when I first bought this book, I couldn't wait to read it. A religious cult residing in the deep jungle, cut off from the world around it? A girl wanting to escape? Secrets? Lies? Count me in. However, by the end of the book, I was pretty disappointed.
The concept for the novel was good, and overall I liked the disturbing ways in which you find out what the Reverend has really been up to, but to me the novel was lacking in something. I suppose I was expecting a longer build up to Mia's discovery of what really happens at Prayer Circle and there were some factions of the book that just seemed too easily convenient, such as the placement of the network. But, there were things I found enjoyable. Gabriel and Mia's banter back and forth was at times cute and at other times pretty heated, and Gabriel's past and how it led to his arrival at Edenton with his parents was a satisfying revelation to me.
Overall, decent, but I probably wouldn't reread.
The concept for the novel was good, and overall I liked the disturbing ways in which you find out what the Reverend has really been up to, but to me the novel was lacking in something. I suppose I was expecting a longer build up to Mia's discovery of what really happens at Prayer Circle and there were some factions of the book that just seemed too easily convenient, such as the placement of the network. But, there were things I found enjoyable. Gabriel and Mia's banter back and forth was at times cute and at other times pretty heated, and Gabriel's past and how it led to his arrival at Edenton with his parents was a satisfying revelation to me.
Overall, decent, but I probably wouldn't reread.