Reviews

Strange Exit by Parker Peevyhouse

bura510's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.25

winniefreddie939's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

natalie_reads_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

4.5

This book sucked me in from page one! I could not put it down! I loved this storyline! However I was a little bit disappointed by the end and how some characters didn’t really get wrapped up. Overall a great read!!

alibrareads's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.5

Eh this was fine, for the most part. The writing was pretty decent, although Peevyhouse recycles certain turns of phrase over and over again. I didn't like Lake, I didn’t care much more about Taren, Ransom should have been named Random to match everything about his character. The plot obviously drew me in to reading it, but lots of things about this felt tenuous. Part of that was certainly on purpose, but it also stopped me from really caring about anything. And we were constantly going in and out and in and out of the sim, I was practically getting dizzy. So I wouldn’t call this bad exactly, but it wasn’t great.

But wow, the author really decided to never

talk about Taren again after he just starts multiplying and attacking everyone, huh? No follow-up or closure or mention of him. At all. Not even Lake wondering if he was a real person or a figment. It’s like Peevyhouse literally forgot he existed while she was writing the ending.

YouTube review: https://youtu.be/o13yWtFNQ9k 

readerkat727's review

mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

michellethebookcritic's review

5.0

omg omg omg i loved this book ommmmggggg

alongreader's review

3.0

Reality is not what it seems in this strange, sort of post apocalyptic novel.

Lane has spent a long time trying to free people from a virtual sim. Real life isn't much better; they're trapped on a damaged and failing space ship in orbit around a devastated Earth. Until everyone is out of the sim, the ship won't let them leave, but where are they going, and how can she persuade people to leave what seems like paradise to enter Hell?


A strange read, this one. I love the concept, but the writing leaves something to be desired. The locations are described beautifully, I could really picture them, but the characters aren't described at all and the backstory is sketchy. At the end, when revelations are piling on, I couldn't really follow what was happening; partly because the POV character was in shock and not processing properly, and partly because it just wasn't clear. And, like a lot of reviewers, I'm curious what happened to Taran? He just vanished!

It's a fascinating concept, but I'm afraid the story just doesn't live up to it.

zbrarian's review

3.0

I’m not a big fan of sci-fi, but this was ok. If the story was supposed to confuse the reader, like Lake, then it was well written. Never could tell when she was in the Sim, or not. I had a feeling she was stuck, hiding...hiding from what, leaves me to wonder.

liam_bennett03's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.25

piano_keys's review

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

3.0