Exo
A Novel

*2.5 Sci-fi mystery is quickly becoming a favorite genre blend of mine, but Exo didn’t deliver on the aspects of the genre I enjoy most. The pacing is sluggish and lacks momentum, with the story unfolding too slowly to sustain engagement. What should build tension instead dissipates it, and the narra......more

Exo by Colin Brush is a gripping sci-fi debut that pulls you into a desolate future Earth where humanity’s remnants orbit above, leaving the planet to its own eerie devices. The story follows an aging agent unraveling a scientist’s murder amid the mysteries of the Caul, this weird, deadly ocean-like......more

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the ARC of this audiobook. I was not a fan of how the narration was done. It was supposed to be two different characters, a male and female, and after some time, it got confusing on who was supposed to be talking and where you were supposed to be in the bo......more

Exo is set on a future Earth that humanity has largely abandoned after the oceans transformed into something known as the Caul. The Caul is an incomprehensible, hyperdimensional force that irresistibly draws living beings into it, never to be seen again. Most of humanity now survives in orbital habi......more

Exo is a unique dystopia set on an ecologically compromised future Earth, where an ominous gray mass pulls living beings into it. The setting feels stark and real, lending ecological dread a sharp edge. The pacing can sag at times, and the protagonist makes a few credibility-straining choices, espec......more