This book was an exciting read, even though I had a few problems with how it was written.

It follows Eve, a resident of Compound Eleven, the haven people fled to when the Earth overheated. Over time, the haven became worse and worse, and now, Eve is confined to a place where she fights to make a living, and lacks freedom. After a particularly vicious fight, she decides that escape is her only option.

My main problem with Escaping Eleven was the speed of the plot. I had such high hopes based off of the beginning, but I was a bit disappointed by where it continued from. As soon as I started the book, I was sucked in, I couldn't wait to read more about Eve and Wren. As the book continued, I lost interest though. Pretty much the entire middle lacked action, and while I still loved the characters, I got a bit bored.

Eve, our main character, was fairly compelling. I appreciated the way she was written, her thoughts on fighting, and relationships felt realistic. I do wish that her relationship with her family had been explored a bit more, because while it's mentioned, it's glossed over most of the time.

Wren was our other main character, and while I liked him, I had a few problems with him. I think part of it stems from the fact that the first time we saw him, he was refusing to fight Eve because she was a girl. I get that this is considered chivalrous, but as their world's cruelty is revealed, it felt a bit weird. I also wish that his violent side had been explored a bit more, along with Eve's feelings toward it.

Despite my struggle with Wrens character, I did like his and Eves relationship. While it happened fairly fast, I didn't have a huge problem with it. I really liked seeing all of their friends interact, it gave us a few more romances to root for.

I do feel like the concept of this book has been done several times before, but this was still a super interesting book. I'll be looking to read the next book in the series, and see where Eve and Wrens journey continues to!

Thanks to Netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wow! I really loved this book. I was approved last night for this and have already finished it. I could not put it down. A great dystopian tale that left me on the edge of my seat, biting my nails like crazy, wondering how it ends. Than to top it all off, a cliffhanger (ish) ending?? I need to know what happens next!

The main character Eve is such an amazing hardcore girl. I absolutely loved her character. Wren?? Do not get me started .. that whole manly I’ll take care of you but still supportive enough to realize that not all girls are damsels in distress who need to be saved. Some of them like to do the saving.

All in all I highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys dis too Ian novels. This was so good and I am super anxious to have the next chapter to it