The Exile

by Allison Ramirez

Adeline and Cayde attempt to flee the walled Island of Mirror while avoiding capture by the city’s ruthless Representatives. Dreams of the peaceful homeland told to them through stories spur them onward as they seek to discover the sacred way of life belonging to their ancestors. A new land is on the horizon—beyond the boundaries that have kept their people captive for forty years. Will their journey lead them home, or are they destined to remain exiles forever?

With the help of old and new friends, Lincoln and Ellen—best friends and children of the island’s leaders—enter into hiding on the Island of Mirror. The ongoing threat of discovery by the island’s leadership and the lethal consequences if they are discovered loom large. As mysteries are unraveled, Lincoln and Ellen must come to terms with who they thought they were and who they have always been to one another. Will they rally together with their people, united in a quest toward freedom, or are they destined to live in secret forever?

367 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 20, 2024

About the author

Allison Ramirez is a Catholic author, editor, and teacher. She received her B.A in English with Creative Writing emphasis from Seattle Pacific University in 2019. She recently received her M.A. in Theology with Church History emphasis from Holy Apostles College & Seminary in 2024. She currently serves as the Pastoral Assistant for Faith Formation at St. Barbara Parish, and she is the author of The Divided Kingdom series as well as nonfiction devotional journal, Breathe Deeply: The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary as Invitations to Peace. Allison and her husband, Nathan, reside in Washington State.

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Reviews

[Erin Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Following book one of The Divided Kingdom series, The Exile is a page-turner as we follow young adults Adeline, Cayde, Lincoln, and Ellen through challenges and tense plot twists. The stakes are high, and each one must play an important role. The character development is quite good, and I found myself liking each character more and more, even Aaron Rye, antagonist in book one. Questions I had from book one were addressed in satisfying even if sometimes bittersweet ways, and the ending still leaves the reader hanging for how the problems will be fully resolved in the third book. Faith is infused throughout, beautifully done in a world where most people have had God hidden from them. I recommend this dystopian series to anyone who wants an engaging novel that gets at deeper truths, reminding us to appreciate our own faith and freedom and be on guard to keep them.