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athenezadam's review
4.0
Eudaimonia consists of a world suffering from an infertility epidemic and climate change. The alternating passages of the protagonist's point of view with articles or memos is clever world building, done in a way that doesn’t overwhelm the reader. Godwin explores the insidiousness of the government and its agents against the population and against women in particular. This is just detailed enough to be disturbing without being graphic. Some avid science fiction fans may foresee some elements but because this dystopian tale blends genres, the story keeps the reader guessing alongside a realistic protagonist as she tries to piece together the mystery of the events she experiences.
em_the_reader13's review
4.0
First, I’d love to thank the author, the publisher and NetGalley for granting me permission to access this arc.
Second, let me tell you how greatly I enjoyed this piece of literature and how every dystopian geek needs to read it too. QWe find ourselves in a dystopian society where fertile individuals get separated from “inconclusive” ones in the hopes of repopulating the Earth and preserving the human species. If I had to sum it up, I’d tell you it was an improved and upgraded version of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale.
The pacing was done very well and all the necessary information was revealed just at the right time. The characters were interesting and had very specific characteristics and quirks to themselves (I personally loved Roya and Sol). As is expected of every good dystopian novel, this book was full of unexpected twists and turns that were a delight to read.
Overall, this book was above and beyond my expectations and I couldn’t recommend it enough.
Second, let me tell you how greatly I enjoyed this piece of literature and how every dystopian geek needs to read it too. QWe find ourselves in a dystopian society where fertile individuals get separated from “inconclusive” ones in the hopes of repopulating the Earth and preserving the human species. If I had to sum it up, I’d tell you it was an improved and upgraded version of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale.
The pacing was done very well and all the necessary information was revealed just at the right time. The characters were interesting and had very specific characteristics and quirks to themselves (I personally loved Roya and Sol). As is expected of every good dystopian novel, this book was full of unexpected twists and turns that were a delight to read.
Overall, this book was above and beyond my expectations and I couldn’t recommend it enough.
lxxo's review
3.0
Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with an ARC.
3 stars!
I really liked the premise of this and also the world building within the book. Really liked the spin this took an a dystopia future where fertility is extremely fragile and difficult.
Sadly I lost so much interest while reading it. It had so many good points but then some pages seemed to drag on or lack the spark the first part of the book had and I just lost interest in the story and the characters.
3 stars!
I really liked the premise of this and also the world building within the book. Really liked the spin this took an a dystopia future where fertility is extremely fragile and difficult.
Sadly I lost so much interest while reading it. It had so many good points but then some pages seemed to drag on or lack the spark the first part of the book had and I just lost interest in the story and the characters.
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