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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
I understand why Eve is the way she is but I wish the Author would have written her Character a little differently to make her more likable. I liked Caleb way more than Eve. I also had a hard time falling for their love story. It happened too quickly considering Eve had such a hard time accepting that she was told nothing about lies. The plot was interesting enough.
I first read this book several years ago, and I always meant to finish the series, but I just never got around to it. I recently found the next two books in the series on sale, so I decided to go ahead and read the whole trilogy. I remembered the basic plot of the book, but not much more than that. I originally gave it three stars, which means that I must have liked it at least a little, but after reading it for a second time, I'm tempted to drop my rating to two stars. I suppose I've changed as a reader since I first read it, which is to be expected. I'm older and my taste in books has changed, at least a little. So maybe I shouldn't adjust my rating, even though my current rating system would give it a two. I was closer to the target audience of YA when I first read it, so maybe I will leave it three stars. This will take a little more consideration. Anyway, on to the review.
Eve is a dystopia, set in future America, sometime after a plague has wiped out most of the country. It's pretty formulaic, and follows the standard dystopian rules. After the plague, a politician steps up to take over and becomes the King. He renames the country the New America, and builds a new city for the remaining citizens to repopulate and recover. Children, however, are sent to Schools. Most of the children are orphans, or their parents are "Strays" living in the wild who can't care for their children properly.
Girls and boys attend different Schools. As a matter of fact, Eve has never even seen a man, apart from a picture of the King. They're taught that men can't be trusted. The girls at Eve's School believe that once they finish their education, they will move to the secondary School to focus on their respective crafts and skills, and then they will move to the city to rejoin the rest of society.
The night before graduation, Eve discovers that not all is as it seems, and she escapes into the wild to try to find Califia, where she is told she'll be safe. She embarks on the dangerous journey with absolutely no supplies, but soon meets others who help her along the way.
I think part of my problem with Eve is that she did such stupid things that literally made me close the book and shake my head. However, I suppose I should take into consideration that Eve has been raised in isolation, she's been lied to by everyone in charge, and her education has been skewed. She has absolutely no survival skills and is the epitome of naive. So maybe I shouldn't be so hard on her.
On a good note, the author's writing style is enjoyable, and the story is well-paced. After careful consideration, I think I will keep my original three-star rating, and I'm going to finish up the series. Here's to hoping the next two books are five-star worthy!
Eve is a dystopia, set in future America, sometime after a plague has wiped out most of the country. It's pretty formulaic, and follows the standard dystopian rules. After the plague, a politician steps up to take over and becomes the King. He renames the country the New America, and builds a new city for the remaining citizens to repopulate and recover. Children, however, are sent to Schools. Most of the children are orphans, or their parents are "Strays" living in the wild who can't care for their children properly.
Girls and boys attend different Schools. As a matter of fact, Eve has never even seen a man, apart from a picture of the King. They're taught that men can't be trusted. The girls at Eve's School believe that once they finish their education, they will move to the secondary School to focus on their respective crafts and skills, and then they will move to the city to rejoin the rest of society.
The night before graduation, Eve discovers that not all is as it seems, and she escapes into the wild to try to find Califia, where she is told she'll be safe. She embarks on the dangerous journey with absolutely no supplies, but soon meets others who help her along the way.
I think part of my problem with Eve is that she did such stupid things that literally made me close the book and shake my head. However, I suppose I should take into consideration that Eve has been raised in isolation, she's been lied to by everyone in charge, and her education has been skewed. She has absolutely no survival skills and is the epitome of naive. So maybe I shouldn't be so hard on her.
On a good note, the author's writing style is enjoyable, and the story is well-paced. After careful consideration, I think I will keep my original three-star rating, and I'm going to finish up the series. Here's to hoping the next two books are five-star worthy!
i was pleasantly surprised with this book, coming in with no anticipation of what the book would be.
the characters were great. i loved eve, arden and caleb. what i really liked about the main character, eve, was that she was atually growing as a person from the things she experienced throughout the book. this is rare for most books, as most characters i've read about only show some growth as a person in the last book of a series - but eve showed growth from her first experience, which made her more real!
the story was also interesting and well-written, anna carey sucked me into her story within the first few chapters. with some books it's really easy to predict what's going to happen next, but i didn't find that happening in eve and found myself to be surprised at some of the events that happened.
overall, i really liked this book and i'm definitely going to finish the trilogy! can't wait to read what'll happen next with eve.
the characters were great. i loved eve, arden and caleb. what i really liked about the main character, eve, was that she was atually growing as a person from the things she experienced throughout the book. this is rare for most books, as most characters i've read about only show some growth as a person in the last book of a series - but eve showed growth from her first experience, which made her more real!
the story was also interesting and well-written, anna carey sucked me into her story within the first few chapters. with some books it's really easy to predict what's going to happen next, but i didn't find that happening in eve and found myself to be surprised at some of the events that happened.
overall, i really liked this book and i'm definitely going to finish the trilogy! can't wait to read what'll happen next with eve.
3.5
*low whistle* WOW. There is quite a bit of ragging on this book here.
I did a naughty thing. I picked this book to read, then looked at the reviews here. And did I ever TAINT my own mind!
So I immediately started off wanting to hate it and call it misogynistic. But guess what? I actually DIDN'T hate it!
Okay, so it's not the Mona Lisa of YA, but really, I don't think it deserves the one and two star ratings.
Here's the biggest thing to remember about this dystopian world:
The role of women in this society is something society-created, not humanity-created.
What I mean by that is that this is a dystopia for a reason. Eve, Caleb and even Leif are all products of that particular society.
That being said, was Eve incredibly weak and annoying at times? Yes. Was her attitude around Caleb highly and annoying naive at times? Yes! But (and this is really true) she did everything with the best intentions.
Some of the worst things imaginable have started with the best intentions, but that is not the point here.
The point is I would judge a female character from this world acting like that harder than I judged Eve in her world.
AND I got say I thought she manned up there at the end. In the beginning she was deathly afraid of a man and by the end (NOT A SPOILER) she's pointing a gun at a man. AFTER all the death, etc she's seen. Come on, that takes some gutage.
And don't get me wrong. The premise of this book is quite appalling. I wouldn't call myself a feminist by definition, but the idea of women being a baby-factory is disgusting, demeaning, degrading and morally wrong. So don't think my defense of Eve's character, etc is stemming from some hyper-traditional beliefs. It's not.
But the story was well-written, there was good pacing, the characterization was good, and you know what? I think I will be checking out the sequel!
I did feel like certain things were rushed. Like her finding out about the baby-factory life, the escape and the relationship with Caleb (though I could argue myself on that one - being uber sheltered would lead to more extremist feelings when they came about).
Okay. Off my soapbox now!
*low whistle* WOW. There is quite a bit of ragging on this book here.
I did a naughty thing. I picked this book to read, then looked at the reviews here. And did I ever TAINT my own mind!
So I immediately started off wanting to hate it and call it misogynistic. But guess what? I actually DIDN'T hate it!
Okay, so it's not the Mona Lisa of YA, but really, I don't think it deserves the one and two star ratings.
Here's the biggest thing to remember about this dystopian world:
The role of women in this society is something society-created, not humanity-created.
What I mean by that is that this is a dystopia for a reason. Eve, Caleb and even Leif are all products of that particular society.
That being said, was Eve incredibly weak and annoying at times? Yes. Was her attitude around Caleb highly and annoying naive at times? Yes! But (and this is really true) she did everything with the best intentions.
Some of the worst things imaginable have started with the best intentions, but that is not the point here.
The point is I would judge a female character from this world acting like that harder than I judged Eve in her world.
AND I got say I thought she manned up there at the end. In the beginning she was deathly afraid of a man and by the end (NOT A SPOILER) she's pointing a gun at a man. AFTER all the death, etc she's seen. Come on, that takes some gutage.
And don't get me wrong. The premise of this book is quite appalling. I wouldn't call myself a feminist by definition, but the idea of women being a baby-factory is disgusting, demeaning, degrading and morally wrong. So don't think my defense of Eve's character, etc is stemming from some hyper-traditional beliefs. It's not.
But the story was well-written, there was good pacing, the characterization was good, and you know what? I think I will be checking out the sequel!
I did feel like certain things were rushed. Like her finding out about the baby-factory life, the escape and the relationship with Caleb (though I could argue myself on that one - being uber sheltered would lead to more extremist feelings when they came about).
Okay. Off my soapbox now!
There are only three reasons I like this book. First, it's set in the Southwest, I can handle that area. I know that area enough that when they say Sedona, I can say oh! Hey yeah I know that place. Two, the time period is close enough where I could technically still be alive. Sometimes books are set so far into the future that the technology and things are way too far beyond where this world is now to relate (on that level.) Three, I am a SUCKER for a good love story. Honestly, give me two characters and have them fall in love and I'm generally pretty hooked. Plus dystopian romances are my weakness. Seriously.
Otherwise, the book was meh. The plot was empty and the world felt shallow. I feel like I didn't really care much about Eve simply because I didn't really get to know her (plus she's a bit of a Mary Sue...)
Overall, not too bad. If you're looking for a good dystopian book, there are others I would suggest first.
Otherwise, the book was meh. The plot was empty and the world felt shallow. I feel like I didn't really care much about Eve simply because I didn't really get to know her (plus she's a bit of a Mary Sue...)
Overall, not too bad. If you're looking for a good dystopian book, there are others I would suggest first.
Ahora que lo he vuelto a leer puedo dar una mejor opinión: la idea me parece interesante aunque bastante sonada pero le iba a dar una oportunidad; lo malo fue que la protagonista es muy egoísta, además cuando empecé a leer pensé que quizás no habría tanto romance y no es no me guste pero es que en este libro no es bien llevado, a mi parecer. Me parece que pudo haber sido un libro mucho mejor pero se quedó en el pudo.
La historia te atrapa en el primer momento que empiezas a leer, me encantó la historia
drama, amor, suspenso
drama, amor, suspenso
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Very young,was hoping more Handmaids Tale but it was a Little bit Handmaids Tale and a lot teenage angst.
Het had potentieel, dat zeker wel, maar het was helaas een beetje zwak uitgewerkt plus er bleven té veel vragen onbeantwoord. Waarom wil the King persé Eve hebben terwijl er nog andere sows zijn? En hoe ziet die City of Sands er nu eigenlijk uit? Voor mijn part hadden bepaalde scènes er uit gelaten mogen worden om een beetje meer uitleg te krijgen over bepaalde andere zaken.
Edit// Blijkbaar worden die vragen beantwoord in het volgende boek. Waarom lees ik altijd boeken die deel zijn van een trilogie en moet ik dan tot deel 2 wachten voor het enigzins interessant wordt? Waarom?
Edit// Blijkbaar worden die vragen beantwoord in het volgende boek. Waarom lees ik altijd boeken die deel zijn van een trilogie en moet ik dan tot deel 2 wachten voor het enigzins interessant wordt? Waarom?