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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
I was really able to enjoy this book. Its not really very complicated, and maybe things get glossed over a little. But it was a quick, fun, easy read.
The concept on what would happen if a plague killed over half the country in 6 months is interesting. How someone who fashions themselves as a leader would end up acting. How people in their fear choose to just listen and follow without asking questions.
Can't wait to read the next books.
The concept on what would happen if a plague killed over half the country in 6 months is interesting. How someone who fashions themselves as a leader would end up acting. How people in their fear choose to just listen and follow without asking questions.
Can't wait to read the next books.
Once again I find myself sucked into another dystopian trilogy.
The book takes 16 years after a deadly plague killed around 90% of the population. Now a knew system of life has formed, you can either live under the protection of the New American government doing whatever the King says, or live on your own outside of the city walls, risking death. Eve is a 18 year old girl who has lived in a government school her most of her life. There she was taught everything she could possibly want to know and after she graduated she would learn a craft, then get a ob in the city. Her life was great, until the day before graduation when she finds out the truth. Terrified about what awaits her she runs away into the wild. There in the wild she forms a team with one of her former enemies Arden, and a boy named Caleb. Soon Eve and Caleb begin to fall in love. But something terribly happens, and Eve has to chose between love and death.
I really liked this book, I thought it was well paced, full of action, and something different. Although I loved Eve, she could be really stupid and ignorant sometimes. I absolutely loved Arden. She reminded me a lot of myself. I would recommend this book for anyone who loves dystopian novels.
The book takes 16 years after a deadly plague killed around 90% of the population. Now a knew system of life has formed, you can either live under the protection of the New American government doing whatever the King says, or live on your own outside of the city walls, risking death. Eve is a 18 year old girl who has lived in a government school her most of her life. There she was taught everything she could possibly want to know and after she graduated she would learn a craft, then get a ob in the city. Her life was great, until the day before graduation when she finds out the truth. Terrified about what awaits her she runs away into the wild. There in the wild she forms a team with one of her former enemies Arden, and a boy named Caleb. Soon Eve and Caleb begin to fall in love. But something terribly happens, and Eve has to chose between love and death.
I really liked this book, I thought it was well paced, full of action, and something different. Although I loved Eve, she could be really stupid and ignorant sometimes. I absolutely loved Arden. She reminded me a lot of myself. I would recommend this book for anyone who loves dystopian novels.
Most of the dystopian stories fail in the world building. In EVE because the great catastrophe, the plague, is only twelve years in the past, you can understand the chaos in this building, but not the inconsistency.
Things I didn’t like or didn’t make sense to me:
The School and the girls' future: the girls’ planned future grossed me out, but it wasn't so disgusting for the main character since she is able to leave without warning her friends or just taking them with her. I don't understand why the creators of this system think having girls deceived about what is going to be their live for 12 years will make them more cooperative when they learn the truth. Teenage girls, no less... O.o Besides, if the new government has been working for 20years to rebuild that part of the world, how did they get to “educate” the first women for the “trade”? How many classes graduated until now? The explanations are vague and this vagueness doesn’t help to make it believable. And, why do you need to teach English literature for that future? Just to deceive them? I can’t think of a reason why teaching these books could make the girls hate men and agree more to their destiny.
The love story: it has the usual pace for a normal love story, but for a girl with Eve’s background it does move too quickly. Caleb has just saved her and she's already drooling over his muscles. Why does Eve forget 12 years of education against the other sex so quick? Or she is too driven by her crazy hormones or the training was crap… or both.
The lucky coincidences that save the heroine’s ass every single time she ends up in troubles or her bad and selfish decisions kill everyone around her. I can’t quite believe some parts from the last third of the book, especially
Eve’s completely lack of remorse: it's like she forgets very fast all the wrongs she has done after she has done them... she leaves her best friends behind... She makes very bad decisions that end up very badly and after she gets over the shock, she doesn’t have another moment to think about what she has done. Perhaps in future books we will see another Eve more sensitive and less selfish, because the one in this book didn’t win my sympathy.
Things I liked:
Arden: what a great character. She is tough, rude but sensitive and is such a good friend without even knowing it,
Caleb: ok, he’s gorgeous, but he is also very mature and sensitive and loves Eve.
The new world order with the King of New America intrigues me. It could be developed in something very interesting, but first the main character needs to grow up.
In the end, EVE was an ok read for me. It began very promising but deflated the more I read into the book.
Many thanks to HarperCollins and netGalley for providing me with a copy of the book.
Things I didn’t like or didn’t make sense to me:
The School and the girls' future: the girls’ planned future grossed me out, but it wasn't so disgusting for the main character since she is able to leave without warning her friends or just taking them with her. I don't understand why the creators of this system think having girls deceived about what is going to be their live for 12 years will make them more cooperative when they learn the truth. Teenage girls, no less... O.o Besides, if the new government has been working for 20years to rebuild that part of the world, how did they get to “educate” the first women for the “trade”? How many classes graduated until now? The explanations are vague and this vagueness doesn’t help to make it believable. And, why do you need to teach English literature for that future? Just to deceive them? I can’t think of a reason why teaching these books could make the girls hate men and agree more to their destiny.
The love story: it has the usual pace for a normal love story, but for a girl with Eve’s background it does move too quickly. Caleb has just saved her and she's already drooling over his muscles. Why does Eve forget 12 years of education against the other sex so quick? Or she is too driven by her crazy hormones or the training was crap… or both.
The lucky coincidences that save the heroine’s ass every single time she ends up in troubles or her bad and selfish decisions kill everyone around her. I can’t quite believe some parts from the last third of the book, especially
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the part when Caleb finds her in the desert. WTF was that? O__O Eve’s completely lack of remorse: it's like she forgets very fast all the wrongs she has done after she has done them... she leaves her best friends behind... She makes very bad decisions that end up very badly and after she gets over the shock, she doesn’t have another moment to think about what she has done. Perhaps in future books we will see another Eve more sensitive and less selfish, because the one in this book didn’t win my sympathy.
Things I liked:
Arden: what a great character. She is tough, rude but sensitive and is such a good friend without even knowing it,
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I just hope she survived (which would be ridiculous, but in this book anything could happen). Caleb: ok, he’s gorgeous, but he is also very mature and sensitive and loves Eve.
The new world order with the King of New America intrigues me. It could be developed in something very interesting, but first the main character needs to grow up.
In the end, EVE was an ok read for me. It began very promising but deflated the more I read into the book.
Many thanks to HarperCollins and netGalley for providing me with a copy of the book.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
When a plague ravishes the plant few survive. Eve is one of the lucky few, taken in to go to a School for girls after her mother's death, she thinks her life is going to be everything she wants. On the day before her graduation she finds out the truth, a truth she would deny if she didn't see the proof before her. She isn't going on to lead a great life, once she graduates she is going to have to help repopulate it whether she wants to or not. With that dire realization she takes off running for her life.
I really liked the start of the book. It was an interesting concept but if something like that were to happen it wouldn't be too far fetched for an outcome. Eve was a really naive character, understandable with her upbringing. She did adapt more to some concepts than others, at times it seemed strange that she could just throw away everything she learned in the blink of an eye.
I really liked the start of the book. It was an interesting concept but if something like that were to happen it wouldn't be too far fetched for an outcome. Eve was a really naive character, understandable with her upbringing. She did adapt more to some concepts than others, at times it seemed strange that she could just throw away everything she learned in the blink of an eye.
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I also thought it was strange how it was well known that she was being hunted to just throw it all away making the radio call.
eh. It was okay. I don't even know if I want to finish the series.....
The concept was extraordinarily intriguing but the execution of it was a bit disjointed and predictable. I found it hard to really care about the characters but it was an easy entertaining escape of a read and I enjoyed it enough to go to the second book .
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A bit generic and YA but very sweet story and an easy read.
This was so freaking good. It is now one of my favorite books. I sucked up this book in less than a day. The author did such a good job writing this!