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duartepatri's review against another edition
3.0
3 1/2 to be more precise. I just couldn't give it more than 2 stars at the beginning because the story seemed a bit too cruel, girls and boys being abused because some plague had left them at the mercy of a King. it was cruel, heart wrenching and being a mum myself I just kept thinking it could be my son and all that....towards the end the story became more cruel if possible and it picked up the pace. I am rely looking forward to getting the next book on the series, I do need to know what's next, are we going to meet the king sometime? are there people capable of changing this super cruel world?
andy02l's review
1.0
La idea es buena, pero yo tuve problema con la protagonistas, la odié mucho
Tengo curiosidad de cómo acaba pero no sé si pueda soportar más de ella .
Tengo curiosidad de cómo acaba pero no sé si pueda soportar más de ella .
bookishvice's review against another edition
4.0
Eve is the smartest girl in school. Her favorite class topics are Dangers of Boys and Men, Manipulation and Heartache, and Domestic Enslavement. She has never met a boy or man, but girls are taught that men are manipulative, conniving, and dangerous creatures. Except for the King of The New America, he is the only one to be trusted and obeyed. Eve has won awards, is class valedictorian, and will soon graduate and go on to study a trade. Her life seems pretty much perfect considering the current situation of the world after the plague. That is, until a nagging doubt makes Eve investigate the Graduates building and ultimately discover the true horror of the life they planned for her. Eve knows she has to escape, but as she steps beyond the wall she realizes there is nothing and no one to protect her out there in the wild. And the things she has learned all her life might be all lies.
This was just such a cool book. First of all the way girls are used as a means to an end, taking away their choices was just infuriating. The idea that families, marriage and love are complications is just so wrong! I wanted Eve to find herself an army and bust everyone out! But Eve is very naïve thanks to her upbringing at the School, and sometimes her attitude made me dislike her. You want her to be this super cool chick against the bad guys in the awful post-apocalyptic world, but Eve is just not it. Thank goodness then for the humor, and there is a lot of it with all the funny interactions between Eve and the boys. I also got a bit teary eyes when she taught them to read, and taught them about love. Caleb was just dreamy with his pale green eyes, shoulder-length hair in dreadlocks, tan skin, and muscular chest. He lets Eve slowly fall in love with him, never pushing her in any way. I loved that. There is a lot of sacrifice and love and hope involved in this story, and that alone makes it a great story.
There were two things that kept nagging at me the whole time though, wrenching me out of the story-world. The plague supposedly started in 2015, and the current date is 2023. I just couldn’t believe that 8 years were long enough for things to be so deteriorated on the outside world and for people to forget terms like television, movies, or…balls. Oh and then Eve’s constant remembering of the past becomes quite annoying at times. I wanted to be in the present, not reminiscing about things every 5 seconds. The ending I don’t want to talk about. I’ll just say that the next book better have some great explanation for an ending like this, because otherwise I just don’t see the point in giving me love and hope and then wrenching it out. I’ll be looking out for the next book in the Eve trilogy!
This was just such a cool book. First of all the way girls are used as a means to an end, taking away their choices was just infuriating. The idea that families, marriage and love are complications is just so wrong! I wanted Eve to find herself an army and bust everyone out! But Eve is very naïve thanks to her upbringing at the School, and sometimes her attitude made me dislike her. You want her to be this super cool chick against the bad guys in the awful post-apocalyptic world, but Eve is just not it. Thank goodness then for the humor, and there is a lot of it with all the funny interactions between Eve and the boys. I also got a bit teary eyes when she taught them to read, and taught them about love. Caleb was just dreamy with his pale green eyes, shoulder-length hair in dreadlocks, tan skin, and muscular chest. He lets Eve slowly fall in love with him, never pushing her in any way. I loved that. There is a lot of sacrifice and love and hope involved in this story, and that alone makes it a great story.
There were two things that kept nagging at me the whole time though, wrenching me out of the story-world. The plague supposedly started in 2015, and the current date is 2023. I just couldn’t believe that 8 years were long enough for things to be so deteriorated on the outside world and for people to forget terms like television, movies, or…balls. Oh and then Eve’s constant remembering of the past becomes quite annoying at times. I wanted to be in the present, not reminiscing about things every 5 seconds. The ending I don’t want to talk about. I’ll just say that the next book better have some great explanation for an ending like this, because otherwise I just don’t see the point in giving me love and hope and then wrenching it out. I’ll be looking out for the next book in the Eve trilogy!
luverbyrd's review against another edition
3.0
Another dystopian trilogy, but I was drawn in similar to the hunger games. I found myself emotionally involved right away, at what a horrific place a plague turned this world into. Placing it in America seemed far-fetched to me, I don't see it possible to give into a dictator and essentially slavery so easily. I think that's the only thing that bothered me about the book though.
literaryanna's review against another edition
5.0
You can find more of my reviews on my blog: Literary Exploration
When I found out Anna Carey was going to be at the Dark Days signing I knew I had to pick up a copy fast. Although I’ve read a few mixed reviews, I absolutely LOVED this book! Carey’s world is both horrific and beautiful, providing us with an amazing cast of characters.
Eve, the main protagonist, is so kick ass! I admit, in the beginning she’s kind of whiney and is pretty incapable of doing anything for herself which is both annoying and depressing. I definitely understand that her entire life she’s been sheltered and protected, so it’s not really a feasible idea that she should know how to go out and hunt for her own food. She is a fast learner though! Caleb is a great love interest as well. He puts so much energy into protecting Eve and making sure she’s well cared for, I fell in love with him instantly!
Carey develops such a fantastic world. It’s a scary realization that the world she creates is actually a realistic image of what our world could become. Eve spends all her time escaping an awful fate of becoming a breeder, running away from murderers, and basically trying to survive. When I sit down and think about it long enough, I actually scare myself a little bit! I completely immersed myself in Eve and I loved every second of it!
Although I might be a bit biased because I’m a huge dystopian junkie, I absolutely loved Eve! It’s a fantastic story about love, loss, growing up, and survival. Anna Carey weaves a gorgeous story that you’ll want to read late into the night. If you haven’t picked up your copy of Eve yet, you definitely need to! I’d recommend this book to dystopian junkies, romance lovers, and anyone who loves a good adventure!
When I found out Anna Carey was going to be at the Dark Days signing I knew I had to pick up a copy fast. Although I’ve read a few mixed reviews, I absolutely LOVED this book! Carey’s world is both horrific and beautiful, providing us with an amazing cast of characters.
Eve, the main protagonist, is so kick ass! I admit, in the beginning she’s kind of whiney and is pretty incapable of doing anything for herself which is both annoying and depressing. I definitely understand that her entire life she’s been sheltered and protected, so it’s not really a feasible idea that she should know how to go out and hunt for her own food. She is a fast learner though! Caleb is a great love interest as well. He puts so much energy into protecting Eve and making sure she’s well cared for, I fell in love with him instantly!
Carey develops such a fantastic world. It’s a scary realization that the world she creates is actually a realistic image of what our world could become. Eve spends all her time escaping an awful fate of becoming a breeder, running away from murderers, and basically trying to survive. When I sit down and think about it long enough, I actually scare myself a little bit! I completely immersed myself in Eve and I loved every second of it!
Although I might be a bit biased because I’m a huge dystopian junkie, I absolutely loved Eve! It’s a fantastic story about love, loss, growing up, and survival. Anna Carey weaves a gorgeous story that you’ll want to read late into the night. If you haven’t picked up your copy of Eve yet, you definitely need to! I’d recommend this book to dystopian junkies, romance lovers, and anyone who loves a good adventure!
cleah's review against another edition
4.0
Eve is finishing up the final days of her last year at the School before going off to learn a trade and become a useful member of society in the City of Sand. But then she gets a dark warning from one of the other students, and witnesses horrible things happening to former graduates. This changes the course of Eve's life, as she manages to escape the School and her terrible fate. However, living outside the walls of her confined world is not going to be easy. She's heard the stories about wild beasts, boys, and untamed humans that will kill her without a moments hesitation. With the King hot on her heels, Eve will only have herself and the help of a couple kindred outlaws to survive.
The story of Eve is by now a rather familiar one: being on the cusp of adulthood, living in a sheltered bubble, and then finding out everything she has been taught her entire life is wrong. But despite the many similarities between this and other recent YA post-apocalyptic stories, I still enjoyed it a great deal. I think there will always be something attractive about the idea of escaping your doomed fate. Eve's character is almost painfully naive and innocent in the beginning, but when she is out on her own, she grows up so fast that by the time I had caught up with the changes, I was pleased to see she had become wiser to the world around her. The secondary characters of Arden and Caleb were strong as well, which I totally appreciated. If it weren't for Arden having such a hard head and soft heart, I might not have liked Eve as much as I did. There are a bunch of twists throughout the book too, that keep it moving at a fast pace. And though none of these twists come at much of a surprise, the story was entertaining and worth the read.
The story of Eve is by now a rather familiar one: being on the cusp of adulthood, living in a sheltered bubble, and then finding out everything she has been taught her entire life is wrong. But despite the many similarities between this and other recent YA post-apocalyptic stories, I still enjoyed it a great deal. I think there will always be something attractive about the idea of escaping your doomed fate. Eve's character is almost painfully naive and innocent in the beginning, but when she is out on her own, she grows up so fast that by the time I had caught up with the changes, I was pleased to see she had become wiser to the world around her. The secondary characters of Arden and Caleb were strong as well, which I totally appreciated. If it weren't for Arden having such a hard head and soft heart, I might not have liked Eve as much as I did. There are a bunch of twists throughout the book too, that keep it moving at a fast pace. And though none of these twists come at much of a surprise, the story was entertaining and worth the read.
papalbina's review against another edition
2.0
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
Spoiler
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.
saraalicea's review against another edition
1.0
the whole thing was pretty cliche and the character development was pretty shallow? But I was still able to enjoy it, even though for an 18 year old, Eve acts pretty juvenile. I wish Arden was the protagonist. she was the only character that was solid for me. even though I thought her character development was pretty cliche and forced as well. Don't even get me started on the little boys in the dugout, or Leif, or Caleb and Eve together, or Eve IN GENERAL.
p.s. i was afraid this review would be too mean, and then I read the others. lol
p.s. i was afraid this review would be too mean, and then I read the others. lol
l_u_c_y_'s review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0