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crlpedigo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
ziro102's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
A few generations have passed and know oir family is split between 2 factions. This time we have female protagonist and similarly to John from the first book she quickly find herself in center of events on Eden. It is a great book if you liked the first one.
michalice's review against another edition
3.0
Mother of Eden is the second book in the Dark Eden series, I loved the first book, Dark Eden, and I have been counting down the days to the publication of this book. Mother of Eden picks up several generations after Dark Eden, so I didn't have the worry of trying to remember who was who to keep up to date with the plot. Any names I needed to know were explained quickly and concisely, keeping the flow of the story going but giving us the vital information.
Mother of Eden is told in various points of view which helped build a better picture of this new society, this new Eden that is vastly different to the Eden we knew in Dark Eden. Mother of Eden follows Starlight, as she moves from Knee Tree Grounds to go and live with Greenstone in Edenheart. What started out as a new life for her, quickly spirals downhill, and she is faced with an uphill battle trying to change the way Edenheart is run.
Mother of Eden was a book I enjoyed. I liked how it wasn't a direct follow on to the previous book, allowing for the fact that things may have been forgotten, but also allowing others to pick this up without feeling like they are missing out on too much from the previous book. The plot of Mother of Eden kept me intrigued and wondering what was going to happen next, and as it progressed I certainly did not see several events happening.
However, Mother of Eden did have its downfalls. Its was a HUGE book, and took me several days to read. due to the size, this book felt like a brick in my bag so I had to take other reading materiel to work, and then had to jump back into the world of Eden. I also felt overwhelmed with some of the information that is within the pages of Mother of Eden. There was a lot to take in and to try to retain and sometimes it just ended up confusing me.
Final Verdict
Mother of Eden was a good addition to the Dark Eden Series. I enjoyed the ending of this book and the twists and turns it took me on to get there. Overall an interesting read.
Mother of Eden is told in various points of view which helped build a better picture of this new society, this new Eden that is vastly different to the Eden we knew in Dark Eden. Mother of Eden follows Starlight, as she moves from Knee Tree Grounds to go and live with Greenstone in Edenheart. What started out as a new life for her, quickly spirals downhill, and she is faced with an uphill battle trying to change the way Edenheart is run.
Mother of Eden was a book I enjoyed. I liked how it wasn't a direct follow on to the previous book, allowing for the fact that things may have been forgotten, but also allowing others to pick this up without feeling like they are missing out on too much from the previous book. The plot of Mother of Eden kept me intrigued and wondering what was going to happen next, and as it progressed I certainly did not see several events happening.
However, Mother of Eden did have its downfalls. Its was a HUGE book, and took me several days to read. due to the size, this book felt like a brick in my bag so I had to take other reading materiel to work, and then had to jump back into the world of Eden. I also felt overwhelmed with some of the information that is within the pages of Mother of Eden. There was a lot to take in and to try to retain and sometimes it just ended up confusing me.
Final Verdict
Mother of Eden was a good addition to the Dark Eden Series. I enjoyed the ending of this book and the twists and turns it took me on to get there. Overall an interesting read.
adaline95's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
sineadcarney's review against another edition
3.75
It's great to get back into a world you know but with enough changed that it's still fun to read about. I found the middle too rushed, the whole story was constantly changing which was interesting but it never felt like there was a point you could settle into.
I loved the way you could clearly see how easily history and people can be manipulated. Overall, I really enjoyed most of this book, glad I stuck with it.
I loved the way you could clearly see how easily history and people can be manipulated. Overall, I really enjoyed most of this book, glad I stuck with it.
literarylover37's review against another edition
4.0
I received a digital copy of this book from Crown Publishing via Netgalley in exchange for a review.
Ugh, so I went back to work this week, otherwise I would have had this book finished on Monday. As it was, I spent every available moment trying to sneak in a few pages here and there because I was loving this story.
I read the precursor to this story, Dark Eden, a few months ago and was excited to hear of a sequel. While it's not entirely necessary for you to read Dark Eden first in order to enjoy Mother of Eden, it does raise your enjoyment level as you understand the dynamics of the different groups and their histories more fully. MOE takes place about 200 some odd years after DE, where the story began with a group of people who had been living for about 120 years after astronauts crash landed on this alien planet. In MOE we see what has happened since the split between the "Johnfolk" and "Davidfolk" and with those who have just spread out around the planet, unaligned with any group. The story focuses on Starlight as she leaves her small group to join with the leader of the New Earth people and what consequences that has on everyone.
The story flips between about half a dozen viewpoints throughout the story, some are used more than others. At times it was a little much because I had to check the heading of the chapters to see whose POV I was following again. For the most part though I felt like it was very successful and provided insights into the characters motivations, as well as connected us to Starlight's old home and her new one.
While I loved Dark Eden for it's world building, the pace at times was rather slow. Of course, I knew this was a necessary result of having to build such an intricate society but laying that groundwork paid off in Mother of Eden because it seemed that far more of the focus was on the plot which was nice. I certainly liked the plot in this one better for that reason and felt like it moved quicker. I also appreciated all of the social commentary on the dynamics of men and women, women's rights, equality, power struggles, and how history can be revised.
I would recommend this to anyone who likes their sci-fi to have originality and depth.
Ugh, so I went back to work this week, otherwise I would have had this book finished on Monday. As it was, I spent every available moment trying to sneak in a few pages here and there because I was loving this story.
I read the precursor to this story, Dark Eden, a few months ago and was excited to hear of a sequel. While it's not entirely necessary for you to read Dark Eden first in order to enjoy Mother of Eden, it does raise your enjoyment level as you understand the dynamics of the different groups and their histories more fully. MOE takes place about 200 some odd years after DE, where the story began with a group of people who had been living for about 120 years after astronauts crash landed on this alien planet. In MOE we see what has happened since the split between the "Johnfolk" and "Davidfolk" and with those who have just spread out around the planet, unaligned with any group. The story focuses on Starlight as she leaves her small group to join with the leader of the New Earth people and what consequences that has on everyone.
The story flips between about half a dozen viewpoints throughout the story, some are used more than others. At times it was a little much because I had to check the heading of the chapters to see whose POV I was following again. For the most part though I felt like it was very successful and provided insights into the characters motivations, as well as connected us to Starlight's old home and her new one.
While I loved Dark Eden for it's world building, the pace at times was rather slow. Of course, I knew this was a necessary result of having to build such an intricate society but laying that groundwork paid off in Mother of Eden because it seemed that far more of the focus was on the plot which was nice. I certainly liked the plot in this one better for that reason and felt like it moved quicker. I also appreciated all of the social commentary on the dynamics of men and women, women's rights, equality, power struggles, and how history can be revised.
I would recommend this to anyone who likes their sci-fi to have originality and depth.
blodeuedd's review against another edition
3.0
What to do when you crash on an alien planet and there is two of you left? You have a few babies, but hey what next? Yes, euww. And then 400? years later there are a lot of people on this planet, and they are all related. There are some major birth defects too, and those without them are treated better. It is a stone age society that in some parts have gone over to the iron age.
And it is a fascinating world. In the last book we saw how John Redlantern wanted to explore more of the world. Now 200 years later people have spread, and built more villages. But as society changes things also gets worse. It is a world who is all Mother Gela would have wanted us to this! And also a society where men now have taken power and looks at women as lesser. As society changes it is not always for the better. Now they also kill those who do not think like them.
In this world we have Starlight, a woman from a tiny fishing village. But she wants more from life, and who can blame her, there is a whole world to explore, and she is stuck on a tiny island. She is naive, but so are they all. She is impulsive in her quest for more. But she was smart.
Greenstone, oh poor guy, he was just too kind and they meet and she gets to explore the world across the Pool. Which takes out to another society, and one of the bad ones. When people make rules there are always those who suffers.
There are actually many POVS in this one. We follow Starlight, but we gets bits and pieces from others around her and how they feel about things. Those she left behind. Those who rule. Those who follow.
People are idiots. Not all, Starlight's village was a good one, they treated each other fairly and felt like everyone is equally important. They had fled the others and the squabbling. But the rest, oh people.
There will be another book, and I look forward to that one. I wonder where that book will take us. I do wonder if Earth will finally get here and what they will think of these inbred idiots who think they rule the world....
A great sci-fi. Even the language had evolved. So interesting.
And it is a fascinating world. In the last book we saw how John Redlantern wanted to explore more of the world. Now 200 years later people have spread, and built more villages. But as society changes things also gets worse. It is a world who is all Mother Gela would have wanted us to this! And also a society where men now have taken power and looks at women as lesser. As society changes it is not always for the better. Now they also kill those who do not think like them.
In this world we have Starlight, a woman from a tiny fishing village. But she wants more from life, and who can blame her, there is a whole world to explore, and she is stuck on a tiny island. She is naive, but so are they all. She is impulsive in her quest for more. But she was smart.
Greenstone, oh poor guy, he was just too kind and they meet and she gets to explore the world across the Pool. Which takes out to another society, and one of the bad ones. When people make rules there are always those who suffers.
There are actually many POVS in this one. We follow Starlight, but we gets bits and pieces from others around her and how they feel about things. Those she left behind. Those who rule. Those who follow.
People are idiots. Not all, Starlight's village was a good one, they treated each other fairly and felt like everyone is equally important. They had fled the others and the squabbling. But the rest, oh people.
There will be another book, and I look forward to that one. I wonder where that book will take us. I do wonder if Earth will finally get here and what they will think of these inbred idiots who think they rule the world....
A great sci-fi. Even the language had evolved. So interesting.
weltenkreuzer's review against another edition
5.0
Sehr gut erzählte und gleichzeitig thematische Geschichte darüber, wie sich Gesellschaften (nicht) verändern, auch wenn sie eigentlich erst kurze Zeit bestehen. Ausführliche Rezension: http://weltenfluestern.de/23
stephaniaesoterica's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0