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A review by xcrissy67x
Eve of Man by Giovanna Fletcher, Tom Fletcher
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Eve Of Man is set in a dystopian world where all birthed children are suddenly all boys and no girls were born for some mystical reason. However, this is all broken when a miracle happens and a the first girl in 50 years is born. She is fittingly named Eve and she is kept in the Dome where she is kept safe and comfortable.
Alongside Eve, we follow Bram, a boy who has grown up with Eve, but not in the traditional sense. Eve knows Bram as Holly, her AI friend inside the Dome who keeps her company. Though they have never met in person, they always seem to recognise each other just through each others eyes.
As Eve turns 16, she is being prepared to do what she has lived her whole life to do. However, things aren't all as seems and both Eve and Bram are seeing the Dome and the people running it in a new light.
The concept of the book was very interesting to me and I was very excited to read it. Though I did enjoy it, I was overall a little disappointed.
For majority of the book, I found it a little dull and slow, yet somehow the whole thing managed to feel rushed at the same time. There is a lack of world building outside of a general idea you hear about at the beginning. That is until later on in the book, but even then, it lacks description and depth.
In addition to the lack of world building, the slow plot had me zoning out at some parts. Thankfully, it sped up later on in the book but it wasn't gradual or built up. It was more of a sudden change in pace and suddenly, everything is happening at once.
I did enjoy the main characters and seeing the world from their different perspectives, however I wasn't a big fan of the whole insta-love between them. It was rather cringey at some points and felt more like an infatuation due to the sudden appearance of it. I'm definitely more of a slow burn romance if any romance at all. I definitely found that the insta-love and desperate pining made the whole book feel much more YA than I originally thought.
Another aspect I wasn't the biggest fan of was how easily things fell into place, particularly for Bram. There was no struggle, no major issues to add tension to the plot line. Just as things were getting interesting and I was getting hooked, I was always immediately disappointed due to how underwhelming it ended up being.
I did find the plot more interesting by the end of the book even if the beginning was a bit of a drag. I will be reading the next book in the series but I don't have particularly high hopes for it. I'm hoping that the next book will answer some of the many questions this book had left me with. I do feel as though this book was more of a setup for the next book in the series and that is what is encouraging me to read the next book.
Alongside Eve, we follow Bram, a boy who has grown up with Eve, but not in the traditional sense. Eve knows Bram as Holly, her AI friend inside the Dome who keeps her company. Though they have never met in person, they always seem to recognise each other just through each others eyes.
As Eve turns 16, she is being prepared to do what she has lived her whole life to do. However, things aren't all as seems and both Eve and Bram are seeing the Dome and the people running it in a new light.
The concept of the book was very interesting to me and I was very excited to read it. Though I did enjoy it, I was overall a little disappointed.
For majority of the book, I found it a little dull and slow, yet somehow the whole thing managed to feel rushed at the same time. There is a lack of world building outside of a general idea you hear about at the beginning. That is until later on in the book, but even then, it lacks description and depth.
In addition to the lack of world building, the slow plot had me zoning out at some parts. Thankfully, it sped up later on in the book but it wasn't gradual or built up. It was more of a sudden change in pace and suddenly, everything is happening at once.
I did enjoy the main characters and seeing the world from their different perspectives, however I wasn't a big fan of the whole insta-love between them. It was rather cringey at some points and felt more like an infatuation due to the sudden appearance of it. I'm definitely more of a slow burn romance if any romance at all. I definitely found that the insta-love and desperate pining made the whole book feel much more YA than I originally thought.
Another aspect I wasn't the biggest fan of was how easily things fell into place, particularly for Bram. There was no struggle, no major issues to add tension to the plot line. Just as things were getting interesting and I was getting hooked, I was always immediately disappointed due to how underwhelming it ended up being.
I did find the plot more interesting by the end of the book even if the beginning was a bit of a drag. I will be reading the next book in the series but I don't have particularly high hopes for it. I'm hoping that the next book will answer some of the many questions this book had left me with. I do feel as though this book was more of a setup for the next book in the series and that is what is encouraging me to read the next book.