Eve of Man: Book 3 (Eve of Man Trilogy, 3)

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Then came the miracle everyone had hoped and prayed for Eve. A special dome is created for her so she can live in a perfect world. Safe and secure.

Also, there's no real explanation for why things are the way they are which I found a rather perplexing fact. A major issue that I found in the book is this very clear divide in the story into two distinctive parts. The first half is very Eve focused, and centres around her life in the dome and her relationships with Bram and the ‘Mothers’ - the ageing women who care for her. The second half is very much more of a revolutionary fast paced action story. I found it quite jarring, although I did enjoy the second half more. However, again I found Bram’s story a little too ‘easy’ for him. Everything falls into place with very little struggle and strife, and his character goes from beaten down son of high powered genius to revolutionary leader without any real believable development of character. In comparison, Eve comes across increasingly more like a damsel in distress as the story progresses, with little ability to really fight for herself without the help of others. With approximately two and a half million babies born each week, half of whom were usually girls, the sudden imbalance couldn’t be ignored. World leaders were called together with the most respected scientists to try to understand what was happening and discuss measures they could take to monitor the situation. They had to find an ethical way of working – they didn’t want to strip people of their human rights. That was what they said. But let’s cover the positive. I was talking to my mom about this book and she made me realize something. The authors and all authors work really hard on their books. And it shows. The writing was beautiful and captivating. I can tell that these writers have talent and I’m sure they will hit some gold and find a book that works for every reader.

She even has a best friend Holly. She knows Holly isn’t real because she’s the same age and Eve’s the first female born in 50 years. But it’s nice to have a friend and confidant. Die Aufregung im Tower reicht eigentlich auch, um das ganze Buch zu füllen und dabei spannend und unterhaltsam zu bleiben. Bram also came into his own eventually as well, though I do feel that he took the scenic route rather than the main road but never mind the point is he gets there eventually.

Eve of Man je príbeh v duchu kníh ako Dokonalý pár alebo Pasca, ktoré pred rokmi zobrali svet útokom tak, až nám z toho bolo zle. Well, guess what - prestávka v popularite popravde dystópiam celkom pomohla a aj obohratý príbeh zrazu pôsobí celkom sviežo. Kto by to bol povedal? This was going to be a definite 5 star read for me until the book started nearing the end. I just found myself feeling ever so slightly confused by what peoples motives were and what was going on. This may be a personal issue though. That being said, I absolutely loved this book and cannot wait to read the next book in the trilogy! This is definitely a book that leaves you wanting more, more answers, and more closure. Svet opäť skončil. Alebo aspoň tak to vyzerá, kým sa nenarodí Eva. Prezentuje sa ako obyčajná šestnásťročná dievčina, ktorá má hneď niekoľko Matiek, najlepšiu priateľku hologram a žije v dokonale nasimulovanom prostredí, ktoré sa skutočnosti ani nepribližuje. Eva je spokojná, šťastná a zdravá a navyše si je vedomá, že na jej pleciach sedí obrovská zodpovednosť. I received an ARC via netgalley for an honest review and I'm so happy and thankful that I got the chance to read it. It'll be published on May 31, 2018. Bram ist Eves beste Freundin Holly. Wie das sein kann? Holly ist natürlich nicht echt, denn schließlich gibt es keine anderen Mädchen außer Eve. Damit sie aber mit einer besten Freundin Eve zur Seite stehen und sie manipulieren können, hat man das Hologramm Holly eingebracht, das von einigen "Piloten" gesteuert wird, unter anderem von Bram.V konečnom dôsledku táto kniha nepriniesla zložité zápletky a neriešiteľné situácie a jej dej bol jednoduchý a v mnohých prípadoch veľmi ľahko predvídateľný. Postavy boli zaujímavé a niekedy bolo zarážajúce sledovať, ako čelia náročným situáciám, hoci sú v podstate ešte deti (teda, Eva tuším bola o niekoľko rokov mladšia ako Bram). Napriek tomu však nemôžem povedať, že by sa mi kniha nepáčila, skôr naopak. So Eve lives safe and secure in her perfect world. Her only job is to give birth to girls when the time comes. To save the human race. On the second day they frowned, confused, at another twenty-four hours of blue. Just boys. How baffling. Still, they assumed it was nothing more than coincidence. The Y chromosome was just making more of an appearance than usual.

Obviously I loved Bram and Eve, both of them so a like in their rebellious nature, not conforming to society and bringing down the patriarchy. Their romance though, wasn’t full on, it built gradually throughout the book. It fuelled and sparked the book to life. Moments together, that were built on so many sensations and raw emotion. It was perfect! I also felt really drawn to the Mothers, (nothing like Handmaid’s Tales) the nuns that looked after Eve, they were of the old world, down to earth, sacrificing their life, all to protect her. A fantastic cast of characters, that brings so many emotions. Again, I really liked this idea for a dystopia. Some of the best dystopias can be created with a simple “What if?” That said, I was rather disappointed. I wanted to see more of the science fiction. I needed more information. I wanted to know more about the why and how all the girls stop being born. Both accomplished writers in their own right, Eve of Man was the first novel husband and wife duo, Giovanna and Tom Fletcher, created together. Exploring the consequences of a future fertility crisis, elements of Doctor Who, Avatar and even Disney (Eve is trapped in a tower above the clouds, after all), are interwoven through the series. From gender to society and duty, listeners can reflect on their own beliefs, too: love the one or save the many? Tom's books have been translated into thirty-nine languages, and to date he has sold over 5 million copies of his books in the UK alone. With comparisons being drawn between this series and those of The Hunger Games and Divergent, Eve of Man has been well received by fiction fans. With likeable characters and an almost plausible future setting, it makes for a truly pause-resistant listen. In the press, Heat Magazine describes the first instalment as 'One of the big books of the year. You’d be a fool to miss it'.Tom also writes the incredibly successful Who's in Your Book? picture-book series and is one half of the author duo behind the Dinosaur that Pooped picture-book series too, which has sold over 1.5 million copies. Another thing that irritated me about Bram was how obsessed he is with physical strength and how he looks down on anyone less fit than him. He constantly jokes at the expense of an overweight man he meets later in the story and also makes some condescending remarks about his best friend. I would be fine with this if it was treated as a character flaw, but the way it is written invites the reader to laugh at these characters with him. I didn't join in because I don't find "haha, he's so fat!!!" to be particularly witty or funny. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of "Eve of Man (Eve of Man Trilogy #1)" of which I have reviewed voluntary. Eve is the first female to be born in 50 years. In an ageing world destroyed by man, she’s raised away from the conflict in the ‘dome’ - a paradise of school lessons, dancing and talking to her AI ‘friend’ Holly. But there’s more to Holly than meets the eyes. As Eve approaches her 16th birthday, can she accept her inevitable fate as the saviour of her race, or will a forbidden love force secrets out into the open? I liked both Eve and Bram and the world that’s been created and after the prologue I was glued and just couldn’t read fast enough. I was fully engrossed in this new world but then it seemed to slow and before I actually realised it I found I was skimming. I took a break and I’ll admit I wondered if this book was going to continue like this and just heat up at the end to get us ready for the next book.

I also found this to be a very imaginative read, though I do think we are not giving the XY gene enough credit in regards to society's breakdown without the female input. Lebo s čím najlepším prišli vedci? Jasné, posrali sme to, zničili sme svet a príroda sa nám za to pomstila a fakt nevieme, čo robiť. Tak si zoberieme toho za posledných päťdesiat rokov prvé dievča a povieme jej, že naše chyby musí napraviť ona, lebo je to jej povinnosť, ale pre istotu jej nepovieme, čo presne sme my sami posrali. Lebo tak pre nás bude jednoduchšie ovládať ju. I tried to like this, I really did. On paper it should be right up my street. Dystopian YA, female lead, ideas of gender suppression - but I just found it incredibly simplistic and uninspiring. It all just feels a little bit ‘been there, done that’ with a rather unsophisticated take on The Handmaid’s Tale, and this idea that women have been oppressed and controlled, which seems to be a recurrent theme in dystopian fiction at the moment. The writing style is very overly descriptive in terms of feelings, which I don’t think really works here, as nothing is left for the reader to interpret and develop their own opinions. It’s all telling, with no subtleties, which I think would have helped elevate the text.I found it to be a book of two halves and I didn't really enjoy the first half. I felt it took too long to get going, there was a lot of descriptions that weren't needed and that could've been spent on world building and telling me why we had a dystopian future. Why did girls stop being born? Why did Mother Nature feel a need to wipe out one half of society? The second half is much more high octane and for me more enjoyable as our hero escapes from the Dome and joins in with the band of rebels and mounts various rescue attempts.