The Eve Illusion
Author: Giovanna & Tom Fletcher
Published by: Michael J Books
Pages: 405
Format: Paperback
My Rating ★★★
Published by: Michael J Books
Pages: 405
Format: Paperback
My Rating ★★★
She is free. But can she fight back?
Eve - the last girl on Earth - is finally free . . .
After sixteen years imprisoned in the Tower, Eve has escaped with Bram - into the unknown.
Fearing her captors won't rest until she is found, the most famous girl in the world must hide.
The Freevers - calling for revolution - claim they'll protect her. But is she swapping one prison for another?
Eve wasn't born to be anyone's prisoner. And she knows where her heart truly lies.
My thoughts:
In a genre as saturated with dystopian fiction as Young Adult, Tom and Giovanna Fletcher have managed something which is becoming increasingly difficult to do: they’re created a world that’s unique, and a story which feels fresh and intriguing with each turn of the page.
The second in this trilogy of dystopian fiction picks up exactly where the first story left off. We follow Eve, the last girl on earth who could possibly reproduce and save the human race, and Bram who is one of her childhood companions, take centre stage again.
They escape the Tower where Eve has spent most of her sixteen years of life so far and join the rebel underground movement. The regime is never far behind them as they plot what to do next. Michael, who feels a connection to Eve from meeting her in the Tower, has a large part in the story too as he heads up the team trying to recapture Eve.
The world that has been created in what used to be London was really well done and I enjoyed seeing the contrast between the Tower and the Deep. The story follows Eve and Bram whilst discovering new supporters and traitors in their world where everything isn’t what it seems.
There is a distinctly darker and more violent feel to the story which adds to the menace of the regime. The horrific torture sequences nonetheless make gripping if disturbing, reading.
I feel I can only give this one a three-star rating, as I didn’t think it was as good as the first book in the series. Most importantly, the plot is much slower to build in this one. It was slower to grab my interest, and certain chunks of the story seemed to drag. For me, it just lacked the real pace and excitement of the first book for me. I guessed the two big plot twists early on and was a little disappointed by the very obvious final revelation. Once again though, we are left wanting more of the story. I certainly enjoyed this instalment enough to read part three, which I’m told we can expect in March next year. Hopefully it has set up for an excellent third book, as I rated the first pretty highly.
Thank you to Tandem Collective and Michael J. Books for providing me with a copy of the paperback to read and review. I enjoyed taking part in the official online read along of The Eve Illusion!
Overall reaction:
In a genre as saturated with dystopian fiction as Young Adult, Tom and Giovanna Fletcher have managed something which is becoming increasingly difficult to do: they’re created a world that’s unique, and a story which feels fresh and intriguing with each turn of the page.
The second in this trilogy of dystopian fiction picks up exactly where the first story left off. We follow Eve, the last girl on earth who could possibly reproduce and save the human race, and Bram who is one of her childhood companions, take centre stage again.
They escape the Tower where Eve has spent most of her sixteen years of life so far and join the rebel underground movement. The regime is never far behind them as they plot what to do next. Michael, who feels a connection to Eve from meeting her in the Tower, has a large part in the story too as he heads up the team trying to recapture Eve.
The world that has been created in what used to be London was really well done and I enjoyed seeing the contrast between the Tower and the Deep. The story follows Eve and Bram whilst discovering new supporters and traitors in their world where everything isn’t what it seems.
There is a distinctly darker and more violent feel to the story which adds to the menace of the regime. The horrific torture sequences nonetheless make gripping if disturbing, reading.
I feel I can only give this one a three-star rating, as I didn’t think it was as good as the first book in the series. Most importantly, the plot is much slower to build in this one. It was slower to grab my interest, and certain chunks of the story seemed to drag. For me, it just lacked the real pace and excitement of the first book for me. I guessed the two big plot twists early on and was a little disappointed by the very obvious final revelation. Once again though, we are left wanting more of the story. I certainly enjoyed this instalment enough to read part three, which I’m told we can expect in March next year. Hopefully it has set up for an excellent third book, as I rated the first pretty highly.
Thank you to Tandem Collective and Michael J. Books for providing me with a copy of the paperback to read and review. I enjoyed taking part in the official online read along of The Eve Illusion!
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