Author: Anna Carey
Rating: 5 stars
The Blurb:
Where do you go when nowhere is safe?
Sixteen years after a deadly virus wiped out most of Earth’s population, the world is a perilous place. Eighteen-year-old Eve has never been beyond the heavily guarded perimeter of her school, where she and two hundred other orphaned girls have been promised a future as the teachers and artists of the New America. But the night before graduation, Eve learns the shocking truth about her school’s real purpose—and the horrifying fate that awaits her.
Fleeing the only home she’s ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Along the way she encounters Arden, her former rival from school, and Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust . . . and her heart. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life.
The Review:
This is a book that I had thought about reading for a long time, I just never seemed to have enough time to get around to it. When I finally did read it I could have kicked myself for waiting so long!
Our titular character is Eve who lost her mother to the plague when she was five years old. Now as a teenager she is attending and about to graduate as her class valedictorian from an all school where the girls are well taken care of. Eve believes her impending graduation to be a great thing, she believes that she will get to go off and learn a trade for four years and then be off to the city of sand where she would become a great artist. She believed all of this was going to happen, until she ran into her rival Arden who has plans to escape the school. Arden tells Eve that all the graduates are going to be used for breeding purposes to get the world's population back on track after the plague killed so many. Eve doesn't believe her even though her gut is telling her otherwise, she decides to go looking for proof. Eve sneaks her way to the trade school hoping that Arden was mistaken but to her horror she discovers that Arden was telling the truth the whole time. Eve has no choice but to escape and try to survive on her own in the real world.
I really loved this book, it was really well written and the characters were very relatable. At times Eve could be very naive and a bit careless, but that stems from her being essentially brainwashed by the adults who run the school she was at. Once she got farther away from the school and got a little life experience under her belt she began to understand what the world was about. That's not to say she didn't make mistakes every one in a while but if she was perfect, this book would have been really boring. Eventually she meets up with Arden and although they didn't like each other at school they quickly learned to depend on one another. After a few days on the road together they both go hunting and separate for a bit, Eve is a terrible hunter but I can forgive her for that because she has spent her whole life in a school not being allowed out in the real world. While "hunting" Eve stumbles across a bear cub (this is one of those moments where Eve doesn't totally think things through) and starts to pet it and play with it. Unsurprisingly the cub's mother isn't far off. As Eve prepares to be mauled something unexpected happens; she is saved by a boy. Now, the school has taught Eve to be fearful of men. She was always told that they were brutal and how dangerous love was. Eve was reluctant at first but given a choice between being eaten by a bear and going with a boy the choice was obvious. Caleb, the "dangerous" boy takes Eve and Arden to his home. His home is a cave in the mountains where he lives with many other guys. Eve befriends some of the young boys and starts to teach them to read. This part sort of reminded me of Wendy telling stories to the lost boys in Peter Pan. As the weeks go by romance begins to spring between Eve and Caleb despite her initial fears of men. Eve and Arden still aren't safe though, they discover that Eve has a bounty on her head and it doesn't seem like the leader of all the boys likes having them around.
I loved the characters in this book, even if they weren't in it for a very long time there was usually something about them that made me want to get to know more about them. I particularly enjoyed how Arden went from being harsh and bitter to being able to really open up to Eve and become her friend. Caleb is the quintessential sweet guy that every girl wants to be with. He is smart, sweet, and brave. The little boys that Eve teaches to read are just adorable and so sweet. I would love to know more about them. I would also like to know more about Eve's friends back at school. I felt so bad when Eve didn't have time to warn them about their awful fate.
My one and only complaint is that this book felt so short and I really just wanted it to keep going. I can't wait to read the next one in the series and continue on this adventure with Eve.
Tell me in the comments what you thought of Eve, and if you haven't read it maybe you could suggest a book that you really loved. I love getting comments and feedback :)
The Review:
This is a book that I had thought about reading for a long time, I just never seemed to have enough time to get around to it. When I finally did read it I could have kicked myself for waiting so long!
Our titular character is Eve who lost her mother to the plague when she was five years old. Now as a teenager she is attending and about to graduate as her class valedictorian from an all school where the girls are well taken care of. Eve believes her impending graduation to be a great thing, she believes that she will get to go off and learn a trade for four years and then be off to the city of sand where she would become a great artist. She believed all of this was going to happen, until she ran into her rival Arden who has plans to escape the school. Arden tells Eve that all the graduates are going to be used for breeding purposes to get the world's population back on track after the plague killed so many. Eve doesn't believe her even though her gut is telling her otherwise, she decides to go looking for proof. Eve sneaks her way to the trade school hoping that Arden was mistaken but to her horror she discovers that Arden was telling the truth the whole time. Eve has no choice but to escape and try to survive on her own in the real world.
I really loved this book, it was really well written and the characters were very relatable. At times Eve could be very naive and a bit careless, but that stems from her being essentially brainwashed by the adults who run the school she was at. Once she got farther away from the school and got a little life experience under her belt she began to understand what the world was about. That's not to say she didn't make mistakes every one in a while but if she was perfect, this book would have been really boring. Eventually she meets up with Arden and although they didn't like each other at school they quickly learned to depend on one another. After a few days on the road together they both go hunting and separate for a bit, Eve is a terrible hunter but I can forgive her for that because she has spent her whole life in a school not being allowed out in the real world. While "hunting" Eve stumbles across a bear cub (this is one of those moments where Eve doesn't totally think things through) and starts to pet it and play with it. Unsurprisingly the cub's mother isn't far off. As Eve prepares to be mauled something unexpected happens; she is saved by a boy. Now, the school has taught Eve to be fearful of men. She was always told that they were brutal and how dangerous love was. Eve was reluctant at first but given a choice between being eaten by a bear and going with a boy the choice was obvious. Caleb, the "dangerous" boy takes Eve and Arden to his home. His home is a cave in the mountains where he lives with many other guys. Eve befriends some of the young boys and starts to teach them to read. This part sort of reminded me of Wendy telling stories to the lost boys in Peter Pan. As the weeks go by romance begins to spring between Eve and Caleb despite her initial fears of men. Eve and Arden still aren't safe though, they discover that Eve has a bounty on her head and it doesn't seem like the leader of all the boys likes having them around.
I loved the characters in this book, even if they weren't in it for a very long time there was usually something about them that made me want to get to know more about them. I particularly enjoyed how Arden went from being harsh and bitter to being able to really open up to Eve and become her friend. Caleb is the quintessential sweet guy that every girl wants to be with. He is smart, sweet, and brave. The little boys that Eve teaches to read are just adorable and so sweet. I would love to know more about them. I would also like to know more about Eve's friends back at school. I felt so bad when Eve didn't have time to warn them about their awful fate.
My one and only complaint is that this book felt so short and I really just wanted it to keep going. I can't wait to read the next one in the series and continue on this adventure with Eve.
Tell me in the comments what you thought of Eve, and if you haven't read it maybe you could suggest a book that you really loved. I love getting comments and feedback :)
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