Title: Eve and AdamAuthor: Michael Grant & Katherine ApplegateEdition: hardcoverSeries: noneReleased Date: October 2nd, 2012Publisher: Feiwel & FriendsGoodreads / Amazon And girl created boy…
In the beginning, there was an apple—
And then there was a car crash, a horrible injury, and a hospital. But before Evening Spiker’s head clears a strange boy named Solo is rushing her to her mother’s research facility. There, under the best care available, Eve is left alone to heal.
Just when Eve thinks she will die—not from her injuries, but from boredom—her mother gives her a special project: Create the perfect boy.
Using an amazingly detailed simulation, Eve starts building a boy from the ground up. Eve is creating Adam. And he will be just perfect... won’t he?
After a car accident, Evening Spiker is shipped to the Spiker Headquarters to heal. To keep her busy, her mother has the ultimate toy: a simulator where Eve creates the perfect boy to roam the Earth. Then she meets Solo Plissken, a boy who seems to be under his mother's wing, but is quite rebellious. Wit the help of Solo and Eve's best friend, Aislinn, they uncover the secrets of the Spiker Corporation and find out that the people they love aren't exactly who they thought to be.
Instantly, I dove into this novel. I wasn't expecting much but this definitelly exceeded my expectations! I had expected a very science-y, dystopian novel, but it didn't have much of that to it. Of course, it had some science aspects, but it would be based more under the mystery-dystopian category. There was always a cliffhanger at the end of chapters that usually ended in a question so you always had to keep reading.
Honestly, I didn't like Eve that much. She seemed all innocent and everything, but it always seemed like she had a hidden agenda which made iher hard to relate with. It wasn't stated that she had other ambitions, but she just felt like the person that would. Due to the fact that you couldn't uncover her true motives, she just seemed to pull away from the reader more. Solo, on the other hand, was a spectacular character. The way that he had a bit of bad-assery and sass made him an extremely likeable character. I have to say, he was one of my favorite characters in the novel. The only time I really truly liked Eve is when she was interacting with Solo. Even in the beginning, when they put up an imaginary wall between the two of them, I still loved them together.
Aislinn, oh Aislinn. I DID NOT like her. She was sweet and funny at times, but I hated her choices at times. The whole thing with her boyfriend was crazy - the only upside was it gave the plot a bit more substance! I liked Eves friendship with Aislinn though. It made both of the characters a bit more likeable.
I really liked how the story was set up. Usually I have troubles between alternating point of view chapters, but the characters it switched before had such distinct characteristics that I didn't even have to read the chapter headings to know who was speaking. Also, the chapters were short, which quickens the pace of the book and makes it easier to read!
Overall, I thought this novel did well! It exceeded my expectations, but it wasn't THAT amazing. The plot was solid, the characters were pretty solid - but nothing rose above and beyond. The only thing is I kind of wish there were a sequel of sorts.
