The Christmasaurus is currently being developed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey into an animated, feature-length movie with original songs written by Tom.

This is told in dual POV from Both Eve and Brams perspective and though there was a budding romance here this is a completely clean YA and the romance is more of a secondary concern the main focus being on the underlying greater purpose and the breakdown in society..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? This really appealed to me the idea of a dystopian landscape where female births have decimated to the point where the last XX Birth in fifty years is the honour of one young girl aptly name Eve. Set in a dystopian future where infertility has decimated the female population, Eve was the first girl born in 50 years. Her life is contained to the tower, where she’s watched over by the strict ‘Mothers’. Now 16, humanity’s survival rests in her hands and three suitors have already been selected. But then she meets Bram. An unconventional love story set amidst a chaotic future England, Eve must choose between true love and the future of the human race.

As such, Eve is hidden away from the world in a strange high tower-building called The Dome. She's protected, yet isolated, with only a hologram of 'Holly' to act as her friend. Ironically, Holly is activated by a male called Bram. Even more ironically, they fall in love... and that's when things start getting very interesting. Unsurprisingly she is one hot commodity; kept segregated from the common masses in the tower with the Mothers; Aged woman who have made it there lives vocation to raise her. 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. 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.

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Eve can’t stop thinking about Bram and she starts to consider her life and what her future could hold if she was truly free to make her own decisions. 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.

Napriek tomu bola Eva veľmi príjemná hrdinka, bola ale veľmi mladučká, no sledovať jej cestu a to, ako postupne otvára oči a zisťuje pravdy nielen o sebe, ale aj o svete, je na jednej strane krásne a na druhej žalostné. V takom prenesenom zmysle som vlastne sledovala dieťa, ktoré zrazu prichádzalo o nevinnosť a svoje ideály tým najkrutejším možným spôsobom. Bram hingegen war mir super sympathisch und ich hätte von ihm gerne noch mehr erfahren. (Wir erfahren zwar sehr viel, aber ich meine andere Dinge) Also, there's no real explanation for why things are the way they are which I found a rather perplexing fact. Eve is now 16 years old three potential mates have been selected for her to choose from. But things don’t go as planned and this is when she actually meets Bram for the first time. She knows on sight that he’s her favourite Holly. Ultimately I will read book two as I do want to know where this is going but I'm not sure how invested I am yet. watch this space.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. 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. Let the voices of Charlotte Ritchie and Josh Dylan transport you to a dystopian Britain where women are scarce and a male-dominated population rules. Ritchie effortlessly conveys the weight of Eve’s burden – choosing between humanity and her heart – with empathy and conviction. Dylan’s portrayal of Bram, meanwhile, gives listeners a vivid insight into the miserable world outside of Eve’s tower. Together, the narrators draw you into this unorthodox love story and have you rooting for the main protagonists until the unexpected final chapter.

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. Die Aufregung im Tower reicht eigentlich auch, um das ganze Buch zu füllen und dabei spannend und unterhaltsam zu bleiben. 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.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. Autori síce v knihe dosť jasne pomenúvajú niektoré závažné témy a mnohé morálne otázky, avšak všetko toto som vnímala skôr len medzi riadkami. Nakoľko Eva a Bram si to ešte neuvedomovali a neskôr len okrajovo, ale je jasné, že s tým všetkým budú konfrontovaní v pokračovaniach. Kniha sa teda čítala dobre, dej bol svižný, avšak nepriniesol nič, čo by predtým nevidela v iných dystópiách. Napriek tomu som si čítanie užila, nakoľko autori vo mne vyvolali veľa pocitov a dali mi veľa námetov na premýšľanie. Čo, predpokladám, bolo ich zámerom. Spätestens seit “The Christmasaurus” bin ich ein riesiger Tom Fletcher Fan. Es war also nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis ich mich auch dem Werk, welches er gemeinsam mit Ehefrau Giovanna Fletcher geschrieben hat, widmen würde. Als ich dann erfuhr, dass es auch bald auf Deutsch erscheinen würde, machte ich Nägel mit Köpfen und befreite das Buch von meinem SUB. Dort lag es ohnehin schon viel zu lange. Was mir gefehlt hat war das Worldbuilding und auch viele Details, die die Welt abrunden. Wenn mir kreative Details auffallen, bin ich immer total begeistert, und das war hier nicht so. Dass es keine Frauen gibt, betrifft ja die ganze Welt, aber außerhalb vom Tower sieht man so wenig. Kein normaler Alltag und auch vom Rest der Welt sieht man nicht viel. Bei einer so globalen Thematik sollte man mehr Faktoren mit einbeziehen.