It's incredibly boring. This book put me in a slump because not only was it slow but I was forcing myself to read it because I felt like I had to read it. I honestly did not expect the Fletchers to be so damn brutal! Don't get attached to any character too much because they are not worried about killing them off! I honestly could not believe it every time a character died, I was just waiting for the reveal that actually they're still alive. I think this is the making of a really good book though because it always keeps you on your toes and you never get comfortable in where the plot is going. Gi and Tom manage to write so perfectly together. If you didn’t know there were two authors then you wouldn’t be able to tell. The story just flows. I won't be continuing with this series unfortunately but don't let that put you off. I have been in a reading slump and many other people enjoyed it more than me, it just didn't work for me personally. The ending was unexpected but also expected, like I thought it would happen earlier in the book, but then as I was reading it I was so focused on the place they were in and what on earth was going on there that I was like oh my gosh what if this other thing happened- I was terrified. Thankfully, the second thing didn’t happen because if it did I would not know how to cope.

The narration of Michael, who Eve referred to in book one as a YOUNG man, was read by a more mature (and very proper) sounding voice that didn’t seem to fit the character. The entire narration would have benefited from being less read and more acted, particularly the voice of Eve - a girl obsessed with the real, but who speaks in a lingering voice as if her every word is poetry. I love the characters in this book, those characters that we learnt to love in Eve of Man return. The stakes are higher, but the character development continues. I didn't think I could love these characters anymore than I already did, especially Bram and Eve but oh my god I love them so much more now. They are such complex, wonderful, strong, loveable characters and I just want more and more from them please! Firstly, I want to say thank you to Netgalley for sending me an early E-ARC of The Eve Illusion. I was so so excited to receive this as I loved Eve of Man so much and it ended on such a cliffhanger that I just needed to know what happened next.I really enjoyed Eve of Man, and while The Eve Illusion is similarly full of detailed descriptions, compelling characters and self-reflections, I admit I found it frustrating this time. Being a more action based novel this time, I found I just wanted the story to move faster! With long thoughts from tortured souls, it can be hard work to listen to at times, although overall worth the effort. Eve and Bram just feel like completely different characters (and I don't mean in a development kind of way, although they did develop. Just not in the way I hoped), the writing felt different to the first one and I don't particularly care for the new POV (Michael). I understand the reasoning for adding the new POV as we need someone in the EPO to help us follow what's happening there but uggh. I think I stopped caring. The Freevers - calling for revolution - claim they'll protect her. But is she swapping one prison for another? The story was unexpectedly more predictable than I’d hoped, with the twists seeming obvious, however the EPO’s true purpose is increasingly exposed, which brings some satisfaction and there is plenty of heroism and drama. It ends on another cliffhanger, so be prepared to wait patiently for book 3 which I believe isn’t due until 2023?

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.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. The amount of plot twists in this book is INSANE, my mind was completely blown and I was sped reading to try and find out what else was a lie, but at the same time not wanting to finish it because the next one does not come out for over a year. 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. Although I had guessed the twist during the first book, I still felt excited when all was revealed. I found some parts to be so incredibly moving that my heart ached. I really love the unique concepts that are used in these books, the use of memories in this one had the psychologist in me absolutely enthralled. Overall, I found the ending so strong that it has made me super excited for the final book to be released. I cannot wait to find out what happens to all the characters and to return to this dystopian world.

Also by this author: Dream a Little Christmas Dream, Billy and Me, Christmas With Billy and Me, Eve of Man I loved the multiple POVs. In book one we had Eve and Bram, in this book we also have Michael. For the narration, each POV had a different narrator which helped to separate the differences. Ak ste čítali prvý diel série Dcéra ľudstva, viete, že už päťdesiat rokov sa nenarodilo žiadne dievča. Ženy boli buď neplodné, alebo rodili chlapcov. Jedného dňa sa stal zázrak. Na svet prišlo dievčatko, Eva. Spoločnosť EPO, na čele ktorej stála chladná Vivian, s ňou mala veľké plány. Zatvorili ju do Veže vysoko v oblakoch a obklopili ilúziou dokonalého sveta. Nie každý s takýmto riešením súhlasil, mnohí bojovali za Evine oslobodenie. Dostala vzdelanie, život v zlatej klietke, lekársky dohľad a prípravu na svoju jedinú úlohu, stať sa matkou dcér. Aby sa necítila osamelá, mala zvláštnu spoločníčku, rovnako starú Holly. Eva rýchlo zistila, že Holly je podobná hologramu, no riadia ju živí ľudia. Skutočne si rozumela len s jediným človekom ukrytým za hologramom. Vytvorili si silné puto. Spozná ho, keď ho konečne uvidí? V istom momente sa udalosti vymkli kontrole EPO. Eva sa búri a zdá sa, že prvé plánované tehotenstvo je ohrozené. Ako toto šialenstvo dopadne?

I really enjoyed the first book in this series and I was very excited when I finally got to read the next instalment.

Set in a dystopian future that has seen no girls born for 50 years . . . This promises to be one of the big books of the year. You'd be a fool to miss it' Heat The first book sets the scene; however, Eve doesn’t know anything about the world she is living in, but in this one she understands the world she once lived in is not what she thought it was. Ich liebe liebe liebe diese Geschichte. Eine dystopische Welt, welche vor dem Aussterben der Menschheit steht. Ein System welches nichts Gutes im Sinn hat. Und Freunde, welchen man nicht allen Vertrauen sollte. Ach, es ist einfach pure Action. The book started with a recap of the first book in the trilogy but introduced a new perspective which was a twist I wasn't expecting, but Tom and Giovanna made the third character just as personal and believable as both Bram & Eve. I struggled to get into this book at first as I found that it was quite slow and there was some descriptions/paragraphs that slowed my reading down a bit, but once I got into it I couldn't put it down. Den ersten Teil der Reihe habe ich geliebt und er war ein Highlight für mich, umso mehr habe ich mich auf den zweiten Teil der Trilogie gefreut. Die Geschichte um Eve geht genau da weiter, wo sie aufgehört hat. Doch wir bekommen noch einen weiteren Erzähler in dieser Geschichte hinzu.

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We jump right in where the first book ended. It’s full of action and is a little more grown up than book one. A bit like the later books of Harry Potter here the characters start to show who they really are and not all of them have Eve’s best interests at heart. I was quite fascinated by the level of violence in this one for a young adult book. I suppose it depends on the ages reading it and I was myself a quite mature reader in my early teens but it is graphic. This is actually the angle that I enjoyed the most. We have Michael, the career soldier, his power crazed mad scientist father & the secret part of the dome. More of that was revealed this time around although we need part 3 to really see what's going on there and I get the impression it's not going to be anything nice. The Eve Illusion starts right where the first book finished. Eve and Bram fight for her freedom from the life she has been forced to live. But, is it possible for her to ever be truly free and is she safe from those who want her for their own gains?