While I wasn't the biggest fan of the execution of EVE, I loved the premise and the questions it brought up, and I knew I'd want to read the sequel, ONCE. (read my review of EVE) ONCE picks up where EVE left off, with Eve in relative safety in the women-only commune of Califa.
However, Eve misses Caleb something terrible and soon leaves the settlement to find him. Thus begins an action packed/twisty narrative where Eve discovers many things are not as they seem at first.
Although I was not entirely convinced by the romance in EVE, Caleb is a real highlight of ONCE. He's not in the book nearly enough, but when he is, he steals the show. Eve has also grown a lot as a character and is more independent, less damsel in distress. I'm definitely excited for the third book, RISE.
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I'm listening to the audiobook of this one now. I thought it might be better that way, but I'm not sure. She talks or thinks about Caleb every other paragraph. I wouldn't be surprised to find there wasn't a single page in the book without his name. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteTheir romance definitely doesn't move me. It feels like instalove, even though it wasn't. She's just a little TOO into it, you know?
I'll back the badge on big twists. Still haven't read Once, but Eve definitely delivers!
ReplyDeleteI like books with big twists, so this book, and Once sound really good to me. Thanks for sharing your opinions and your reactions. It sounds like this sequel was just a leetle better than the first!
ReplyDeleteI have been going back and forth on whether or not to read EVE. I have seen a lot about it, but I am not sure if it would be for me. This does sound good, though, so maybe I should give the series a try...
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