Eve & Adam

Eve & Adam by Michael Grant is a novel about a teenage girl, Eve, who is hit by a car and gravely injured. From the moment she wakes up in the hospital, she comes into contact with Solo, one of her mother's cronies. He is kind and gentle toward her, but something boils just under the surface. During Eve's recovery her mother Terra Striker, owner and operator of a large pharmaceutical company, tasks her with creating the perfect boy. Eve creates Adam using a simulation program in a painstaking process. Her hope is to finally create someone who will live up to her impossible standards while constantly reminding herself that Adam is only a simulation, not the real thing. Aislin, Eve's best friend, is the thorn in Terra Striker's side. She is a constant distraction for Eve and can't seem to stay out of trouble. How will this story play out?

In this story, Eve is immediately placed into a position of power simply because of who her mother is. We soon find out that she lives up to the position and even uses it to her advantage. She has moments where she comes off as tad dense; however, they are few and far between. Eve is intelligent and clearly has a lot going for her throughout the novel. Aislin on the other hand is not as fortunate. Aislin is often the victim of neglect, not unlike Eve in some respects; unfortunately, in Aislin's case, she responds to the lack of attention and accountability with a gusto for life that often gets her into highly dangerous situations. Aislin is the damsel in distress in this story and though she seems to be shamed by her constant need, she doesn't seem to know how to change it. This story is interesting and well developed. It is a fast easy read that I would qualify more as a pleasure read. There are references that place book in parallel to the bible at points, as the title suggests.

For those interested in more about this author, who also wrote the Gone series, you can visit the sites below, which give more information on the author and another series written by the author. I've also included an interview with Michael Grant, which isn't necessarily about Eve & Adam, but is interesting nonetheless.

Michael Grant

Gone Series

Interview with Michael Grant

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