Eve and Adam

Eve and Adam

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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 bored...more
Hardcover, 291 pages
Published October 2nd 2012 by Feiwel & Friends
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Giselle
I don't know if it's the cover, or the latest craze of dystopians, but I was sure I was getting into a futuristic sci-fi novel when I started Eve and Adam. After only a few chapters though - confused about the lack of world building - did I suddenly realize that this is actually set in current day. This is not a bad thing at all, but my expectations did a complete 360 to which I ended up pleasantly surprised to have stumbled upon an intriguing sci-fi novel touching on genetics, and full of horri...more
Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity
"I want you, Evening, to design the perfect boy."

3.5 stars. Yes I do believe this is going to have some degree of awesome.

"What if she won't come with me?"
"Oh, she'll come. It's the fate of all creators. They fall in love with their creations."

What if you had the chance to design the perfect partner? Would you do it? At the very least, would you be curious enough to think about doing it?

Anyone else remember the 80's movie Weird Science? I loved that movie as a kid. When I first read the de...more
Steph Sinclair

Actual rating: 1.5 stars

Before there was Harry Potter there was Animorphs. I was in love with that series as a child. It was pretty serious. Half my closest was dedicated with Animorph books and I had a special shelf full of them right next to my bed. And honestly, looking back I'm surprised I didn't have an Animorph shrine a la Helga G. Pataki.


Obsessed? I like to think of it as an extreme hobby.

So when I saw Eve and Adam go up on NetGalley, I'll admit this freely, I squealed. I waited with bat...more
Maja
2.5 stars
In a sentence, Eve and Adam by the husband-and-wife writing team Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant is a smartly plotted and solidly written book that, unfortunately, lacks both depth and substance. I could be wrong in assuming that it is a packaged book, but even if I am, I’m pretty confident it was written with no real passion for the story. Although I certainly can’t object to the quality of writing itself, the superficiality with which the idea was developed is disappointing to s...more
Blythe
I'm trying so desperately to find something even slightly redeemable about husband-and-wife team Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant's return to young adult, Eve and Adam, but, as I was trying to think up some positive qualities that this book holds, I only ended up with the pathetic, "Well, it was a quick read...", and the equally as pathetic, "I guess it was original..." Clearly those two accolades - the only ones I can provide at the time, mind you - aren't the most enthusiastic, but this b...more
Braiden
Fairly quick and straight-forward read. Something aimed at readers between Gone and BZRK – at least that’s what I think. I find it is a lighter BZRK just dealing with genetic manipulation rather than biots and nanobots etc.

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‘What if she won’t come with me?”
‘Oh, she’ll come,’ Terra Spiker says. ‘It’s the fate of all creators; they fall in love with their creations.’


The first thing I did earlier this year when I found out about this book was squee like tomorrow was never coming. If you kno...more
Wendy Darling
This is one of those lukewarm "it's not you, it's me" cases, I think.

I read until around 100 pages and skimmed a bit further, but this one just didn't grab me. I didn't feel a connection with the characters and it felt as though a few things were too obviously set up--very fast--in the beginning of the book.

I've since read a couple of reviews that seem to indicate that the second half of the book is better, with more action and development, and that the story isn't as predictable as I thought i...more
Lisa (Badass Bookie)
The Short Story? - One of the best books I've read this year, Eve and Adam is definitely an extraordinary sci-fi with an original premise and beautiful characterisation. Interesting, edgy and fast paced, I completely devoured this novel in one sitting. I have nothing but good things to say about this novel, written by two of YA's greatest authors, what could simply go wrong? Eve and Adam is a must read!

The Long Story? - One of ritual things to do before writing a review is to read the review...more
Mitch
KA Applegate is my childhood hero but Eve and Adam almost gave me a scare. Sure, much of what I fondly remember about Animorphs and Everworld made it into this book, the cheeky humor, the obvious and not so obvious pop culture references, and especially the moral shades of gray that’s complicated but not preachy, but the first hundred pages or so just felt off. Luckily, the chapters go by quickly and I found a lot to like by the end of the book, although my overall impression is probably still s...more
Keertana
Eve and Adam is...well, it wasn't what I was expecting. I went into this novel confident that it would be yet another sci-fi novel that would fail to surprise me and after the first few chapters, I thought I had the romance and plot figured out. Well...I hate to admit this, but I was wrong and I am so glad I was! Eve and Adam, contrary to my expectations, did manage to be an exciting, intriguing, and unique novel - all aspects that make it stand out in its over-populated genre. Yet, desp...more
Megan (Book Brats)
Call me Snake SOLO...



Romance, science, genetic tinkering, and hot boys. The synopsis had me after one line, but EVE & ADAM is a bit of a mystery to me. Maybe I went in with strange expectations, or maybe the blurb is misleading, but I expected something a bit different expectations than I should have. Expecting genetic experimentation, the future, and a girl creating her perfect boy, what I got was… Okay, fine, I pretty much got what I was anticipating, just in a different form. But maybe it...more
Michael
For the expectations I had set for these authors, the book falls surprisingly flat on it's face. Character development is very poor. I'll try my best not to sound like a high school english teacher here, but the style is a whole lot of telling, not much showing. It never really flows. Split character dialogues is used ineffectively here. When we are introduced to Solo your bro-radar instantly goes off. Could they write a more shallow character? That would be fine if he had a minor role, but Solo...more
Rachel
Jul 10, 2012 Rachel rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of ANIMORPHS, Reddit.com, FRANKENSTEIN, geeky things, genetics
Recommended to Rachel by: Publisher's Weekly 2011
This review was EXTREMELY hard for me to write as I am a HUGE Animorphs fan. To the point of, I owe my beating heart to Katherine and Michael for teaching me to fly. (Also, for letting me have a fictional boyfriend named Tobias). This book was their first collaboration together with their names on the cover (as opposed to just ''K.A.'').

Eve is the only daughter of Terra Spiker, a wealthy ice-cold business woman who runs one of the top science compounds in the country. During this novel, Eve lea...more
Matt
"Oh instalove, how do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways."

This wasn't really bad. It was, though, a light fluff of a story that uses genetic engineering as an invisible skeleton to pack romance, familial issues, and a few insubstantial characters around. There's nothing...interesting, unique about this story. It recycles a bunch of what's already been done in the genre (plus romance), which bored me. Kind of skipped through the ending. Basically what's been said in other reviews.

Mostly, though...more
Misty
Did a video review for this one, but basic thoughts are:
*2.5 - Really mixed.
*Very fast read. (Very fast. Like, maybe it should have been slower so that things could happen in ways that made sense.)
*Sometimes funny, but often flat.
*3 characters, 2 authors, and yet only one voice among them...
*Rapey scientist says what?
*The end.

Click to view the review, yo!
Booknut
Miracles don't exist...or do they?

Evening Spiker has always loved biology, as well as the arts - her mother, Terra Spiker, one of the lead names in the scientific fields, although her methods are often less than savoury and her work is shrouded in mystery. After a freak car accident, Evening undergoes an operation at her mother's research facility. Her leg, cut off, is now healing...at a level that is far too good to be true.

Soul mates don't exist...or do they?

Evening's mother gives her somethin...more
Grace
So this is supposed to be, according to the blurb, all about Eve and the perfect boy she creates, right? WRONG. It's told in alternating chapters from the viewpoints of Eve and Solo. What? Who's Solo? Yeah, he's the guy that (view spoiler)[Eve ends up with (hide spoiler)].

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At the beginning, Eve is in some weird crash, and she sees her leg fly off, she's been trundled into hospitals, things are happening all around her, it's quite hectic. This dude, Solo, appears, who
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Eileen
Check out more of my reviews at ***Singing and Reading in the Rain***!

I knew Eve and Adam would be a hit or miss with me, and I was hoping it'd fall on the positive side of the rating spectrum. Unfortunately, Eve and Adam didn't exceed my expectations.

Originally, I planned on giving Eve and Adam a 3-star rating. After reflecting a bit on my decision, and when I finally sat down to write a review a few days later, I felt like there weren't enough positive points to highlight. I admit, Eve and Ad...more
Isamlq
Eve and Adam. Take a little of what Adoration of Jenna Fox made thrilling and throw in some the easy off hand humor that has marked some of the recent YA favorites (Elementals to name but one) and you just might get a handle on what reading this was like.

It’s funny.That’s actually the biggest surprise. It doesn’t take itself too seriously at all even with all the biological horrors alluded to. Eve is rich girl and perfectly aware. Solo has a ginormous chip on his shoulders. And they both live i...more
Honey Dew
I wasn't going to read this book at first. But then I saw very many people on goodreads adding the book to their TBR and blah blah. And I was like I should give it a try. It will be just one more book to my read pile haha.
This is the first book I have read by Mr. Grant and Ms. Applegate. Yes, I haven't read the Gone series or the Animorphs series. These two a married duo. I didn't know that. I only found after I read the beginnings of a few reviews for this book. :O

The book is told from three p...more
Jen Ryland
Jan 27, 2013 Jen Ryland added it
Shelves: netgalley
Eve and Adam was a fun, fast-paced read that kept me flipping the pages. It was one part Adoration of Jenna Fox, one part Mannequin. Eve was a spirited heroine, her mother a great Mommy Dearest-meets-Real Housewives of Silicon Valley villainess.

Source: eARC from NetGalley in exchange for possible review.

Solo and Eve band together to find out what the conniving grown-ups are hiding from them, outwit the baddies, and stay alive. The book uses multiple POVs, first switching between Eve and Solo's,...more
Mad Scientist
Concoction of a Review:

Think back to all of your old relationships or current one. I didn't say this to scare you but for you to envision the flaws of the other person. There are always flaws or quirks that can twist and bunch your skirts! Just think of this... What if you were given the chance to create a perfect partner? I am curious about the outcome if nothing else. Daughter of a major bio-pharmaceutical mongol, Evening, is handed a program to do just that. Design a flawless mate. I want to...more
W
Sep 04, 2012 W rated it 2 of 5 stars
Shelves: arc, 2012-read
A Google search and a kiss. That's the truth of it. That's what has me jumpy and indecisive and looking for an excuse to just not go all dogs of war.
I'm a warrior. I AM a dog of war. I've spent years... and no the will drains out of me because of a kiss and a Shakespeare quote?


While recovering from a serious car accident, Evening Spiker takes on a project at her mother's bio-pharmaceuticals company -- using a genetics program to "create" the perfect boy. As her new creation is coming together,...more
Sarah (saz101)
3.5 Stars

With the likes of Cinder, Unravelling, Obsidian—not to mention dystopian as a genre—it seems sci-fi’s been making a comeback of late. But while hi-tech, high-stakes and twisty plots are to sci-fi what teen angst and pointy teeth are to paranormal, sometimes, it’s just fun—and the Grant/Applegate dream-team deliver ‘fun’ in Eve and Adam by the bucket-load.

The Story:
Evening Spiker expects to wake up dead after she mangles an arm, loses a leg and a whole lot of blood in a brutal car accide...more
Tarra
So completely, goddamned cute. (I mean the ending).

This book was not what I expected. I expected a heavy, dark read not a funny, light one. I really like funny and light though I never remember that until I'm in the thick of it enjoing myself immensely.

Anywho. I expected this long, dark read because this book is about "creating" human life in a lab not a bedroom. I thought this was going to get all biblical and "Thou shalt not..." but it kept it's cool. It is about cloning and why that can't h...more
Sonia
3.5/5

Eve and Adam is not the book I thought it was.

Looking at my Goodreads page now, this seems like an easily avoidable mistake since apparently everyone else has by now realized this as well. But while I came into the novel with expectations of epic world-building and mind-boggling twists, what I actually got was a light, fun, almost fairytale-like read. Was I taken aback? Yes. Did I enjoy the book any less because of it? Absolutely NOT.

Evening Spiker is daughter to one of the most successful...more
Jessi Larie
See more reviews by me at Auntie Spinelli Reads

3.5/5

Eve and Adam was a bit strange at times, but I loved the writing style because it was quirky and engaging. There was humor at frequent intervals (and some innuendos) and the prose held my interest even when there wasn't really anything exciting happening. It was fairly short, so it was a quick and easy read.

Evening was a solid lead. She was smart and witty and there was nothing she did in the book to annoy me, which is a rare occurrence. Solo w...more
Aneeqah
You can find this review, and more, at my blog My Not So Real Life!

After reading countless lackluster reviews for Eve & Adam, my expectations weren’t too high for this book. I went into this book expecting something, and came out with something completely different. Eve & Adam is definitely a book like no other, and I surprised myself immensely while reading this book. I can honestly say that I enjoyed this book, which was something so unexpected yet welcomed.

The best thing about this bo...more
Christina (A Reader of Fictions)
Originally reviewed on A Reader of Fictions.

Initially, I really wasn't all that interested in this book. I sort of thought it was middle grade or children's from the cover, and, despite my childhood obsession with The Animorphs, the authors weren't big draws. I picked it up at BEA, because when I got my ticket for Crewel they gave me one for this as well and I thought why not. I'm glad I did pick it up, because I was definitely pleasantly surprised by this one.

First off, I have to say that this...more
Krystal
Aug 11, 2012 Krystal rated it 5 of 5 stars
Shelves: arc
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From the get go, I knew I would like this book. The cover alone tipped me off to expect an exciting plot and a lot of action. Evening “E.V.” Spiker is the daughter of a Biopharmaceuticals mogul-scientist. After being in a horrible accident, E.V. goes to stay at the Spiker research facility while she heals. To keep E.V. occupied, Terra Spiker, E.V.’s mother, has E.V. test new software for the company. E.V. will be “playing God” and building a Sim person on...more
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