I have been waiting for this sequel for what seems to be a very long time!
Not really my usual genre but I have very much enjoyed books one and two, so now I need to get my hands on book 3.

Have enjoyed The Eve of Man so much The Eve Illusion didn't disappoint - not quite as good as the first, but still a very good read.

This book is somewhat darker than the first, with a couple of quite disturbing scenes in this dystopian world. As expected I have now been left on another cliffhanger for book 3.

Thank you very much to NetGalley for my early review copy.

I'm not the target audience for this book, the type is all over the place at times, quite literally, still I'm sure young adults will lap this up.

Bram and. Eve seem to always be in trouble somewhere, there's lots of action and evil characters (Ernie, I'm looking at you) plus a romance behind it. I liked the story been told through the eyes of different characters each chapter, this worked well.

Unfortunately I read this book first, rather than going back to the first one in the series. I've now caught up with the preamble, so it makes a bit more sense. Will have to wait now to read what happens next in this series.

I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first one but I'm not really sure why as it has everything you could ask for, romance, deadly chases, unexpected plot twists (although there were a few I figured out early on too) and race against the time action. I loved that another love interest was put into it, one that isn't necessarily a bad guy but that will do bad things to protect what he is made to believe in.

Not a bad sequel but it does have a major cliffhanger that made me want to strangle the author as I know it will be a long time until the next book is released.

A great follow up to the first book following what happens to Eve once she escapes. Well written and high paced. Kepy my interest until the end.

An absolutely stunning sequel. I found myself unable to put the book down and I really can't wait to see what the authors write next.

I hadn't read the first book, and I discovered I didn't need to in order to get the rules and ambient of the world Eve has run to .. . Some of the romantic bits are silly but I'm aware that YA has got c to include those themes! Very professional and enjoyable ..

This return to the world of Eve of Man picks up immediately where the previous book left off, as Eve and Bram have escaped the Tower, and begin the next stage of Eve's life, away from the influence of the Mothers, Bram's father, and Miss Vivian. Actually, that's not true. It starts off a little before the previous book ends, as we're introduced to Michael, our third POV character. Newly appointed commander of the Final Guard, we've seen Michael - briefly - in the previous book, as he was overwhelmed by Eve's presence, but this time around we get to spend much more time with him as he becomes our eyes inside the Tower, seeing what's going on behind the veil. Starting the book with Michael's point of view was a clever narrative decision, as it allowed the reader to recall what had gone before, without being bored if they happened to have just finished Eve of Man.
From there, like a free-fall down the side of a tower, it was an accelerating whirlwind of action as Eve and Bram link up with Freevers and the Tower guards try to bring her back. Propaganda and misinformation is inspected by the narrative of the novel as the EPO frame Eve's escape as a kidnapping, and her 'kidnappers' as dangerous criminals. But as Eve takes her first steps in this new stage of life, she's going to realise very quickly that it's not quite as easy as she might have hoped to leave the Tower behind her...

There's lots to really like in this book. The setting of a post-apocalyptic London is fun, especially as the contrast between the gargantuan EPO tower and the flooded remains of the city I live in is drawn out constantly. The Deep - the home of the Freevers - is dank and damp, and just so happens to be located inside the Houses of Parliament, which is fun. The Shard also plays a big role in the book. Eve and Bram, despite having trusted each other enough to jump off a building together, are just beginning to find out how their relationship will develop, and whether the bond between Eve and Holly will stand up to the changes they experience in becoming Bram and Holly, leaving the Tower, and starting to form a new life together. Plus, inside the Tower, we get to see more about what Dr Wells has been doing, the experiments that have been going on, the consequences of letting the most important human in the world escape, and exactly how far Vivian Silva is willing to go in her pursuit of Eve. It gets pretty dark, and pretty twisted, and Michael, being caught up in the middle of all of this, is learning more than he ever wanted to know about the seedy underside of the EPO. And it's all really interesting, and more layered than we ever might think is possible.
There are a few aspects of the book that I found frustrating and disappointing - romantic back and forths between Eve and everyone she's ever met, and the lack of introspection from Eve into the idea that she's the saviour of mankind - a single woman is going to reproduce much slower than a single man, for example, given the necessity for gestation - and the way the book ended was a bit of a tropey disappointment, but at the same time I can see why these decisions were made, and it is still a YA book. Overall, thoroughly enjoyable, and just as strong as the first of the trilogy. Looking forward to the third, whenever it does arrive!

It wasn't until I read the title out loud that I made the connection from Eve Illusion to evolution! I know, I'm well aware you were all there before me! But I jumped into this one, not having read the first book in the series which is a failing I admit to, and didn't hinder my ability to grasp the story and fall right into the action. I actually enjoyed the sense of not knowing the bigger picture fuller as it unfolded, adding to the page-turner quality of this. I particularly enjoyed the imagination evident in creating the various parts of this potential future world and can absolutely see this ending up on a screen sometime soon...

I was a little worried that I wouldn't remember this story after waiting so long for 2nd book, however once I started reading I very quickly got in to it. There was plenty of action and drama to keep you hooked throughout and lots of twists and turns in the story. Once it got started I didn't want to put it down. I loved that we see Eve grow more as a characters rather being in her trapped world. Overall a great read and I hope we don't have to wait too long for the next book.

This was a good read a solid 3 stars but not as good as the first one. Perhaps it wasn’t the right hook to read in lockdown

In a world where we are blessed to have as many YA/dystopian options available for readers of all ages, the Fletchers have created a truly different sort of book. In the second of this series - Eve of Man was especially good - the plot expands as the characters continue to flee from You Know Who. There's so much detail within the book, building on the first, and I'm so impressed with THAT ending. Definitely worth a read and again, so impressed.

Eve has escaped the tower and is experiencing the world as it really is in this dystopian future. Now she needs to stay free or be dragged back to the Tower where she has been kept since she was a child.

Michael is one of her guards from the Tower and he desperately wants to be the one to find Eve. He has previously met her in person and feels a strong connection to her emotionally.

Bram was one of Eve's companions (via a projection), known as Holly, while she was in the Tower. Bram helped Eve escape and wants to ensure that she remains in the real world, preferably with him if possible.

Miss Vivian Silva has been in charge of Eve and her environment the entire time Eve lived in the Tower, she controlled everything about Eve's life. Dr Isaac Wells is the genius scientist who created the Holly projectant and many of the other devices in the Tower that for a time housed Eve. Both Miss Silva and Dr Wells are driven to recover Eve back to the Tower, between them, they direct and manage the actions of the various guards and security forces that they have inhabiting the place, to try and ensure that this happens.

There is a lot in this book to take in, the authors do a brief recap of the end of the first book to remind you of what happened and to enlarge on the details and specifics.

The world setup is very well described, so I was able to visualise it as I was reading. The characters were conflicted and flawed, as any normal person would be. This added depth and reality to them.

I have been eagerly awaiting this, the 2nd in the Eve of Man trilogy and I'm happy to say it certainly didn't disappoint. More intense emotionally than the first book but still as fast moving and attention grabbing, and yet another cliffhanger ending means I'm now impatient for the conclusion! Great world building from Tom & Giovanna Fletcher and even more compelling reading it during these dystopian times we appear to be now living in.

Giovanna and Tom Fletcher have certainly managed to deliver a sequel every bit as compelling as their first YA title. Eve's escape from the tower into the real world shows us a young woman who has to find her feet, and her place, fast while dealing with the aftereffects of realising that her entire life has been a lie. Desperate to return to the tower for her father, she risks putting the lives of those that love and support her at risk.

Despite finding the first third of this second title of the YA trilogy from the Fletcher husband and wife team a tad slow, once I got past it the twists started coming hard and fast building anticipation until you reach a cracking ending that will have you desperate for the conclusion to be published asap! I loved the dynamics of the characters in this book and found the torture scenes to be both horrific and sensitively done at the same time.

I'm looking forward to seeing what the future holds for the saviour of humankind in the concluding title.

The second book in what is set up to be an explosive trilogy.

I re-read the first book in the series before diving head first into The Eve Illusion.

All I can say without giving anything away is hurry up book number three!

Just as intense and exciting, literally the definition of a page turner.

How Tom and Giovanna have managed to work together to create a piece of writing that is seamless is beyond me.

A must read, and don't think you will be able to put the book down because you won't.

Thoroughly enjoyable. The Eve Illusion picks up where it left off in Eve if Man and the characters relationships and the plot is just as intense. I look forward to book 3!

This is a solid follow-up to Eve of Man, picking up in the midst of the action where the first book left off. It had been a while since I'd read the first book and it took me some time to pick up the threads again. I did find the first book more intriguing, perhaps because of the amount of careful world-building done by the authors, which obviously wasn't really required in this version. There were some intriguing twists and turns, though, and it will be interesting to read the final istallment.

I loved this book, definitely on par with the first book...Love the twists and turns in it, didnt disappoint at the end.
cant wait for the next one x

The second in this trilogy of dystopian fiction picks up exactly where the first story left off . Eve ,the last girl on earth who could possibly reproduce and save the human race, and Bram he,. one of her childhood companions, take centre stage again . They escape the Tower where Eve has spent most of her sixteen years of life so far and join the rebel underground movement . The regime is never far behind them as they plot what to do next. Michael ,who feels a connection to Eve from meeting her in the Tower, has a large part in the story too as he heads up the team trying to recapture Eve. The plot is slower to build in this book than in the first but the characters come to life more There is a distinctly darker and more violent feel to the story which adds to the menace of the regime . The horrific torture sequences nonetheless make gripping if disturbing ,reading . Once again we are left wanting more of the story.

I loved coming back to this story of Eve especially after the cliff hanger that was left in the first book! Eve is the last girl to be born for years and has spent all of her life in the 'Tower' where she has been protected from the outside world - she escapes with the help of her friend Bram and is now on the run from the people that are trying to keep her locked up and protected but are they really helping her? It took me a while to remember who everyone was as I read Eve of Man so long ago but once I was back in I couldn't stop reading - really engrossing book and i'm now looking forward to the final book now !!! Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC.