Eve of Man

by Giovanna & Tom Fletcher

Amazon Prices:

Paperback: $15.70

Hardcover: $18.75

Kindle: Not available on Kindle 

Audible: $18.99 (Not available on Kindle Unlimited)

Before Reading Facts:

Eve of Man by Giovanna & Tom Fletcher was published in 2018 by Michael Joseph.

Page Count: 404 pages (paperback) 404 (hardcover) 

Audiobook length: 11 hrs 29 mins

Chapters: 67

Languages: English 

Summary of Book:

“All of her life Eve has been kept away from the opposite sex. Kept from the truth of her past. 

But at sixteen it’s time for Eve to face her destiny. Three potential males have been selected for her. The future of humanity is in her hands. She’s always accepted her fate.

Until she meets Bram.

Eve wants control over her life. Eve wants freedom.

But how do you choose between love and the future of the human race?

Eve of Man is the first in an explosive new trilogy by bestselling authors Tom and Giovanna Fletcher” -Michael Joseph

Author Biography:

“Giovanna and Tom Fletcher are two of the UK’s most successful authors. Tom is the creator of The Christmasaurus, which was the biggest debut children’s novel in 2016, while Giovanna’s novel, Some Kind of Wonderful, was one of the bestselling women’s fiction titles of 2017. Their books have sold over 1.5 million copies and have been translated into over 30 languages. Their social media platforms have a combined audience of almost 6 million followers. Tom and Giovanna married in 2012 and are parents to two boys, Buzz and Buddy. Eve of Man is their first novel as a writing duo, and the first in a trilogy.” -Michael Joseph

Book Review:

Overall Book Rating: ★★★★★ / ★★★★★

I decided to read this book as a part of the Livre D’Amour book club. The title and description of this book had me questioning whether or not I would actually enjoy reading this novel. I am not familiar with the authors and quickly noticed that obtaining this novel was a bit of a challenge. I was fortunate enough to obtain this novel from the Amazon warehouse, however some of the book club members had some trouble locating a copy. My guess is that we struggled to obtained copies since this novel came from a UK based publishing house. However, the hunt for this novel was totally worth it!

This novel was extremely interesting from the beginning. I was so drawn in by the first couple of chapters, and I simply could not put the book down. I wanted to keep reading more and more about this amazing story! The future of humanity the authors create gave me anxiety, and I needed to know what the future held for the human race.

From the very beginning, I followed the rising tension in this story. I was able to follow the curiosity of the characters and became so invested in the story and interested in the secrets they would unravel. This story read like a movie, and the tension and action was well-crafted and portrayed. I enjoyed every bit of this novel and was excited to know that this novel was the first in the trilogy. I cannot wait to see what is in store for these characters.

Audible Review:

Narration Rating: ★★★★★ / ★★★★★

Narration by Charlotte Ritchie and Josh Dylan

Ritchie and Dylan do an amazing work! Perhaps I am bias because I love their accent so much, but this was one of the most enjoyable narrations I have heard. I had no problem getting into this story and their narration made the novel all that much more enjoyable. For those of us who like to multitask and listen on the go, I recommend listening at a 1.5 speed, so one does not miss anything. For those who are listening while reading the book, I found 2.0 and 2.5 speed to be the best speeds. 3.0 was too fast for me, and I was missing a lot of what the narrator was saying and had to eventually slow down the narrator’s reading speed. 

Other works by this Author:

By Giovanna Fletcher:

• Billy and Me
• You’re the One that I Want
• Always with Love
• Dream a Little Dream
• Some Kind of Wonderful 

Short Stories

• Christmas with Billy and Me
• Dream a Little Christmas Dream

Non-Fiction

• Happy Mum, Happy Baby

By Tom Fletcher:

For Children

• The Christmasaurus
• The Creakers
• Brain Freeze (written specially for World Book Day 2018)

For Younger Readers

• There’s a Monster in Your Book
• There’s a Dragon in Your Book

Written with Dougie Poynter, For Younger Readers

• The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas
• The Dinosaur that Pooped a Planet!
• The Dinosaur that Pooped the Past!
• The Dinosaur that Pooped the Bed!
• The Dinosaur that Pooped a Rainbow!
• The Dinosaur that Pooped Daddy!
• The Dinosaur that Pooped a Lot! (written specifically for World Book Day 2015)