The Eve Illusion (Eve of Man Trilogy, 2)

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The Eve Illusion starts right where the first book finished. Eve and Bram fight for her freedom from the life she has been forced to live. But, is it possible for her to ever be truly free and is she safe from those who want her for their own gains?

Tom's books have been translated into thirty-nine languages, and to date he has sold over 5 million copies of his books in the UK alone. We jump right in where the first book ended. It’s full of action and is a little more grown up than book one. A bit like the later books of Harry Potter here the characters start to show who they really are and not all of them have Eve’s best interests at heart.The first book sets the scene; however, Eve doesn’t know anything about the world she is living in, but in this one she understands the world she once lived in is not what she thought it was.

Tom also writes the incredibly successful Who's in Your Book? picture-book series and is one half of the author duo behind the Dinosaur that Pooped picture-book series too, which has sold over 1.5 million copies. I won't be continuing with this series unfortunately but don't let that put you off. I have been in a reading slump and many other people enjoyed it more than me, it just didn't work for me personally. For the last 16 years, Eve has been a prisoner. Guarded by the Mothers. Trapped by her fate. Watched by the world. The plot develops in such a complex and wonderful way. I really enjoyed seeing the authors expand on the plot that they had already built the foundations for. It has been developed so well and in a way that has definitely satisfied the questions that I had from the previous book. I will say, this isn't a spoiler, that one of the worlds in particular that we are introduced to I would have liked to know a little bit more so I could put part of the plot into a little bit more perspective. However, I suppose that is something that I am going to have to wait for in the next book as I believe it is going to be featured greatly. I did enjoy this though. The story was unexpectedly more predictable than I’d hoped, with the twists seeming obvious, however the EPO’s true purpose is increasingly exposed, which brings some satisfaction and there is plenty of heroism and drama. It ends on another cliffhanger, so be prepared to wait patiently for book 3 which I believe isn’t due until 2023?Den ersten Teil der Reihe habe ich geliebt und er war ein Highlight für mich, umso mehr habe ich mich auf den zweiten Teil der Trilogie gefreut. Die Geschichte um Eve geht genau da weiter, wo sie aufgehört hat. Doch wir bekommen noch einen weiteren Erzähler in dieser Geschichte hinzu. In the eyes of many observers, the outbreak of the First World War thoroughly discredited Angell and his followers. Economic arguments had not prevented this massive conflagration from occurring. However, the unprecedented devastation caused by that war also affirmed Angell’s thesis that war no longer made economic sense. Consequently, Angell’s attempts to deromanticise war and his plea for enlightened statecraft did not go out of fashion. He continued his struggle for international peace and détente between the major powers, and remained an international celebrity – by the 1930s, “The Great Illusion” had been published in six editions, and Angell had maintained a tremendous literary output. He was knighted and, in 1933, received the Nobel Peace Prize. However, the 1930s provided some hard lessons for Angell and his faith in human rationality. The growth of fascism and communism worried him. He also realised that by appeasing those who were prepared to use military force to achieve their aims, the European democracies were effectively lowering the cost of aggression. Dobre si zapamätajte názov knihy. Nebudete na konci tak prekvapení a mimo, ako som bola ja. A možno aj budete, pretože na záver knihy sa podľa mňa pripraviť ani nedá. Celý čas si myslíme, že vieme o čom príbeh je a akým smerom sa bude ďalej vyvíjať. Až pokiaľ nepochopíme, že to tak vôbec nie je. Že to bola iba naša Ilúzia.