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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Elites of Eden by Joey Graceffa
4.0
It's been a while since I read the first book in this trilogy. I have to admit that I remember that I quite liked it, but that I still felt like the story was missing something. However, for a reading challenge I needed a book where the title starts with the last letter of the title from my previous book and from all the books with an E this was the one I was actually excited about. So, this afternoon, when I finished said previous book, I dived in with low expectations.
This book, for some reason, worked better for me than the previous book. Firstly because this book gives quite a lot of answers, shows us how the rich live and also gives our characters finally some sort of direction, an idea what they're actually fighting for. I mean, of course it's clear that second born children deserve much better than being murdered, but it felt like the issue was much bigger than that and it seems that the author and this book agreed with me.
I therefore quite enjoyed all the world building in this book. It's clear that Graceffa really thought about this world. He thought about why it started, which is a very plausible and even justified reason. He thought about how all those years have been like and he also thought about the endgoal. Of course, I should have known that if you build a smart computer system to get something done, solving your issues starts with having a closer look at said system.
However, I also think that the main character in this book works better than the main character in the previous book, partly because Yarrow seems to actually go somewhere. She's not just running around, without a clue what the goal is and what she's actually fighting for. Therefore her personality traits, understanding, kindness, compassion and forgiveness, are highlighted way more, which makes her easier to like and therefore even easier to root for.
I'm quite excited to read the conclusion. There's quite some work to be done!
This book, for some reason, worked better for me than the previous book. Firstly because this book gives quite a lot of answers, shows us how the rich live and also gives our characters finally some sort of direction, an idea what they're actually fighting for. I mean, of course it's clear that second born children deserve much better than being murdered, but it felt like the issue was much bigger than that and it seems that the author and this book agreed with me.
I therefore quite enjoyed all the world building in this book. It's clear that Graceffa really thought about this world. He thought about why it started, which is a very plausible and even justified reason. He thought about how all those years have been like and he also thought about the endgoal. Of course, I should have known that if you build a smart computer system to get something done, solving your issues starts with having a closer look at said system.
However, I also think that the main character in this book works better than the main character in the previous book, partly because Yarrow seems to actually go somewhere. She's not just running around, without a clue what the goal is and what she's actually fighting for. Therefore her personality traits, understanding, kindness, compassion and forgiveness, are highlighted way more, which makes her easier to like and therefore even easier to root for.
I'm quite excited to read the conclusion. There's quite some work to be done!