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A review by effinalice
Little Eve by Catriona Ward
2.0
Little Eve was originally published in the UK back in 2018. It is being re-printed and will be available in the US for the first time.
In Little Eve we follow a family that’s isolated itself off of the coast of Scotland. They worship what they call “the Adder “ and they believe the world will soon come to an end.
The atmosphere is dark and gothic. The story opens up with a pretty gruesome scene. A butcher discovers the family murdered with the exception of Dinah and Eve. Dinah is missing an eye and Eve is suspected of killing everyone.
We follow the family back in time to explore their family dynamics, and their manipulation at the hands of their uncle.
The book ultimately didn’t work for me. I can’t precisely pinpoint what was missing. It might be that Catriona Ward’s writing style doesn’t quite work for me. The writing felt very repetitive and dense at some points.
Thank you to netgalley for a copy of this arc in exchange for a review.
In Little Eve we follow a family that’s isolated itself off of the coast of Scotland. They worship what they call “the Adder “ and they believe the world will soon come to an end.
The atmosphere is dark and gothic. The story opens up with a pretty gruesome scene. A butcher discovers the family murdered with the exception of Dinah and Eve. Dinah is missing an eye and Eve is suspected of killing everyone.
We follow the family back in time to explore their family dynamics, and their manipulation at the hands of their uncle.
The book ultimately didn’t work for me. I can’t precisely pinpoint what was missing. It might be that Catriona Ward’s writing style doesn’t quite work for me. The writing felt very repetitive and dense at some points.
Thank you to netgalley for a copy of this arc in exchange for a review.