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The group read for August is now open.

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I read this one in January and really liked it! I though it was a lot of fun. :)

I read this in August 2012, so I don't remember a lot about it now, but I'm hoping that as others read and discuss, I'll have some memories sparked.

I enjoyed this one as well. My rating is showing as 3 but I gave it a 3.5 in my review, so it was a tough call between 3 and 4. There were some unique ideas with the book but I wasn't sure how I felt about one of the guys iirc.

Anyway, I'll be looking forward to seeing what others think.

I thought it was funny.

Why did I think this was going to be a series? GR is not showing a book 2.

I heard there was going to be a sequel called Adam & Eve, but nothing...

I hadn't heard anything about a sequel so I dunno. Seems like it ended where it should have, to me.

Yeah, I thought it ended well. It definitely worked as as standalone, but I really wouldn't mind more.

I liked it, but I didn't love it. I was really enjoying the beginning of the book, but then I started having some conflicted feelings.(view spoiler)[I guess it all just ended in a too neat package for me, everything was just too perfect. (hide spoiler)] It was an enjoyable quick read.

Oh goodness! I have been so wrapped up in the challenge that I missed that this started! WIll have to get on it :)

Does any one have Eve & Adam on kindle that I could borrow?

I'm going to start this one this weekend. I got my copy from my library! Sorry Jen.

Jen wrote: "Does any one have Eve & Adam on kindle that I could borrow?"

Macmillan does not enable lending on their ebooks.

I find I'm enjoying the story in spite of it, but I'm really not a fan of the casual misogyny and slut shaming :\

Welcome to the group Liesavrais. :)

Stacia ~ Vixen of Variety wrote: "Welcome to the group Liesavrais. :)"

Awww, thank you! I'm excited to be here!

I finished this last week. It was an okay read for me. Honestly I can't even think of anything that I really liked about it but it was a short easy read and I can never be too upset with those.

One thing that I did notice was at one point she was talking to her friend about how she never dates but had interest from guys named Chet and Tad I think and she said that she did not want to date anyone with a silly name like theirs.

Meanwhile, her name is Evening (view spoiler)[and she ends up dating someone named Solo. Really? Honestly I thought that was his last name for the first part of the book. (hide spoiler)]

I think if you take this book seriously then you're not going to like it. (You as a general use of the word, not any you in particular.)

Natalie wrote: "One thing that I did notice was at one point she was talking to her friend about how she never dates but had interest from guys named Chet and Tad I think and she said that she did not want to date anyone with a silly name like theirs.

Meanwhile, her name is Evening "

This bothered me too! Among many other things...

Jenny wrote: "I think if you take this book seriously then you're not going to like it. (You as a general use of the word, not any you in particular.)"

Jenny wrote: "I think if you take this book seriously then you're not going to like it. (You as a general use of the word, not any you in particular.)"

I finished it and it is a fun read not to complicated or over thinkie. I had to turn off the science part of my brain a bit to just go with the ride and not get too caught up on details. (view spoiler)[Re-attachment of limbs with no scars, super human healing, evil corporation with living quarters, and mad scientists who are morally ambiguous set on making new people. Yep just go with the flow don’t over think the science of it. (hide spoiler)]

I did have Walle flashes sometimes and want to say Eeeeeveee although that is just a random snippet from my brain and really has nothing to do with the book what-so-ever.

I'd read a second book if there was one but this one ended very wrapped up.

Although I sort of snickered at (view spoiler)[Eve and Adam kiss, he is the perfect man but has no idea what to do and just sits there. Then directly after the kiss Adam and Aislen have the awkward conversation and his interest automatically just shifted to her. You can create the perfect man but you can't make him want to kiss you. Just kidding you know she is going to go for Solo from the beginning but still (hide spoiler)]

This book felt like eating marshmallow fluff, everything tastes delightful, you just don't want to investigate what you are really eating.

I agree with Kim's comments, I was a little taken back a few times.

My biggest thought after completing the novel was that I wish the novel had been written by Michael Crichton, then would could have had pages and pages of scientific explanation that (even if they were pseudo-science) made you feel like it could really happen.

Robin wrote: Although I sort of snickered at (view spoiler)

LMFAO!

Erika wrote: "This book felt like eating marshmallow fluff, everything tastes delightful, you just don't want to investigate what you are really eating.

I agree with Kim's comments, I was a little taken back a ..."

I agree with you, Erika. I LOVED this book because I read it at a time when I just needed something fun to read. If you don't get caught up in the details, it's a great ride. I have to add that I also really appreciated reading something that wasn't part of a series for once.

Erika wrote: "This book felt like eating marshmallow fluff, everything tastes delightful, you just don't want to investigate what you are really eating.

I agree with Kim's comments, I was a little taken back a ..."

I just finished this book and I had the Michael Crichton thought as well. Maybe not Chrichton, but any adult, suspense-thriller type author. This was one of those books where the premise was really cool but because of the way the book was written (and maybe because of the audience it was directed at?) all the really interesting parts got brushed over really quickly. The ethical issues, the science, all of that was really interesting and I wanted to hear more about that, not about Aislin's boyfriend drama (view spoiler)[ did that who plot line even get resolved? Poor Maddox, stupid and disposable as a character, used only to create unnecessary suspense (hide spoiler)].

There are so many things that YA books do better than adult books, but as I was reading Eve and Adam I kept thinking to myself "I wish this wasn't YA..." Do you think this book would have been better as an adult book? Are the themes too complex for a YA medium? Or was it just the direction the author's took the book? I was reminded of The Lost Girl while reading this book because it takes on some of the same ethical ideas and I didn't feel like that book was fluffy at all even though it was YA (view spoiler)[ though I think we can agree that the endings of both books were underwhelming (hide spoiler)]

There was potential here to be a good book, but the predictable ending lost it for me.

Rachel wrote: "I just finished this book and I had the Michael Crichton thought as well. Maybe not Chrichton, but any adult, suspense-thriller type author. This was one of those books where the premise was really cool but because of the way the book was written (and maybe because of the audience it was directed at?) all the really interesting parts got brushed over really quickly. The ethical issues, the science, all of that was really interesting and I wanted to hear more about that, not about Aislin's boyfriend drama [ did that who plot line even get resolved? Poor Maddox, stupid and disposable as a character, used only to create unnecessary suspense (hide spoiler)].

There are so many things that YA books do better than adult books, but as I was reading Eve and Adam I kept thinking to myself "I wish this wasn't YA..." Do you think this book would have been better as an adult book? Are the themes too complex for a YA medium? Or was it just the direction the author's took the book? I was reminded of The Lost Girl while reading this book because it takes on some of the same ethical ideas and I didn't feel like that book was fluffy at all even though it was YA (view spoiler) "

The Lost Girl has been on my TBR list forever and now I really feel like I need to pick it up!

I think that while there are YA books and YA authors that can talk about and carry complex issues, it is really hard to do within the YA cannon. I hate generalizing kids and their interests, but I think the average 14 year old is probably going to care more about Aislin's relationship drama and sassiness towards Evening's mom than the science.

BTW I think Aislin's relationship (view spoiler)[ got resolved when she started making googly eyes at Adam (hide spoiler)].

I liked the idea, "Would you want to create your perfect soul mate?" I thought that was an interesting question.

I just finished this book today. Great book! I would definitely recommend it!!

I'm moving this topic over to the sci-fi folder, but it will remain open for discussion.