Review: Garden of Eden
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 22, 2013
Garden of Eden is a quick, and mysterious read. It seemed almost like a prequel to the Legend of Eden series. It sets up everything, and still leaves tons of questions unanswered, and leaves you wanting to pick up the next book to find out what is going on on this mysterious island. The book starts off right in the middle of the action, with the "catchers" on the prowl. You don't really know who the catchers are, but you do know that they are after children under 18. We have no idea why though.Eden escapes attack, but all of her siblings are taken and she is locked in the attic for her protection. But even though her parents say that they want to protect her, they are awful to her. They basically starve her and keep her as a prisoner. But a few chapters into the book, Eden sneaks outside with her only friend Will (who conveniently showed up right when the rest of her family was taken by catchers) and they both get captured and whisked off to this strange island in the middle of nowhere and forced to attend this school with a bunch of other kids who are captured. I still am not too sure who we can trust and who we can't, so I haven't really formed too many opinions on the two guys in the story.Most of the book is Eden asking a bunch of questions and trying to figure out what was going on. That was my favorite part of the story. I loved how inquisitive Eden was. She somehow seems important to the people on the island, but we don't find out why. But I really admired how determined Eden was to figure out what was going on. I would have been totally freaked out, but Eden was fearless and she found a good group of friends that seemed like they would help her get some answers. The book ends on a pretty explosive note. There are still a tons of whys floating around in my head, but what they did find out seems so cool and unique! I just need to read the next book to find out more of what is going on. I think the story will really come to life in the next book, because we ended in such a cool place. There is just so much that needs to happen in the next book! I can't wait to find out more about Eden and this mysterious island.*Disclaimer- I got a copy of this book for free in exchange for my honest review. I was not compensated for my thoughts.