Review: Fantasy debut novel with sprinkles of dystopia
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2014
The Garden of Eden is a debut novel about a girl named Eden and who she is to many people and/or groups in the book. To her parents she is the disappointment, Will wants to protect her, the catchers want to capture her.This is a story of a girl trying to find her identity and where she belongs. This is also, a story about believing in magic, friendships and oneself. I see where the author wanted to go with this story and although the story does not consistently flow, the concept reminds me of one of my favorite series, The Pledge by Kimberly Derting. Like The Pledge, Garden of Eden has traces of dystopian and fantasy.  I am intrigued with the story to see what Eden finds at Jordan Hall about herself and about the secrets the island is hiding.My advice to Kate Cowan is to keep writing and see where this story takes you, it may even take you down a few rabbit holes.Favorite Character: Willbecause he has secrets of his own and I want to know what they are and why they affect the friendship between him and Eden so much.