lindsey
Written on Jul 10, 2016
Full review can be found at my blog.
I loved The Liberty Box, and I was so excited to get my hands on an ARC of The Eden Conspiracy! The sequel to a favorite book can sometimes be a little lackluster, but that is definitely not the case with The Eden Conspiracy. I may have loved it even more than The Liberty Box.
The writing is smart and drew me in right from the very beginning. I love the characters – especially Kate and Jackson. They aren’t perfect (though at times I wonder if Jackson actually is perfect), but they grow throughout the series, and even the characters that are unlikable are characters that we love to hate. Kate, in particular, really grows, and I loved her progression from a weak damsel-in-distress to a strong woman who would risk her life to help others.
I’m not sure how much I can say about the ending without spoiling anything, so I’ll try to keep things general. I was pretty sure that what happens would happen, even though I kept hoping it wouldn’t. However, I wasn’t expecting it to happen exactly as it did. I don’t know if I can wait for the release of the final book in the trilogy to find out what happens next! I had the same reaction to the ending of The Eden Conspiracy as I had for The Liberty Box. THAT ENDING! The unexpected cliffhangers get me every time. I re-read The Liberty Box in preparation for The Eden Conspiracy, and I was still surprised by the ending of The Liberty Box, even though it’s only been a few months since I read it last.
There is so much edge-of-your-seat action in this series, and it’s just fantastic. One of the worst things for a book lover is reading a book that is supposed to be exciting, yet feeling absolutely nothing while reading. That is definitely not a problem here.
It’s well-written; so well-written, in fact, that I had to stop reading at one point and consider whether I was actually living in the story’s world. “Am I being brainwashed? Do my surroundings really look like I believe they do, or is it all an illusion? Is this actually what’s going on in the world today?” I’m still not sure, which just shows how good the author is at pulling you into this world.
If you’re looking for a smart, well-written, and entertaining dystopian fiction, then you should definitely give this series a try. The Eden Conspiracy is a strong sequel to The Liberty Box, and I have incredibly high hopes for the final book in the trilogy.