Review of Veil of Eden, Andra Larkin

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An unexpected read that I took a chance on, I found this book through TikTok!

If you’re into a slow paced dystopian with rich descriptions, this is for you.

Thoughtfully written, with great and DIVERSE descriptions. Larkin found so many different ways to say the same thing, even with more simple things like the characters feelings, she found amazing ways to shake it up. I really appreciated this because there are a lot of books I've read that have used the same phrase a LOT in books, so this was refreshing.

A new and incredible world that rings eerily close to how we’re operating in today's society, I appreciated the fresh ideas of how a “utopia” would operate. Some worlds feel like they’ve been written over and over, and while there might be other stories that kind of touch on what Larkin describes, I think it was new and fresh enough that it kept me interested. This book caused me to tear up a bit even.

The end of the book was twisty and more action packed.

I feel the characters all had great development, even some of the minor characters having development along the way.

Why didn’t this get 5 stars from me?

Maybe I’m too stupid, or it’s user error, but there were a few spots I had to reread to try to understand what was being described. It felt hard for me to keep up in certain places. There was a lotttt of description and it made the story a bit tougher for me to get through in the first half. It slower for me than I usually like, there was a lot of world building with the story not really taking off until about CH 22 for me. But, the lead up to that was important information.

All in all, I enjoyed this read and I look forward to the next book! This one definitely ends on a cliff hanger!

This story hits a bit close to home as it begins to describe that we are all here to make the rich richer and the poor stay poor… it was cathartic to read it because the book gives hope that the fight is worth it.