LitPick Review
Save the Pearls Part One, Revealing Eden, is about 17 year old Eden Newman. Eden lives in a world where the the threat of solar radiation is very real, preventing her from ever traveling to the Earth's surface. Instead, humans live underground, seperated with a class system that favors the dark-skinned Coals over the weak, light-skinned Pearls. Eden's father is the lead scientist at Resources for Environmental Adaptation, where he eventually figures out a way to add animal DNA to that of humans, increasing their chances of survival. However, a Pearl-hating militia group soon causes Pearl, her father, and the arrogant Coal Bramford to flee into the jungle, where Eden must find a way to save the human race from the sun, and fight her growing attraction to Bramford.
Opinion:
Revealing Eden was a suspenseful, fun read, but the characters were not fully developed. I could not get a hold on exactly who Eden was, as she was portrayed as both a selfish, naive girl who only wants to get home to her technology and as a lustful girl who only wanted to stay with the genetically modified man of her dreams. Eden was hard to like, because she never seemed to grasp the enormity of their situation and acts in her own interests without thinking of how she is going to affect those around her. The plot was creative and interesting, but got very repetitive as Eden and Bramford fell for eachother. There were also many loose ends that were not fully addressed by the end of the book, but I assume that they will be covered by additional books. I would recommend Revealing Eden to teenage readers who are looking for an interesting, quick read.
