This was a little weird, but mostly not very polished. The story contradicts itself several times, the world outside the boundary isn't fully explored, and certain elements mature too late to bring much to the plot. The pacing was also weird: I read a bit, wasn't in love, thought about quitting, then noticed what percent my Kindle said was left-- it didn't match up with how far the story "felt" so I kept going. It didn't improve or have any amazing twists, though.

For dystopian survival, look elsewhere: [book:Life As We Knew It|213753] or [book:The End of the World Running Club|33160796] are two suggestions that read better.

Eden’s Return is an entertaining book. It has an interesting idea at its core and the author did something unique with it, even if it wasn’t what the description suggests. I enjoyed the two main characters and some of the development of the world. At the same time, this book leaves the reader with a lot of unanswered questions which is frustrating, and the ending was a bit of a letdown. The novel is a quick read and has some interesting elements, so I’d recommend it to someone looking for a book they can read without having to get too heavily invested in the story along the way.

This was OK. It didn't hold my attention the whole time. Interesting premise and a pretty quick read. This is an experienced author so it's a little surprising this one wasn't better.

Thanks very much for the review copy!!

Between two and a half and 3 stars.

It was a relatively quick read, which echoed Annihilation a lot more initially than I was comfortable with, but thankfully diverged into its own story. I really enjoyed Annihilation and was a bit disappointed that this wasn't so much focused on the mystery of stasis which is what I loved about Annihilation, but more on the people around it.

It is an okay story for the length of the book, but really didn't grab me at all, and the ending really didn't make sense to me and left a lot of loose ends. I wish it was tied up a little more, although I'm not sure if this is the first in a series or what.