Eve & Adam (review)

Horribly mangled in a car accident, Eve probably should have died from her injuries, which included internal bleeding and a severed leg. Instead, she is immediately transferred to her mother’s medical research facility to recover. In order to keep her occupied, her mother assigns her a project to create the perfect boy using some experimental technology they are developing; Eve is also occupied by a boy her own age, Solo, who lives at the facility. Solo knows more about Eve and her mother than Eve does, and he reveals to her, bit by bit, a shocking secret that shakes her to the core. When Solo helps Eve escape so that she can help her best friend cope with her drug-dealer boyfriend, Eve decides to trust Solo, even if it means her mother’s undoing. Little does she know, however, that the virtual boy she has created is part of an evolving scheme that could cost her and her mother their lives. This exciting action/adventure tale of weird science and unethical scientists is expertly blended with a domestic story of a girl’s estranged relationship with her cold, unfeeling mother, a budding romance, and a wish-fulfillment fantasy of creating the perfect boy. The complications and entanglements of the relationships add to the suspense of the high-tech biomedical crime drama to create a breathtaking climax and tantalizing anticipation for the sequel.