2019 Katherine Tegen Books
328 pgs.
Finished May 6, 2019
Goodreads rating: 4.03 - 456 ratings
My rating: 3
Setting: contemporary/dystopian Eventown, USA
First line/s: "Jenny Horowitz likes horses and the color pink and asking questions about things I don't want to talk about."
My comments: It's hard to separate my thinking about this book as an adult versus my thinking about it as a kid would. I pretty much knew what was going on and what was going to happen, but most probably it would be hazier for a nine, ten, or eleven year old. Like The Giver, this book gives the reader a chance to ponder upon the questions: What would it be like to live in a perfect world? It was an OK so-so book for me as an adult, but would probably be quite a bit more than that for me as my 10-year-old self.
Goodreads synopsis: The world tilted for Elodee this year, and now it’s impossible for her to be the same as she was before. Not when her feelings have such a strong grip on her heart. Not when she and her twin sister, Naomi, seem to be drifting apart. So when Elodee’s mom gets a new job in Eventown, moving seems like it might just fix everything.
Indeed, life in Eventown is comforting and exciting all at once. Their kitchen comes with a box of recipes for Elodee to try. Everyone takes the scenic way to school or work—past rows of rosebushes and unexpected waterfalls. On blueberry-picking field trips, every berry is perfectly ripe.
Sure, there are a few odd rules, and the houses all look exactly alike, but it’s easy enough to explain—until Elodee realizes that there are only three ice cream flavors in Eventown. Ever. And they play only one song in music class.
Everything may be “even” in Eventown, but is there a price to pay for perfection—and pretending?
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