World wide pandemics had devastated the population and scientists had discovered the extinction of humanity was much nearer than predicted.

A small group of scientists set out on a top secret mission to find a tribe of people whose lives had been untouched by civilization, who may hold the key for survival.

Unfortunately, the richest people were paying high prices to enter safe houses leaving the remaining people struggling to survive.

Back stabbing and secret agendas brought the climax of the story to a bloody end!

When the New World was being settled, many of the Indigenous people faced extinction when they were exposed to the multitude of viruses the setllers brought with them. We got a small taste of that when Covid 19 blazed fear and death into the hearts and homes of the world.

EVE-O expands on this story. The Covid virus was not a fluke. It triggered a host of competing viruses and diseases that have now put humankind on the brink of extinction. As a back story, the plot line is pretty disturbing. A genome to cure this new threat to survival has been discovered. A team of doctors and scientists have been deployed to bring it from the jungle to the civilized world's labratories for developement and deployment. The race is on to get the cure before the population loses it's last chance at survival.

An excellent story line that lacked a little in the ending book. I still found it a good read but it has the potential to be a GREAT movie!!!

EVE-O by Danielle Gome is a suspenseful, futuristic novel with touches of romance and culture. After you get to know all the players it becomes a fast paced, hard to put down read.
Scientists have discovered a human gene that they refer to as EVE-O. They suddenly realize that humans are in immediate danger of becoming extinct. One pandemic after another devastates the earth, signaling the destruction of humankind. Billionaire Lucien Sabara, of international pharmaceutical company AmCorps, decides to send a team of scientists into the Amazon for a last ditch effort to rescue humanity. He looks to Gabrielle Gale, ER physician, to join other scientists, Dr. Trent and Christopher Silver, on a hunt to isolate the cure. The team comes up against unbelievable threats in a relay to preserve what’s still left of humankind.

Unfortunately, this didn’t really click with me! I found I had some issues with the pacing of this novel and I wasn’t really invested in the narrative or any of the characters

This is a pretty good story. I think a lot of readers will like it more than I did. Decent premise, average execution. The story is engaging in places, The author has talent, and I hope she continues to write.

I really appreciate the free review copy!!

The timing of this book was interesting. Was it started before the covid pandemic or after?

MY thoughts while reading this were very different than they would have been before covid. The premise of this is that humanity is on the verge of extinction due to.. let's just say continuing pandemics. There is a possible solution to the found in the Amazon, so off we go.. ...

I loved that there were some real kernels of thought in this book. Could this really be why humanity will die out?> I can see it being possible - maybe even probable. The possible cure made total sense to me.

What didnt I love? Well, the team the picked, especially the main character. I mean really? You bring the researchers girlfriend doctor? And as bright as she was -she didn't foresee the plans right away? Even I knew what they planned on doing. I was going to insert a snarly comment here, but I dont want to spoil anything.

Overall, it was interesting, fast paced, and adventurous. I could totally see the characters, and I could truly picture the Amazon. The world building was really good. If you are looking for a fun, made-for-tv book, this is for you. If you are looking for the next great novel, well keep moving.

I liked the premise of EVE-0 much more than I liked the execution.

Gabrielle Gale is an ER doctor in the near future. She's used to the constant pandemics and lockdowns. When a man comes into the ER and dies a horrible death in a manner she has never seen, Gabby knows something strange is happening. Her boyfriend Trent Martins is the lead scientist attempting to find an active "evolution gene" in order to save the human race. To do this, they must venture deep into the rainforest to find an indigenous population with no contact with the outside world. Trent recruits Gabby to be part of the crew on the dangerous journey.

It's a great idea for a story, but the characters were one-dimensional (Gabby has no family aside from her grandparents, who both have dementia, and apparently no friends aside from her boyfriend, and Trent apparently has no family or friends aside from Gabby). Gabby is clearly the "good guy" of the story and Trent is basically a jerk from the beginning, making me wonder why the two would date each other. Though I thought I had done a decent job of suspending disbelief for the most part, the ending really fell apart when it got overly complex, unnecessarily convoluted, and kind of wacky.

EVE-0 is a quick read and I genuinely wanted to find out how it ended, but was disappointed to see it's the first in a series and the story is not resolved. I might pick up the sequel, but if the story isn't more realistic, I may not finish it.

In the near future, life the civilised world is lived in a continual pandemic lockdown. Billionaire Lucien Sabara, head of the multinational pharmaceutical company AmCorps, will stop at nothing to obtain the cure. Follow ER Dr. Gabby Gale as she joins her fiancee geneticist Dr. Trent Martins and Lt. Christopher Silver in an action packed race to find the cure in the wilds of the Amazon. This quest causes Gabby to question who has the right to decide who lives or dies? Is the modern world the only one worth saving? This fast paced novel kept me turning the pages. The question of morality and spirituality in a scientific world was intriguing. I can't wait to see what happens next.

Most people got through the nightmare of 2020 by hoping things would improve. The author of this book imagined the opposite. And thus in her near future version of the world apocalypse is nigh and the only plausible way out seems to be through genetic manipulation, eugenics, etc. Specifically finding one gene, a magical save all evolution gene,, hence the title, in the remote tribes of the Amazon jungle.
A team is sent out to locate and gather, a match of scientists and military, with our intrepid protagonist Gabriela (Gabby/Gab/Gabs…what a bunch of unattractive abbreviations to a perfectly nice name) Gale, her emotionally distant scientist boyfriend Trent and their hunky military escort in the lead.
The jungle is as hellishly inhospitable as one might imagine, but the importance of the mission drives them forward. There are local dangers and local tribes and local climate to deal with…and then there are sabotages to be aware of and corporate to appease. And sure enough soon enough it all devolves into a shoot ‘em up. And leaves off barely resolved and sequel ready.
Intriguing enough of a concept, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. The language is mechanical enough to sound like a movie autotranscriber, which is appropriate enough since the entire thing sort of plays out like a movie, a B movie at best. There is nothing resembling character development, in fact any writing outside of direct action is laughably wooden, especially when it comes to emotions. The emotions are heightened with it being the end of the world and all, but the characters are restricted by their author’s writing abilities so instead everyone shoot guns. A very American adventure.
The genetics angle really was interesting and the story had a creepily timely what if scenario down, but that’s about it. Somehow this book has gotten such good reviews thus far and I can’t account for that. It wasn’t a terrible read, but there was nothing recommendable about it and it left off arousing no interest in the sequel. Given a choice, I’d definitely take my time back. Thanks Netgalley.