Daughter of Eden - Eve’s Story by Jill Eileen Smith
Publication Date: February 14, 2023 by Revell
Genre: Christian, Historical Fiction, Religion & Spirituality
3.5 Stars

Summary/Description
The first time she opens her eyes, Eve gazes on One whose beauty nearly blinds her, whose breath is in her lungs. Her Creator takes her hand and gives her to one like her and yet different. Together, she and Adam experience pure joy as they explore Eden. But her favorite moments are when the Creator comes to walk with them, day after day. Until everything changes. With one act of disobedience, Eve finds that her world is no longer a friendly place. With remorse in her heart, she must face the unknown future--the births, the deaths, the sacrifices, the loss of the one home she has ever known. Perhaps worst of all is the loss of trust, not only with her Creator but with the man who shares her life. How will they ever survive out of Eden? Bestselling biblical fiction author Jill Eileen Smith imagines the life of the first woman to ever live, unspooling a story of love, loss, and the promise of redemption.

Daughter of Eden is written by bestselling, award-winning author, Jill Eileen Smith, who has an amazingly creative imagination! I recommend Daughter of Eden to those who want to use their innovative gifts along with the author’s to explore the reasons why Eve disobeyed God and the how the evil spiritual realm executed an incredibly dastardly, substantial role in the fall of humanity. The author weaves God’s absolute truths and Scriptures beautifully throughout the artistically, whimsical, fictional storylines.

To be sure, a couple of takeaways from this well-written book is that Satan is the enemy of our souls, he hates humans. As Scripture tells us in 1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”

When we read the Genesis 1-5 in the Bible, we may be surprised by the thoughts and actions of Adam, Eve, their children, and the evil spiritual realm. It is more than awe-inspiring that nothing catches our Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent Triune God by surprise! As Ephesians 1:3-9 says: “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace He has poured out on us who belong to His dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that He purchased our freedom with the blood of His Son and forgave our sins. He has showered His kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. God has now revealed to us His mysterious will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill His own good plan.” The author’s expressed desire that the reader realizes that nothing we do will ever stop God from loving us comes through loud and clear through Daughter of Eden!

I appreciate the eArc of Daughter of Eden received from Revell through NetGalley.com. I was not required to write a review or paid to do so. The words above are my honest review. When Daughter of Eden is released (02.14.23), I will post this review to Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and ChristianBook.com, my blog, and each of my social media platforms.

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If you enjoy novels based on the people of the Bible then you will LOVE Daughter of Eden, by Jill Eileen Smith, or any of her other engaging novels. I've read several of her books and this one does not disappoint. It really delves into imaging what it would have been like to be a new human trying to survive on the earth with no survival skills, to speak of. Then it shows what family life and those struggles would have looked and felt like via detailed descriptions. All this while also making the characters interesting and relatable.
From the moment Eve becomes aware, she loves the Lord and wants to please him. She adores the man that God has given her, as well as the Garden of Eden. But unbeknownst to Adam and Eve, there was trouble brewing in the heavenly realm. Now, they've become the evil one's first target.

I didn't really know what to expect from this book but I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected too. I love fiction that explores biblical fiction and almost retells it in a fresh way and this book did that. A really good and original read

Ever wonder what happened to Adam and Eve after the Garden?
This author has given us a possible look at what might happened and has done a wonderful job in capturing their story.
I loved every minute of this book and I was able to imagine how life was as the 1st people on Earth.
Must've been pretty lonely and definitely lots of hard work!
Smith's stories are always exciting and she puts our imagination into full gear.
Biblical stories are my very favorite! I love the rest of the story as they say. The Bible only gives us a glimpse but it is the very best book. But, its fun to imagine the rest. I had fun reading about Adam and Eve.
My heart goes out to Abel who didn't really deserve what he got. I was sad.
Cain was spoiled and self centered. I didn't like him.
I'm adding this to my list of favorites and keeper shelf with the rest of her books!
She's awesome and my favorite Biblical author!
I very much didn't want this beautiful story of redemption to end! I was sad when it did.
However; my heart was left feeling full and satisfied.
5 stars! I highly recommend!
My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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Jill Eileen Smith might be my go to for good Christian historical fiction, and this book does a great job in telling Eve's story. It was written really well and does a great job in telling the Biblical story in a new light. I enjoyed the way the characters were written and that they worked in this story. Jill Eileen Smith has a great writing style and I'm glad I was able to read this.

"Then why could he still feel? Still think? Was death a place or a loss of all he had known before? Surely he could leave this place. He must!"