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This book centers on Etta, a 17-year-old violin prodigy. During one of her performances, she is thrust back in time to the eighteenth century.I have heard mixed reviews about this novel but based on the synopsis I decided to give it a chance. Also,the cover, wow.

What I Loved.

I will start by saying I love time travel books. I pink puffy heart love them. Ever since I saw ‘Somewhere in Time’ as a kid I have been obsessed with time travel.

I found the locations very interesting (a ship during the American Revolution, Paris in the ninth century, war-time London, Cambodia, the middle east in the fifteenth century). I also did like Nicholas as a character.

What I didn’t love

Where do I start? This book was so much work to read. I had to literally push myself to pick it up. The story was that incredibly slow.

The first half had very little action in it. It was filled with information dumps. The second part picked up a bit but was still super slow.

Also, except for maybe Nicholas, I really didn’t connect with the characters at all. Etta was not a typical teenager and she came across as being somewhat arrogant. I also didn’t get Sophia. She was mean one minute and thoughtful the next.

Next, the time traveling. The method and rules of the time traveling were super complicated and very hard for me to follow. In fact there was more explanation of time traveling ‘rules’ and back story than real-time traveling.

Another one of the things that really got to me in this book was the repetition in the dialog . For example Alice, Etta’s music teacher, was mentioned on almost every page. (I read this book on my Kindle and when I queried the character of Alice, she was mentioned over two hundred times.)

Some things just didn’t make any sense to me. For example, Etta is in a foreign time and in a foreign place with no basic necessities. She also fears for her life and her mother’s life. Despite all these issues she spends a great deal of time thinking about how much she loves Nicholas.

Finally, the length of this book was way too long. It is over 500 pages. It could have easily been edited down 150 pages or so and not affected the story. It reminded me of ‘The Goldfinch’, in that there was so much of the story line that stretched out way longer then it needed to be.

My Final Verdict

‘Passenger’ was just not what I wanted it to be. The story is just incredibly slow. The main plot and characters were interesting but that just wasn’t enough. I do want to find out what happens next but most likely will not read the next book in the series.


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Passenger Alexandra Bracken Books Reviews

*starry eyes* So the second is coming out when? ANd how can I get my hands on a copy like right now? Because I need it.
I am ab.so.lutely in love with this book! The idea of time travel has always intrigued me, and was handled so well! Just the idea that there are people out there who can travel to different time periods, and can end up changing history is the most intriguing thing! It also makes the Ironwood family absolutely terrifying.

I feel in love with Nicholas pretty quickly—how could I not? He’s a pirate, he’s got a chip on his shoulder (which is completely understandable, seeing as he is a freed slave), and he’s a total hottie. It’s no wonder Etta found herself drawn to him.

I loved Etta’ spunk. Here she is, thrown into this world that she doesn’t understand, after losing a loved one. Some people would lose their minds, but not her. So it’s no wonder that Nicholas is drawn to her.

This had to be a beast to write, with all the research Alexandra Bracken probably had to do into the history aspect, and piecing together timelines, and keeping track of where everything went together in the story, but she handled it soooo well! This story is amazing, and easily one of my favorites! And I cannot WAIT to see what book 2 will bring!
It's so hard to rate this book. Part world tour, part preaching, part overwrought dramatic love story, there were things about it I absolutely loved and equally as many things that really didn't work for me at all. I'm a little underwhelmed, but I'll still definitely pick up the sequel.... so I dunno. Conflicting feelings.

The mystery of the astrolabe and the threat of them being caught really wasn't that compelling to me. The tension wasn't there, the stakes just weren't high enough to me. That being said, I was very surprised by the ending.

The time travel aspect was one of the most interesting aspects in that Alexandra Bracken truly did a wonderful job of transporting the reader to each specified destination and time period and immersing us in each unique location. However, the actual dynamics of how the time travel worked in this book were not super clear to me. It all seemed a little muddled and I honestly started zoning out when it started going into detail about the mechanics of it all.

I enjoyed Etta and Nicholas and their love story. Although I didn't think Nicholas was *quite* 18th century enough. Despite the minor issues I had with the book there was something very compelling about their love story, which is what pulled me through the slower parts of the book. They had some very sweet, poignant moments that were beautifully written. I will definitely being reading Wayfarer.
This book centers on Etta, a 17-year-old violin prodigy. During one of her performances, she is thrust back in time to the eighteenth century.I have heard mixed reviews about this novel but based on the synopsis I decided to give it a chance. Also,the cover, wow.

What I Loved.

I will start by saying I love time travel books. I pink puffy heart love them. Ever since I saw ‘Somewhere in Time’ as a kid I have been obsessed with time travel.

I found the locations very interesting (a ship during the American Revolution, Paris in the ninth century, war-time London, Cambodia, the middle east in the fifteenth century). I also did like Nicholas as a character.

What I didn’t love

Where do I start? This book was so much work to read. I had to literally push myself to pick it up. The story was that incredibly slow.

The first half had very little action in it. It was filled with information dumps. The second part picked up a bit but was still super slow.

Also, except for maybe Nicholas, I really didn’t connect with the characters at all. Etta was not a typical teenager and she came across as being somewhat arrogant. I also didn’t get Sophia. She was mean one minute and thoughtful the next.

Next, the time traveling. The method and rules of the time traveling were super complicated and very hard for me to follow. In fact there was more explanation of time traveling ‘rules’ and back story than real-time traveling.

Another one of the things that really got to me in this book was the repetition in the dialog . For example Alice, Etta’s music teacher, was mentioned on almost every page. (I read this book on my and when I queried the character of Alice, she was mentioned over two hundred times.)

Some things just didn’t make any sense to me. For example, Etta is in a foreign time and in a foreign place with no basic necessities. She also fears for her life and her mother’s life. Despite all these issues she spends a great deal of time thinking about how much she loves Nicholas.

Finally, the length of this book was way too long. It is over 500 pages. It could have easily been edited down 150 pages or so and not affected the story. It reminded me of ‘The Goldfinch’, in that there was so much of the story line that stretched out way longer then it needed to be.

My Final Verdict

‘Passenger’ was just not what I wanted it to be. The story is just incredibly slow. The main plot and characters were interesting but that just wasn’t enough. I do want to find out what happens next but most likely will not read the next book in the series.