Welcome to my stop on the Passenger tour, hosted by Irish Banana Tours. So excited to share my thoughts on this amazing book! Don’t forget to enter the giveaway before you leave; or you know, just buy a copy for yourself. This is definitely one you don’t want to miss this year. Trust me.
Title: Passenger (Passenger #1) Author: Alexandra Bracken
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Release Date: January 5th 2016
Genres: Young-Adult, Historical-Fantasy, Time-Travel, Science-Fiction, Romance, Adventure
My Rating:
i. A brief section of music composed of a series of notes and flourishes.
ii. A journey by water; a voyage.
iii. The transition from one place to another, across space and time.
In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles but years from home. And she’s inherited a legacy she knows nothing about from a family whose existence she’s never heard of. Until now.
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REVIEW
What to say about this book?!! Read it! This is the best historically researched book that I have read in a long time. I love the characters; especially the main two, Etta and Nicholas. Coming from two different times in history, these two embark on a journey to stop the changing of history at the whim of a madman. I love the world building and the different settings as they traveled from place to place throughout history. The writing is impeccable and I couldn’t put it down to save my life. I was left wanting more at the end, and I can’t wait to read book 2. From Etta’s aspiration of being the best violinist in the world, to Nicholas’ longing to be free from his oppressors, I loved everything that this book stands for. Nicholas doesn’t lose his cool (well, not on the outside, at least) when being discriminated against, and I loved him more for it. He’s all like…….
And Etta was all fierce and stuff…..
But she had to remember her place and time….
I really hate Sophia, as much as I don’t like to use the word. I wanted to reach in and beat some common sense into her. Okay, so she’s from a different time, but she still tore my nerves to shreds. It was all about her and what she wanted.
What I Loved…….
- The main characters, Etta & Nicholas. I love that they’re so very different, and the romance wasn’t forced. I guess it’s true when they say opposites attract. Etta is from modern New York, whereas Nicholas is from a different time and place in history that hasn’t been so kind to his being. I love how fiercely protective Etta is of Nicholas, and just her open-mindedness in general. I liked the blindness of their romance. There’s no way of knowing what could happen at any given moment. Etta is being used as a means to an end and there are forces at play that neither Etta or Nicholas can control. I’m eager to know just what will happen in book 2 because there’s a scene that cannot be ignored. I won’t spoil this but Bracken’s got some ‘xplaining to do on the romance front!
- The time travel isn’t chalked full of equations and how-to’s, so it’s fairly easy to understand. I love the different places that the characters traveled to. I’ve never Googled so much in my life, as I did with this book! I needed to be able to visualize the people, places, and things. Not that Bracken doesn’t give you ample descriptions, but I have to Google a lot when reading any historical books. The fashions, societies, musics, dialects…they were all well fleshed out.
- I love the antagonist’s plan. Let’s face it, if this didn’t have someone out to change history and ruin the world, this wouldn’t be much of a read. I love all of the thrills from escapes that the characters went through. I love that everything wasn’t easy to get out of.
What I Didn’t Like……
Other than the cliffhanger ending, there’s not really anything I didn’t like. There are the a-hole characters, but that’s part of the story and it keeps everything interesting.
Recommend? YES PEOPLE!!
I really enjoyed this book, and although it’s labeled YA, I think that readers of all ages will enjoy it. I love the many genres that make up this story, so there’s something for everyone. Highly recommend this book!
Book Trailer
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I’m Alex. I write about telekinetic teens and floppy-haired wizards. I love Star Wars, classic rock, and 18th century gentlemen. When I’m not up at 4 AM writing, you can find me running around the DC area, where I now live and write full time.
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[…] coming down off my Passenger high, I was ready to get back into some time travel adventure. The premise seemed like this would […]
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I’ve officially got to bump this up higher on my list! I was already looking forward to it, but you’re making me want to read it RIGHT NOW! 🙂 Great review.
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I hope you love it Tamara!
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Nice review, my signed copy has it french soil yesterday so it will be home by the end of the week 🙂
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Hope you enjoy!
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Cliffhangers can be tough but the characters sound great.
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Not the worst cliffhanger, but it sucks to wait.
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Oh thank goodness for less info dumping. This is why I’m so excited to read this! Finally a Fantasy book I *hopefully* won’t get bored reading, lol. Great review, Lekeisha!
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I hope you love it!
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5 STARS? That sounds promising! I love historical novels so I am quite curious about this one. Glad to hear you enjoyed it so much 🙂
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Thanks!
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I’m not much for historicals but your reviews are so entertaining!
Stephanie
http://stephie5741.blogspot.com
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Thanks!
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The characters sounds lovely, but didn’t realize it was so historically based
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Yes, they jump from time to time trying to solve a mystery and avoid capture.
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AAAAHHHHHH!!! I’ve been waiting forever for your tour review to be posted and I’m am so so so excited you loved it! Jumping up and down with giddiness now and this book is solidly on my TBR for sure. Thanks for the giveaway too 🙂
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I hope that you love it Mogsy!
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Girl, how do you always find the best book tours and become part of them? I just want to read this one so badly! I have seen everyone loving it and it is so on my TBR already. I love the sound of pirates and fierce main characters and a story so perfect that the only thing wrong with it is the cliffhanger ending because of course, as readers, WE NEED MORE. Can’t wait to fangirl about this one just as much as you!! 😀
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I’m a tour host for about 5 tour organizers, but I only sign up for the ones that interest me and hope that I get picked. This is a great one that I am so glad to be apart of.
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All I saw was Hook, mmmm
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Oh no, this is not a Captain Hook story! I just love Once Upon a Time and used this gif. LOL!
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Lol, I know, I just saw it and went all mmmm
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Love the review. This has been on my tbr……and I LOVE Captain Hook!!!
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It’s not a Captain Hook story, I just used this gif because the hero has a ship and most of the story is aboard said ship.
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Yay! So excited you loved this as much as I did!!
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It was everything!! I just want the next book right now.
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I loved your review of this book and the animated clips are entertaining! I must read this book–everyone has given it 5 stars reviews.
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I absolutely love this. I’ve read it twice now; well, the second time was only the last half but it still counts. LOL
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I’m really glad you loved this one, Lekeisha! I struggled with this one quite a bit so it was a DNF but I might give it a second chance one of these days.
I never got around to the ending so I’m curious about the cliffhanger!
Lovely review!
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Awww, sorry you couldn’t get into it, but I hope you give it another shot one day. I think the slow pacing in the beginning made a lot of readers wary. Totally understandable.
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I’ve been curious about this one for a while. I’m glad to see you enjoyed it, despite the cliffhanger. I hate cliffhanger endings, but I may need to read this anyway.
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I really love it, and I hope you give it a shot!
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I hear she’s an amazing writer and I do want to read her stuff but I think this one is going to be a miss for me. Something about it is just not clicking for me. I mean I’ll think about it especially if you think it’s a don’t miss read. Great review!
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This book is so beautifully written that I had to keep reading. It started a little slow, but then took off in a frenzy of history, thrills, and romance. I loved every second.
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Wow, wonderful review! I’m dying to read this one. 🙂
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It’s a great story Erin!
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Great review! I can’t wait to read this one and everyone seems to love it 😀
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It’s definitely a book that’s not to be missed this year! Hope you love it!
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I really want to read this book! I am so glad that you loved it, Lekeisha! I had no idea that this was a time travel story and I have to admit that I am even more excited about it now than I was before. I am already on the wait list at my library so I should get my hands on a copy soon. Great review!
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I hope you love it Carole!
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Great review, Lekeisha! I’m glad to see you loved this one 🙂
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Thanks!!
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Wow I love your enthousiasm for this one! I heard great things about it and I confess that I’m quite curious as well, even more now!
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I hope you get to read it soon.
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I want to read this so badly! It sounds seriously amazing 🙂 And your review has just convinced me even more
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It’s so…….just Gahhhh!!!
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I love time travel stories and even better if the historical details feel right. The characters sound intriguing even the villainess (startling to see she shares my name- haha). Definitely going on the wish list. Nice review, Lekeisha!
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I can’t wait for you to read this, and to see what you think!
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