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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
2.5 out of 5 stars
That was... not for me. I feel kind of disappointed in this sequel of Passenger. I lost interest in the story after the first quarter of the book and did not find any will to move on before the last quarter of it. Obviously, it took me a long time to finish this and I think that, perhaps if I had picked it up right after Passenger, my reading experience would have been entirely different. So, what I liked: the plot-twists and the "magic system". I appreciate the way the world-building process encorporated a lot of historical context for what was taking place. Also, time travel remains a very interesting concept to me. Now, on to the things that bugged me. Plot? Moving forward too fast and with little explanation, in my opinion. I felt the book lacked structure and cohesiveness. There are many changes in "spacetime" and a lot of action, so I feel it's really easy to lose the core idea of the plot. Character development? Messy. At best. Not only were the characters not relatable to me (entirely subjective), but they felt hardly realistic at all. That being said, it's not like I disliked everyone; there were characters I sort of enjoyed reading about. Throughout the book it seemed like certain characters exhibited some very peculiar reactions that to me at least did not align with their previous characterisation. In conclusion, if Passenger was a great book to get someone out of a slump, I think Wayfarer is likely to them right back in it. It would have been a good idea for this duology to have been a trilogy so both the plot and the characters had some extra page time to develop more naturally. I only reccommend this book who REALLY enjoyed Passenger.
Happy reading!
PS: I decided not to include the dominant presence of romance in Wayfarer in the main body of my review for two reasons:
(1) My dislike for romance taking over is an entirely subjective thing and
(2) I believe this book was marketed to me as a Romance book so I should have known what I was getting into.
So yeah, if you're considering starting the series, know that the romance is quite sappy and corny. If you pulled through all this rumbling, wow! Thanks for checking out this review.
That was... not for me. I feel kind of disappointed in this sequel of Passenger. I lost interest in the story after the first quarter of the book and did not find any will to move on before the last quarter of it. Obviously, it took me a long time to finish this and I think that, perhaps if I had picked it up right after Passenger, my reading experience would have been entirely different. So, what I liked: the plot-twists and the "magic system". I appreciate the way the world-building process encorporated a lot of historical context for what was taking place. Also, time travel remains a very interesting concept to me. Now, on to the things that bugged me. Plot? Moving forward too fast and with little explanation, in my opinion. I felt the book lacked structure and cohesiveness. There are many changes in "spacetime" and a lot of action, so I feel it's really easy to lose the core idea of the plot. Character development? Messy. At best. Not only were the characters not relatable to me (entirely subjective), but they felt hardly realistic at all. That being said, it's not like I disliked everyone; there were characters I sort of enjoyed reading about. Throughout the book it seemed like certain characters exhibited some very peculiar reactions that to me at least did not align with their previous characterisation. In conclusion, if Passenger was a great book to get someone out of a slump, I think Wayfarer is likely to them right back in it. It would have been a good idea for this duology to have been a trilogy so both the plot and the characters had some extra page time to develop more naturally. I only reccommend this book who REALLY enjoyed Passenger.
Happy reading!
PS: I decided not to include the dominant presence of romance in Wayfarer in the main body of my review for two reasons:
(1) My dislike for romance taking over is an entirely subjective thing and
(2) I believe this book was marketed to me as a Romance book so I should have known what I was getting into.
So yeah, if you're considering starting the series, know that the romance is quite sappy and corny. If you pulled through all this rumbling, wow! Thanks for checking out this review.
4.7 out of 5 stars! GUYS I'm so sad this series is over because I love t so much! Alex is such an amazing writer and Wayfarer did not disappoint at all, it was just as good if not beret than Passenger for me! I love Alex's writing and I think she is so talented. All of the characters in this book were so well developed and felt so real it's just amazing and hard to put into words just how great it is to read. I highly recommend this series! There are a few things with the time travel that I found hard to really wrap my head around and understand, which is why I have it 4.7, but honestly this is now one of my all time favorite series and it is such a satisfying conclusion!!!!
It's possible I just didn't read this at the right time (I started it right before school started back up again), but I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as the first in the series. I didn't feel much of anything for the characters (Etta and Nicholas were separated for nearly the entire book, which didn't do anything to make me care about their relationship), I was confused by the plot (partly it's just that it's time travel, which I have a hard time with), and I thought there was way too much internal monologue and not enough dialogue and character action.
But, to be fair to the book, I was pretty distracted by school. I'm going to spend a little time thinking about this, and then maybe I'll write a longer, more detailed review.
But, to be fair to the book, I was pretty distracted by school. I'm going to spend a little time thinking about this, and then maybe I'll write a longer, more detailed review.
More reviews available at my blog, Beauty and the Bookworm.
Wayfarer is the second book of Alexandra Bracken's Passenger duology, and it picks up right where Passenger itself left off: with Nicholas and Sophia searching for the astrolabe and Etta, and Etta herself being "orphaned" to a timeline that's no longer her own due to changes that have been made in the past.
In this second volume, Bracken continues the wonderful trend she began in the first one with utilizing places and times that are rarely, if ever, seen in young adult fiction. From Carthage during the time of the third Punic War to the Vatican in 1499, before it was filled with the art that makes it so known today, Bracken shuttles her characters about into wonderful times and places. And now she's actually begun messing with the timeline itself, too, showing alternative possibilities--a version of Russia in which Nicholas II wasn't killed (until he was) and a New York ravaged by nuclear warfare before the United States was able to enter into World War II. The possibilities are both dazzling and terrifying at the same time, showing the rippling effects that changing a small event can have on the timeline as a whole. She also continues to have interesting characters, bringing in Li Min as a new addition--a Chinese girl who has served as a pirate, assassin, thief, etc. and has an intriguing past.
But overall, this book isn't as strong as the first. Though Nicholas and Etta's relationship moved quickly in the first book, it was still a compelling part of the plot, and that's largely missing here as the two remain separated until the climactic events. Without their attraction and bond to propel the plot, Bracken throws in a side romance that only kind of develops, between Li Min and Sophia (lending a LGBT dynamic to the book as well, though it's very minor) as well as what I think was meant to be a web of intrigues, which also only kind of develops. Henry Hemlock is introduced in this book (which was kind of strange because for some reason I thought he was dead) as Etta's father and I kept waiting for some grand scheme to center around him and his "I just want a relationship with you" act, but it wasn't an act and there actually wasn't any further depths to that part of the story. Bracken tries to explain the origins of time travel and add in another enemy to face, but that only kind of develops to and just floats around in the background as a side bit. And then Nicholas, in his search for Etta, ends up poisoned as some sort of incentive for him to kill Cyrus Ironwood, which doesn't make any sense at all...because why would you poison someone in a way that impedes them from actually doing what you want?
While the traveling remained breathtaking and the characters were good, this one didn't feel as well-thought-out as Passenger did. It rather suffered from second book syndrome, feeling incomplete, and it's especially problematic as it's the final book as well, with no third volume to redeem it.
3 stars out of 5.
Wayfarer is the second book of Alexandra Bracken's Passenger duology, and it picks up right where Passenger itself left off: with Nicholas and Sophia searching for the astrolabe and Etta, and Etta herself being "orphaned" to a timeline that's no longer her own due to changes that have been made in the past.
In this second volume, Bracken continues the wonderful trend she began in the first one with utilizing places and times that are rarely, if ever, seen in young adult fiction. From Carthage during the time of the third Punic War to the Vatican in 1499, before it was filled with the art that makes it so known today, Bracken shuttles her characters about into wonderful times and places. And now she's actually begun messing with the timeline itself, too, showing alternative possibilities--a version of Russia in which Nicholas II wasn't killed (until he was) and a New York ravaged by nuclear warfare before the United States was able to enter into World War II. The possibilities are both dazzling and terrifying at the same time, showing the rippling effects that changing a small event can have on the timeline as a whole. She also continues to have interesting characters, bringing in Li Min as a new addition--a Chinese girl who has served as a pirate, assassin, thief, etc. and has an intriguing past.
But overall, this book isn't as strong as the first. Though Nicholas and Etta's relationship moved quickly in the first book, it was still a compelling part of the plot, and that's largely missing here as the two remain separated until the climactic events. Without their attraction and bond to propel the plot, Bracken throws in a side romance that only kind of develops, between Li Min and Sophia (lending a LGBT dynamic to the book as well, though it's very minor) as well as what I think was meant to be a web of intrigues, which also only kind of develops. Henry Hemlock is introduced in this book (which was kind of strange because for some reason I thought he was dead) as Etta's father and I kept waiting for some grand scheme to center around him and his "I just want a relationship with you" act, but it wasn't an act and there actually wasn't any further depths to that part of the story. Bracken tries to explain the origins of time travel and add in another enemy to face, but that only kind of develops to and just floats around in the background as a side bit. And then Nicholas, in his search for Etta, ends up poisoned as some sort of incentive for him to kill Cyrus Ironwood, which doesn't make any sense at all...because why would you poison someone in a way that impedes them from actually doing what you want?
While the traveling remained breathtaking and the characters were good, this one didn't feel as well-thought-out as Passenger did. It rather suffered from second book syndrome, feeling incomplete, and it's especially problematic as it's the final book as well, with no third volume to redeem it.
3 stars out of 5.
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
"Podróżniczka" okazała się być dobrą książką, ale bez większego "wow". Chwilami nie mogłam skupić się na fabule, która równocześnie nie zaciekawiła mnie na tyle, aby mieć problem z oderwaniem się od historii. Bohaterowie są w porządku, ale nie wyróżniają się niczym szczególnym. Myślę, że "Podróżniczka" to taka książka, którą przeczytałam raz i raczej już do niej nie w.rócę
4.5 stars****
THIS BOOK WAS SO EXCELLENT! I'm so mad at myself for taking so long to read it though. I missed Alexandra Bracken's world and her words, wow. The ending brought tears to my eyes and filled my heart with so much joy. Love love love!!!!
THIS BOOK WAS SO EXCELLENT! I'm so mad at myself for taking so long to read it though. I missed Alexandra Bracken's world and her words, wow. The ending brought tears to my eyes and filled my heart with so much joy. Love love love!!!!
4.5/5 stars. I definitely enjoyed Wayfarer more than Passenger. I docked half a star because the pacing in places wasn't brilliant. I'll be reviewing Wayfarer as well as Passenger on my blog soon.
My favorite parts throughout this duology will always be when Etta is playing a violin. And wherever Nick is...