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thebooknerdscorner 's review for:
Passenger
by Alexandra Bracken
I got to begin this review by saying that I love Alexandra Bracken as an author and "Passenger" was another fabulous book. "Passenger" was not quite what I expected it to be, but I loved every moment of it. It's intense, it's funny, it's super romantic, and I didn't ever want to put it down!
The protagonist, Etta, is a master at the violin and dreams of nothing more than making her debut. But then a strange incident sends her hurtling back into time where she awakens on a pirate ship in the eighteenth century. This is where she meets Nicholas, a freed slave who his pursuing his dreams on the high seas. I love nautical tales, so the scenes on the ship were really fun. The story that takes place after is just as great and dives deep into a complex web of time travels who have bones to pick with one another. Bracken crafts another complicated world with this one, and I love how she tackles time travel!
Another thing I really enjoy with this one, is how it looks at how differently people are treated over time and some of the social injustices these characters are faced with. Nicholas was born a slave in the New World and has always tried his hardest to blend into the background. When he is drawn into different time periods, it is interesting to see how he reacts and it really points out how much the world has changed. But it also highlights how far the world still has to come for equality to truly be ascertained. Another character in the book, Sophia, also has to deal with being oppressed because she is a lady who lives with a family with ideals aligned with the eighteenth century. It was really interesting to track these two as they travel through time and experience the future of how their minority groups are being treated.
I love "Passenger" and I cannot wait to start reading its sequel, "Wayfarer." Bracken did leave this one off with one of her iconic cliff hangers, so it is no surprise that I am anxiously waiting to dive into the final book of the duology!
The protagonist, Etta, is a master at the violin and dreams of nothing more than making her debut. But then a strange incident sends her hurtling back into time where she awakens on a pirate ship in the eighteenth century. This is where she meets Nicholas, a freed slave who his pursuing his dreams on the high seas. I love nautical tales, so the scenes on the ship were really fun. The story that takes place after is just as great and dives deep into a complex web of time travels who have bones to pick with one another. Bracken crafts another complicated world with this one, and I love how she tackles time travel!
Another thing I really enjoy with this one, is how it looks at how differently people are treated over time and some of the social injustices these characters are faced with. Nicholas was born a slave in the New World and has always tried his hardest to blend into the background. When he is drawn into different time periods, it is interesting to see how he reacts and it really points out how much the world has changed. But it also highlights how far the world still has to come for equality to truly be ascertained. Another character in the book, Sophia, also has to deal with being oppressed because she is a lady who lives with a family with ideals aligned with the eighteenth century. It was really interesting to track these two as they travel through time and experience the future of how their minority groups are being treated.
I love "Passenger" and I cannot wait to start reading its sequel, "Wayfarer." Bracken did leave this one off with one of her iconic cliff hangers, so it is no surprise that I am anxiously waiting to dive into the final book of the duology!