A review by leahjanespeare
Poster Girl by Veronica Roth

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Why even bother with the word dystopian these days? This book takes place in the near future. One tyrannical regime has collapsed, and another is rising to take its place, promising that, don’t worry, they’re the good guys. Poster Girl shows the inevitable fallout when citizens lack privacy from their government; unchecked power, and the allure of an ‘easy’ life with all information at the tips of our fingers - and yet the importance of questioning the cost of that information. It's a speculative thriller; straightforward, slowly unfolding. Old school, like a noir. We also have very complicated, morally grey characters, which I often think of as Roth's signature style. Sonya is liked by absolutely no one, not really even her fellow political prisoners. She plays dirty, still has long-time habits from living a life of surveillance; ultimately not a great person - and yet I was fascinated by her and how she chose to respond to situations in the new world she doesn't fit into but now 'chooses' to be a part of.
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