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A review by teeggzz
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
3.0
*3.5
So after absolutely loving TDM by Alex and all the hype around Passenger I thought I would really enjoy it but unfortunately I was a bit disappointed.
So let's start with the writing. Holy crap Alex's writing is so different compared to the writing in TDM. The book is also in third person which kinda made me feel disconnected from the characters. The pacing seemed like it was slow but it actually wasn't. Everything was at a good speed but I felt like the endless amounts of descriptions is what made it feel so slow. Sometimes it was a struggle to get through a chapter because they were so bulky and some summing up to around about 50 pages or more. There were also A LOT of info dumps, especially at the start. For the first 100 pages I was like, "wtf is going on?". I think because the world and time travel aspect was so complex it made it very hard to absorb in only a few pages. I'm also not up to date with my history so I had to google some things more than once.
The characters were alright to say the least. Etta I feel like didn't really have too much personality or quirk to her. I think her whole character was just built up from the fact that she's a violinist and that's about it. As with Nic had a bit of a backstory but I didn't really like him immensely. He had an annoyingly hot temper and was VERY over protective. He wouldn't let Etta have free rain to do what she wanted. For example in the jungle she wanders off for two seconds and then he's yelling at her and is like, "you promised you wouldn't run off without telling me again!" It's like, okay buddy calm down you've only known each other for a couple weeks.
Speaking of the romance I did kinda enjoy it. It was a well-rounded relationship even if it was a bit insta-lovey. You could tell they really cared about each other and they did have some fallout's which made it realistic. Although I felt like this book revolved around the romance and the "adventure" aspect was on the side. Yes, I know they were travelling through time and that's classed as "adventure" but I felt like all they thought about was how much they loved one another and each scene they were making out. Going into this novel I didn't expect it to be so romance heavy.
When Nic got stabbed I didn't cry, even though it looked as if he was about to die. When Etta DID die (supposedly) I didn't really feel anything either because I wasn't very invested in the characters. I mean they're average but I don't die hard love them.
And when we find out Rose killed Alice?! WTTFFFFFF. ALICE WAS MY FAVE CHARACTER!
I also predicted from the very start that Henry was Etta's father, it was just plain obvious.
Over all it was an alright book that was enjoyable in most parts although I was slightly let down. Definitely different from TDM and I might pick up Wayfarer.
So after absolutely loving TDM by Alex and all the hype around Passenger I thought I would really enjoy it but unfortunately I was a bit disappointed.
So let's start with the writing. Holy crap Alex's writing is so different compared to the writing in TDM. The book is also in third person which kinda made me feel disconnected from the characters. The pacing seemed like it was slow but it actually wasn't. Everything was at a good speed but I felt like the endless amounts of descriptions is what made it feel so slow. Sometimes it was a struggle to get through a chapter because they were so bulky and some summing up to around about 50 pages or more. There were also A LOT of info dumps, especially at the start. For the first 100 pages I was like, "wtf is going on?". I think because the world and time travel aspect was so complex it made it very hard to absorb in only a few pages. I'm also not up to date with my history so I had to google some things more than once.
The characters were alright to say the least. Etta I feel like didn't really have too much personality or quirk to her. I think her whole character was just built up from the fact that she's a violinist and that's about it. As with Nic had a bit of a backstory but I didn't really like him immensely. He had an annoyingly hot temper and was VERY over protective. He wouldn't let Etta have free rain to do what she wanted. For example in the jungle she wanders off for two seconds and then he's yelling at her and is like, "you promised you wouldn't run off without telling me again!" It's like, okay buddy calm down you've only known each other for a couple weeks.
Speaking of the romance I did kinda enjoy it. It was a well-rounded relationship even if it was a bit insta-lovey. You could tell they really cared about each other and they did have some fallout's which made it realistic. Although I felt like this book revolved around the romance and the "adventure" aspect was on the side. Yes, I know they were travelling through time and that's classed as "adventure" but I felt like all they thought about was how much they loved one another and each scene they were making out. Going into this novel I didn't expect it to be so romance heavy.
When Nic got stabbed I didn't cry, even though it looked as if he was about to die. When Etta DID die (supposedly) I didn't really feel anything either because I wasn't very invested in the characters. I mean they're average but I don't die hard love them.
And when we find out Rose killed Alice?! WTTFFFFFF. ALICE WAS MY FAVE CHARACTER!
I also predicted from the very start that Henry was Etta's father, it was just plain obvious.
Over all it was an alright book that was enjoyable in most parts although I was slightly let down. Definitely different from TDM and I might pick up Wayfarer.