A review by bronski
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken

2.0

I prefer to start with something positive, so right off the bat I'll say Bracken has mastered the art of description. There were a few blurbs I reread they were so beautifully written. The book as a whole, however, did nothing for me. It was set up with a solid premise involving time travel, pirates, and varying pockets of time. This could have been so interesting but for me, it fell flat. Conversations would go on, and on, and on, without ever really developing into anything significant. Explanations were conveniently placed to the point of predictability and I couldn't connect with any of the characters. For her age, I'd say this was a solid attempt given the sophistication of the language she used (despite dipping down momentarily from time to time to an immature style), but I can't say I would recommend it. Sometimes, simplicity is best.