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Mar 12, 2021WPL_Erin rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Love this book! Old world meets modern in this time travel novel. Plus there are pirates!
Sep 16, 2019STPL_JessKovs rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Passenger is an exhilarating scavenger hunt through a stunning display of rich historical scenery. It just takes a few hundred pages to get there. I found the beginning to be a little slow and 50 pages in, I put it down and didn’t pick…
May 19, 2019rebecacelest rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Bracken presents wise commentary on racial and misogynistic prejudices as they are present throughout history while also providing a charming set of cast members. I'm afraid, however, this is where this novel's redeemable qualities…
Mar 03, 2019KatKnits rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Barely made to 8%. Couldn’t get into the story AT ALL.
Sep 20, 2017Blue_Crow_2 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Read about 30% of the book and that was a struggle. The novel is incredibly slow and Alexandra Bracken can't focus on what's important. Pages and pages are dedicated to topics unrelated to the plot. Bracken gets too excited about…
May 04, 2017Nymeria23 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
You know, I was kind of hoping for more from this story. It held my attention and provided a fun adventure, but I sort of felt like it was more of a chore to read it than I was expecting. Certain relationships were built too fast or left…
Apr 26, 2017AlexN07 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Good, but nothing amazing. The Darkest Minds was far superior.
Feb 02, 2017ArapahoeTiegan rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An exciting adventure story through time and across the world! Etta is pulled from her time and forced to find something her mother has hidden at the whims of Cyrus Ironwood. With the help of Nicholas Carter, who is originally meant to…
Jan 29, 2017TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I feel like this is another book that I let wash my concentration away. My friend absolutely loved the book, which I am now starting to wonder what I missed. To me, this book was good but not entirely worthy of devotion. I enjoyed reading…
Dec 27, 2016Chapel_Hill_SarahW rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I think Bracken's skill is at building romantic subplots with interesting characters who really challenge each other. I loved her earlier book Brightly Woven with it's adventure, magic, and slow building romance; and I was hoping to like…
Dec 02, 2016akzfineart rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
As I whole I thought the book was good, but I had issues with the pacing and structure. I do plan to read the sequel, but if I find the same issues, that will negatively impact my reading experience, more so than book #1. I found the…
Oct 28, 2016twhitehead24 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Etta Spencer’s mother had many secrets - secrets that would begin unfolding on the biggest night of her life. Etta, a violinist, was performing the Largo from Bach’s Sonata No. 3 when the secrets began to unfold. The notes that usually…
Oct 04, 2016JCLAllisonD rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Arrgh! Spoiler alert that I desperately wished I had known before I had invested time in reading this book: This book is clearly part of a planned series and there is no resolution -- at all. That fact so completely caught me off guard and…
Jun 25, 2016Kyanite rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Pretty good. Just don't think too hard about the time travel aspect, and you'll be fine.
Jun 24, 2016ngreggain rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Love the time traveling concept
Mar 12, 2016nidofito rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Really strong start that went maybe two-thirds of the book but dragged on during the last. I might not read the sequel just because I'm not interested enough in the story to go through another 500 pager.
Feb 01, 2016
When this novel begins, it is the year 2015 and all Etta Spencer, violin prodigy, has to worry about is doing well in her debut. Half-way through her set, however, something terrible happens and Etta finds herself in another place and…
lux06
Feb 01, 2016
The first chapter or two might have been a tad slow, but once the story got started I could not put it down! If you love time travel adventure stories, this is for you. The descriptions of various eras are vivid and engaging. Plus, the…
Jan 31, 2016fallacyx2 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I really wanted to like this book, because I fell absolutely in love with Bracken's writing in The Darkest Minds. Maybe it's because I have a hard time getting into time travel books. The book felt tedious to read, with extraneous…