Review Collection is a feature to help people decide if they want to read the featured book (let me know if you found it useful). So, the idea is that I shall be choosing one book and then sharing a range of reviews, of this book from various blogs. Allowing you to get a feel for the different opinions surrounding that book.
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
Series: Duology
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Synopsis From Goodreads
Passage, n.
i. A brief section of music composed of a series of notes and flourishes.
ii. A journey by water; a voyage.
iii. The transition from one place to another, across space and time.
In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles but years from home. And she’s inherited a legacy she knows nothing about from a family whose existence she’s never heard of. Until now.
Nicholas Carter is content with his life at sea, free from the Ironwoods—a powerful family in the colonies—and the servitude he’s known at their hands. But with the arrival of an unusual passenger on his ship comes the insistent pull of the past that he can’t escape and the family that won’t let him go so easily. Now the Ironwoods are searching for a stolen object of untold value, one they believe only Etta, Nicholas’ passenger, can find. In order to protect her, he must ensure she brings it back to them—whether she wants to or not.
Together, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by the traveller who will do anything to keep the object out of the Ironwoods’ grasp. But as they get closer to the truth of their search, and the deadly game the Ironwoods are playing, treacherous forces threaten to separate Etta not only from Nicholas but from her path home... forever.
i. A brief section of music composed of a series of notes and flourishes.
ii. A journey by water; a voyage.
iii. The transition from one place to another, across space and time.
In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles but years from home. And she’s inherited a legacy she knows nothing about from a family whose existence she’s never heard of. Until now.
Nicholas Carter is content with his life at sea, free from the Ironwoods—a powerful family in the colonies—and the servitude he’s known at their hands. But with the arrival of an unusual passenger on his ship comes the insistent pull of the past that he can’t escape and the family that won’t let him go so easily. Now the Ironwoods are searching for a stolen object of untold value, one they believe only Etta, Nicholas’ passenger, can find. In order to protect her, he must ensure she brings it back to them—whether she wants to or not.
Together, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by the traveller who will do anything to keep the object out of the Ironwoods’ grasp. But as they get closer to the truth of their search, and the deadly game the Ironwoods are playing, treacherous forces threaten to separate Etta not only from Nicholas but from her path home... forever.
COLLECTION OF REVIEWS
Review @ Hello Cherry
Review + Playlist @ TheYoungFolks .com
ARC Review @ The Book Smugglers
Review @ Smart Bitches Trashy Books
Review @ The Mud and Stars Book Blog
6 Star Review @ Miranda's Book Blog
5 Star Review @ Book Addict 24-7
5 Star ARC Review @ Super Space Chick
4 Star ARC Review @ The Daydreaming Bookworm
4 Star Review @ myriadinklings
3.5 Star Review @ Lisa of Literature
3 Star ARC Review @ Happy Indulgence
3 Star ARC Review @ Nice Girls Read Books
2.5 Star Review @ Red Reading Rose
2 Star Review @ Alexa Loves Books
2 Star Review @ Rowan Reads and Raves
COLLECTING MY THOUGHTS
I have read most of Alexandra Bracken The Darkest Minds trilogy (one book to go) and have really enjoyed it. There was quite a lot of hype surrounding this book around it's release date but I have yet to read it (have bought it recently). From reading and watching the collection of reviews above, there seems to be a wide range of opinions from people who really didn't enjoyed it (on Goodreads there are quite a few who DNF this book!)to people who loved it. I get the feeling that people didn't enjoy this book because of a slow beginning and some people didn't seem to like the romance (getting the feel of maybe a insta love?) while others loved the love interest. Generally people seemed to love the setting of the book and enjoyed the historical elements.
COLLECTING YOUR THOUGHTS
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