Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
Summary
Time travel is real–and so is the danger Etta Spencer faces when she is suddenly abducted into the schemes of the Ironwoods, a powerful family of travelers who believe she is the only one who can return something that her mother stole from them. It’s hard to know who to trust, but Etta finds an ally in an Ironwood family outcast named Nicholas. It seems everyone around them, themselves included, is hiding something, and retrieving what was stolen could endanger far more than they had imaged.
Overall Impressions
If you’re a reader who likes stories of impossible odds and star-crossed lovers, then I think this may need to be the next young adult novel on your list. Admittedly, I found the book a bit longer than I would have liked, but I’m sometimes about action myself, and this is a very character driven story. Through her characters, Bracken practically and tactfully addresses historical tensions like race, gender, inequality, and privilege. She does a wonderful job of getting inside the minds and hearts of the characters, and laying them out for the reader to grab on to through the twists and turns of the plot.
Happy reading!
Girl Meets Fiction 