Wayfarer (A Passenger Novel, Book 2)
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The timeline has changed.
My future is gone.
Etta Spencer didn't know she was a traveler until the day she emerged both miles and years from her home. Now, robbed of the powerful object that was her only hope of saving her mother, Etta finds herself stranded once more, cut off from Nicholas-the eighteenth century privateer she loves-and her natural time.
When Etta inadvertently stumbles into the heart of the Thorns, the renegade travelers who stole the astrolabe from her, she vows to finish what she started and destroy the astrolabe once and for all. Instead, she's blindsided by a bombshell revelation from their leader, Henry Hemlock: he is her father. Suddenly questioning everything she's been fighting for, Etta must choose a path, one that could transform her future.
Still devastated by Etta's disappearance, Nicholas has enlisted the unlikely help of Sophia Ironwood and a cheeky mercenary-for-hire to track both her and the missing astrolabe down. But as the tremors of change to the timeline grow stronger and the stakes for recovering the astrolabe mount, they discover an ancient power far more frightening than the rival travelers currently locked in a battle for control. . . a power that threatens to eradicate the timeline altogether.
From colonial Nassau to New York City, San Francisco to Roman Carthage, imperial Russia to the Vatican catacombs, New York Times #1 best-selling author Alexandra Bracken charts a gorgeously detailed, thrilling course through time in this stunning conclusion to the Passenger series.
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3.75 ⭐ for the conclusion of this duology! I must say that I liked Passenger slightly better, but I can't exactly tell why. Throughout the story, the various settings including side characters I got to visited were definitely a part that I enjoyed. I did enjoy our main side characters, too, but maybe a little bit too much, so that it annoyed me that I wasn't allowed to see into their heads more than what the conversations with Nicholas and Etta offered to me. I know that's the point of side characters but still... Also, I liked every part that dealt with the consequences of the timeline changing for normal, non-time-travelling people and the world itself?, I guess. Imagining how our world as we know it might change, if somebody altered some event in the past is interesting. I feel like I might have missed something regarding the pacing, or possibly I didn't connect to Etta and Nicholas as much as I wanted to. Admittedly, this could have been my own fault for it's been quite long since I've read Passenger, but that sadly doesn't change how I feel about the story.
wayfarer funktioniert für mich ganz wunderbar. and here’s why: (disclaimer: spoiler für passenger) ich habe passenger 4 sterne gegeben: ich hatte super viel spaß mit dem buch, auch, wenn das englisch für mich teils schwer war und die geschichte sich nur langsam entfaltet hat. etta und nick haben sich sofort in meinem herzen eingenistet und waren der meinung, ausziehen wäre keine option. wayfarer war in vielen punkten das gegenteil von passenger; es war aktiongeladen, dauerhaft spannend und etta und nick waren kaum zusammen - eine der dinge, die mir besonders am ersten band gefallen hatten, war die dynamik der beiden und ich hatte befürchtet, dass wayfarer unter ihrer trennung leiden würde. bracken hat es aber geschafft, dass man, dadurch, dass die beiden ständig auf der suche waren, nie das gefühl hatte, dass sie ihre dynamik verlieren. beide protagonisten haben in einer unglaublichen stärke gekämpft, die ich nur bewundere. sowieso sind die charaktere für mich der kernpunkt der geschichte; sie sind das herz, in all ihren fehlern und missverständnissen, teilweise auch in ihrer unsympathie, und sie sind alle etwas ganz besonderes. für mich persönlich hat das buch einen starken symbolischen wert. die suche nach dem astrolabe und der debatte darum, was mit ihm geschehen soll, ist ein wunderbares commentary zum thema des menschlichen egoismus und wie weitereichend dieser eigentlich ist. es geht viel weniger um zeitreisen, sondern um macht und dem, was verschiedene parteien mit dieser macht anfangen würden. all in all hat wayfarer so viel spaß gemacht, weil passenger so eine wunderschöne und tiefgreifende grundlage gelegt hat; ohne passenger, hätte ich wayfarer keine 5 sterne gegeben. ein gutes zeichen ist für mich immer, wenn ich mit einem buch fertig bin und es direkt nochmal lesen mag. ich hoffe, es gefällt mir, sobald ich die reihe rereade, dann immer noch genauso gut - und vielleicht werde ich ja dann auch schlau aus dem epilog, ups.
Although I can't really say anything bad about this duology, besides that the ending seemed a bit rushed but I never really got into these books. I really liked the main and characters and the settings though, especially the different times and places. If someone's really into tome travel, this is the book to read!
2.5 stars This sequel and conclusion to [b:Passenger|20983362|Passenger (Passenger, #1)|Alexandra Bracken|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1446749751s/20983362.jpg|40360384] (which I enjoyed a lot) was disappointing. The first half of the 500+ pages were so boring, I tended to only skim the pages because I was bored. It was very slow and nothing really happened. The only reason I did not dnf it was Julian Ironwood, he is hilarious. Also, the writing is great and I did like the ending.
Description
The timeline has changed.
My future is gone.
Etta Spencer didn't know she was a traveler until the day she emerged both miles and years from her home. Now, robbed of the powerful object that was her only hope of saving her mother, Etta finds herself stranded once more, cut off from Nicholas-the eighteenth century privateer she loves-and her natural time.
When Etta inadvertently stumbles into the heart of the Thorns, the renegade travelers who stole the astrolabe from her, she vows to finish what she started and destroy the astrolabe once and for all. Instead, she's blindsided by a bombshell revelation from their leader, Henry Hemlock: he is her father. Suddenly questioning everything she's been fighting for, Etta must choose a path, one that could transform her future.
Still devastated by Etta's disappearance, Nicholas has enlisted the unlikely help of Sophia Ironwood and a cheeky mercenary-for-hire to track both her and the missing astrolabe down. But as the tremors of change to the timeline grow stronger and the stakes for recovering the astrolabe mount, they discover an ancient power far more frightening than the rival travelers currently locked in a battle for control. . . a power that threatens to eradicate the timeline altogether.
From colonial Nassau to New York City, San Francisco to Roman Carthage, imperial Russia to the Vatican catacombs, New York Times #1 best-selling author Alexandra Bracken charts a gorgeously detailed, thrilling course through time in this stunning conclusion to the Passenger series.
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3.75 ⭐ for the conclusion of this duology! I must say that I liked Passenger slightly better, but I can't exactly tell why. Throughout the story, the various settings including side characters I got to visited were definitely a part that I enjoyed. I did enjoy our main side characters, too, but maybe a little bit too much, so that it annoyed me that I wasn't allowed to see into their heads more than what the conversations with Nicholas and Etta offered to me. I know that's the point of side characters but still... Also, I liked every part that dealt with the consequences of the timeline changing for normal, non-time-travelling people and the world itself?, I guess. Imagining how our world as we know it might change, if somebody altered some event in the past is interesting. I feel like I might have missed something regarding the pacing, or possibly I didn't connect to Etta and Nicholas as much as I wanted to. Admittedly, this could have been my own fault for it's been quite long since I've read Passenger, but that sadly doesn't change how I feel about the story.
wayfarer funktioniert für mich ganz wunderbar. and here’s why: (disclaimer: spoiler für passenger) ich habe passenger 4 sterne gegeben: ich hatte super viel spaß mit dem buch, auch, wenn das englisch für mich teils schwer war und die geschichte sich nur langsam entfaltet hat. etta und nick haben sich sofort in meinem herzen eingenistet und waren der meinung, ausziehen wäre keine option. wayfarer war in vielen punkten das gegenteil von passenger; es war aktiongeladen, dauerhaft spannend und etta und nick waren kaum zusammen - eine der dinge, die mir besonders am ersten band gefallen hatten, war die dynamik der beiden und ich hatte befürchtet, dass wayfarer unter ihrer trennung leiden würde. bracken hat es aber geschafft, dass man, dadurch, dass die beiden ständig auf der suche waren, nie das gefühl hatte, dass sie ihre dynamik verlieren. beide protagonisten haben in einer unglaublichen stärke gekämpft, die ich nur bewundere. sowieso sind die charaktere für mich der kernpunkt der geschichte; sie sind das herz, in all ihren fehlern und missverständnissen, teilweise auch in ihrer unsympathie, und sie sind alle etwas ganz besonderes. für mich persönlich hat das buch einen starken symbolischen wert. die suche nach dem astrolabe und der debatte darum, was mit ihm geschehen soll, ist ein wunderbares commentary zum thema des menschlichen egoismus und wie weitereichend dieser eigentlich ist. es geht viel weniger um zeitreisen, sondern um macht und dem, was verschiedene parteien mit dieser macht anfangen würden. all in all hat wayfarer so viel spaß gemacht, weil passenger so eine wunderschöne und tiefgreifende grundlage gelegt hat; ohne passenger, hätte ich wayfarer keine 5 sterne gegeben. ein gutes zeichen ist für mich immer, wenn ich mit einem buch fertig bin und es direkt nochmal lesen mag. ich hoffe, es gefällt mir, sobald ich die reihe rereade, dann immer noch genauso gut - und vielleicht werde ich ja dann auch schlau aus dem epilog, ups.
Although I can't really say anything bad about this duology, besides that the ending seemed a bit rushed but I never really got into these books. I really liked the main and characters and the settings though, especially the different times and places. If someone's really into tome travel, this is the book to read!
2.5 stars This sequel and conclusion to [b:Passenger|20983362|Passenger (Passenger, #1)|Alexandra Bracken|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1446749751s/20983362.jpg|40360384] (which I enjoyed a lot) was disappointing. The first half of the 500+ pages were so boring, I tended to only skim the pages because I was bored. It was very slow and nothing really happened. The only reason I did not dnf it was Julian Ironwood, he is hilarious. Also, the writing is great and I did like the ending.