Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 I'm pretty sure everyone at Smart Bitch HQ is sick of hearing about Passenger by Alexandra Bracken because I've been talking about it incessantly. Normally I don't dig YA very much-lots of navel gazing, lots of love triangles-but this book worked for me on all the levels. It's a time traveling non stop action adventure tale with romance and swashbuckling. Swashes are buckled, you guys. 
 The heroine of this story is 17-year-old Etta Spencer, a violin prodigy. She's been fairly sheltered (she's spent a lot of time focused on her violin rather than on typical teenage pursuits) and has always felt a little distant from her world-traveling mom. Etta is on stage during her "soft debut" when she hears a strange screaming sound and all hell breaks loose. 
 I loved this book. I loved it so hard my teeth hurt. I could have used a little more historical detail in Cambodia and Damascus (Paris is kind of a pass-through), but so much action was happening there wasn't a ton of time for it. Part of the reason this book is so unputdownable is that it never stops for the reader to catch her breath. Once Nick and Etta's quest gets rolling, it's a great big chase scene thoughout history will no pauses. 
 The other thing I loved was that this book doesn't read much like a YA book to me. I'm not being a dick and bagging on adults reading YA fiction-read what you like and be happy-but for me personally, coming of age stories don't appeal. I'm of age. Been there, done that, got the commemorative t-shirt. 
 I will warn readers about to hit that deadly one click buy button, this book has a HUGE cliffie. Epic cliffhanger, folks. But I personally cannot wait for the sequel, Wayfarer, due out in 2017. 
 - Elyse