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beautyblob's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. Before I started reading it I remember reading a review on Goodreads that says Veronica Roth is really good at the aftermath of a dystopian event and that really hits the nail on the head. Set 10 years after an uprising of a surveillance state, we follow Sonya, AKA Poster Girl, the face of the Delegation which was overthrown, as she tries to find freedom from her prison by solving the disappearance of an illegal second child.
I enjoyed the plot and although a bit slow at times I really liked reading how the people loyal to the Delegation were coping in their prison, and how the outside world was trying to revert back to a pre-digital age. The one thing that was a bit meh was the romance angle which just fell a bit flat.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Thank you to Netgalley, Hodder & Stoughton and the author.
I enjoyed the plot and although a bit slow at times I really liked reading how the people loyal to the Delegation were coping in their prison, and how the outside world was trying to revert back to a pre-digital age. The one thing that was a bit meh was the romance angle which just fell a bit flat.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Thank you to Netgalley, Hodder & Stoughton and the author.
loddytops's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
andreabianco's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
pumpkinspice_25's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
shagdalen's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ella_jm's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
mcoenraad's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
rinku's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Police brutality, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug abuse, Racism, and Kidnapping
ciphertextx's review against another edition
3.0
A very mild read most of the way through, it was honestly too short to really get a proper vibe for the main character. Felt like I was experiencing the book through a veil just 'cause I didn't connect much with her.
However, I liked the plot, and I particularly liked the reveal near the end regarding the mystery of the missing girl. I liked the slightly dim vibes even at the end that suggest things haven't really changed much, maybe they will, but not right now.
However, I liked the plot, and I particularly liked the reveal near the end regarding the mystery of the missing girl. I liked the slightly dim vibes even at the end that suggest things haven't really changed much, maybe they will, but not right now.
mobyskine's review against another edition
4.0
I was captivated with the blurb as the oppressive surveillance premise reminded me much to Orwell’s 1984 and how its few earliest chapters were hauntingly written that I get too hooked sooner than I expected.
Poster Girl was narrated from Sonya’s perspective, the selected girl for the Delegation ads before the regime fell and taken by the new government of Triumvirate. Having to hold accountable for her family’s crime and sent to live in the Aperture for years—a prison apartment in the outskirts of megalopolis—Sonya gets an unexpected visit one day with a deal; to find a missing girl who was stolen from her parents by the old regime and in return, she could earn her freedom back into society. Sonya’s new adventure begins through the unfamiliar post-Delegation world to find the child never to realise it’ll get her to unravel her family’s darkest secrets and digging deeper into her traumatising past.
I love the ‘bleak’ vibe of its worldbuilding and how the author managed to craft the present-day anxieties and its sentiments (of technology, communication, political and morality) into both of her settings (during and post Delegation) to reflect and progressed her characterization and the backstory of the authoritarian premise. I fancy Sonya’s enticing dynamic, her motivation was thrilling and I like her interactions with both Alexander (somehow I love this dude even when Sonya hated him from the beginning) and Nikhil. Glad that the enemy to lover subplot was fairly explored, just nicely infused to add a little distraction to its mystery and emotionally driven narrative.
Of governmental crime and conflict, an army of analog lovers turned terrorist (interesting eerie bunch!) and an alarming exploration on behavioural journey, adulthood, and a realisation on how an extreme control could shaped a person into losing their social values and identity. The twists and turns were expected yet I love how meticulous and suspenseful it goes until the last chapter. Love the epilogue as well; think it was just perfect to wrap Sonya’s life of the afterwards.
This might be a typical dystopian plot to fans of this genre but if you rarely read one like me and want to venture into the genre, this might be a great catch to start with. 4 stars to this!
Thank you Pansing Distribution for sending me a copy to review!
Poster Girl was narrated from Sonya’s perspective, the selected girl for the Delegation ads before the regime fell and taken by the new government of Triumvirate. Having to hold accountable for her family’s crime and sent to live in the Aperture for years—a prison apartment in the outskirts of megalopolis—Sonya gets an unexpected visit one day with a deal; to find a missing girl who was stolen from her parents by the old regime and in return, she could earn her freedom back into society. Sonya’s new adventure begins through the unfamiliar post-Delegation world to find the child never to realise it’ll get her to unravel her family’s darkest secrets and digging deeper into her traumatising past.
I love the ‘bleak’ vibe of its worldbuilding and how the author managed to craft the present-day anxieties and its sentiments (of technology, communication, political and morality) into both of her settings (during and post Delegation) to reflect and progressed her characterization and the backstory of the authoritarian premise. I fancy Sonya’s enticing dynamic, her motivation was thrilling and I like her interactions with both Alexander (somehow I love this dude even when Sonya hated him from the beginning) and Nikhil. Glad that the enemy to lover subplot was fairly explored, just nicely infused to add a little distraction to its mystery and emotionally driven narrative.
Of governmental crime and conflict, an army of analog lovers turned terrorist (interesting eerie bunch!) and an alarming exploration on behavioural journey, adulthood, and a realisation on how an extreme control could shaped a person into losing their social values and identity. The twists and turns were expected yet I love how meticulous and suspenseful it goes until the last chapter. Love the epilogue as well; think it was just perfect to wrap Sonya’s life of the afterwards.
This might be a typical dystopian plot to fans of this genre but if you rarely read one like me and want to venture into the genre, this might be a great catch to start with. 4 stars to this!
Thank you Pansing Distribution for sending me a copy to review!