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keepcalmblogon's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
Veronica Roth is an autobuy author for me, so when the chance to win a signed ARC of Poster Girl popped up from William Morrow Books, I took it! I cannot describe how excited I was when I found out I won (there was lots of dancing and screaming)!
Poster Girl feels like Divergent all grown up. I don’t mean that in any kind of negative way, but it explores the sins of a child through her grown-up eyes in a dystopian world that exists after an uprising. So, if you’ve read Divergent and have since grown up (like myself), you’ll know what I mean if you read this.
I found this story to be the perfect standalone and discovered a number of insightful kernels that I promptly page-marked. Despite outwardly dealing with problems only imaginable in our world, Poster Girl speaks to underlying universalities of the human experience.
Poster Girl is absolutely five stars for me and I highly recommend it to any dystopian lovers. I’d also recommend this book to anyone who enjoys adult or NA fiction that deals with internal conflict and a bit of mystery.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
leahjanespeare's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Why even bother with the word dystopian these days? This book takes place in the near future. One tyrannical regime has collapsed, and another is rising to take its place, promising that, don’t worry, they’re the good guys. Poster Girl shows the inevitable fallout when citizens lack privacy from their government; unchecked power, and the allure of an ‘easy’ life with all information at the tips of our fingers - and yet the importance of questioning the cost of that information. It's a speculative thriller; straightforward, slowly unfolding. Old school, like a noir. We also have very complicated, morally grey characters, which I often think of as Roth's signature style. Sonya is liked by absolutely no one, not really even her fellow political prisoners. She plays dirty, still has long-time habits from living a life of surveillance; ultimately not a great person - and yet I was fascinated by her and how she chose to respond to situations in the new world she doesn't fit into but now 'chooses' to be a part of.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Death