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Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken ( @hyperionteens )

5/5 stars

Official Synopsis:

I've been orphaned by my time.

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,

My thoughts:

Oh man. Have you ever read a book that is just *so* good that it knocks you on your ass and you cant read anything else for at least a week? YEP. That is exactly what WAYFARER did to me.

I grabbed an early copy of WAYFARER at YallFest in November and all but drove straight home to read it. I had already reread PASSENGER the previous month in preparation for this release so the need to find out what had become of Etta was TOO REAL. And Alex didnt disappoint! The beginning of WAYFARER drops you right into the action and sends you on a mad dash through centuries of alternate timelines and feuding families that will tangle up your heart strings until its knock down drag out conclusion! PLUS THE ENDING. Oh man. The ending was so satisfying. We are left in such a good place with just enough closure that allows us to know what happened to the characters BUT not so much that there isnt any wiggle room for future spin offs (lookin at you Sophia). My heart is just so full of love for this book.

To say that this is one of the best books of the year would be an understatement. I know some of you will assume that I am only saying this because I am a fan of all of Brackens work, but let me list the reasons why you should believe me:

DIVERSITY!!!! PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE!!!!

LGBT COUPLES!!!!

UNPROBLEMATIC LOVE INTERESTS (sweet cinnamon roll, Nick)

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS!!!!

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!!! (seriously never thought I’d love Sophia)

ALTERNATE HISTORY!!!!

HOT DADS!!!!! (okay, I am only assuming Henry is hot but, like, really)

BANTER!!! (Seriously, I love Julian and his mouth)

MORE FOCUS ON FRIENDSHIPS, NOT ROMANCES!!!!!!! (even though yall know i LIVE for the romance, this was refreshing!)

PRAGUE!!!!!!!

Alright, if that hasn’t convinced you, I will also create a 17 page word document Double Spaced 14pt Font MLA format JUST so you will read this book!!!!!!!

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