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libraryofselin's review
4.0
Read on Audio + Physical
4 stars, 7 on CAWPILE
I have been loving Veronica Roth’s newer adult novels. This is my third novel by Roth outside the Divergent series and each of them have been giving exactly what I need from them. Poster Girl looks at a dystopian world after the revolution. This is a trope I love, getting to look at the systems that replace the oppressive regimes after the rebellion that most books show is very intriguing to me. Poster Girl is a great character study on a woman who had been conditioned to blindly follow the old regime and how hard it is to break from that. It does not shy away from the horrors that people inflict when following orders while humanizing imprisoned participants of the old regime ten years after the revolution.
I loved both this book and The Chosen Ones and don't understand why people seem to dislike them so much.
I can’t wait to read more from Roth.
4 stars, 7 on CAWPILE
I have been loving Veronica Roth’s newer adult novels. This is my third novel by Roth outside the Divergent series and each of them have been giving exactly what I need from them. Poster Girl looks at a dystopian world after the revolution. This is a trope I love, getting to look at the systems that replace the oppressive regimes after the rebellion that most books show is very intriguing to me. Poster Girl is a great character study on a woman who had been conditioned to blindly follow the old regime and how hard it is to break from that. It does not shy away from the horrors that people inflict when following orders while humanizing imprisoned participants of the old regime ten years after the revolution.
I loved both this book and The Chosen Ones and don't understand why people seem to dislike them so much.
I can’t wait to read more from Roth.
books_tea_and_fantasy's review against another edition
4.0
4 ⭐️
Characters: 8
Atmosphere: 7
Writing: 8
Plot: 8
Intrigue: 7
Logic: 8
Enjoyment: 8
Characters: 8
Atmosphere: 7
Writing: 8
Plot: 8
Intrigue: 7
Logic: 8
Enjoyment: 8
acraddoc91's review
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
aardrian's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
snuzzbobble's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
rachael_amber's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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? No
3.5
emily_katelyn's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
dila160802's review
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
abookaddictsbookshelves's review against another edition
3.0
*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton*
Everyone knows Sonya Kantor's face - she was the poster girl for the Delegation who ruled the Seattle-Portland megalopolis.
The Delegation monitored everyone via Insights - ocular implants that recorded everything that was done and said.
When the Delegation was overthrown, Sonya was imprisoned alongside other people deemed to have done wrong by serving the Delegation.
Ten years after the fall of the Delegation, Sonya is given the chance to earn her freedom by finding out what happened to a missing girl who was taken from her family by the Delegation.
Sonya's search uncovers buried secrets and truths she might not want to face.
The blurb for this book really intrigued me, and I was looking forward to reading it.
I found Sonya to be a likeable and relatable protagonist. She was being punished for something that she'd done as a teen, something that wasn't harmful, but as the face of the Delegation she couldn't exactly be allowed to walk around freely by the new regime.
I liked finding out more about Sonya and I really felt for her - her family were all dead and she was basically waiting to die herself, living with barely anything of her own, in a place that sounded really stifling and depressing.
I really liked Sonya's relationship with her neighbour Nikhil, who was someone she knew from before their imprisonment.
The setting was interesting, as was the comparison between the Delegation and the Triumvirate who replaced them - it was quite thought-provoking.
The plot was enjoyable and held my attention. While I was surprised by some things that happened, I wasn't gripped.
The writing style was easy to follow.
Overall, this was an enjoyable read.
naphoeleon's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5