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Poster Girl
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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For fans of Anthony Marra and Lauren Beukes, #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth tells the story of a woman's desperate search for a missing girl after the collapse of the oppressive dystopian regime--and the dark secrets about her family and community she uncovers along the way. WHAT'S RIGHT IS RIGHT. Sonya Kantor knows this slogan--she lived by it for most of her life. For decades, everyone in the Seattle-Portland megalopolis lived under it, as well as constant surveillance in the form of the Insight, an ocular implant that tracked every word and every action, rewarding or punishing by a rigid moral code set forth by the Delegation. Then there was a revolution. The Delegation fell. Its most valuable members were locked in the Aperture, a prison on the outskirts of the city. And everyone else, now free from the Insight's monitoring, went on with their lives. Sonya, former poster girl for the Delegation, has been imprisoned for ten years when an old enemy comes to her with a deal: find a missing girl who was stolen from her parents by the old regime, and earn her freedom. The path Sonya takes to find the child will lead her through an unfamiliar, crooked post-Delegation world where she finds herself digging deeper into the past--and her family's dark secrets--than she ever wanted to. With razor sharp prose, Poster Girl is a haunting dystopian mystery that explores the expanding role of surveillance on society--an inescapable reality that we welcome all too easily.
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BookishTrish
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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The girl from a propaganda poster grows up and is tasked with finding a missing girl. I was hooked.

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Meshell1313
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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I liked this dystopian story of a revolution overthrowing one regime in the Seattle area and replacing it with one that may or may not be better. Our FMC Sonya is in a type of prison and is offered a deal for her freedom. This was really a story about self discovery and not being who society wants you to be. It was more about self love than romantic love. Interesting. Good but not great. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 stars

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AudiobookingWithLeah
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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4⭐ 𝟕.𝟔/𝟏𝟎
This is the kind of story that leaves you with something to think about. A look at what our future could hold or not…who‘s to say? Lately, it doesn‘t feel like it‘s headed in a good direction.

I found myself completely immersed in the story and while I feel like some things went right over my head in a way, I have to say, that I really enjoyed this story. The writing is terrific and the ending was satisfying.

BarbaraBB Sounds good. 8mo
AudiobookingWithLeah @BarbaraBB I liked it but some others didn't. 8mo
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EatSleepRead
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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Mehso-so

Audiobook pick:
This book had some serious potential but I felt the world-building lacked something. Despite that, the concept was truly unique. What happens in the aftermath of a dystopian regime that is toppled?

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Kimberlone
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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Interesting premise: main character is the titular former “poster girl” of this society‘s previous dystopian government (1984 + iPhones), living in a prison ghetto with other adults who were part of the ruling class and given the opportunity for freedom if she can right a wrong from the past.

The ending was a bit anticlimactic for me, despite several twists. Overall effect felt closer to Divergent than The Handmaid‘s Tale.

Light pick - 3.5 ⭐️

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vlwelser
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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This might be the last book I finish in 2022. I loved it. I love this author.

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vlwelser
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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They didn't cancel my flight!

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nitalibrarian
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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Starting this book tonight. #dystopian

BookishTrish Love this cover! 2mo
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Decalino
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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When Sonya was 17, a revolution overthrew the Delegation and destroyed her family, leaving her exiled in the Aperture. Her father was a high-ranking official & she was a true believer, following the rules and earning points for correct behavior. An unexpected chance at freedom leads her to reassess everything she once held true. An interesting, somber story of regret and atonement. One quibble: Aperture is a really implausible name, in my opinion.

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kissmehardy
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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I wasn't a Divergent fan, but I enjoyed this! The world-building was plausible, and Sonya's internal journey made for a really interesting story. #dystopianfiction

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Branwen
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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Happy pub day to Veronica Roth's new book! 🎉🎉🎉 I am definitely one of those people who continue to follow her writing career long after the popularity of Divergent wore off! 😂 I really really liked her adult debut, Chosen Ones, so I'm excited for this one too! 💕📚💕

Clare-Dragonfly I was so disappointed with the second Divergent book that I don‘t know if I‘ll ever bother with her again! (I did finish the trilogy and I liked the third book but didn‘t love it.) But this does sound good… (edited) 2y
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Sara_Planz
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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This book is a mystery set in the near future, dystopian Seattle-Portland megalopolis. Sonya‘s family was a member of the Delegation, a government that used a device called the Insight to constantly surveil society. But when a revolution happens, Sonya loses her family and freedom. The new government offers her a deal: find a missing girl, and Sonya goes free. But what she discovers isn‘t what she was expecting.

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Sara_Planz
Poster Girl | Veronica Roth
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Just received this is a nice swag package from the publisher! About halfway through and I‘m liking it so far.