Poster Girl
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Summary
For fans of Anthony Marra and Lauren Beukes， number one New York Times best-selling 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 10 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。
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 10 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。
Reviews
Tim Joseph
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A very solid tech mystery in line with Blade Runner and Neuromancer。A decade after her father's government falls， Sonya is a prisoner kept in the amber of time in the Aperature。 But when a girl taken from her family is discovered missing， she is given the opportunity to find her。。。 and confront her ghosts。。。 for a chance at freedom。Veronica feels like she has finally hit her stride again， and I hope to see more content like this from her in the future！ We'll done！ A very solid tech mystery in line with Blade Runner and Neuromancer。A decade after her father's government falls， Sonya is a prisoner kept in the amber of time in the Aperature。 But when a girl taken from her family is discovered missing， she is given the opportunity to find her。。。 and confront her ghosts。。。 for a chance at freedom。Veronica feels like she has finally hit her stride again， and I hope to see more content like this from her in the future！ We'll done！ 。。。more
Felicia
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A unique take on dystopian fiction with an air of mystery throughout layered with complex， deeper meaning。 Veronica Roth is THE dystopian fiction author of my generation and I was left speechless after I finished Poster Girl。 This is the story of life post-dystopian regime for Sonya Kantor。 As the Poster Girl for the collapsed regime， her face is a symbol to so many who lost so much。 As she toils away in an apartment complex turned prison housing officials and sympathizers to the fallen governme A unique take on dystopian fiction with an air of mystery throughout layered with complex， deeper meaning。 Veronica Roth is THE dystopian fiction author of my generation and I was left speechless after I finished Poster Girl。 This is the story of life post-dystopian regime for Sonya Kantor。 As the Poster Girl for the collapsed regime， her face is a symbol to so many who lost so much。 As she toils away in an apartment complex turned prison housing officials and sympathizers to the fallen government， she is offered a chance to live a life of freedom in exchange for finding a missing child。 As she takes on her mission， she finds herself on an unsuspecting journey of self discovery and opens her eyes to the world around her as it truly is and was。Sonya's journey held me captivated from the moment it began and held such deeper meaning with every page turn。 I loved her journey throughout as well as her growth。 She discovers so much painful truth in this book that my heart ached for her。 I thought the conclusion was perfect and I'll definitely continue to dwell on this story and its messages long after I've finished the book！ 。。。more
Hwee Goh
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Veronica Roth’s newest dystopian sees Sonya incarcerated in the “Aperture”， a set of buildings housing people sympathetic to the previous regime。In this old regime under the “Delegation”， newborns were implanted with an “Insight” in one eye — a device which offered ready information and more importantly， collected data on every citizen。It had an algorithm that rewarded good behaviour with DesCoin， the currency of the day — with operant conditioning that shaped compliant citizens。Sonya was the Po Veronica Roth’s newest dystopian sees Sonya incarcerated in the “Aperture”， a set of buildings housing people sympathetic to the previous regime。In this old regime under the “Delegation”， newborns were implanted with an “Insight” in one eye — a device which offered ready information and more importantly， collected data on every citizen。It had an algorithm that rewarded good behaviour with DesCoin， the currency of the day — with operant conditioning that shaped compliant citizens。Sonya was the Poster Girl of the Delegation， her father an upright and senior member of society。 When the uprising occurred and peace officers found them， her whole family killed themselves。 Except her。She is now given one chance to leave the Aperture， if she finds a girl who was an unsanctioned second child born to her parents without permission， and taken away。As Sonya investigates， she discovers more of her family’s past。 And we， the reader， discover the horror of it。 “But there’s a feeling of inevitability…that whatever path she walks now， it’s the only path that leads forward instead of back。”A decade ago， Veronica Roth exploded into this world with her debut title， Divergent， also made into a movie。 It still remains my favourite YA dystopian。 She continues to create stories that are none too impossible， given what humanity tends toward， as well as how we have succumbed to big data。Well worth reading， I’m recommending this to my teens who read every title in the Divergent series too！📚: @times。reads （Advance Reader Copy） 。。。more
The Reading Raccoon
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Poster Girl is an adult dystopian and mystery novel about the imprisoned former face of a strict government regime and the task she’s given to buy her freedom。 Sonya was chosen as a teenager to be the “poster girl” of the ruling party， the Delegation。 But when a revolution overthrows the government she loses her entire family， her fiancée and her freedom。 The new ruling party （the Triumvirate） imprisons her for the crime of being born into a loyalist family and she will spend the rest of her lif Poster Girl is an adult dystopian and mystery novel about the imprisoned former face of a strict government regime and the task she’s given to buy her freedom。 Sonya was chosen as a teenager to be the “poster girl” of the ruling party， the Delegation。 But when a revolution overthrows the government she loses her entire family， her fiancée and her freedom。 The new ruling party （the Triumvirate） imprisons her for the crime of being born into a loyalist family and she will spend the rest of her life in the Aperture， a gated community for political prisoners。 But a former friend presents her with an offer from the Triumvirate and she’s forced to look at her past， the people she loved and the possibility of finally having a future…but first she’ll need to find a girl lost during the dark days of the Delegation’s one child policy。 The mystery of the missing girl and the lengths that Sonya will go to find her adds a thriller element to the story and makes it a real page turner。 The darkness and cruelty she finds as she digs further into the deeds of the Delegation， the people she loved and even herself is utterly heartbreaking。 Veronica Roth created a fascinating female character that is the heart of the novel。 Her struggles and insecurities are very relatable and I appreciated her dry sense of humor and the way she responds to people that try to put her in her place。 She spent her childhood dedicated to a strict regime and eventually became their “poster girl” but because the political climate shifted she’s suddenly on the wrong side and will spend her life paying for it。 This leaves the reader with a lot of questions about politics， blind devotion and the price children pay for the actions of adults。 It also sheds a light on the topics of government overreach and privacy in the technology age。 All the supporting characters feel authentic and flawed and completely human。 I especially enjoyed Sonya’s former friend and government minder Alexander and computer hacker/bad girl Emily Knox。 Overall， this was a really well done dystopian， political thriller and mystery with hints of romance。 I highly recommend Poster Girl to readers that enjoy books about complicated people that made mistakes and pay way too high of a price。 。。。more
Jess
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4 starsARC provided by publisher on NetGalley for an honest review“He called them criminals… but all I could see was desperation。”Poster Girl， Veronica Roth’s new dystopian novel， is very reminiscent of Orwell’s 1984 with its overarching themes of government surveillance， and even a morality system echoing ideas of Thoughtcrime。 After the collapse of the Delegation dictatorship， Sonya Kantor and the other sweethearts of the Delegation are locked in the Aperture， facing a life sentence for their 4 starsARC provided by publisher on NetGalley for an honest review“He called them criminals… but all I could see was desperation。”Poster Girl， Veronica Roth’s new dystopian novel， is very reminiscent of Orwell’s 1984 with its overarching themes of government surveillance， and even a morality system echoing ideas of Thoughtcrime。 After the collapse of the Delegation dictatorship， Sonya Kantor and the other sweethearts of the Delegation are locked in the Aperture， facing a life sentence for their political crimes。 Roth questions what happens after the collapse of a dystopian government， what happens to the loyalists， what happens to the children of the dictatorship。“You can’t be both the pretty Delegation princess and the hardened prisoner of the Aperture at the same time。”Sonya Kantor， the poster girl and face of the Delegation， narrowly misses the cutoff of the mercies of the Children of the Delegation Act - held responsible for the crimes of her family， and the loyalty she was indoctrinated to hold。 However， Sonya is offered a chance of freedom by the Triumvirate - find Grace Ward， the second child of the Ward’s taken by the Delegation， and earn her freedom。 However， in her investigation into Grace Ward， Sonya uncovers the unsavoury truth about her family and the regime she was told was right， and is forced to question her upbringing and the world she thought she knew。“It’s all been downplayed by government officials， but those who know， know… And I always know。”Whilst being an entertaining read in itself， Roth’s Poster Girl also offers a commentary on contemporary issues of technology， genetic engineering and morality。 Technology is a fundamental part of the Delegation， and Roth questions how far can we take technology， highlighting the privacy sacrificed for the sake of convenience。 It’s very easy to notice the similarities between the Insights of the Delegation， monitoring every purchase， movement， interaction and thought， and the technology that dominates modern society - phones， laptops， Alexa etcetera。 Roth also comments on the interaction between technology and human development， echoing body architect Lucy McRae in the exploration of fusing the synthetic with the organic， and questioning what this means for the development and evolution of humanity。“All of life， an endless series of columns， this versus that， action versus inaction。 It’s all subjective。 It’s all math。”What really stood out for me， was the capitalisation of morality， and the construction of the morality system within the Delegation。 Morality under the Delegation is dictated by human choice， the government decide what is right， and what is wrong。 Roth uses Poster Girl to question what is morality， exploring a system reminiscent of Emotivism。 Roth takes a non-cognitivist stance on ethics and morality， highlighting the subjectivity of morality dependent on culture。 It was this commentary on ethics which really drew me into Poster Girl， morality is dependent on behaviour rather than intention under the Delegation， and this distinct divide between the law and what is right， highlights the questions still being asked in contemporary political climates; is the law always right？Poster Girl is a dark novel which comments on human desperation， hopelessness， technology， and government and politics。 It is both a captivating novel which I’m sure many will enjoy reading， and an artistic political allegory which focuses on contemporary issues。 I only wish it were longer; the 280 pages feels insufficient to truly analyse and discuss the political issues raised within the novel， there are really thought provoking ideas raised， but these aren’t really expanded upon sufficiently。 However， this doesn’t take away from the fact that Poster Girl is a highly enjoyable， and considered dystopian novel。Quotes taken from e-ARC provided through NetGalley and may change in final published work TRIGGER WARNINGS for discussions of suicide and suicidal ideation， alcoholism， drug abuse， and child death/murder 。。。more
Sara Zaninelli
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This book starts quite slow and like Sonya， the main character， it grows on you more and more with every page。 Veronica Roth always writes peculiar stories。 As in the Chosen Ones it seems as if all the action has already happened， the tyranny has already been defeated， but our “heroine” was on the wrong side （Btw I’d love to have a prequel）。 She is the good girl， the one that follows every rule， the one that has been taught to be good and quite and to become a good wife。 But then the dictatorshi This book starts quite slow and like Sonya， the main character， it grows on you more and more with every page。 Veronica Roth always writes peculiar stories。 As in the Chosen Ones it seems as if all the action has already happened， the tyranny has already been defeated， but our “heroine” was on the wrong side （Btw I’d love to have a prequel）。 She is the good girl， the one that follows every rule， the one that has been taught to be good and quite and to become a good wife。 But then the dictatorship collapses and all those rules are just wrong and she is completely lost。 But， alone， in a village that is actually a big prison for enemies of the new government， she starts finding herself， by gardening and by repairing things， all things she would have never done under the old government that make her grow。 And then an impossible task to find a missing girl to gain her freedom will bring to life terrible truths， both about herself and about her family。 The greatest thing is that she is far from perfect， but she understands how to forgive and how to live with the errors and the horrors of her past。 The love story is very sweet， but the most important relationship this books lights up is the one we must have with ourselves to be happy。 。。。more
Ffion Harris
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As an old-school （gosh I feel old！） fan of Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy， I was really excited about her new adult dystopian。 She just knows how to write a tense dystopian society。Unfortunately， the further I read into Poster Girl， the more disappointed I became。 I felt no relatability to the characters or plot。 Sonya， a twenty-something woman has been locked in the Aperature - a prison-like society following the revolution of the government。 Her life appears lonely and survival takes preced As an old-school （gosh I feel old！） fan of Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy， I was really excited about her new adult dystopian。 She just knows how to write a tense dystopian society。Unfortunately， the further I read into Poster Girl， the more disappointed I became。 I felt no relatability to the characters or plot。 Sonya， a twenty-something woman has been locked in the Aperature - a prison-like society following the revolution of the government。 Her life appears lonely and survival takes precedence over anything else。 We get flashbacks about the deaths of her family and close friends and how she copes in this new life。 The plot begins when Alexander Price， the brother of her previous fiance shows up in her apartment looking to make a deal for her freedom。 Sonya narrowly missed out on freedom with the 'Freedom for the Children of the Delegation Act' which the new government recently passed。 Hence， she accepted that the remainder of her life would be spent in the Aperature。 Alexander offers her a deal: find a missing second child （which was illegal unless allowed by the government）， Grace Ward in exchange for freedom outside her daily prison。 At first， she turns this down but slowly she figures out this deal could provide more than just freedom for her。 From this point， the plot is slow and dull。 It's lots of very similar chapters of Sonya leaving the Aperature， finding people to question and then returning。 I won't spoil the plot but I think the governmental system and futuristic technology discussed throughout the book held promise。 It provided an opportunity for an interesting plot and characters but I felt this novel fell flat。 By the end， I felt relieved just finishing it。 。。。more
Kay
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HAPPY PUB DAY TO POSTER GIRL BY VERONICA ROTH！！！！ I read this book during my flights to and from the Virgin Islands and boy did it make my flight go quickly。 Poster Girl is about a woman named Sonya who is the former Propaganda Poster Girl for the now-fallen Delegation。 She has spent the 10 years since the falling locked in a prison called Aperture， meant for those who were valuable members of the Delegation。 Then one day an old enemy comes and offers her a deal: her freedom in exchange for find HAPPY PUB DAY TO POSTER GIRL BY VERONICA ROTH！！！！ I read this book during my flights to and from the Virgin Islands and boy did it make my flight go quickly。 Poster Girl is about a woman named Sonya who is the former Propaganda Poster Girl for the now-fallen Delegation。 She has spent the 10 years since the falling locked in a prison called Aperture， meant for those who were valuable members of the Delegation。 Then one day an old enemy comes and offers her a deal: her freedom in exchange for finding a missing girl who was stolen from her parents by the old regime。 This takes her on a journey of discoveries that go against a lot of what she thought she knew about her old world。 This book is a dystopian mystery that feels a lot like an episode of Black Mirror。 It includes a lot of exploration of technology and surveillance and how it can so easily be a slippery slope that leads to constant surveillance of our lives。 The former Delegation had everyone inserted with an “insight” that surveilled their every move and rewarded or punished good or bad behavior。 But the insight also improved the way people lived by making a lot of things easier - which is very parallel to our society where people are willing to give up privacy for more ease in everyday life。 It will definitely leave you thinking about and questioning the amount of technology we let into our lives。 This was a quick， easy read and I enjoyed it！ I definitely recommend it for fans of Veronica Roth， dystopians， Black Mirror， or anyone interested in the way technology and surveillance can coincide and lead to a bit more monitoring than we were initially aware of。 。。。more
Laura
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Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC。I hadn't read any books by Veronica Roth since the Divergent series and I really need to go back and catch up on what I've missed！Veronica just knows how to create a dystopian world so well without it being overcomplicated。 The world in Poster Girl was so easy to understand and almost believable。I took me a little while to work out if I liked Sonya， our main protagonist， but after getting to know her better I decided that I loved her and her ap Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC。I hadn't read any books by Veronica Roth since the Divergent series and I really need to go back and catch up on what I've missed！Veronica just knows how to create a dystopian world so well without it being overcomplicated。 The world in Poster Girl was so easy to understand and almost believable。I took me a little while to work out if I liked Sonya， our main protagonist， but after getting to know her better I decided that I loved her and her approach to everything。 I loved the characters she would encounter in the Aperture。 I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to go back and read The Chosen Ones and the Carve the Mark series！ 。。。more
Kelli
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ （3/5）Pub Date: 10/18Genre: DystopianThis book follows Sonya， the poster girl & child of prominent members of the fallen regime known as the Delegation。 Ten years prior during the uprising， she along with many others were imprisoned。 Now， the new government is offering her the opportunity to win her freedom back by finding a missing girl。 The dystopian concepts in this story hit a little close to home。 There are many parallels to today's society and thought provoking themes around Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ （3/5）Pub Date: 10/18Genre: DystopianThis book follows Sonya， the poster girl & child of prominent members of the fallen regime known as the Delegation。 Ten years prior during the uprising， she along with many others were imprisoned。 Now， the new government is offering her the opportunity to win her freedom back by finding a missing girl。 The dystopian concepts in this story hit a little close to home。 There are many parallels to today's society and thought provoking themes around identity， privacy and freedom。 However， it felt like SOMETHING was missing。 The pace was slower than I would have liked and the tension felt like one note throughout。 In my opinion， this book just needed more development to make it better。 The idea was there but in under 300 pages， Poster Girl felt almost unfinished？ Overall this book had great potential， but it didn’t quite deliver in the execution。 I liked it enough to finish， but I wanted a bit more。**Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for an advance copy。 My opinion is my own。** 。。。more
Mandy Harris
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The queen of YA dystopian has become the queen of adult dystopian。 Poster Girl is future dystopian read that grabs you from the beginning and keeps hold of you even after you finish the book。 Sonya Kantor who has been through the ringer is a real person with real thoughts and feelings。 It was interesting to see her grow into herself through the book and not to be someone that somebody told her she had to be。 Roth portrayed a future that could become a reality。 I would highly recommend this book。
Rebecca （onmybookitlist）
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this is the first Veronica Roth book I read since Allegiant and I’m so happy to have picked this one up！ I love Roth’s writing and the way she creates her stories。 To read an adult book by her was super interesting。The beginning was slow in order to understand the world and world building of this story。 Once I got into it though I couldn’t put it down。 Read this one on my commute to school and instantly was transported to this world。 This world is intense and felt a bit like ours in some aspects this is the first Veronica Roth book I read since Allegiant and I’m so happy to have picked this one up！ I love Roth’s writing and the way she creates her stories。 To read an adult book by her was super interesting。The beginning was slow in order to understand the world and world building of this story。 Once I got into it though I couldn’t put it down。 Read this one on my commute to school and instantly was transported to this world。 This world is intense and felt a bit like ours in some aspects （where technology tracks your every move） and I was very intrigued。 I really liked the romance bits and found that Sonya and Alexander were cute。 Overall I enjoyed this and will be reading more from Veronica Roth。 Thank you Harper Collins Canada and NetGally for the eARC。 。。。more
Emilia
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Poster Girl ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5 starsDelegation has fallen。 The dystopian regime was overthrown in a revolution that created a new society。 As a result， those most loyal to the Delegation were locked away， together with their families， in prison called Aperture。 Years later， Sonya Kantor， the face of the old propaganda posters， is given a chance at freedom in exchange for a favour。 She has to find a girl who was taken away from her parents by the old regime as the ‘illegal’ second child。 Given permi Poster Girl ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5 starsDelegation has fallen。 The dystopian regime was overthrown in a revolution that created a new society。 As a result， those most loyal to the Delegation were locked away， together with their families， in prison called Aperture。 Years later， Sonya Kantor， the face of the old propaganda posters， is given a chance at freedom in exchange for a favour。 She has to find a girl who was taken away from her parents by the old regime as the ‘illegal’ second child。 Given permission to leave the Aperture to complete her mission， she steps into a world she hardly recognises to unearth its secrets。。。 Poster Girl is a perfect dystopian novel。 It has a dark and melancholic atmosphere of constant longing for the lost freedom， family or privileges。 Delegation might be defeated， but it is still very much alive in the minds of those living in Aperture。 Isolated from the rest of society， they live in the past。 Sonya crosses into the world that moved on while still trying to make amends for the old crimes。 Torn between Delegation rules that still have a strong hold on her mind and the injustice she cannot ignore any longer， she embarks on a journey that proves more dangerous than she predicted。I need to admit that it is not a fast-paced book。 Those used to dystopian adventures loaded with action might be disappointed。 Poster Girls is an attempt at a more reflective approach， where Roth considers， for example， the development of technology and the way it can be easily turned into a surveillance mechanism。 I enjoyed the lecture。My review:https://abookishdaydream。wordpress。co。。。 。。。more
Nadia
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Thank you to Netgalley and Hodderbooks for providing this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。 Poster Girl by Veronica Roth caught my eye purely due to the author。 I had read Roth’s Divergent series before and enjoyed the early books。 I hadn’t followed her career since then and was interested in this as it was directed towards Adults。 I don’t routinely pick up dystopian novels， （having read my share of them following the Hunger Games phase of my youth！） however I was pleasantly surprised by t Thank you to Netgalley and Hodderbooks for providing this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。 Poster Girl by Veronica Roth caught my eye purely due to the author。 I had read Roth’s Divergent series before and enjoyed the early books。 I hadn’t followed her career since then and was interested in this as it was directed towards Adults。 I don’t routinely pick up dystopian novels， （having read my share of them following the Hunger Games phase of my youth！） however I was pleasantly surprised by this。 This is very much grown up in comparison to what I’ve read of Roth before with a lot of adult themes involved， but I would say it sits more in the New Adult area than purely Adult - or that’s the vibe I certainly took from it。 The story follows Sonya Kantor who is the face of the previous regime and who’s family were head of it。 It explores Sonya’s life and society 10 years after the downfall。 Generally I liked the other plot - to find a missing child - but I have to admit it seemed unlikely and strange that the government would give her this task in the first place considering the implications that resulted from it。 I liked the main character Sonya and thought her narrative seemed suitably traumatised after what she’d been through。 However I felt the romance in the novel was rushed， out of character for Sonya and generally unlikely。 The story and plot also wouldn’t have been affected by its removal。 The world I liked a lot and would have liked the book to be longer to explore more of the setting。 Generally this was a good book， enjoyable read that I wanted to continue and for that I give it 4 stars。 。。。more
Annarella
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I think it's an interesting book as it deals with some very serious topics like surveillance， privacy， free will， and how our choices can be affected by someone。It's a gripping read and an interesting dystopia even if a bit too YA at times。The author is a talented storyteller and I think this first adultnovel worked well Recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine I think it's an interesting book as it deals with some very serious topics like surveillance， privacy， free will， and how our choices can be affected by someone。It's a gripping read and an interesting dystopia even if a bit too YA at times。The author is a talented storyteller and I think this first adultnovel worked well Recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Christine
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[Copy #gifted by @williammorrowbooks @bibliolifestyle]READ IF YOU LIKE。。。• Dystopian fiction• Confronting your privilege• Departures from expected tropesI THOUGHT IT WAS。。。A surprisingly deep exploration of dystopian governments that could have used just a little bit more world building。 As a teenager， Sonya Kantor sat for a photoshoot that became an infamous poster for the Delegation。 Over a decade later， Sonya lives in a prison for those who were prominent in the Delegation， for the Delegation [Copy #gifted by @williammorrowbooks @bibliolifestyle]READ IF YOU LIKE。。。• Dystopian fiction• Confronting your privilege• Departures from expected tropesI THOUGHT IT WAS。。。A surprisingly deep exploration of dystopian governments that could have used just a little bit more world building。 As a teenager， Sonya Kantor sat for a photoshoot that became an infamous poster for the Delegation。 Over a decade later， Sonya lives in a prison for those who were prominent in the Delegation， for the Delegation has fallen。 One day， the Triumvirate -- the new government -- comes to her with a chance: Find a missing girl and earn your freedom。Given Roth's previous success with the Divergent series， I thought this would be an action adventure that tries to dismantle a dystopian society。 Instead， Roth uses this society to make some solid commentary about privilege。 Sonya isn't the fierce and infallible protagonist that usually appears in stories like this; she's written in a sober， assessing tone that allows both her and us to realize she's not someone we should feel sorry for despite the hardships she's faced。 Instead， Sonya learns just how privileged and naive she was in her blind allegiance to the Delegation， and how the righteous condescendion she used to feel toward those who broke the law was misplaced。 Indeed， many ordinary people who broke the law did so because they didn't have the means to follow it。This book showcases superb pacing。 Just as the wool gets gradually pulled away from Sonya's eyes， we as readers slowly realize some details are more complex than when they're first presented。 However， I do wish Roth had done a bit more world building， giving us larger context into what happened to the US to make it into the independent sectors we see in the book。 There's also one key reveal toward the end that felt flimsy and forced。 But otherwise， Roth has given us a piece of dystopian fiction that strays away fom the usual tropes and I welcomed it。 。。。more
Short and Sweet Reviews by Sam
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Poster Girl features， but is not limited to， the following themes:tt○ Dystopiantt○ Sci-fi tt○ Mysterytt○ Adulttt○ Advanced technology tt○ Futuristic tttMy overall rating for Poster Girl is。。。tt4 Stars！tI feel like this book is going to have so many mixed reviews。 The main cause being the dull main character。 She is almost robotic in her thoughts and actions。 BUT！ This was a sacrifice that had to be made and Roth most certainly knew that when she wrote this book。 It took me a little while to comp Poster Girl features， but is not limited to， the following themes:tt○ Dystopiantt○ Sci-fi tt○ Mysterytt○ Adulttt○ Advanced technology tt○ Futuristic tttMy overall rating for Poster Girl is。。。tt4 Stars！tI feel like this book is going to have so many mixed reviews。 The main cause being the dull main character。 She is almost robotic in her thoughts and actions。 BUT！ This was a sacrifice that had to be made and Roth most certainly knew that when she wrote this book。 It took me a little while to completely grasp this， but when I got there， I realised how justified and important it was。 Stepping past this， the actual storyline is complex and interesting。 There's little twists and turns that will make you want to sob or gasp。 Overall， I really enjoyed this dystopian tale！ 。。。more
Shannon | readingwithmarlow
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3。5 rounded up
Amy Burt
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Veronica Roth is probably best known for her Divergent series， a dystopian trilogy set in a version of Chicago where people are divided into personality based factions。 Poster Girl is a book set in the aftermath of a dystopian regime called The Delegation， a regime whereby people were living sin-free and with courtesy and decorum were the currency， a currency monitored via insights implanted in a person’s eye。 Upon the uprising of this moral dictatorship， supporters of the delegation were moved Veronica Roth is probably best known for her Divergent series， a dystopian trilogy set in a version of Chicago where people are divided into personality based factions。 Poster Girl is a book set in the aftermath of a dystopian regime called The Delegation， a regime whereby people were living sin-free and with courtesy and decorum were the currency， a currency monitored via insights implanted in a person’s eye。 Upon the uprising of this moral dictatorship， supporters of the delegation were moved into the Aperture， a prison in form on the outskirts。 Sonya was literally the poster girl for the Delegation， at the age of 16 she posed for propaganda posters， years later she is in the Aperture until she is approached with the opportunity to earn her freedom by finding a forbidden 2nd child taken from her family during the Delegation days who needs to be reunited with her family。What I liked about Poster Girl is it picks up where so many dystopian books end， what happens afterwards， how do people move forwards， how do people justify being part of it … That’s not to say there isn’t still control and oppression in this book， there is no ‘happy ever after’ following a revolution， there isn’t necessarily a clearly defined good and bad guy。 Sonya is a perfect example of this grey area， with her family she promoted the messages of the Delegation and at the start of theIs book she is still conditioned to believe what it stood for。 However she has lost everything and everyone and as she spends more time in society， she starts reassessing her past and her beliefs。 The character development in this book was what I also liked about Roth’s writing， Sonya develops from someone brainwashed and sheltered to someone whose eyes are opened and moves from selfish to selfless。 I also really enjoyed the energy of supporting character Knox and their interactions with Sonya。 This is a mature， thoughtful exploration into revolution and redemption and thank you NetGalley for the early copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Erin Remen
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A startlingly brilliant new book by the author of the Divergent series with a rich history about a society that has implants， behavioral rewards systems and more darkness than Sonya who grew up in an affluent family new abut it。 As one society over throws the other she finds herself locked up for the rest of her life with other people deemed a risk to the new society。 A bleak future suddenly seems a little brighter when an opportunity for release comes after 10 long years and a reconciliation sh A startlingly brilliant new book by the author of the Divergent series with a rich history about a society that has implants， behavioral rewards systems and more darkness than Sonya who grew up in an affluent family new abut it。 As one society over throws the other she finds herself locked up for the rest of her life with other people deemed a risk to the new society。 A bleak future suddenly seems a little brighter when an opportunity for release comes after 10 long years and a reconciliation she did not think she would ever want。 It's an interesting furturistic read that had me on the edge of my seat and I could not put down。 I would love more from this new world！ There are a lot of possibilities here！ 。。。more
Sara Zaninelli
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This book starts quite slow and like Sonya， the main character， it grows on you more and more with every page。 Veronica Roth always writes peculiar stories。 As in the Chosen Ones it seems as if all the action has already happened， the tyranny has already been defeated， but our “heroine” was on the wrong side （Btw I’d love to have a prequel）。 She is the good girl， the one that follows every rule， the one that has been taught to be good and quite and to become a good wife。 But then the dictatorshi This book starts quite slow and like Sonya， the main character， it grows on you more and more with every page。 Veronica Roth always writes peculiar stories。 As in the Chosen Ones it seems as if all the action has already happened， the tyranny has already been defeated， but our “heroine” was on the wrong side （Btw I’d love to have a prequel）。 She is the good girl， the one that follows every rule， the one that has been taught to be good and quite and to become a good wife。 But then the dictatorship collapses and all those rules are just wrong and she is completely lost。 But， alone， in a village that is actually a big prison for enemies of the new government， she starts finding herself， by gardening and by repairing things， all things she would have never done under the old government that make her grow。 And then an impossible task to find a missing girl to gain her freedom will bring to life terrible truths， both about herself and about her family。 The greatest thing is that she is far from perfect， but she understands how to forgive and how to live with the errors and the horrors of her past。 The love story is very sweet， but the most important relationship this books lights up is the one we must have with ourselves to be happy。 。。。more
Abby Malitsky
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Thank you to the publisher for giving me an ARC of Poster Girl！ RTC :）
Hayley
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A decent if not particularly gripping dystopian novel which explores the role of an individual in a monolithic regime。Sonya Kantor was literally the poster girl for the Delegation （ok， I’ll get it off my chest here， I find the use of a lot of Capitalization to be Quite Annoying）， the regime that was deposed ten years ago。 As the child of prominent members of the Delegation， she was sent to the Aperture prison。 Now， the new regime， the Triumvirate， is offering her the opportunity to win her freed A decent if not particularly gripping dystopian novel which explores the role of an individual in a monolithic regime。Sonya Kantor was literally the poster girl for the Delegation （ok， I’ll get it off my chest here， I find the use of a lot of Capitalization to be Quite Annoying）， the regime that was deposed ten years ago。 As the child of prominent members of the Delegation， she was sent to the Aperture prison。 Now， the new regime， the Triumvirate， is offering her the opportunity to win her freedom by finding a missing girl， who was taken from her parents as she was an illegal second child。 Helping her on this quest is her childhood frenemy， Alexander， from a Delegation family but who switched sides before the uprising （or is it the Uprising？）I really enjoyed the world building here。 The prison itself is a small community that makes do and mends。 The outside world is limited: there’s no explanation of how the USA came to be fragmented but all Sonya knows is the Seattle area of the Seattle-Portland-South Vancouver megalopolis。 This makes it all much more manageable in terms of believability: that Sonya knows so many people and can find her way around just feels more credible than other dystopias which try to encompass the whole country。Other than Sonya and Alexander， there are few attempts at actually creating characters。 Despite being in the Aperture for ten years， Sonya seems to know hardly anybody and those she does know are just cardboard cutouts with names。 The exception is Nikhil， her upstairs neighbor who was a big cheese in the Delegation and who is a paternal figure in her life。The Delegation was all about control and everyone had an Insight inserted - like an iPhone but connected to your eye and brain。 Citizens are awarded and fined DesCoin depending on their behavior and I was initially a little skeptical about how this would work， but there is a sort of explanation that I agreed to accept。 The new regime doesn’t seem too different and they are opposed by the Analog Army who want to go back to pre-cloud technology。 Yikes。On her quest to find the missing girl， Sonya unpeels the layers of hypocrisy of both regimes and of Sonya herself。 There isn’t a neat ending - no dramatic overthrowing of dictators and takeovers by earnest young people （this is an adult novel not a YA one） but we can see the change in Sonya and some justice has been achieved。 Thanks to William Morrow and Netgalley for the digital review copy。 。。。more
Kirsty Blackburn
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What’s right is right。Gratefully received as an ARC from NetGalley。 Whilst the pace was slow the characters & world set up were really well developed。 I loved the dystopian-esque morally oppressive world which reminded me of Margaret Attawood and the Handmaids tale。 The parallels between the Delegation and our real life world aren’t too far removed。 I found the concept really thought provoking and can’t wait to see what Veronica Roth does next。 From a long time Divergent fa
EmmaSkies
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The thing that interests me about Poster Girl is the same thing that interested me about Roth’s last book， Chosen Ones。 This book is about the aftermath of the thing you’d usually be reading about。 In the case of Chosen Ones it was that we weren’t reading about teenagers saving the world， we were reading about those teenagers ten years later， what their lives looked like， how they were dealing with their trauma and notoriety， etc。 In this case， we’re not reading about a resistance group overthro The thing that interests me about Poster Girl is the same thing that interested me about Roth’s last book， Chosen Ones。 This book is about the aftermath of the thing you’d usually be reading about。 In the case of Chosen Ones it was that we weren’t reading about teenagers saving the world， we were reading about those teenagers ten years later， what their lives looked like， how they were dealing with their trauma and notoriety， etc。 In this case， we’re not reading about a resistance group overthrowing an authoritarian dystopian government， but about what that world looks like a decade later to someone who was part of that government。 Sonya Kantor was quite literally the poster girl for the Delegation， she was the face on their propaganda posters。 Ten years after the Delegation’s fall she lives in a glorified prison with the rest of the sympathizers who weren’t executed for their crimes， serving a life sentence， when she’s approached by the new government with an offer of her freedom in exchange for finding a missing girl who was disappeared by the Delegation all those years ago。Sonya went from being a loyal and resolute member of the Delegation to being in prison for a decade， so the start of the books finds her still someone who believes that her government was ultimately right and did nothing wrong， but over the course of investigating this missing girl she has to come to terms with the ways that the Delegation controlled every single aspect of a person’s life， the lives they destroyed， and how she not only participated in it but helped facilitate it。 You really spend this entire book looking at the new world - and her past - through Sonya's eyes， watching the way that the things she remembers and the things she believed her whole life begin to warp through new perspectives。 It’s a look at how someone can be indoctrinated into belief without even realizing it， or how even when they do they’ll fight tooth and nail against that realization if everyone around them is telling them it’s right。 The book grapples with the idea that Sonya was young， but asks the question of whether that youth can really excuse anything。 There’s also just something very unnervingly familiar about the way Veronica Roth writes this sort of dystopia that all stems from capitalist technology that watches and commodifies your every move。 How easy the transition is from a handheld computer that knows all the right ads to serve you to a computer implanted in your brain to have all the wonders and knowledge of the world just a blink away， but that’s also assigning moral and capitalistic value to every aspect of your personality。 All in all， I really enjoyed this book。 At less than 300 pages it’s a quick and compelling read that I had a good time with。 The pacing is a bit slow at times and the story is largely insular on Sonya rather than being a big overarching look at these governments - both old and new - but I think Sonya is a compelling enough character to make that work。Poster Girl is out everywhere October 18。 。。。more
Marina Marcello
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Veronica Roth is an autobuy author for me， so when the chance to win a signed ARC of Poster Girl popped up on GoodReads， 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 Veronica Roth is an autobuy author for me， so when the chance to win a signed ARC of Poster Girl popped up on GoodReads， 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。 。。。more
Carro Herdegen
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Language: R （31 swears， 31 “f”）; Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13The Aperture became Sonya’s home and prison when she was 17 years old， right after the Triumvirate overthrew the Delegation。 Ten years later， the Triumvirate is graciously allowing those who were only children when they entered – defined as 16 years old or younger – out of the Aperture to reintegrate into the new society。 They might be persuaded to let Sonya， the face of the Delegation， out， too， if she does something for them。 Language: R （31 swears， 31 “f”）; Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13The Aperture became Sonya’s home and prison when she was 17 years old， right after the Triumvirate overthrew the Delegation。 Ten years later， the Triumvirate is graciously allowing those who were only children when they entered – defined as 16 years old or younger – out of the Aperture to reintegrate into the new society。 They might be persuaded to let Sonya， the face of the Delegation， out， too， if she does something for them。I liked how Sonya’s thoughts illustrated how much she bought into the Delegation and what they valued based on how she still sees things – retraining thoughts isn’t easy。 Sonya has to dig through the life she thrived in growing up， and she learns that her happy world turned a blind eye to those who weren’t as privileged as her family， that her happiness came at a cost to others。 Confronted with new information， Sonya has to decide how to live with her past and what to do with her future。 Her story ensnares readers with the promise of untangling what exactly was going on behind the scenes of the Delegation。Sonya is described as having “beige” skin and is depicted on the cover as White， and Alexander is described as “brown-skinned。” There are a couple of allusions to non-White characters， but the majority of the characters are implied White。 The mature content rating is for drug and alcohol use， innuendo， implied sexual harassment and masturbation， nudity， and mentions of sex。 The violence rating is for gun and knife use as well as for murder and suicide。Reviewed for https://kissthebook。blogspot。com/ 。。。more
Beth （BookishwithBeth）
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Overall， this was a solid read。 It's been a while since I read anything Dystopian， and I liked the unique perspective that this book had。 The pacing in this is fairly slow， yet the story was engaging。 I was really enjoying this until about half way through， and then I started struggling a bit to get through it， but I'm very glad I finished it。What I liked best about this book was the main character， Sonya。 Because she has been in prison since the Delegation fell， we learn about the outside world Overall， this was a solid read。 It's been a while since I read anything Dystopian， and I liked the unique perspective that this book had。 The pacing in this is fairly slow， yet the story was engaging。 I was really enjoying this until about half way through， and then I started struggling a bit to get through it， but I'm very glad I finished it。What I liked best about this book was the main character， Sonya。 Because she has been in prison since the Delegation fell， we learn about the outside world along with her and we get to see the Delegation， the government she believed in， through her eyes。 Overall， a really good and pretty short read。 。。。more
Clare
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I am huge fan of Divergent and hold it very dear to my heart。 So， when I heard that Veronica Roth had a new dystopian novel in the works， I was really excited to get my hands on a copy！This did not disappoint！ it has the same eerie feeling as divergent but is a whole new world and concept of its own and I highly recommend if you are looking for a really good dystopian novel！
claire
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veronica roth's writing has aged like fine wine veronica roth's writing has aged like fine wine 。。。more
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