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Passenger

by Alexandra Bracken · Passenger #1 · 486 pages · Published January 2016
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
3.54 / 5 across 25K ratings
Spice: ❄️ (0/5)

A adventurous, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around time travel, treasure hunt, forbidden love. 486 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Adventurous. Romantic. Historical.

Adventurous Romantic Historical

Mood Match

Adventurous Romantic Historical
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  • You need romance or spice to stay engaged
  • You prefer standalone novels with no series commitment
  • You need a strong romance to drive the plot
  • You prefer realistic, contemporary settings

Content notes

Violence
Time Travel
Treasure Hunt
Forbidden Love
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
10%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
0/5
Core elements
Genre
YA Fantasy
Time Travel
Moods
Adventurous
Romantic
Historical
Key Tropes
Time Travel
Treasure Hunt
Forbidden Love
Ending
Satisfying
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FAQ

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Is Passenger spicy?

No spice (0/5) — clean read with no heat.

Do I need to read Passenger in order?

Passenger is book 1 in the Passenger series. Start here.

Who would enjoy Passenger?

Readers who love adventurous and romantic stories with time travel and treasure hunt. Best suited for Young Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Passenger?

A adventurous, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around time travel, treasure hunt, forbidden love. 486 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Passenger?

Content notes include: violence. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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