It's a page from The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken. I would like a free alternative if that's possible.

EDIT: Sorry, it's actually called Never Fade by the same author.

Bump!

Despite my efforts, I wasn’t able to pinpoint the exact typeface, which is extensively used also on the covers of her books.

As for free alternatives, I can offer a couple of options, none especially close, I’m afraid):

• Goudy Bookletter 1911 (tilted |e|, regular only);
• Linden Hill (tilted |e|, regular and italic);
• Cormorant (way more styles and weights, no tilted |e|, it’s used on Alexandra Bracken’s website).

I also suggest you to peruse this list:

 

1 hour ago, Riccardo Sartori said:

Despite my efforts, I wasn’t able to pinpoint the exact typeface, which is extensively used also on the covers of her books.

As for free alternatives, I can offer a couple of options, none especially close, I’m afraid):

• Goudy Bookletter 1911 (tilted |e|, regular only);
• Linden Hill (tilted |e|, regular and italic);
• Cormorant (way more styles and weights, no tilted |e|, it’s used on Alexandra Bracken’s website).

I also suggest you to peruse this list:

 

Thank you!

call me crazy but i'm almost positive it's Times New Roman

That looks exactly like ITC Berkeley Old Style. Look at the slope of the 'e' and the uppercase 'W' for example, very distinct.

https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/itc/berkeley-oldstyle/

7 hours ago, Gecko said:

That looks exactly like ITC Berkeley Old Style

It surely looks very similar (unlike, for example, Times 😉), but it still differs in many details, for example: the height of the upper crotch of |W|, the shape of |k|, etc.

Also a couple more close looking faces: Horley Old Style from Monotype or Seneca from Berthold. 
https://www.bertholdtypes.com/font/seneca/bq/