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A Time to Speak
by Nadine Brandes
Rating: 3.5/5
Genre: YA Sci-Fi/Dystopian/Christian
Recommended Age: 14+ (violence, slight gore, some maturity needed)
Pages: 458
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Synopsis: Parvin Blackwater wanted to die, but now she's being called to be a leader. The only problem is, no one wants to follow.
The Council uses Jude's Clock-matching invention to force "new-and-improved" Clocks on the public. Those who can't afford one are packed into boxcars like cattle and used for the Council's purposes.
Parvin and Hawke find themselves on a cargo ship of Radicals headed out to sea. What will the Council do to them? And why are people suddenly dying before their Clocks have zeroed-out?
Book Two in the "Out of Time" series.
This is the second installment to the Out of Time series by Nadine Brandes. This is the link to the first review. The dystopian adventure continues with our hero Parvin and her sometimes reckless but always heroic nature. I liked this book much better than the first one. I felt that it went much faster than the previous one and I enjoyed the plot and pacing much more. I also felt that Parvin’s faith made more sense in this book. In the previous I criticized for it being too quick of a faith change, so in this one her solid faith makes much more sense.
However, I still have some issues with the book. In this one there was a much bigger cast of characters, some of which I felt didn’t get enough character development. I also forgot a lot of characters as I was reading the book, only to come back to them later and be utterly confused. I also felt the development for the characters outside of Parvin and Solomon was lacking a little bit. The mother’s character in particular confused me as she seems to flip flop between caring and neglectful. I also wanted more world building in the book, especially since we saw some new areas of the west, and I felt some of the events with a group of people was a bit odd and unexplained. Finally, I felt that in some parts of the book the action scenes were a bit confusing.
Verdict: While I had some critiques about this book I did enjoy the story overall and I feel that the ending will leave me in an emotional wreck.
Genre: YA Sci-Fi/Dystopian/Christian
Recommended Age: 14+ (violence, slight gore, some maturity needed)
Pages: 458
Author Website
Amazon Link
Synopsis: Parvin Blackwater wanted to die, but now she's being called to be a leader. The only problem is, no one wants to follow.
The Council uses Jude's Clock-matching invention to force "new-and-improved" Clocks on the public. Those who can't afford one are packed into boxcars like cattle and used for the Council's purposes.
Parvin and Hawke find themselves on a cargo ship of Radicals headed out to sea. What will the Council do to them? And why are people suddenly dying before their Clocks have zeroed-out?
Book Two in the "Out of Time" series.
This is the second installment to the Out of Time series by Nadine Brandes. This is the link to the first review. The dystopian adventure continues with our hero Parvin and her sometimes reckless but always heroic nature. I liked this book much better than the first one. I felt that it went much faster than the previous one and I enjoyed the plot and pacing much more. I also felt that Parvin’s faith made more sense in this book. In the previous I criticized for it being too quick of a faith change, so in this one her solid faith makes much more sense.
However, I still have some issues with the book. In this one there was a much bigger cast of characters, some of which I felt didn’t get enough character development. I also forgot a lot of characters as I was reading the book, only to come back to them later and be utterly confused. I also felt the development for the characters outside of Parvin and Solomon was lacking a little bit. The mother’s character in particular confused me as she seems to flip flop between caring and neglectful. I also wanted more world building in the book, especially since we saw some new areas of the west, and I felt some of the events with a group of people was a bit odd and unexplained. Finally, I felt that in some parts of the book the action scenes were a bit confusing.
Verdict: While I had some critiques about this book I did enjoy the story overall and I feel that the ending will leave me in an emotional wreck.