I liked Parvin in A Time to Die, I really liked her in A Time to Speak, and I can’t say how much I love her in A Time to Rise.

I cannot begin to tell you how much I adore Parvin. Her character is consistent throughout the book while still growing and learning and being made new.

Well, let me tell you that Nadine Brandes delivered.Īfter three years and three books, Parvin is like an old friend. This single book had to somehow bring Parvin back to life (literally), finish off the character arcs of the major characters, bring a satisfying ending after everything that has happened, heal relationships in a way that didn’t seem contrived, and pack a spiritual punch to rival if not surpass the first two books (not to mention all the actual plot stuff that had to happen to). I had great, great expectations for this book. As stated at the end of my Rise Tour post, one cannot simply write a review for A Time to Rise. But will she find her friends again? Can she rescue Willow? How will she unlock the secrets of the Clocks and the Wall? She takes up the call of Christ and rises to bring down the Council and the Wall and set her people free. But Parvin isn’t going to let them get away with everything they’ve done-murdering radicals, murdering Reid and Jude, sending radicals to Antarctica to name a few of their deplorable deeds. After the Council had her killed, they buried her in a hasty, shallow grave and set about covering up how she died and the little detail that the Clock they matched to her reads OVERIDDEN (seeing as they are trying to convince themselves and the public that these Clocks are still a good idea, the whole Parvin dying before her Time was up makes things a little awkward for them). Sure, she was mostly dead for a bit there, but not anymore. The world thinks that Parvin Blackwater is dead. This review contains spoilers from A Time to Die and A Time to Speak but only mild spoilers from A Time to Rise.

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