This is one of my favorite dystopian worlds I’ve read about so far.

From the high-tech gadgets with amazing, purpose-serving features, to an intricate and believable government system, to free-range cults, it is apparent the author put time and effort into making the setting shine. To say I was blown away by the well-thought-out and unique world Brandes created would be an understatement. Overall, I found Parvin to be an excellent role model for Christian teens and adults alike. This aspect highly resonated with me, as I’ve struggled throughout 2019. While a Christian, Parvin often questions God on her journey when difficult times rain down on her, through she never loses her faith. As a dreamer who strives to make my work matter to the world, I wholeheartedly felt her struggle. Parvin, our main character, struggles with the burden that she has not lived her life to serve a purpose while staring her proposed time to die in the face. Lovers of the genre who are looking for a similar read after The Hunger Games trilogy will love this book. From the dialogue to the descriptions to the world-building, Brandes hones her unique style and crafts an enthralling and addictive dystopian. “I don’t know what I want.From the moment I started reading, Brandes’s writing transported me to Parvin’s world: a futuristic United States after a terrorist attack demolished and divided the country. But the disturbing truth is, you have to decide what you want, just decide it with prayer.” “I’m just pointing out that if God has a specific plan for your life, He’ll tell you like he told Mary and Moses. “I mean, no, I’m not pregnant, but yes . . .” I swallow. It’s so embarrassing I struggle against the urge to laugh. My breath seizes and I’m in front of Trevor Rain again, answering whether or not I’ve been kissed. Is it to save Radicals? Write my biography? Start life over in Ivanhoe? Keep Mrs. “Life is meaningless.”Īnger just short of panic threatens to block my throat. “Purpose?” he asks when he takes a breath. Doesn’t He have a specific purpose for everything? Everyone? For me?”Īt this, the Preacher laughs. How do I find out God’s plan for my life?”

“A-Actually, that’s one of my questions for you. “As much as I relish discussing Wilbur Sherrod’s skill with design, I must redirect you. And to help Wilbur Sherrod with his work.” “Then why are you hesitant to help your people? Why do you insist on pawning off the hard jobs to others? Tell me”-he leans forward again-“what is your purpose here?”

A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes