Review: A Time to Speak by Nadine Brandes

A Time to Speak had me riveted!! Y’all I could not pry myself from my eReader, much to the consternation of my children. I just had to find out what would happen to Parvin. In the first book, she was so unsure of herself. It was painful. What happened to her was painful. Yet at the end of A Time to Die, I just knew that Parvin would find herself.

Well, Ms. Brandes didn’t disappoint. Parvin still flounders, but every time she does, she seeks God. Y’all there’s just such an important lesson in that. Sure, these books are marketed for the YA crowd, but I can tell you the lessons and story will touch everyone…no matter the age of the reader. Parvin finds her voice in this story. Not only that, but her voice gives courage to many. In a time where too many unwise people are speaking, I find Parvin’s pure reliance on God refreshing and inspiring. It’s a disappointment she’s actually not a real person. We could find much parallel between her world and the one popping up in our newsfeed and our news channels. 

A Time to Speak shows what happens when you seek God and obey. God won’t let our obedience go to waste. Ms. Brandes’ ability to weave God into the story so that without Him, it would fall flat, is my favorite aspect of her writing. It’s why I flew threw the first book and this one with such speed. the story sucks you in and doesn’t let go until the last page. And even then…you know the final book awaits.