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Firestarter
By Tara Sim
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The final installment of the Timekeeper trilogy.
The crew of the Prometheus is intent on taking down the world’s clock towers so that time can run freely. Now captives, Colton, Daphne, and the others have a stark choice: join the Prometheus’s cause or fight back in any small way they can and face the consequences. But Zavier, leader of the terrorists, has a bigger plan—to bring back the lost god of time.
As new threats emerge, loyalties must shift. No matter where the Prometheus goes—Prague, Austria, India—nowhere is safe, and every second ticks closer toward the eleventh hour. Walking the line between villainy and heroism, each will have to choose what's most important: saving those you love at the expense of the many, or making impossible sacrifices for the sake of a better world.
The crew of the Prometheus is intent on taking down the world’s clock towers so that time can run freely. Now captives, Colton, Daphne, and the others have a stark choice: join the Prometheus’s cause or fight back in any small way they can and face the consequences. But Zavier, leader of the terrorists, has a bigger plan—to bring back the lost god of time.
As new threats emerge, loyalties must shift. No matter where the Prometheus goes—Prague, Austria, India—nowhere is safe, and every second ticks closer toward the eleventh hour. Walking the line between villainy and heroism, each will have to choose what's most important: saving those you love at the expense of the many, or making impossible sacrifices for the sake of a better world.
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Tara Sim
Tara Sim can typically be found wandering the wilds of the Bay Area in California. When she’s not chasing cats or lurking in bookstores, she writes books about magic, clocks, and explosives. She is the author of Timekeeper and Chainbreaker. Follow her on Twitter at @EachStarAWorld, and check out her website for fun Timekeeper extras.
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Reviews for Firestarter
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is the third and final book in the Timekeeper series. I really loved this whole series and this book was the perfect conclusion to it. This story was fast-paced and action packed and so many interesting things happened.Danny, Colton, Daphne and team are still being held prisoner on the Prometheus. Zavier, the leader of the terrorist group on the Prometheus, is determined to bring back the god of time and destroy the clock towers. Danny and crew aren’t sure what the right course of action is and must navigate this complicated field to do what is right and true.This book was the most action-packed in the series. It was also the most complex, with multiple groups working towards their own goals. I love that we get to learn a lot more about the history of this world and the god of time. The world-building in this series has been amazing.All of the characters in here are incredibly engaging and interesting. I love the sweet relationship between Danny and Colton and how the balance between the two shifts as Colton becomes more powerful.I loved how everything wrapped up. I did think that how things ended with Colton and Danny was a bit contrived...however I enjoyed it all the same.Overall this was an amazing series. I would recommend to those who enjoy steampunk adventures. This was an incredibly blend of fantastic world-building, amazing characters, and an action-packed story. I will definitely be watching to see what Tara Sim writes next!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is not an easy book to read. It is an excellently created world with believable characters that the reader comes to care for. They aren't perfect people standing on pedestals above their followers. They become the kind of characters that the reader whispers to, asking them not to make that choice, asking them to hold on just a bit longer, asking them not to leave in the middle of the story. I will issue a tissue warning for this book. Beliefs make demands on their followers; sacrifices are made for those beliefs. I will note that some of the scenes are hard for me to read, including scenes of torture and fairly explicit violence. However, those scenes were necessary for the story and for the impact upon both the characters and the reader.The world remains well-drawn steampunk, with the stage expanding from London and India to throughout Europe and into Africa. The innovations are believable and fit well into the era.This conclusion to the Timekeeper trilogy is highly recommended with the caveat that the reader must read the books in order to understand and enjoy this book. So what are you waiting for? Go get Timekeeper and start reading!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I often call this series my guilty pleasure. While I'm not generally one for romance stories - and admit that these books are not perfect - I do just thoroughly enjoy reading these books. A large part of that is Sim's unique world-building. The concept of clock towers controlling time is so simple, yet I've never seen anything like before. The world of Timekeeper still feels huge. It's grand and complex, filled with different factions that have their different beliefs and goals. The introduction of the thoroughly scary Builders in this story further emphasised this, adding to the mix a counterpart to Zavier's mission to restore the true flow of time.Yet, although I would never say that this novel got boring, I will admit that there are still some issues with the pacing. While the start and end of Firestarter are really action packed it does meander a bit towards the middle. I think this is possibly because the novel spends a lot of time focusing on the romantic scenes around its middle, with Daphne and Akash finally getting together and Danny and Colton engaging in a couple of very soft sex scenes. While I do like both of these parings, it did derail the storyline a bit. Zavier begins with a strong goal in mind, though doesn't really do anything to move towards this until the final act.This brings me to the largest issue that I have with this season finale. A lot of stuff just happens within this story that does not really have an explanation. We never really find out why Zavier's magic water holds such permanent time properties, even so long after the water dries. We don't find out exactly how Zavier comes to the conclusion of how to break the prison. There is so much in the climax that does not really make sense, but I won't go into that here because of spoilers. To enjoy, you just really have to suspend your disbelief.The climax of the story is lovely, but did feel a little neat. While a few character do die (some rather violently), I was glad that the story ended on a positive note. I have to admit that Sim did a great job of keeping me on my toes. For the longest time, it was hard to predict how Danny and Colton's story could possibly end. Yet, I think that some may be a little disappointed. As previously noted, the novel does play a few conveniences (including a deus ex machina that is both literal and figurative) in order to bring about its happy ending.Yet, for my gripes, the thing that I truly love about Firestarter is still the core cast. It still exists as a novel of grey areas, with good characters forced to make questionable decisions and bad ones having understandable motivation. Danny and Colton's relationship is complex and not always roses, with the two continuously growing stronger through the way that they challenge each other.Both Daphne and Zavier also get a lot of growth over the course of the story, also forced to confront beliefs that they hold. While Zavier starts out as an outright villain, he becomes more sympathetic as he reveals more of his past. Daphne, conversely, grows through her gradual forgiveness of Akash and finds new strength through embracing her roots.Yet the rest of the crew of the Prometheus kind of blur into one. A lot of characters are introduced in this book and I really found it hard to remember who was who as I wasn't given any time to get to know them. When a handful are killed off, I found it difficult to care as I just hadn't connected with any of them.Anyhow, I think that about covers everything. All in all, the Timekeeper series was not perfect but I certainly enjoyed reading it. It's certainly one that I would recommend.
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