I know it’s meant to have been a spin-off, but Diana and Matthew really do not relinquish the spotlight all that easily. Time’s Convert brought to further attention the biggest flaw in the series: Diana’s stubbornness about magic. By book four, one would expect Diana to have grown into this aspect of her character after battling with it and then learning to harness and control it, but it’s as if she regresses in this book, and, honestly, after hundreds of pages of her hesitancy I was pretty over it. 

In the end, Marcus and Phoebe do get their chance at center stage and I loved learning about Marcus’ past and joining Phoebe on her baby-vampire journey! 

 Rating:4.75/5 ⭐
"Evermore, sang their two hearts. Evermore."
― Deborah Harkness, Time's Convert

What should be an peaceful interlude for the Bishop-Clairmont clan is spent unraveling the past, present and future. And it was revolutionary.

**Bonus quote**
“Miracles should leave a mark, so that we can remember how precious they are.”
― Deborah Harkness, Time's Convert 

Enjoyable addition to the All Souls books to flesh out the characters and their stories a bit more. I enjoyed the chapters alternating between past & present but sometimes the transitions from a contemporary chapter to a memory chapter felt a bit forced. Great to have more time with Matthew & Diana along with getting to know Marcus & Phobe better. Definitely not the best book out of the bunch but enjoyable for fans of All Souls trilogy craving new content.

Ooof. What a slog. I had to force myself to finish this one because I wanted to be caught up on Diana and Matthew for the next All Souls book.

This book had several problems. First, it reads like a placeholder book between the first three books and whatever comes next, meaning literally nothing happens in the way of conflict/rising action/resolution. Everyone just hangs out and thinks about Marcus’ past (where nothing much happens either).

The flashbacks to the past were written in such a predictable and amateurish way, I had a hard time believing Harkness actually wrote this book when compared to the previous three. And Marcus’ sections were boringgggg. Multiple scenes went like this:

*A mild conflict occurs and everyone else tries to solve the problem*
No one:
Marcus: *Picks up random artifact from mantle* this reminds me of the time in my past when…

And repeat throughout the book. One thing is for sure, Harkness doesn’t do write well when everything is going great for her characters.