Thou shalt kill.
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life — and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control.
Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
Scythe Review
I’ve heard so many wonderful things about Neal Shusterman books. It’s taken me a long time to finally pick one up but I’m glad I finally did.
Scythe follows two characters, Citra and Rowan as they become Scythe apprentices in a dystopian world.
I really like both Citra and Rowan. They’re both characters that are strong individually, but are unbreakable together. They’re desire to be there for each other is really heartwarming. I enjoyed watching their relationship unfold throughout the length of the book.
While Scythe Farraday and Scythe Currie are minor characters, I actually really love them. I think they both contribute so much to the story. I also really enjoyed the insight we get from their gleaning journals at the end of each chapter.
While this is my first book by Neal Shusterman I can honestly say it won’t be my last. Not only is his writing phenomenal but he leaves you desperately wanting more. Even though I enjoyed the overall story of Scythe, I preferred Neal Shusterman’s writing in the end.
The only thing I struggled with in this book is the pacing. I think this is because of the lack of action at times. I think I expected there to be more action in this book then there actually is.
Overall, Scythe is a really unique and enjoyable story. The characters and writing are fantastic and definitely make me want to continue with the series. I’m certainly glad I’ve finally read one of Neal Shusterman’s books!
Rating: ★★★★☆
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About the Author
Award-winning author Neal Shusterman grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he began writing at an early age. After spending his junior and senior years of high school at the American School of Mexico City, Neal went on to UC Irvine, where he made his mark on the UCI swim team, and wrote a successful humor column. Within a year of graduating, he had his first book deal, and was hired to write a movie script. In the years since, Neal has made his mark as a successful novelist, screenwriter, and television writer. As a full-time writer, he claims to be his own hardest task-master, always at work creating new stories to tell. His books have received many awards from organizations such as the International Reading Association, and the American Library Association, as well as garnering a myriad of state and local awards across the country
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This book is definitely not for me, I’m not interestef to the political issue at all, tha pacce is all over the place, and a lot of plot holes, and I think the characters are boring 😂 But I love the worldbuilding though!
Yeah, it wasn’t a favourite of mine. I can see your points for sure! I agree about the worldbuilding – Shusterman is quite good at that, I must admit!
Another book on my TBR that I need to get to! I’ve heard nothing but good things about it.
It definitely was an enjoyable read! I didn’t love it as much as other people, but it was still a good read! I am intrigued to continue the series 🙂