Even with beloved high fantasy series like " Game of Thrones" or " The Lord of the Rings," it's too difficult for me to keep track of all the different magic, characters, family trees, and histories that are crucial to the plot, making them personally not very enjoyable for me to read.īut in "Scythe," the dystopia (or utopia, depending on how you see it) is built swiftly and easily: It's reminiscent of the world we currently live in, but a few hundred years into the future. I generally have a problem with the elaborate world-building in most fantasy and science-fiction novels. The fantastical world feels a lot like our own, making it easy for non-fantasy fans to follow along. This novel is fast-paced, involves excellent world-building, and - you heard it here first! - has the potential to become the next " Hunger Games." Here are the three things I loved the most about "Scythe": "Scythe" has great reviews - 84% of its nearly 200,000 reviews on Goodreads are 4- and 5-stars - and I couldn't agree more. I'm not the only one who's obsessed with this book. As they begin to understand the intricacies of scythedom, their journeys are complicated by a stipulation: Only one will become a scythe - and their first act will be to glean the other. Reading "Scythe," the story follows two reluctant teenagers, Citra and Rowan, who are chosen to apprentice a scythe, even though neither of them wants the role. Old foes and new enemies converge, and as corruption within the Scythedom spreads, Rowan and Citra begin to lose hope.Before I opened the book, all I knew was that it's about a world where humanity has conquered mortality and now the only way humans die is by the hands of a scythe - humans who are designated, trained, and spend their lives in charge of "gleaning" people for population control. His story is told in whispers across the continent.Īs Scythe Anastasia, Citra gleans with compassion and openly challenges the ideals of the “new order.” But when her life is threatened and her methods questioned, it becomes clear that not everyone is open to the change. Since then, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. A year has passed since Rowan had gone off grid. The Thunderhead is the perfect ruler of a perfect world, but it has no control over the scythedom. Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the chilling sequel to the Printz Honor Book Scythe from New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology. “Even better than the first book.” - School Library Journal (starred review)
“Intelligent and entertaining.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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