Audio Book Review: Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Scythe by Neal Shusterman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this read more than I expected to. This book raises questions for me in how society is here in the book. Is this process any better than the old system? It really gets one thinking of mortality and living.

I like Faraday's view on things. It sounds like he's more fair. Yet, I see he's kind of one sided in his selection process. Then we get to see Curry's view and her process. They do seem to balance each other out.

What if you were the grim reaper? Scythe is what they are called, but it's kind of what they do.

There's a group of scythes we see in action and they feel as to walk a line of the rules. Or is it Faraday is more reserved in what he does? Seems to have a little more heart and care, along with Curry.

This book feels to be a heavy subject for Young Adults. But it's put together in a classy way. The words and actions bring me to thoughts and questions, then later in the book we get the answer to the question that was not actually worded. I love this! It sets us up to think something and answer it later for us.

The beginning of the book pecked my interest as had me thinking on the systems and mortality. Then the story took off and I was drawn into the lives of Citra and Rowan. I wanted to know how it worked out for them and all. I still saw that no matter the system, there will still be corruption that grows. Some systems run their course and life changes them. Do they need revamped or replaced? Great thinking topics for this book.

I will be listening to the rest of this trilogy!

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