Scythe

Published Aug. 5, 2017 by Simon & Schuster.

ISBN:
978-1-4424-7243-3
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4 stars (1 review)

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.

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4 stars

Update 5/2020: rating upped to 4*

3.5 Stars

This book was a wonderful start to a series with a very interesting concept. The descriptions of the world is amazing, and reminded me a lot of The Giver in terms of the descriptions of the past. I went into the book expecting the Scythes to have a supernatural approach to taking life in a world where there is no death, but it's not like that at all, which perhaps made it even more interesting. I think this book is a great read and I can't wait to read the next book when it comes out.

So why the lower rating then? Because there were some things in this book that I think just didn't belong. Things that didn't mesh well with how the narrative was set up, how the pacing was organized, or how the author's writing style came through.

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