Why I picked itI picked up Scythe last month because I had heard so many things about this book on Bookstagram and Booktube, and it sounded intriguing! I wasn't sure what I was going to think about when I dove into this kind of dystopian world, but I decided to try it out to see if it was worth the hype! summaryCitra and Rowan live in a world with no disease, sickness, or natural death at all. People can be brought back from being deadish. People jump off of buildings and "splat" for the adrenaline rush and can be back at their jobs or school within a couple of days. People can reset their age when their body starts getting too old. There is no illness, so people don't get sick and die. The population continues to grow, and with no natural death, there is an organization that gleans lives so that the population can be curved to an extent. The Scythes are tasked with choosing and gleaning lives. Citra and Rowan end up being chosen by a Scythe to be trained up. Soon they learn that it's a harder job than they ever imagined. what i likedLike I said in the first section, I wasn't sure what to think about this post-apocalyptic world idea, but I actually really liked it. In my opinion, Shusterman thought this world through well and did a good job in building it. It has its own ecosystem and culture, and I think that it is very cool. Not only that, but he has thought about cultures within this new world and how that would differ. It's a really interesting concept that I never would have thought of before. Shusterman made the world very intricate with specific laws and rules that were thorough and didn't leave much room for holes. Within the scythe community he's even created two orders: the new and the old. Both do things differently, and there's a conflict that keeps tension in the storyline. I also really liked the random plot twists throughout the book, not just all at the end. Sometimes, books get boring to me because they are just too predictable. This book kept me on my toes the whole time. I was anxious to keep going and learn what was going to happen next. what i didn't likeThe romance that happens is just too dang fast. Forbidden love, blah blah blah, etc etc. At first, it looked like Citra and Rowan would just be good friends, or even friendly competitors. But then all of a sudden, they're thinking about the feelings they have for one another. It was just so fast, and there was no good reason for it. It just happened. I know that sometimes love is like that, but there's normally some sort of turning point, especially the way these two started out. Overall Impression 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟I loved this book. A few minor details weren't my favorite, but I can deal with those. The intricate storytelling overarches throughout and really overcomes any of the minor issues I had.
This is a new concept that is fun and suspenseful to read. I encourage anyone who likes reading about the battle of "right" and "wrong" or post-apocalyptic worlds to read this book!
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorJust sharing my passion of reading through my passion of writing. Archives
May 2020
Categories |