There was definitely a surprise character that I totally DID NOT expect to make an appearance in this book… I also felt that some of the secondary characters who were introduced weren’t all that essential to the plot.

It was slightly disorienting to read about Rowan’s situation and then shift to Citra’s newfound life as a scythe, completing her gleanings. I do wish that Citra and Rowan had more interaction and page time together. It deftly explores the concept of mortality and reconciliation with our humanity in a technology-driven futuristic utopian society. Thunderhead is smart and packed with enough action to keep the audience guessing until the final reveal. The world-building is really something else. Though the unexpected cliffhanger absolutely killed me, I still enjoyed Thunderhead, the sequel to Scythe. THAT WAS LITERALLY THE CRAZIEST POSSIBLE ENDING EVER. But will it help solve those problems, or simply watch as perfection goes into decline? Realizing she cannot do this alone-or even with the help of Scythe Curie and Faraday, she does the unthinkable, and risks being “deadish” so she can communicate with the Thunderhead-the only being on earth wise enough to solve the dire problems of a perfect world. He is a dark folk hero now-“Scythe Lucifer”-a vigilante taking down corrupt scythes in flames.Ĭitra, now a junior scythe under Scythe Curie, sees the corruption and wants to help change it from the inside out, but is thwarted at every turn, and threatened by the “new order” scythes. In the year since Winter Conclave, he has gone off-grid, and has been striking out against corrupt scythes-not only in MidMerica, but across the entire continent. Rowan has gone rogue, and has taken it upon himself to put the Scythedom through a trial by fire.

SYNOPSIS (Goodreads): Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the second novel of the chilling New York Times bestselling series from Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology.

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