Scythe of arc is the first book in the arc of a scythe series. Neal shusterman’s prose is gorgeous. Neal schusterman is an underappreciated author and needs more hype!

In a world where humans have overcome every obstacle, the only problem now is overpopulation. Death is temporary, everyone revived quickly and painlessly. My only gripe is that because it’s young adult, i found the killings a bit too morbid.

The book centers around citra and rowan, two newly chosen scythe apprentices. They find themselves embroiled in a political miasma. The characters are fantastic.

The concept is insanely unique, and the whole story is inventive and over the top amazing! A wonderfully different book. Brilliantly * book.

Scythe is remarkable in its extreme mediocrity. The premise is interesting, but it reads as a gimmick.

It celebrates and glorifies killing and killers. Less of one viewpoint is valid and the other is not and more they have their points and i'm not sure who is right in this circumstance. It feels like the world setting was thrown together in order to st...  Read More

The blackmail issue should have been brought up waaaaaay sooner. It's hard watching the author trying (and failing) over and over to justify the position of goddard and his followers.