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The Toll by Neal Shusterman

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thejuliette's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

4.5

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popsiclerainbow's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Favorite moments:
- GREYSON. JERI. SUPREMACY. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK I LOVE IT.
- Maybe it was just me being desperate because all the "romances" in this trilogy were bland as fuck but regardless GREYSON JERI SUPREMACY
- That ending okay I'll admit that was a nice ending. Not a big Citra/Rowan shipper but that was a nice ending.
- That fail-safe damn.... I'm still unsatisfied though WHAT WAS THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND THE SCYTHE RINGS NEAL? DON'T TEASE US AND LEAVE US WITHOUT AN ANSWER
- Can I just say, I can't believe the fucking Tonists would have such an instrumental role like I thought they were just a quirk of worldbuilding and were to be relegated as just a footnote but NOO THEY WERE REALLY FUCKING IMPORTANT
- The entries from Curate Symphonius were super interesting as they were glimpses into the future, nice fodder for the reader's wonder

Why I thought it was 4.5 stars:
THIS. WAS. EXHILARATING. Once again I have binge read another book in this series and though I didn't do it from start to finish, I think I read a similar amount of pages to the first book, or dare I say even more. So clearly yeah that definitely contributed to the extra 0.5 but also GREYSON JERI. I WILL DO ANYTHING FOR GREYSON JERI. BEST CHEMISTRY IN THE ENTIRE FUCKING SERIES. Maybe Neal Shusterman is finally understanding romance because not only did he manage to write Greyson/Jeri but that Citra/Rowan ending was.... actually really good??

In conclusion read the Scythe series you will not be disappointed.

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ok7a's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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flufferz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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ishouldbereading's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

,,We are imperfect beings. How could we ever fit in a perfect world?"

THIS BOOK IS SUCH A MASTERPIECE. I wish I could give it 5 stars but, alas, I didn't like one thing so it's not possible. This book will make you feel every single emotion you have. It will make you cry. It will make you scream. It will make you laugh. It's the perfect ending to a perfect trilogy, where every subplot is explored and explained perfectly (except I still don't quite understand what happened on Mars) and just the way this book makes you feel is so amazing. I loved almost every single character (which says a lot, since this almost never happens).

AND ROWAN AND CITRA GOING TO SPACE AND ROWAN SCREAMING AT CIRRUS AND JUST THE LOVE HE HAS FOR THIS GIRL MY HEART CAN'T TAKE IT. I also loved what Rand did to Goddard/Tyger that was fantastic and I must say, in the first book I didn't like Rand but in this book I absolutely love her and Greyson's character development is just so *mwah*

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