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Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

10 reviews

reghan_32's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Torture

Minor: Sexual content

colemarshall13's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

gotta read the first for sure to get this rating but OH MY. that was awesome

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content

sunniva174's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia, Torture, Genocide, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

rangerwing75's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

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

5.0

Okay okay okay okay

SO

I know I’m not the most thrilled that

Goddard is alive. After that super satisfying death he was given in the first book, it pissed me off a bit because I also just overall dislike the resurrection trope

BUT I can see how it was necessary for this book’s fantabulous events to unfold. 

Greyson is now my second favourite character, tied with Citra. 

The ending was pure gold and just wiabsajealsssja

I am scared for how the next book is going to follow this up, because how do you follow up something as amazing as this? 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Suicide, Body horror, Medical content, and Blood

Minor: Cursing and Sexual content

semogecarg's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

THE LAST CHAPTER OH MY GOD I HAVE CHILLS 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicide, and Gore

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Body horror, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Minor: Cursing and Sexual content

readwithde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Once again, I was shocked and surprised by this series. I love how seamlessly the story fluctuates between action, drama, emotion, and philosophy; it is like reading the best parts of many different genres.

Mainly, I view this as a story of four pairs:

Rowan & Citra, Faraday & Curie, Goddard & Rand, and Grayson & The Thunderhead.

In each pair, the two have to separate (or are separated) to fulfill their own mission. While there is mutual respect between some pairs, others fall to infighting or distrust. By the end of the book

most of these pairs have reunited, now able to face this new era of humanity together.

I was able to guess many of the end of the book twists, but much of the middle was a surprise. I had no idea how much I would love Grayson's story, or even what would happen with Tyger. It made the book go very quickly in the middle, but the end seemed less impactful and a bit slow when you can guess what is coming. 

I loved the duality through the book, not only by having these pairs working both together and separately, but even how the unsavories were similar to the scythes in many ways; even the tonists and scythes have similar rituals. These binary pieces constantly swirl parallel to each other as the book's DNA, all while The Thunderhead is forced to sit back and allow humanity to forge its own path. 

All of this might make you think this is a dense and philosophical book, but the plot is fairly straightforward, fun, and action-packed. The characters just have a lot to deal with, and when it has to do with matters of life and death, it is heavier than a typical YA futuristic dystopian novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

sorry_im_taken's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content

ishouldbereading's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

Not as good as the first one, a little slower but still very well written. I liked how we found out more about Thunderhead and I liked the way the father-son relationship with Greyson was written. The end was so tense and beautifully written and it really shows just how far people will go to get what they want.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Kidnapping, and Blood

Minor: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

truffletree's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

aviery's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Medical trauma

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Sexual content