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A review by thea
The Toll by Neal Shusterman
5.0
pt. 1 of review | day i finished
in order to be considered a completed and satisfying trilogy, the ending has to be appropriate and fit. and this trilogy’s ending was phenomenal. i am very happy and grateful that it was not a happy ending but a bittersweet one because it just makes sense considering how intense and high-stakes the series was. there was never going to be a happy ending with the story all tied up in a perfect bow because that’s not what the trilogy is about. it continuously mentions how imperfect humanity is, so it makes sense that the story is not tied up in a perfect bow but in a bittersweet one because humanity is bittersweet.
truth be told, i am in shock. i cannot believe that i finished. i finished the scythe trilogy. i can go revisit my comments and highlights while i was reading, but it won’t be the same as reading it for the first time and experiencing it for the first time. it hurts that i can’t do that, but in exchange for that, my respect and admiration for this series will grow and nothing can stop me from rereading it again and catching new details that it’ll make it seem like i’m reading it for the first time all over again.
even though i’m finished with the trilogy, the story isn’t over in the scythe universe. and that’s the best thing for an author to do: to establish that the story is far from over; to implement hopeful beginnings in the ends.
i will also say how much i loved the last moment. i have a thing about last moments because that’s the last thing the authors leave me with — the last page, the last moment, the last words. and i was not disappointed. so bittersweet it hurt.
it’s been more than a hour since i’ve finished “the toll” but it’s felt like only a moment ago.
pt. 2 | to come
in order to be considered a completed and satisfying trilogy, the ending has to be appropriate and fit. and this trilogy’s ending was phenomenal. i am very happy and grateful that it was not a happy ending but a bittersweet one because it just makes sense considering how intense and high-stakes the series was. there was never going to be a happy ending with the story all tied up in a perfect bow because that’s not what the trilogy is about. it continuously mentions how imperfect humanity is, so it makes sense that the story is not tied up in a perfect bow but in a bittersweet one because humanity is bittersweet.
truth be told, i am in shock. i cannot believe that i finished. i finished the scythe trilogy. i can go revisit my comments and highlights while i was reading, but it won’t be the same as reading it for the first time and experiencing it for the first time. it hurts that i can’t do that, but in exchange for that, my respect and admiration for this series will grow and nothing can stop me from rereading it again and catching new details that it’ll make it seem like i’m reading it for the first time all over again.
even though i’m finished with the trilogy, the story isn’t over in the scythe universe. and that’s the best thing for an author to do: to establish that the story is far from over; to implement hopeful beginnings in the ends.
i will also say how much i loved the last moment. i have a thing about last moments because that’s the last thing the authors leave me with — the last page, the last moment, the last words. and i was not disappointed. so bittersweet it hurt.
it’s been more than a hour since i’ve finished “the toll” but it’s felt like only a moment ago.
pt. 2 | to come