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A review by jenbsbooks
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
4.0
I read the first book in the series in October (about three months ago). I had the audio in my Audible library (purchased during a sale) but wanted to get the Kindle copy from the library, and it was a bit of a wait. I was a little worried about coming back into this world, would I remember? Things came back to me pretty quick ...
Similar set up to the first book, six sections, with multiple chapters in each. Headers and chapters had written headers, included in the TOC. While I liked having the headers, they didn't include the POV or indicate "who" the main character of that chapter was (which can be a nice reference to have, although it switched up several times in many of the later chapters). The same little "excerpts" from The Thunderhead. Set apart more in Kindle, although the narrator switched up the voice/sound for those sections to help make them distinctive ... these sections were first person. The other sections of the book (Citra, Rowan, Tyger, Greyson, Goddard, etc chapters) were 3rd person/past tense. No extras at the end (discussion questions, etc) like Scythe had.
The introduction of Greyson ... I definitely note the name (Hubs name is Grayson), it was another full storyline to track. I must admit, at times I got Greyson and Rowan's storylines confused (wait, Rowan is there, wasn't he just with the Tonists... oh yeah, that was Greyson). The Tonists, I had to laugh at the "may the Fork be with you" statement! The image of a Scythe in robes riding a waverunner was also pretty funny. "Out of Order? What's that?" as things are always fixed quickly. Wouldn't it be nice to just "turn up the metabolism" to lose weight?
Listening to the audio, I didn't stop and highlight things, which I might have if reading the Kindle copy (I quickly jotted down a few things in my notes app). Valet ... narrator pronounced it with a t at the end ... is that a regional variation, I guess it is per Google. I wonder if the narrator debated the pronunciation or if that's just how he says it. Other words I note: cacophony, deign, roiling. No proFanity.
Quite the ultimate/cliffhanger ending!
Similar set up to the first book, six sections, with multiple chapters in each. Headers and chapters had written headers, included in the TOC. While I liked having the headers, they didn't include the POV or indicate "who" the main character of that chapter was (which can be a nice reference to have, although it switched up several times in many of the later chapters). The same little "excerpts" from The Thunderhead. Set apart more in Kindle, although the narrator switched up the voice/sound for those sections to help make them distinctive ... these sections were first person. The other sections of the book (Citra, Rowan, Tyger, Greyson, Goddard, etc chapters) were 3rd person/past tense. No extras at the end (discussion questions, etc) like Scythe had.
The introduction of Greyson ... I definitely note the name (Hubs name is Grayson), it was another full storyline to track. I must admit, at times I got Greyson and Rowan's storylines confused (wait, Rowan is there, wasn't he just with the Tonists... oh yeah, that was Greyson). The Tonists, I had to laugh at the "may the Fork be with you" statement! The image of a Scythe in robes riding a waverunner was also pretty funny. "Out of Order? What's that?" as things are always fixed quickly. Wouldn't it be nice to just "turn up the metabolism" to lose weight?
Listening to the audio, I didn't stop and highlight things, which I might have if reading the Kindle copy (I quickly jotted down a few things in my notes app). Valet ... narrator pronounced it with a t at the end ... is that a regional variation, I guess it is per Google. I wonder if the narrator debated the pronunciation or if that's just how he says it. Other words I note: cacophony, deign, roiling. No proFanity.
Quite the ultimate/cliffhanger ending!