A review by rowanw51
Scythe by Neal Shusterman

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Just a heads up this book is pretty existential but if that’s something you’re okay with I highly recommend this. This book is so thought provoking and really helped me come to terms with some of my own personal struggles with existential dread. I can’t wait to read the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, and Vomit

The violence in this book isn’t very graphic, but there is a scene involving

the mass murder of children

that can be difficult and uncomfortable to read.