A review by megan_j
Scythe by Neal Shusterman

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Enjoyed this. Wasn’t great wasn’t awful but it definitely kept me interested throughout. All the main characters are likeable (maybe not LOVABLE) and I feel like they might be a bit flat sometimes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Self harm, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Genocide, Murder, Religious bigotry, Mass/school shootings, and Medical content