A review by janin
The Toll by Neal Shusterman

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? Yes

4.0

debated between 3.5 and 4 just because of how dragged out this book was and how it absolutely butchered (in the figurative sense) my favorite character but the rose tinted glasses i have for this trilogy won out. this was definitely my least favorite of the 3 books but overall an enjoyable read!
my criticisms below:
- i am Thoroughly disappointed in how goddard dies. not nearly enough pain and fear and suffering endured before he was killed. no repercussions for his actions either, he was just never brought back.
- also i found the thunderhead's magical workaround in creating cirrus a little too.. simple?
- and lastly my god look how they massacred my boy. my poor baby rowan was nothing more than citra's loverboy in this book. captured, escaped, captured, escaped, and when he finally had citra in his arms? boom dead sorry dude you gotta wait another 117 years to be with her! horrible, give the man a break!!
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