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A review by popthebutterfly
The Toll by Neal Shusterman
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Disclaimer: I purchased the finished copy of this book. Support your authors! All opinions are my own.
Book: The Toll
Author: Neal Shusterman
Book Series: Arc of a Scythe Book 3
Rating: 5/5
Diversity: Black MC, Gender Fluid character
Recommended For...: young adult readers, dystopian, sci-fi, morality
Publication Date: November 5, 2019
Genre: YA Dystopian Sci-Fi
Age Relevance: 16+ (violence, death, gore, cursing, suicide, racism, sexual content, animal violence, kidnapping, prejudice)
Explanation of Above: There is some physical and weapons violence and a lot of gore. There are suicides shown in the book and mentioned. There is some slight sexual content mentioned. There is animal violence with shark attacks. There is death (of course). There is some slight cursing and racism and prejudice shown and mentioned. There is a kidnapping scene.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 625
Synopsis: It’s been three years since Rowan and Citra disappeared; since Scythe Goddard came into power; since the Thunderhead closed itself off to everyone but Grayson Tolliver.
In this pulse-pounding conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman’s Arc of a Scythe trilogy, constitutions are tested and old friends are brought back from the dead.
Review: I really liked the conclusion to this series! I thought it was a great and conclusive ending, although I still wished for more at the end. The book did well to tie up everything, but also to continue the mystery of it. I am still in awe of Neal’s power as an author, writing new characters even in this last book but fully fleshing them out within a couple of chapters. The book had well developed characters all around and the world building was amazing too. The book also did well to not solve the issue, which leaves it open-ended for people to discuss in length with each other.
The only issue I had with the book is that there are so many characters to remember and it got super confusing for me by the end.
Verdict: It was great! Highly recommend!
Book: The Toll
Author: Neal Shusterman
Book Series: Arc of a Scythe Book 3
Rating: 5/5
Diversity: Black MC, Gender Fluid character
Recommended For...: young adult readers, dystopian, sci-fi, morality
Publication Date: November 5, 2019
Genre: YA Dystopian Sci-Fi
Age Relevance: 16+ (violence, death, gore, cursing, suicide, racism, sexual content, animal violence, kidnapping, prejudice)
Explanation of Above: There is some physical and weapons violence and a lot of gore. There are suicides shown in the book and mentioned. There is some slight sexual content mentioned. There is animal violence with shark attacks. There is death (of course). There is some slight cursing and racism and prejudice shown and mentioned. There is a kidnapping scene.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 625
Synopsis: It’s been three years since Rowan and Citra disappeared; since Scythe Goddard came into power; since the Thunderhead closed itself off to everyone but Grayson Tolliver.
In this pulse-pounding conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman’s Arc of a Scythe trilogy, constitutions are tested and old friends are brought back from the dead.
Review: I really liked the conclusion to this series! I thought it was a great and conclusive ending, although I still wished for more at the end. The book did well to tie up everything, but also to continue the mystery of it. I am still in awe of Neal’s power as an author, writing new characters even in this last book but fully fleshing them out within a couple of chapters. The book had well developed characters all around and the world building was amazing too. The book also did well to not solve the issue, which leaves it open-ended for people to discuss in length with each other.
The only issue I had with the book is that there are so many characters to remember and it got super confusing for me by the end.
Verdict: It was great! Highly recommend!