Reviews

The Toll by Neal Shusterman

jawignall's review against another edition

5.0

I wish I could go above 5 stars. Holy shit this series. Never lets you be complacent in reading it, there are layers upon layers, and it’s rarely predictable. (Though this one was the most predictable of the three.)

I can barely remember the beginning of the book even though it was a couple days ago because of all that happens... just a wild wild time.

dkyet1's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Amé los primeros dos libros, pero a este le faltó mucho de lo que tienen los otros dos.
El mundo que creó el autor fue excelente, y es impresionante ver todo lo que plasmó en esta trilogía, pero como dije, este último perdió mucho de lo que tuvieron los otros para mí.

Fue innecesariamente largo. El fuerte del autor no está en la construcción de relaciones; yo nunca entendí porqué Rowan y Citra se enamoraron en primer lugar, y en estos últimos dos libros  hemos visto su amor batallar y para mí fue como que x porque nunca entendí sus sentimientos por el otro, porque nunca tuvimos esos momentos de ellos dos. Pero no sólo lo digo por lo romántico, la amistad de Citra y Jerico tenía potencial y al final ella se olvidó completamente de Jeri, cuando él/ella siempre estuvo a su lado apoyándola. Y el desarrollo del potencial de la relación de Greyson y Jeri también se sintió como fuera de lugar.

No me gustó cómo Citra de un momento a otro simplemente se desprendió de su anillo sin ningún second thought, así como si nada. Y quizás es porque, el autor respecto a los personajes, no tuvo el mismo nivel de profundidad que con el mundo que creó. Quizás de haber tenido más intimidad con Citra como personaje, no me habría chocado tanto.

El final también fue como …
no sé. Realmente me habría gustado que este libro me gustara más. No es malo, pero no es como los otros dos.

itskeerstin's review against another edition

4.0

Faaaaaantastic end to the trilogy!! What a unique premise and a great take on a dystopian future with AI. Thoroughly loved the entire reading experience of this trilogy.

emmy_readz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The series got a little too far fetched and grand for its own good. There were so many convoluted points that there were multiple points where I felt like it was impossible to wrap up all of the loose ends. Ultimately, Shusterman did it. I felt like we spent too much time away from certain povs, which made it hard to remember where we last left certain characters. I did really enjoy the conclusion of the scythedom, but the outer space part of it was a little weird. Overall I enjoyed my experience because I loved the characters and the world. The Arc of a Scythe was a solid series overall

cassieeef's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

maisieharris's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.5

zabena's review against another edition

mysterious tense

3.75

libby_libaryon's review against another edition

3.0

Long for me, but I really like how the character's stories progressed. I really liked the ending! I think I would have liked it better if I had put in the effort to read it faster.

starhope101's review against another edition

challenging sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

mudder17's review against another edition

5.0

Okay, that was a great ending to a great trilogy. While parts of it were not quite as strong as the first two books, this is more of a product of just how great the first two books were. When I judge a book, the ending often has the biggest influence on my decision and this ending did not disappoint. I definitely do not want to share any spoilers, so the best I can say is that if you've been putting off starting this trilogy, get started. Even if you're not normally a fan of dystopian society type books, this is not your run-of-the-mill YA dystopian series. This series has firmly lodged me in the Neal Shusterman fan club.