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robin_nescu's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
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
5.0
This book made me think a lot about what it means to be human. The idea of morality is such a fascinating thing to me as a person who is a nihilst. I love how no matter if we are mortal or immortal, we will always be humane; to make mistakes, to be curious and live in wonder and ,of course , fear. We as humans, live in fear that we will die, people we love will die and people who hurt, abuse and commit such disgusting and horrific acts.
As a Bigender, lesbian and immigrant, I live in fear everyday in my life. Scared that I will be hurt and kicked out from where I live.
This book truly imbodies what it means to live in fear and being feared, despite I don't kill people to keep down the population, it's what other people see me as.
I do hope that one day, we will no longer hate and distrust eachother.
As a Bigender, lesbian and immigrant, I live in fear everyday in my life. Scared that I will be hurt and kicked out from where I live.
This book truly imbodies what it means to live in fear and being feared, despite I don't kill people to keep down the population, it's what other people see me as.
I do hope that one day, we will no longer hate and distrust eachother.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fatphobia and Kidnapping
Minor: Pedophilia, Torture, and Kidnapping
mrtlives's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I feel like it tries and fails to be a utopian sci fi novel/series in the vein of stuff like The Giver, but it lives in the moral grey area as the institution of Sycthedom exists with its own problems.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia
kupids's review against another edition
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
A very poorly structured brain blurt review!
I have so many feelings towards this book. At times I found the plot too simplistic and almost cartoon like, but that links to a journal entry where life without death was compared to a cartoon.. which is amazing. I didn’t feel much for either Citra or Rowan throughout the entire book, I felt no emotional connection to them but I did enjoy watching their stories unfold. The ending hit me quite hard, I adored the final line, “And if ever Scythe Lucifer comes my way, I hope he’ll see me as one of the good ones. As he once did.” it was incredibly powerful and left me thinking a lot.
Scythe Farady, Curie and Volta were by far my favourite characters - they were all deeply misunderstood in different ways and I loved exploring their pasts and presents.
The plot/twists were pretty predictable and they didn’t really shock me at all, but I was okay with that because I still enjoyed the story anyway. The world building is fascinating and I can’t wait to learn more. :3
I’m someone who actively avoids romance and I did roll my eyes at the beginning of Rowan and Citras ‘relationship’ but it developed in a way I found both enjoyable and surprising. If you’re a romance hater, read this book regardless. 🫵 I’m hoping it stays this way in the coming books, as I’ll definitely be reading them. :)
Scythe Farady, Curie and Volta were by far my favourite characters - they were all deeply misunderstood in different ways and I loved exploring their pasts and presents.
The plot/twists were pretty predictable and they didn’t really shock me at all, but I was okay with that because I still enjoyed the story anyway. The world building is fascinating and I can’t wait to learn more. :3
I’m someone who actively avoids romance and I did roll my eyes at the beginning of Rowan and Citras ‘relationship’ but it developed in a way I found both enjoyable and surprising. If you’re a romance hater, read this book regardless. 🫵 I’m hoping it stays this way in the coming books, as I’ll definitely be reading them. :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Pedophilia
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