morganbrabender's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t know what I was expecting, but I’m left wanting more from this conclusion to the Scythe series. The first two books were KILLER and I hate to say that this one was just good, but not great. Still glad I read it, but just not as excited after this one as I was with the first two.
melike's review against another edition
5.0
*takes a deep breath*
*screams*
I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE HOW I‘M FEELING. this was so much to process and i genuinely did not know what to do with myself after i read that very last sentence. i am so sad that it is over, i am going to miss these characters and the way this series made me feel. i‘m already feeling incredibly nostalgic.
first of all i want to talk about how GOOD Neal Shusterman‘s writing is. not only is his style amazing, but the way he weaves the story together is immaculate. each character has their own arc, and the moments when their paths cross and their stories intertwine are so exciting. Shusterman really is a genius writer.
the story itself was, simply put, just mindblowing. there were scenes in the story that made me feel like i was not reading a book but watching a movie with the way they made me feel. during the last 10% of the story i was constantly on the edge of my seat and i would not have been able to put the book down to save my life because of how engaging it was.
i have seen some people say that it was too long and that it dragged out a bit, and i see where they are coming from, though i honestly cannot say that i completely agree with that. yes it‘s a bit longer than the previous installments, but there was constantly so much happening and so much build up and development in the plot and the characters, that i feel like it would all have been a bit too rushed had the book been shorter. i personally liked the way this was handled; it started out with a bang basically, and crazy things kept happening while there was time to properly develope them inbetween until we got to the big moment. i am actually also pretty satisfied with the way the story concluded, and i loved that, until the very end, it continued to explore and ask questions about morality, directly and indirectly.
The last thing I want to mention are the characters: They were fantastic and I love them a lot, especially Citra, Rowan and Greyson. When I first started this series, I never would have thought that they would become this dear to me, but here we are. it‘s gonna be hard to let them go, but i feel like the author mostly did them justice, and i am happy with the way their stories ended.
that being said, i do have some qualms about certain things in the story overall that i want to briefly mention.
(spoilers in the next paragraph)
1. i really really wish there had been more of citra and rowan together. yes, they had different roles to fulfill, but i feel like we as the readers barely got to see them together ever since the first book. i would have loved to have more moments of those two.
2. i don‘t know how i feel over rowan having to wait over 100 years for citra. it was very romantic, and i definitely didn‘t hate it, though i didn‘t love it either. i guess the reason for this might also be because of point #1, i just really wanted them to spend more time together, though they finally have all the time in the world now. other than that, i love where they are now: they did what they needed to and found their ways back to each other, and they can finally be happy.
3. i hate that faraday was left completely alone, and munira went back to the library of alexandria. i hope they at least stayed in contact somehow because it‘s sad to think of both of them as lonely.
4. i‘m super upset that we did not see a single kiss between greyson and jeri
*screams*
I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE HOW I‘M FEELING. this was so much to process and i genuinely did not know what to do with myself after i read that very last sentence. i am so sad that it is over, i am going to miss these characters and the way this series made me feel. i‘m already feeling incredibly nostalgic.
first of all i want to talk about how GOOD Neal Shusterman‘s writing is. not only is his style amazing, but the way he weaves the story together is immaculate. each character has their own arc, and the moments when their paths cross and their stories intertwine are so exciting. Shusterman really is a genius writer.
the story itself was, simply put, just mindblowing. there were scenes in the story that made me feel like i was not reading a book but watching a movie with the way they made me feel. during the last 10% of the story i was constantly on the edge of my seat and i would not have been able to put the book down to save my life because of how engaging it was.
i have seen some people say that it was too long and that it dragged out a bit, and i see where they are coming from, though i honestly cannot say that i completely agree with that. yes it‘s a bit longer than the previous installments, but there was constantly so much happening and so much build up and development in the plot and the characters, that i feel like it would all have been a bit too rushed had the book been shorter. i personally liked the way this was handled; it started out with a bang basically, and crazy things kept happening while there was time to properly develope them inbetween until we got to the big moment. i am actually also pretty satisfied with the way the story concluded, and i loved that, until the very end, it continued to explore and ask questions about morality, directly and indirectly.
The last thing I want to mention are the characters: They were fantastic and I love them a lot, especially Citra, Rowan and Greyson. When I first started this series, I never would have thought that they would become this dear to me, but here we are. it‘s gonna be hard to let them go, but i feel like the author mostly did them justice, and i am happy with the way their stories ended.
that being said, i do have some qualms about certain things in the story overall that i want to briefly mention.
(spoilers in the next paragraph)
1. i really really wish there had been more of citra and rowan together. yes, they had different roles to fulfill, but i feel like we as the readers barely got to see them together ever since the first book. i would have loved to have more moments of those two.
2. i don‘t know how i feel over rowan having to wait over 100 years for citra. it was very romantic, and i definitely didn‘t hate it, though i didn‘t love it either. i guess the reason for this might also be because of point #1, i just really wanted them to spend more time together, though they finally have all the time in the world now. other than that, i love where they are now: they did what they needed to and found their ways back to each other, and they can finally be happy.
3. i hate that faraday was left completely alone, and munira went back to the library of alexandria. i hope they at least stayed in contact somehow because it‘s sad to think of both of them as lonely.
4. i‘m super upset that we did not see a single kiss between greyson and jeri
lwcaffeinatedreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
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? No
5.0
mathmama's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Best of the Arc of the Scythe books.
lcasswrites's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this series. I was instantly sucked in by the fascinating and thought-provoking premise of Scythe, then found Thunderhead just ramped up the stakes and got better and better. The Toll suffered a little bit with something I personally struggle with in series and trilogies...when the first book focuses on two main characters and you really fall in love with them, but then latter books introduce new characters and you get a lot less story about the ones you originally loved. The most frustrating thing about The Toll was how little we get to see of the original characters from Scythe - in fact one of them spends most of the book being carted around like a sack of potatoes by various parties and doing nothing in particular. Despite that it was still a great read and the way it all tied up at the end felt right. I definitely recommend the trilogy!
tortue's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
anita_mv's review against another edition
4.0
Sería un 4,5.
Trueno da punto y final a la trilogía de El arco de la guadaña. Después de haber releído los dos libros anteriores para leer este, creo que sigo quedándome con el primer libro como favorito. Este tercer libro me ha gustado, se cierran muchas cosas y otras quedan bastante abiertas, pero quizá no he sentido durante toda la lectura esa adicción que sí sentí con los anteriores.
La trama va pasando por diferentes lugares, personajes e incluso llegan a pasar años desde una parte a otra, pero me habría gustado ver más de ciertas cosas porque no se vuelven a tocar. Aún así me gusta bastante cómo ha dado cierre a la trilogía y ya tengo ganas de leer más de este autor.
Trueno da punto y final a la trilogía de El arco de la guadaña. Después de haber releído los dos libros anteriores para leer este, creo que sigo quedándome con el primer libro como favorito. Este tercer libro me ha gustado, se cierran muchas cosas y otras quedan bastante abiertas, pero quizá no he sentido durante toda la lectura esa adicción que sí sentí con los anteriores.
La trama va pasando por diferentes lugares, personajes e incluso llegan a pasar años desde una parte a otra, pero me habría gustado ver más de ciertas cosas porque no se vuelven a tocar. Aún así me gusta bastante cómo ha dado cierre a la trilogía y ya tengo ganas de leer más de este autor.
ana_mv's review against another edition
4.0
Sería un 4,5.
Trueno da punto y final a la trilogía de El arco de la guadaña. Después de haber releído los dos libros anteriores para leer este, creo que sigo quedándome con el primer libro como favorito. Este tercer libro me ha gustado, se cierran muchas cosas y otras quedan bastante abiertas, pero quizá no he sentido durante toda la lectura esa adicción que sí sentí con los anteriores.
La trama va pasando por diferentes lugares, personajes e incluso llegan a pasar años desde una parte a otra, pero me habría gustado ver más de ciertas cosas porque no se vuelven a tocar. Aún así me gusta bastante cómo ha dado cierre a la trilogía y ya tengo ganas de leer más de este autor.
Trueno da punto y final a la trilogía de El arco de la guadaña. Después de haber releído los dos libros anteriores para leer este, creo que sigo quedándome con el primer libro como favorito. Este tercer libro me ha gustado, se cierran muchas cosas y otras quedan bastante abiertas, pero quizá no he sentido durante toda la lectura esa adicción que sí sentí con los anteriores.
La trama va pasando por diferentes lugares, personajes e incluso llegan a pasar años desde una parte a otra, pero me habría gustado ver más de ciertas cosas porque no se vuelven a tocar. Aún así me gusta bastante cómo ha dado cierre a la trilogía y ya tengo ganas de leer más de este autor.
burngasserm's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
It has been quite hard for me to find a book that has twists I didn’t see coming and this series had multiple, especially the toll. I absolutely loved it and it’s definitely on my list as favorite trilogy by far.