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maggiemaed25's review against another edition
5.0
What an INCREDIBLE conclusion to the trilogy! I honestly had no idea how this would end, although I had my hopes and dreams. This book (well, the whole trilogy) seeped into my sleep and gave me some pretty crazy and cool dreams too, if that's a selling point for you. These books are so complex and really pull on the heartstrings. I loved the addition of Jeri, but I love all the characters--even the antagonists. The ending... I cried at how beautiful it all was.
hoffnungswolke's review
4.0
german and english review
Um ehrlich zu sein, hab ich jetzt das Buch schon vor ein paar Tagen beendet und ich bin immer noch nicht ganz sicher was ich fühle.
Es war eine Menge los. Stellenweise ein bisschen zu viel, gerade die POVs.
Sie waren alle relativ wichtig aber nicht alle aben mich gleich interessiert.
Aber ich liebe Rowan und Citra, und fand ihre Geschichte einfach unheimlich gut, nur fand ich das andere mehr im Vordergrund gestanden haben und ich hab sie echt stellenweise vermisst. Was ich von dem Ende halte weiß ich auch noch nicht ganz so genau.
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To be completely honest, it's been a few days since I finished the book and I still don't fully know how I feel about it.
There was a lot going on. In places a bit too much, especially the amount of POV's.
They were all more or less important to the story but I just didn't care for all of them.
But I love Rowan and Citra, and their story so much, I just think the focus was mostly on other characters and I just missed them a lot in this book. I also don't know what to think about the ending of it all.
Um ehrlich zu sein, hab ich jetzt das Buch schon vor ein paar Tagen beendet und ich bin immer noch nicht ganz sicher was ich fühle.
Es war eine Menge los. Stellenweise ein bisschen zu viel, gerade die POVs.
Sie waren alle relativ wichtig aber nicht alle aben mich gleich interessiert.
Aber ich liebe Rowan und Citra, und fand ihre Geschichte einfach unheimlich gut, nur fand ich das andere mehr im Vordergrund gestanden haben und ich hab sie echt stellenweise vermisst. Was ich von dem Ende halte weiß ich auch noch nicht ganz so genau.
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To be completely honest, it's been a few days since I finished the book and I still don't fully know how I feel about it.
There was a lot going on. In places a bit too much, especially the amount of POV's.
They were all more or less important to the story but I just didn't care for all of them.
But I love Rowan and Citra, and their story so much, I just think the focus was mostly on other characters and I just missed them a lot in this book. I also don't know what to think about the ending of it all.
ggreywaren's review against another edition
2.0
Jeśli mam być szczera, jestem trochę rozczarowana. Było tutaj dużo scen, które ogromnie mi się podobały, jednakże mimo to uważam, że książka jest za długa i ma mnóstwo niepotrzebnej i trochę irracjonalnej fabuły. Liczyłam na o wiele lepsze zakończenie.
lleticia's review against another edition
4.0
Eu gostei do livro, porém acho que o autor se perdeu bastante, tem muitos acontecimentos que me irritaram muito, seja por terem sido muito convenientes ou por eu achar muita forçação de barra, e o vilão é muito sem propósito. Fiquei um pouco decepcionada pois não acho que tenha a mesma qualidade do primeiro e segundo, apesar disso o livro melhorou bastante mais para o final, e eu gostei bastante do final, apesar de ser mt "e todos viveram felizes para sempre" acho que foi uma das coisas mais "realistas" desse livro.
Finalmente posso parar de sofrer pelo Rowan apesar de ainda ficar triste pois ele merecia muito mais!!
Estou triste com o fim dessa trilogia, gostei dela de um jeito que não me imaginava gostar e me apeguei muito aos personagens, estou com aquela sensação de vazio de saber que não tem mais nada para ler, apesar dos pesares, e o final desse livro me deixou com um aperto no peito de querer saber mais sobre o futuro dos meus personagens queridinhos.
tinha mais coisa para falar mas estou muito emotiva
ps: nada sobre a rand faz sentido
Finalmente posso parar de sofrer pelo Rowan apesar de ainda ficar triste pois ele merecia muito mais!!
Estou triste com o fim dessa trilogia, gostei dela de um jeito que não me imaginava gostar e me apeguei muito aos personagens, estou com aquela sensação de vazio de saber que não tem mais nada para ler, apesar dos pesares, e o final desse livro me deixou com um aperto no peito de querer saber mais sobre o futuro dos meus personagens queridinhos.
tinha mais coisa para falar mas estou muito emotiva
ps: nada sobre a rand faz sentido
tuckeralmengor's review against another edition
5.0
"It is our nature to surpass nature."
I have had really good luck with YA novels lately. And this one was no exception. In spite of the fact that I was slightly pouty for not getting an ARC, I loved this conclusion with my entire heart.
At this point, It's been an entire year and a half since I read Scythe. That book holds a very special place in my heart. It marks the calm before the storm in my life. A week or two after reading Scythe, I read Thunderhead and then completely forgot about this series until a year later, this book came out.
So, what's this book about
The Toll follows the main characters around three years after the ending of Thunderhead. Goddard has taken over. Scythe Anastatia and Scythe Lucifer are dead. The Thunderhead has gone silent and marked everyone unsavory. Basically, everything is forked, as is the norm in YA conclusions. And now, the heroes and heroines and saviors of both genders must save the world!
It probably would have been a good idea to re-read or skim the previous two books before diving into this but I am not good at looking before leaping so...
Fortunately, I have a surprisingly good memory and was able to figure out what was going on and re-remember all the characters in record time.
Once I was into this book, I was forking into it. I couldn't put it down. I don't want to spoil but all I can say is that this book moves fast. It keeps the reader hooked and has a brilliant, satisfying ending.
I couldn't have asked for a better conclusion.
Bottom Line:
5 Stars
Age Rating - [ R ]
Content Screening (Spoilers)
Educational Value (2/5) - [Ways to kill people... yikes...]
Positive Messages (3/5) - [Perserverance, Justice, Kindness]
Sex (0/0)
Langauge (0/0)
Drinking/Drugs (3/5) - [Alcohol consumption, Sedative Drugs, Medicinal Drugs, Recreational Drugs]
Trigger and Content Warnings - Loss of a loved one, Claustrophobia, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Disease, Death, Murder, Fire
Reps - [Genderfluidity]
Publication Date: November 5th, 2019
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Genre: YA/Science Fiction
➵ Scythe (#1) - ★★★★☆
➵ Thunderhead (#2) - ★★★★★
➵ The Toll (#3) - ★★★★★
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IT WAS SOOOO GOOD
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AND SO IT BEGINSSSSSSSS
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Happy Pub Date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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my request has been declined
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THE ARCS ARE BEING MAILED OUT
GIMMEGIMMEGIMME
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It's nearly 600 Pages long!!
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I am so surprised (and disappointed?) that this cover isn't blue. This book did not follow the YA cover rule! (Red, Blue, Green)
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We have a cover and it's f**king gorgeous but that's not the matter at hand.
APPARENTLY... THERE WERE MANUSCRIPTS AT BOOKCON
DID YOU HEAR ME?
MAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNUUUUUUUUSCCCCCCCCCCRRRRRRRRRIIIIIPPPPPPPPPPPPPTTTTTTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSS
i will trade any book or limb i own for a manuscript. Need a kidney? Hit me up
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November of 2019..
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little_ms_readsalotl_sometimes's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.25
jophly's review against another edition
3.0
3.5, ending really wasn’t that spectacular. The middle of the book was also a bore for me.
ootess's review against another edition
5.0
This book is amazing, there’s so many layers to it that it’s so hard to even summarise. The intricate ways that Shusterman connected all these characters and plot lines is insane. This book was a real roller coaster. I was constantly anticipating the worst as so many horrible things happened, but Shusterman really knows how to keep you on edge and you can never guess what the next twist will be. Amazing work, definitely need to reread the series to fully grasp all the biblical references, and properly understand everything, but overall such fantastic work!!!!