A review by tuckeralmengor
The Toll by Neal Shusterman

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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