Confessions of a Bibliophile

Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #3.5)

Author: Neal Shusterman (with a few others)

Rating: 4/5 (but every Neal story gets a full 5/5)

Honestly, exactly what the title says! Lots of glorious worldbuilding and remarkably deep short stories.

Spoilers ahead.

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Confessions of a Bibliophile

The Toll (Arc of a Scythe #3)

Author: Neal Shusterman

Rating: 5/5

Endura sank three years ago. The Scythedom is full of corruption. Earth sucks and the Thunderhead has marked everyone but one person as Unsavoury. Quite a deep rut to get out of. 🙂

Spoilers ahead.

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Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe #2)

Author: Neal Shusterman

Rating: 5/5

Rowan has become a renegade, Citra has become an honourable scythe, and the scythedom is on the brink of ruin. Also, things get a lot more political.

Spoilers ahead.

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Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1)

Author: Neal Shusterman

Rating: 5/5

When Citra and Rowan are offered an apprenticeship by a Scythe, they are less than ecstatic. Sure, their families will get immunity for a year if they ever become Scythes but who would want a lonely life filled with gleaning people?

Spoilers ahead.

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