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Scythe

Written by: Neal Shusterman
Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
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Publisher's Summary

Two teens must learn the "art of killing" in this Printz Honor-winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times best-selling Unwind Dystology series.

A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: Humanity has conquered all those things and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life - and they are commanded to do so in order to keep the size of the population under control.

Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe - a role that neither wants. These teens must master the "art" of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.

Scythe is the first novel of a thrilling new series by National Book Award-winning author Neal Shusterman in which Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes only with a heavy price.

©2016 Neal Shusterman (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

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Loved this book!

This was a daily deal purchase. It was a great hidden gem. I highly recommend it.

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A beautiful and satisfying story

I was nearly incapable of pausing this. Even if I had a spoiler in mind from the first part to the end, I was still on the edge of my seat, exclaiming at all the drama and all the twists.

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Masterpiece

Thought-provoking, brilliant entertaining pacing, stellar narration, full of humanity and compassion, I cherish this book

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Loved it!

Loved it! Amazing story that had me longing for the next opportunity I would have to listen. Narrating was really great as well! Definitely recommend! :D

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Interesting Story with some plot holes.

really enjoyed this. Interesting world. Don't think to hard about plot holes inorder to enjoy.

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Just...wow.

One of the best stories of the recent years with mild humour and savage, heart-wrenching themes, performed by a masterful narrator. I can't recommend this enough.

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Loved it!

Loved this book. I could not put it down until it was done. The conclusion was fun and unexpected #Audible1

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Recommended to Me and I'm Happy!

This was good and really interesting - I thought the world was cool and I want to see where it evolves to - but I also was kinda bored during some of it. I thought the dual perspective didn't work until they were separated and that there could have been more in general that was discussed. But I am looking forward to seeing where the next book goes!

I didn't really know much about this going into it beyond the fact that Joey from Thoughts and Afterthoughts loved it. And he doesn't love anything. So when it was on sale during the Audible Canada Day sale, I picked it up. And I was genuinely surprised.

I liked that this makes you think about death, life, and everything in between. I like the idea of existence beyond living and the role that plays in how we interact with one another. I also liked the way that murder was discussed in this and how people were reaped. Also, math was a part of this and I didn't hate it????

I had some issues with it, especially around the training received by the characters and how this one ended. I thought that for the beginning of the series, there was just too much of a conclusion to this one. So I am excited to see where this goes, but I am a little disappointed in how it ended.

Overall, if you haven't heard of this, like dystopian novels, and want something new, this is the book for you. Watch for me to read the sequel, THUNDERHEAD!

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Drew me in and kept me hooked

I was drawn in from the first page and couldn’t stop listening. Am going to order the next in the series. The violence could be an issue for some readers. The narrator was good in my opinion, although I agree with another reviewer regarding the depiction of the females, but it didn’t bother me that much.

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Dark, Gripping, and Philosophical

It was dark but still hopeful, philosophical but not overwhelmingly so, it created a full universe but one that you could still understand. Once I started I couldn't stop listening

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