Thunderhead - Neal Shusterman

Rowan has gone rogue, and has taken it upon himself to put the Scythedom through a trial by fire. Literally. In the year since Winter Conclave, he has gone off-grid, and has been striking out against corrupt scythesnot only in MidMerica, but across the entire continent. He is a dark folk hero nowScythe Lucifera vigilante taking down corrupt scythes in flames.Citra, now a junior scythe under Scythe Curie, sees the corruption and wants to help change it from the inside out, but is thwarted at every turn, and threatened by the new order scythes. Realizing she cannot do this aloneor even with the help of Scythe Curie and Faraday, she does the unthinkable, and risks being deadish so she can communicate with the Thunderheadthe only being on earth wise enough to solve the dire problems of a perfect world. But will it help solve those problems, or simply watch as perfection goes into decline?

Published: 2018-01-09 (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

ISBN: 9781442472457

Language: English

Format: Hardcover, 504 pages

Goodreads' rating: -

Genres

Young Adult Fantasy Science Fiction Dystopia

Reviews

Silas rated it

excuse me WHAT was that ending? and i have to wait HOW LONG until the next book?? I AM NOT OKAY.This story follows Citra & Rowan further into the future world where they still have to play the difficult politics of the Scythedom. While they've followed different paths, it's still so interesting to see how their stories come together. One thing I liked about this book that differed from the first book were the sections from the Thunderhead's perspective. They were so interesting and gave so much insight into what was happening in the book.This book felt a little bit slower than the first book, but the more i think about it, the more I love it, and the ending was so amazing and unexpected.PLEASE READ THIS!

Benoite rated it

Just kidding! Everyone gets a cape robe in this. Some scythes are even blinging up theirs to show they support a new order of scything.... ...throwing morals to the wind and murdering gleaning people however and whenever they please.Rowan has gone rogue and Citra is adjusting to her first year as an official scythe. A new character named Greyson is introduced and I really liked him.The Thunderhead has become much more of a character. He's the super-advanced artificial intelligence who takes care of everything the humans would screw up.Haha, no it's not evil. Yet. That we know of.Anyways, this was a great follow up to the first book, which was also awesome. I don't want to say too much more because of spoilers.This ended with a crazy cliffhanger. I need answers. The author has done a fabulous job of creating this utopian, sci-fi, kind of perfect yet scary future. I mean, pain nanites and having your metabolism sped up to lose weight and being able to come back from the dead over and over sounds kind of cool, but there are also some downfalls. Like the 10% possibility you could be gleaned by a scythe. Which means you aren't "deadish," but totally dead. Forever. Because that is how the population is controlled in the future.Previous post:Woah, there is a title and synopsis.... January 2018. I need dis.Scythe - FIVE STARS!

Germana rated it

And always with those jaw dropping cliff hangers