BOOK REVIEW: Scythe by Neal Shusterman

There has yet to be a book by Neal Shusterman that I haven't wanted to sit down and devour in one day. In fact, I had to pace myself with this read because I am reading it for my YA book club this week, and I didn't want to forget the small details!

So what made the book so enticing? Well, I love myself a good dystopian read, and this novel proved to go beyond the usual dystopia and turn into a dark, twisted mess of morality, hubris, and intelligence.

Imagine living in a world of immortality. You bear no pain, can turn back in age, and essentially, live however you want because death/disease have been defeated. Oh, and a computer is running the world, so human fallibility is inconsequential in regards to life on earth.

It seems great, right?

Just wait for it...

What do you do when the world population makes life unsustainable?

The world decides that it must choose moral and conscientious persons to glean called scythes; to kill based upon the time and statistics of the age of mortality.

Both Citra and Rowan are chosen to become a scythe's apprentice, and vow to learn how to become a scythe and maintain the laws of the scythedom. If they pass their tests, they will become junior scythes.

However, not everything is as it seems, and soon, dark forces pit Citra and Rowan against each other. Whomever wins the title of scythe, must glean the other.

This review barely begins to scrape the top of the barrel of plot in this book, but I only wanted to let my dear readers know that I LOVED this book, and can't wait to read the next in the series!

RATED: 5 Stars

NOTE: I bought and paid for the book on my own, and did not receive any compensation for this review.