Thunderhead

Neal Shusterman

Jan 2018 · Arc of a Scythe Book 2 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

“Intelligent and entertaining.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Even better than the first book.” —School Library Journal (starred review)

Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the chilling sequel to the Printz Honor Book Scythe from New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology.

Humans learn from their mistakes. I cannot. I make no mistakes.

The Thunderhead is the perfect ruler of a perfect world, but it has no control over the scythedom. A year has passed since Rowan had gone off grid. Since then, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. His story is told in whispers across the continent.

As Scythe Anastasia, Citra gleans with compassion and openly challenges the ideals of the “new order.” But when her life is threatened and her methods questioned, it becomes clear that not everyone is open to the change.

Old foes and new enemies converge, and as corruption within the Scythedom spreads, Rowan and Citra begin to lose hope. Will the Thunderhead intervene?

Or will it simply watch as this perfect world begins to unravel?

Ratings and reviews

This series started out promising. I lobed the world Shusterman set up, I loved the characters he was writing. The first book had its issues, but they were outweighed by the positives...the second one does not have this saving grace. I don't know when this just became the latter half of the Hunger Games trilogy, but thats exactly what it is. It is really bad, hackneyed, and annoying to read. If you liked the first one, consider the series done there and save your time.

This was bad. I am upset I paid for a book so boring I skimmed hundreds of pages and still got the ridiculous story. There just really isn't any investment in characters so unlikable and villians so Disney-like. The concept of Godderd was over the top ludicrous. Meh. I won't read the last one.

Slow starting, spending even more time re-describing characters from the first book but wrapping up nicely with a rather surprising ending.

About the author

Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology, the Skinjacker trilogy, Downsiders, and Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award. Scythe, the first book in his series Arc of a Scythe is a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows. Neal is the father of four, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves. Visit Neal at StoryMan.com and Facebook.com/NealShusterman.