All of the main characters had great storylines, but I enjoyed Faraday’s most of all.

The reveals came fast and furiously, and there were a couple of jaw-dropping moments, for sure. The whole book was good, but Shusterman really hit his stride in the second half of Thunderhead. Old order versus new age…What is the future of the scythdome? And will the losing faction survive? Even though it’s forbidden, the Thunderhead begins to look for a subtle way to get involved in the mayhem. And the old order scythes are scrambling to maintain the tried and true ways. Both Citra and Rowan have shaken things up, and their lives might be in danger because of it.Įven though Goddard is dead and gone, his disciples still push for the ideals he promoted. The human world they left behind goes on much as before, just without them, but there are rumbles in the scythe world. Citra has found the most compassionate way to glean possible, and Rowan is acting as a rogue scythe even though he wasn’t granted a ring. 😉Ĭitra and Rowan have been on two very different paths since the scythe ceremony. It’s a win-win-win (or something similar).

Shusterman’s idea is unique and thought-provoking, and his characters are interesting and likable. Now I’ve gone a while without reading much dystopian, and this series made me realize I’ve missed it. After the extreme popularity of The Hunger Games series, dystopian was THE genre for a time. Part of the appeal of this series is it’s just so different. (There will, however, be minor spoilers for the first book in the series.) I loved it and give it 4.5 stars. No spoilers in this rapid review of Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman.

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