Published: January 9, 2018
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Series: Arc of a Scythe #2
Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian
Pages: 504 (Hardcover)
My Rating: 4.0/5.0
Synopsis:
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 scythes—not only in MidMerica, but across the entire continent. He is a dark folk hero now—“Scythe Lucifer”—a 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 alone—or even with the help of Scythe Curie and Faraday, she does the unthinkable, and risks being “deadish” so she can communicate with the Thunderhead—the 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?
Thunderhead was quite the thrilling sequel to Scythe and it was certainly an entertaining read. I didn’t think it had quite the same impact on me that Scythe had, but it was memorable nonetheless and THAT CLIFFHANGER! I would have hated to have to wait a year to find out what happened!
Citra, now known as Scythe Anastasia, is doing her duty as an ordained scythe all the while trying to change Scythedom for the better from the inside. Rowan Damisch, who has been on the lam since the end of the previous book has taken matters of justice and change into his own hands. He’s dressed himself in black scythe robes (the forbidden color) and taken up the mantle of Scythe Lucifer and has been killing those who glean cruelly or inappropriately. He’s feared by the Scythe community and they seek him out to pay for his crimes. The Scythedom is corrupt and someone has to fix it before it crumbles on it’s own rotten foundations.
Scythe Anastasia plays a tremendous role in this book, while Rowan steps back somewhat as far as page time goes. Another POV by the name of Grayson Tolliver is introduced as well, who acts on behalf of the Thunderhead to investigate and interfere in the Scythedom. He was fairly likable, but I didn’t connect with him as much as the rest of the characters. There’s so much action, character development, and incredible plot twists/arcs! It was another book that was so hard to put down!
While I didn’t love this as completely as the first book, it was still a well-written story that deserves the praise. I can’t wait to start the third and final book to see how the series concludes!
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