I generally have a problem with the elaborate world-building in most fantasy and science-fiction novels. The fantastical world feels a lot like our own, making it easy for non-fantasy fans to follow along. This novel is fast-paced, involves excellent world-building, and - you heard it here first! - has the potential to become the next " Hunger Games." Here are the three things I loved the most about "Scythe": "Scythe" has great reviews - 84% of its nearly 200,000 reviews on Goodreads are 4- and 5-stars - and I couldn't agree more. I'm not the only one who's obsessed with this book. As they begin to understand the intricacies of scythedom, their journeys are complicated by a stipulation: Only one will become a scythe - and their first act will be to glean the other. Reading "Scythe," the story follows two reluctant teenagers, Citra and Rowan, who are chosen to apprentice a scythe, even though neither of them wants the role. Before I opened the book, all I knew was that it's about a world where humanity has conquered mortality and now the only way humans die is by the hands of a scythe - humans who are designated, trained, and spend their lives in charge of "gleaning" people for population control.
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