When technology/the world moves, you sort of have to move with it.Īnyway… back on track. People can become so set in their ways that they would rather continue taking 10 extra steps to do something that can be done in 2 and be done just as effectively and efficiently. In fact I enjoyed the way she continued to rattle leadership of the Scythedom by challenging some of their teachings and customs. The way she chooses to glean with mercy and fair warning, the treatment she gives the victim and their families… it just fits her and I so enjoy the way it rattles members of the Scythedom. It had it’s good and interesting parts and then there were the moments when I was a bit bored waiting for the next bomb to go off.įirst off, I think Scythe Anastasia’s character was done excellently by the author. I just didn’t really enjoy this one a whole lot. So I’m a little fuzzy on some of the details from the beginning. So when the unthinkable happens, no one is ready for it… and it may just be the thing to bring the entire scythedom to it’s knees… dragging Citra and Rowan right down with it.Īlright… well… this is going to be a fairly short review for a couple of reasons.ġ: I don’t know if you noticed… but it took me nearly six months to read this one. Everyone is navigating new lives under new circumstances. Grayson finds himself mixed up with “unsavories” who lead him down a road he never thought he’d travel. The scythedom becomes more and more divided with each passing day thanks to the sympathizers of the late Scythe Goddard.

Citra is settling into life as Scythe Anastasia, gleaning alongside her mentor, Scythe Curie. Rowan runs rampant, killing and destroying the corpses of the corrupt scythe. Now there are enemies within enemies.”Ĭitra, Rowan, Scythe Curie, Grayson, and some other unexpected enemies are back again in the second installment of the Arc of a Scythe series. I long for the simple, straightforward days, when we scythes had nothing to fear but the sharp blades of our own conscience.

Thunderhead book review