neal shusterman
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Rated:⭐⭐⭐⭐ Neal Shusterman’s Thunderhead, the second book in the Arc of a Scythe trilogy, doesn’t just continue the story—it escalates it. If Scythe was a philosophical dance with death, Thunderhead is a storm that questions the very meaning of control, morality, and what happens when humanity decides it’s outgrown its gods. Shusterman’s world remains one
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Sundays are made for slowing down, sinking into stories, and sipping something warm (or iced, if you’re like me and still pretending it’s summer). This week, my TBR has been an eclectic mix of dystopian dread, death-defying horse races, and dark dungeon-crawling hilarity. So, naturally, I had to pair each read with a brew that
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If my current reads say anything about me, it’s that I have zero genre loyalty and a deep appreciation for chaos. I’m bouncing between atmospheric fantasy, dystopian sci-fi, and a dungeon crawl from hell—each wildly different, and all completely absorbing in their own ways. Here’s what I’m currently reading and loving: 🐴 The Scorpio Races
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Let’s be honest: reading about people getting “gleaned” in a disturbingly organized dystopia doesn’t exactly pair well with, say, spaghetti and meatballs. (Too much red. You get it.) But just because Scythe is morally heavy doesn’t mean your snack game has to be. If anything, the world of the Thunderhead deserves a carefully curated menu—something
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What if death wasn’t inevitable, but regulated? In Scythe, Neal Shusterman dishes up a dystopian future where humanity has cured disease, ended war, and even conquered aging. Death is no longer natural—it’s scheduled. Enter the Scythes: cloaked in robes, wielding deadly weapons, and burdened with the responsibility of population control. Citra and Rowan, two teens
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