If you are not familiar with Scythe (and you SHOULD be) basically the premise is that a perfect world was created in which there is no natural death. Then scythes were chosen. These humans would end life to keep populations under control.
"The idea of the wisest and most compassionate of all humans being the ones bringing life's conclusion to balance immortality was a perfect idea for a perfect world."
It's a terrifying and intriguing pretense for a book and one that led me to rate Scythe as 5 stars.
This sequel had everything I loved about the original. Great characters, themes related to politics and power, the battle between the dark and the light side inside a person, and a story line with surprises. On top of all that, this sequel packed a PUNCH in the form of an ending that left me breathless. This book gives us more information about the all-powerful Thunderhead, the computer program that basically runs the world and renders it perfect in every way. It deals with politics, corruption, internal struggles, and outcasts. This one is a MUST read.*
*Sidenote: This is one sequel you shouldn't read without first reading the first book.
I'll leave you with a final quote from the book that I connected with:
"How wise of the founders to hide a kernel of truth within something so absurd. Who among the rational would search for it there?"
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