Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe
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Summary
The New York Times bestselling Arc of the Scythe series continues with thrilling stories that span the timeline。 Storylines continue。 Origin stories are revealed。 And new Scythes emerge！
There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell。 Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down。 For years humans lived in a world without hunger， disease， or death with Scythes as the living instruments of population control。
Neal Shusterman—along with collaborators David Yoon， Jarrod Shusterman， Sofía Lapuente， Michael H。 Payne， Michelle Knowlden， and Joelle Shusterman—returns to the world throughout the timeline of the Arc of a Scythe series。 Discover secrets and histories of characters you’ve followed for three volumes and meet new heroes， new foes， and some figures in between。
Gleanings shows just how expansive， terrifying， and thrilling the world that began with the Printz Honor–winning Scythe truly is。
There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell。 Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down。 For years humans lived in a world without hunger， disease， or death with Scythes as the living instruments of population control。
Neal Shusterman—along with collaborators David Yoon， Jarrod Shusterman， Sofía Lapuente， Michael H。 Payne， Michelle Knowlden， and Joelle Shusterman—returns to the world throughout the timeline of the Arc of a Scythe series。 Discover secrets and histories of characters you’ve followed for three volumes and meet new heroes， new foes， and some figures in between。
Gleanings shows just how expansive， terrifying， and thrilling the world that began with the Printz Honor–winning Scythe truly is。
Reviews
Alena
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Gleanings is a collection of 13 stories from the Scythedom。 Some stories are prequels， others co-occur with the trilogy timeline， and others are sequels。All the stories are different， they show us the good and the bad of Scythedom。 I love the concept of new settings and perspectives， also the new characters: scythe or human， and the return of characters that we already know。If you are a fan of the saga and want a little more， you have to read this anthology， some stories disturbed me， others tha Gleanings is a collection of 13 stories from the Scythedom。 Some stories are prequels， others co-occur with the trilogy timeline， and others are sequels。All the stories are different， they show us the good and the bad of Scythedom。 I love the concept of new settings and perspectives， also the new characters: scythe or human， and the return of characters that we already know。If you are a fan of the saga and want a little more， you have to read this anthology， some stories disturbed me， others that I loved， some are creepy， others have adventure and others have social comments， but they all have in common that they expand the world and make you think。 。。。more
Sarah {The Clever Reader}
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5 Reasons to ReadFive reasons to read Gleanings！ 1。 Scythes！！ I mean…2。 Some of the best origin stories！ Get to know detailed backstories for some of your favorite， and not so favorite， Scythes。3。 Introduction to new Scythes around the world！ What is important to one is not as important to another。4。 Non-Scythe stories including stories of some side characters we didn’t get to know。 We’re also introduced to new apprenticeships！5。 New motivations！ Each Scythe has different motivations and methods 5 Reasons to ReadFive reasons to read Gleanings！ 1。 Scythes！！ I mean…2。 Some of the best origin stories！ Get to know detailed backstories for some of your favorite， and not so favorite， Scythes。3。 Introduction to new Scythes around the world！ What is important to one is not as important to another。4。 Non-Scythe stories including stories of some side characters we didn’t get to know。 We’re also introduced to new apprenticeships！5。 New motivations！ Each Scythe has different motivations and methods for Gleaning。 Learn more about the balance of power among the Scythes and how it is different for each one。This book was fantastic as expected！ Neal Shusterman has created a world so expansive that there will always be more stories to discover。 I enjoyed getting to know more about some of the Scythes we saw in the trilogy and meeting new ones。 The stories were well developed and the characters fleshed out accordingly。 I loved that the stories featured were not remotely the same and that we got to see stories of Scythes， Apprentices， and even some unsavories。 I definitely recommend this to everyone！ 。。。more
Hallie
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I'll admit I skipped some of these stories， especially when I realized there was not even an ounce of Citra。 *mean game of thrones person yelling shame and ringing a bell in the background* I'll admit I skipped some of these stories， especially when I realized there was not even an ounce of Citra。 *mean game of thrones person yelling shame and ringing a bell in the background* 。。。more
Hannah
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Thanks netgalley for the access to this digital arc！ It was very cool to be transported back into the Scythe world！ I did feel like I should've refreshed myself on everything before jumping into this anthology， but I couldn't help myself and started immediately。 I feel like some stories are way better than others。 My favorites being "A Martian Minute" and "The Persistence Of Memory"。 I wish I connected more with the rest of the stories。 At times I felt like I was trying to finish the one I was o Thanks netgalley for the access to this digital arc！ It was very cool to be transported back into the Scythe world！ I did feel like I should've refreshed myself on everything before jumping into this anthology， but I couldn't help myself and started immediately。 I feel like some stories are way better than others。 My favorites being "A Martian Minute" and "The Persistence Of Memory"。 I wish I connected more with the rest of the stories。 At times I felt like I was trying to finish the one I was on， just so I could finish and hopefully like the next one。 Something else for me was the Patron Historic names chosen felt pushy for the backround Scythes。 Overall I'm glad I read it， but I wish I had liked it more。 。。。more
Erin Mendoza
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If you are a fan of Arc of the Scythe， this is a must read！These stories vary from showing a peek into the early days of Scythedom， to what happened after the events of The Toll。 Some showed how Scythes we know got their start， and others show how regular people cope with living in a world with Scythes。 Some stories connected together， and others were completely stand alone。It was fascinating to see other parts of the post-mortal world。 I'm not usually big on anthologies， but this was a great on If you are a fan of Arc of the Scythe， this is a must read！These stories vary from showing a peek into the early days of Scythedom， to what happened after the events of The Toll。 Some showed how Scythes we know got their start， and others show how regular people cope with living in a world with Scythes。 Some stories connected together， and others were completely stand alone。It was fascinating to see other parts of the post-mortal world。 I'm not usually big on anthologies， but this was a great one！I highly recommend reading the Arc of the Scythe trilogy before picking this one up。Thank you NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing for an early copy for review。 。。。more
Katherine Teitelbaum
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I LOVED this collection—more in-depth thoughts coming soon！
Brigette
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This book， Gleanings， was honestly just delightful。 It comes after the third book in the series。 Throughout each chapter is a different， almost stand alone story。 I highly recommend you read the previous three books in the Scythe series before reading this one， although you will still have enough ability to pick up a basic understanding of the world。It was just great to go back into this world and see how people interacted with Scythes， or specific Scythes themselves， lived or became who they we This book， Gleanings， was honestly just delightful。 It comes after the third book in the series。 Throughout each chapter is a different， almost stand alone story。 I highly recommend you read the previous three books in the Scythe series before reading this one， although you will still have enough ability to pick up a basic understanding of the world。It was just great to go back into this world and see how people interacted with Scythes， or specific Scythes themselves， lived or became who they were。 It is a great addition to this series and one that is easy to pickup。 。。。more
OnceUponAMaggie
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Thank you， @netgalley， and @simonandschuster，for the eARC in return for an honest review。My Thoughts: This book is a collection of stories about several scythes。 I have yet to read the Arc of a Scythe trilogy but you don’t have to in order to understand this book。 When I read the first few stories， it felt like reading a bunch of Twilight Zone episodes。 Each scythe story is unique， thought provoking， sometimes strange， intense， or sweet， but I thoroughly enjoyed it。 A few of the stories are conn Thank you， @netgalley， and @simonandschuster，for the eARC in return for an honest review。My Thoughts: This book is a collection of stories about several scythes。 I have yet to read the Arc of a Scythe trilogy but you don’t have to in order to understand this book。 When I read the first few stories， it felt like reading a bunch of Twilight Zone episodes。 Each scythe story is unique， thought provoking， sometimes strange， intense， or sweet， but I thoroughly enjoyed it。 A few of the stories are connected。If you enjoy sci-fi and dystopian fantasy， I highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Nannette Demmler
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Arc provided by Simon and Schuster via NetGalley for an honest review。I loved the Arc of the Scythe series so I of course jumped at the chance to read this collection of short stories， and I was not disappointed。 This is a great group of stories set in this very interesting future world。 If you have not read the series， I highly recommend that you do。 If you have read it then this collection is a must read。Each of these stories was so unique and so wonderfully written。 Some are about Scythes tha Arc provided by Simon and Schuster via NetGalley for an honest review。I loved the Arc of the Scythe series so I of course jumped at the chance to read this collection of short stories， and I was not disappointed。 This is a great group of stories set in this very interesting future world。 If you have not read the series， I highly recommend that you do。 If you have read it then this collection is a must read。Each of these stories was so unique and so wonderfully written。 Some are about Scythes that were in the main series， but there are others that have nothing to do with the books。 I think those were my favorites。 As in the real world， some of the Scythes were good and some certainly deserved what they got。 There is a cameo appearance of Rowan in one of the stories， but that is all we see of most of the original characters。Some of the stories dealt with the after effects of a gleaning or of the families involved。 There were a couple that dealt with what happened to family members after their loved ones were gone。 One story tells how a sister went on to become unsavory。 Another showed what happened to Citra’s brother， another favorite of mine。There is one story that tells about what really happened on the failed Mars colony and how the person who eventually became Scythe Goddard was involved。 That one was quite harrowing and was also a favorite。Overall this is quite the delightful collection of stories。 It was fun visiting this world again and fans of the series will love it。https://elnadesbookchat。com 。。。more
Amy
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Thank you NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing for the ARC！ I absolutely loved this book！ The book is broken down into different short stories that all take place within the Arc of a Scythe universe with some of them being all new characters and others relating to characters that were in the other books。 Some of the stories were more interesting and captivating than others but they were all really good if not great！ I also loved how some of the stories tied back into other ones Thank you NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing for the ARC！ I absolutely loved this book！ The book is broken down into different short stories that all take place within the Arc of a Scythe universe with some of them being all new characters and others relating to characters that were in the other books。 Some of the stories were more interesting and captivating than others but they were all really good if not great！ I also loved how some of the stories tied back into other ones throughout the book。 It was quite interesting and fun to learn some of the backstories of a few scythes from the other books and helps you get a better understanding of how their minds worked。 The ending was really fantastic in my opinion and was a great way to tie the series up。 If you liked the Arc of Scythe series I would definitely recommend checking this one out！ 。。。more
ElphaReads
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Thank you to a librarian friend who provided me with an ARC of this novel！I greatly enjoyed THE ARC OF A SCYTHE series by Neal Shusterman， as it explored interesting questions about mortality， ethics， uptopia， AI， and many other things。 I was definitely interested in reading GLEANINGS， a collection of stories set in the universe and sometimes directly tied to the characters from the original source material。 And it didn't disappoint！ I thought that the range of tales were varied and interesting， Thank you to a librarian friend who provided me with an ARC of this novel！I greatly enjoyed THE ARC OF A SCYTHE series by Neal Shusterman， as it explored interesting questions about mortality， ethics， uptopia， AI， and many other things。 I was definitely interested in reading GLEANINGS， a collection of stories set in the universe and sometimes directly tied to the characters from the original source material。 And it didn't disappoint！ I thought that the range of tales were varied and interesting， and I liked the collaborations and the expansions that other co authors brought in。 I also liked seeing more of beloved characters from the novels （hello Scythe Curie and Scythe Lucifer！）， as well as deeper looks into not as beloved characters。 I had two stories that stood out the most。 The first was about a Scythe who gleaned a family specifically for their dog， but then realizes that he bit off more than he could chew。 The second is about a Scythe trying to show non believing conspiracy theorists that Scythes do， in fact， exist。 Given how much I enjoyed the series， having more material to consume that doesn't dramatically alter a pretty well done story arc makes for a fun reading experience！ 。。。more
Mariah
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A big thank you to NetGalley for granting me access to the eARC！。Anyone who knows that I love books also knows how much I love the Scythe trilogy。 It is a series that I talk about a lot because the dystopian genre will always have a special place in my heart。 When I heard another book would be released by Neal Shusterman I knew I had to read it！This book did not disappoint。 Although I wasn't quite sure what I expected when I went into it。 This book is essentially a collection of short stories th A big thank you to NetGalley for granting me access to the eARC！。Anyone who knows that I love books also knows how much I love the Scythe trilogy。 It is a series that I talk about a lot because the dystopian genre will always have a special place in my heart。 When I heard another book would be released by Neal Shusterman I knew I had to read it！This book did not disappoint。 Although I wasn't quite sure what I expected when I went into it。 This book is essentially a collection of short stories that explores multiple characters that we know well or have met （even if it was briefly） in the original trilogy。 What I loved most was probably the backstories of certain characters and being able to take a small glimpse into their pasts。 。This book is a necessity for any Arc of a Scythe fan！ I cannot wait until the hard copy comes out so that I can be able to put it in my own personal library。 。。。more
Anna
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Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me review this book。 This is one of my favorite series and this one didn’t disappoint！ I wasn’t sure if I’d like the short stories since the other books aren’t set up that way; but I really got into it。 Definitely a keeper！
Erin
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Thank you Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for the ARC！
Kea4
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When I started this book I had no idea it was part of an arc。 So I jumped in and had no clue what a Gleaning was or why people were killing others。The big issue with this book is that there is no hint about the series。 They just assume you read the others。 I would like to have had a little info about the series。 That would have helped。 Because I was confused about the killing。Again this would have helped people who did not read the other books or even people who need a refresher。 But this book i When I started this book I had no idea it was part of an arc。 So I jumped in and had no clue what a Gleaning was or why people were killing others。The big issue with this book is that there is no hint about the series。 They just assume you read the others。 I would like to have had a little info about the series。 That would have helped。 Because I was confused about the killing。Again this would have helped people who did not read the other books or even people who need a refresher。 But this book is for teens？ Really？？https://theworldisabookandiamitsreade。。。 。。。more
Megan
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4 Stars - Ebook provided by NetGalley I loved the world of the Arc of a Scythe series so I was happy when I found out about Gleanings。The stories were little insights into events that were alluded to in the original trilogy as well as fun little stories that were just set in the world。 My two personal favorites were The Mortal Canvas and Meet Cute and Die。 The writing was really easy to read and humorous。 I was a little disappointed that you didn’t see anything about life for Citra and Rowan aft 4 Stars - Ebook provided by NetGalley I loved the world of the Arc of a Scythe series so I was happy when I found out about Gleanings。The stories were little insights into events that were alluded to in the original trilogy as well as fun little stories that were just set in the world。 My two personal favorites were The Mortal Canvas and Meet Cute and Die。 The writing was really easy to read and humorous。 I was a little disappointed that you didn’t see anything about life for Citra and Rowan after the events of the original trilogy。 If you loved the world of the scythe books I highly recommend reading these stories but if all you are looking for is more Citra and Rownan content I would give this a miss。 。。。more
Samantha C
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~ ARC Review ~🍁Publishing 10/11/22🍁Name: GleamingsAuthor: Neal Shusterman et alRating: 4 stars - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Genre: Young Adult FantasyPages: 432 paperback"The New York Times bestselling Arc of a Scythe series continues with thrilling stories that span the timeline。 Storylines continue。 Origin stories are revealed。 And new Scythes emerge。。。"Book 1 - ScytheBook 2 - ThunderheadBook 3 - The TollI know this is a highly anticipated read for all who loved the original trilogy; myself included but very obv ~ ARC Review ~🍁Publishing 10/11/22🍁Name: GleamingsAuthor: Neal Shusterman et alRating: 4 stars - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Genre: Young Adult FantasyPages: 432 paperback"The New York Times bestselling Arc of a Scythe series continues with thrilling stories that span the timeline。 Storylines continue。 Origin stories are revealed。 And new Scythes emerge。。。"Book 1 - ScytheBook 2 - ThunderheadBook 3 - The TollI know this is a highly anticipated read for all who loved the original trilogy; myself included but very obviously you do have to have read the original books in order to enjoy and understand this fabulous anthology。 The book gives you 12 separate stories from before， during and after the original trilogy。Personally my favourite parts had to be the origin stories of some of our well known and beloved characters finding out background information and details on how the feelings of said characters started， changed and adapted throughout the trilogy。The stories in this novel jump around a bit， the time line is not linear but I did find myself slightly disappointed in the stories set after the last book （The Toll） although written well and enjoyable I felt they lacked the same feel as the original trilogy and the stories that steamed from that time。We do meet new characters within this book and are given a new or different perspective on the cultures and attitudes of the Scythe world as well as on events that took place throughout the original books。 Although I do recommend rereading the previous books before diving head first into this one just to refresh the finer details and intricacies of the trilogy and it's world building。Overall a very enjoyable read for already fans of this wonderful world and their beloved characters！A huge thank you to Neal Shusterman （as well as all the other join authors）， Walter Books UK and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Gillian Casso Speicher
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I won this through a Goodreads giveaway and just wow！ I loved it。 I am a huge fan of the Arc of the Scythe series and not only did this anthology go deeper into previous character back stories， but it introduced new characters。 This was a well written， engaging， fun read。
Book Expectations Podcast
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（Big thank you to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for giving us this eARC in exchange for an honest review！）I was so excited to read this especially since Arc of a Scythe is a huge favorite series for the podcast。 It was really amazing to read about the many background stories for the beloved scythes in the series。 I liked that many of the stories weren't all set during the events of the series Arc of a Scythe， a few were set before and after the events which I found really interesting。 I wished （Big thank you to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for giving us this eARC in exchange for an honest review！）I was so excited to read this especially since Arc of a Scythe is a huge favorite series for the podcast。 It was really amazing to read about the many background stories for the beloved scythes in the series。 I liked that many of the stories weren't all set during the events of the series Arc of a Scythe， a few were set before and after the events which I found really interesting。 I wished that there were more stories on the main characters of the actual series， but I was glad that a lot of the questions I had from after reading The Toll were answered in this book。 I was super happy to jump back into the world of the scythes because I definitely have missed them！ 。。。more
begüm
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a martian minute and the mortal canvas >>>
Shay
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Thank you NetGalley and SImon &v Simon&Schuester for granting the ARC。 When I heard about this anthology of stories from the Arc of the Scythe series I was extremely excited。 I loved the series so to get another piece was amazing。 The opening poem， The First Swing was AMAZING as an opener to this book。 It gave me chills。 All of the origin stories were so good。 I loved getting a look into all of little moments mentioned in the series。 I wasn't a fan of 'Never Work with Animals'。 That story was ju Thank you NetGalley and SImon &v Simon&Schuester for granting the ARC。 When I heard about this anthology of stories from the Arc of the Scythe series I was extremely excited。 I loved the series so to get another piece was amazing。 The opening poem， The First Swing was AMAZING as an opener to this book。 It gave me chills。 All of the origin stories were so good。 I loved getting a look into all of little moments mentioned in the series。 I wasn't a fan of 'Never Work with Animals'。 That story was just plain weird and read some out there stuff。 Meet Cute and Die was so adorable。 I was definitely cheering for Marni to get her HEA。 This book has a story to fit everyone I think and that just makes it all the better。 。。。more
Janine
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wait what why did nobody tell me i defended this series with my heart and nobody told me？ i need this like yesterday how is the cover so stunning i am obsessed cancel all of my plans for this book
Aliya Bree Hall
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Thank you to Simon and Schuster for an ARC of this book！ I love an anthology and having one set to add more stories to an already established series is absolutely my jam。 Although I haven't read the Arc of a Scythe series before， I definitely plan to now。 While people who have read the original trilogy will absolutely adore this book， I still found that I really enjoyed getting some of the inner workings of this world and still had a decent understanding of what was unfolding。 There were multipl Thank you to Simon and Schuster for an ARC of this book！ I love an anthology and having one set to add more stories to an already established series is absolutely my jam。 Although I haven't read the Arc of a Scythe series before， I definitely plan to now。 While people who have read the original trilogy will absolutely adore this book， I still found that I really enjoyed getting some of the inner workings of this world and still had a decent understanding of what was unfolding。 There were multiple characters I really enjoyed， and I'm excited to read the original series to see how those journeys unfold。 The Anthology felt pretty cohesive overall， which definitely helped with my reading experience。 。。。more
Mrs。 Kenyon
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Many readers have enjoyed the world where Scythe decide who dies and people live what seems like forever and Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe will take them into new storylines， new worlds， and introduce new Scythes。 As with any short story collection， there are some amazing stories and some ho-hum stories， yet everyone who liked the original books will be happy that this volume was released。 I did find myself pacing myself; I wanted to pause after each story before going on to the ne Many readers have enjoyed the world where Scythe decide who dies and people live what seems like forever and Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe will take them into new storylines， new worlds， and introduce new Scythes。 As with any short story collection， there are some amazing stories and some ho-hum stories， yet everyone who liked the original books will be happy that this volume was released。 I did find myself pacing myself; I wanted to pause after each story before going on to the next so that the events could cement more into my brain。 I know that isn’t the only way to read this book， but it worked for me。 This collection has a variety of secrets from some very talented authors。 。。。more
Susan
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Solid 4。5 stars。
Hailey
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4。5 stars！ This was fantastic。 I really loved being able to experience more of the Scythe universe， especially since Arc of the Scythe is one of my favorite series！I really loved the origin stories of some of the Scythes that we come across in the original trilogy。 I think they add so much more depth to those characters！ I also loved the glimpses at how Scythes live and work in other cultures and regions。 The collaboration with other authors was very well done。 The stories were very much in line 4。5 stars！ This was fantastic。 I really loved being able to experience more of the Scythe universe， especially since Arc of the Scythe is one of my favorite series！I really loved the origin stories of some of the Scythes that we come across in the original trilogy。 I think they add so much more depth to those characters！ I also loved the glimpses at how Scythes live and work in other cultures and regions。 The collaboration with other authors was very well done。 The stories were very much in line with Shusterman’s work and Arc of the Scythe as a whole。 While I personally wish that there has been more stories that were about events that happened after the end of The Toll， I also understand that that is where things are supposed to end。 I also wish that I had remembered more of the intricacies of the trilogy before reading this。 I had forgotten a bunch and needed to look it up！ So do a reread！Overall， if you loved Arc of the Scythe， you will love this anthology。 It’s so well done and full of all the great things I loved from the trilogy。Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC！ 。。。more
Lauren Milam
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If you love the Scythe series， this anthology of short stories will make you happy to have！ I received an ARC copy of Gleanings， and as a fan of the series， I was gasping and laughing aloud with this one！ The stories are heart-wrenching just like the series， giving you some extra insight into the glorious world of Scythedom。 I won’t give any spoilers by saying WHO the stories are about， but you’ll get to the end and they will drop the ball and you will be like 😱！！！Loved it！！
Michelle Lopez
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Loved the different characters and stories！
Shelly Seward
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Review to follow。。。
Katie （baytownbookie）
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