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Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe

Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe

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  • Author：Neal Shusterman
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Reviews

michaela ，

This is gonna be the fastest transfer from Currently reading to favorites shelves just u wait

Ally ，

Thoroughly enjoyed my return to this fictional world。Read my full review @ TheReviewGeek。Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC！ Thoroughly enjoyed my return to this fictional world。Read my full review @ TheReviewGeek。Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC！ 。。。more

Gretchen ，

These are short stories from the world of the Arc of a Scythe series。 They include a story of a man and his dog， the origins of Scythe Goddard， Ben Terranova's experiences being trained as a scythe before his sister's body's discovery， and insights into the Cirri's workings。 #Gleanings #NetGalley These are short stories from the world of the Arc of a Scythe series。 They include a story of a man and his dog， the origins of Scythe Goddard， Ben Terranova's experiences being trained as a scythe before his sister's body's discovery， and insights into the Cirri's workings。 #Gleanings #NetGalley 。。。more

Michelle ，

Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe is book number 3。5 in the Arc of a Scythe series。 It is a collection of short stories written by Neal Shusterman and other authors。 It is such a cool concept and perfect for all fans of the series。 I loved this book and I am personally hoping for another edition。 Gleanings is a collection of 13 stories set in the Scythedom。 Some of the stories are prequels to the original trilogy， some take place throughout and some are sequels。 We get to see old chara Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe is book number 3。5 in the Arc of a Scythe series。 It is a collection of short stories written by Neal Shusterman and other authors。 It is such a cool concept and perfect for all fans of the series。 I loved this book and I am personally hoping for another edition。 Gleanings is a collection of 13 stories set in the Scythedom。 Some of the stories are prequels to the original trilogy， some take place throughout and some are sequels。 We get to see old characters and meet new ones and the stories all have different tones。 I flipping loved this idea and it felt super unique to me and a perfect companion to series that feature beloved worlds。 I would personally love to see more series do something like this because it really helps fans of the series get a better idea of the world and its' inner workings。 Some of the stories were really dark， which I felt was important because some aspects of the Scythedom are pretty dark。 I was happy that this book went there with some of its' tales。 I particularly loved some of the origin stories featuring some really beloved and really hated scythes。 It was super neat to see how they became who they were in the original trilogy。 But then again， the new little stories that were scattered throughout the original timeline were also really interesting。 I felt like I was on an easter egg hunt ;learning new little nuggets about the series， world and characters along the way。 If you are a fan of the Arc of a Scythe series， I highly recommend Gleanings。 I loved this concept and this collection of stories。 。。。more

Celia ，

RTC for the tour

Renata ，

OH man I loved all of the Scythe trilogy but I'd forgotten a lot of the details of this， so I think some of these stories didn't quite hit the way they would have if I'd read them freshly after The Toll。 I mean most of them aren't set post-Toll， but just to have the world-building fresh in my memory。 But， regardless， I still really liked this anthology overall。 I think my favorite was "The Mortal Canvas，" which I think really gets to the heart of what this series' views on what mortality brings OH man I loved all of the Scythe trilogy but I'd forgotten a lot of the details of this， so I think some of these stories didn't quite hit the way they would have if I'd read them freshly after The Toll。 I mean most of them aren't set post-Toll， but just to have the world-building fresh in my memory。 But， regardless， I still really liked this anthology overall。 I think my favorite was "The Mortal Canvas，" which I think really gets to the heart of what this series' views on what mortality brings to art。 Also when Shusterman first announced this collection he was like， "people keep asking me about if pets get gleaned so I have a story about that，" and so if you were wondering about that， （view spoiler）[pets can't be gleaned by scythes but they can die。 But then they can be revived， but every time you revive them the cost doubles so eventually it gets to be cost-prohibitive。 （hide spoiler）] Also there is a story in here about a Scythe and his dog that is like pretty fucked up。 Anyway， if you're a fan of the Scythe books I'd def recommend this。 If you're not a fan of the Scythe books， I'd recommend that you become one。 。。。more

Nicole ，

I won this book in a Goodreads book giveaway。 I have to admit， I was a little disappointed with Book 3 in the Scythe series so I wasn't sure what to expect of this one when I received it。 This book is a stand alone book comprised of short stories of many of the scythes that we met along the way。 I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed these stories as much as I did。 Definitely worth reading if you enjoyed the Scythe series。 I won this book in a Goodreads book giveaway。 I have to admit， I was a little disappointed with Book 3 in the Scythe series so I wasn't sure what to expect of this one when I received it。 This book is a stand alone book comprised of short stories of many of the scythes that we met along the way。 I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed these stories as much as I did。 Definitely worth reading if you enjoyed the Scythe series。 。。。more

Afra Nabilah ，

Thank you SO MUCH for Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for this advanced copy。Gleanings by Neal Shusterman was a perfect anthology to complete the whole series。Arc of Scythe was an unforgettable series， with its own utopian worldbuilding， Neal Shusterman focused on the dystopian side。 After asked， "where is the humanity？" over and over again in the original series， we finally got an unexpected "way out" of the main conflict。 But， some questions remained unanswered。Glad thing， Neal Shusterman and m Thank you SO MUCH for Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for this advanced copy。Gleanings by Neal Shusterman was a perfect anthology to complete the whole series。Arc of Scythe was an unforgettable series， with its own utopian worldbuilding， Neal Shusterman focused on the dystopian side。 After asked， "where is the humanity？" over and over again in the original series， we finally got an unexpected "way out" of the main conflict。 But， some questions remained unanswered。Glad thing， Neal Shusterman and many co-authors written anthology to answer all of the question for the original series。 It was so nice， since some anthology just "adding" the plot， not "complete" it。After read Gleanings I was back to the Scythedom era。 It was nice and thrilling to be back to that era again。 Also every stories had their own plot twists， so I would never get bored while reading this。 。。。more

flint ，

I just wrote a very long review and then it deleted itself so I am going to actually fucking kill someone and then write a short review hitting the key points。 I really liked how we started and finish the book with curie。 There is something poetic about that but I hate poetry so I’m not looking into it too much。A death of many colours was a great little criticism of how humans are so fucking dumb and will always ignore logic to keep their silly little beliefs。 Flat earther core。The mortal canvas I just wrote a very long review and then it deleted itself so I am going to actually fucking kill someone and then write a short review hitting the key points。 I really liked how we started and finish the book with curie。 There is something poetic about that but I hate poetry so I’m not looking into it too much。A death of many colours was a great little criticism of how humans are so fucking dumb and will always ignore logic to keep their silly little beliefs。 Flat earther core。The mortal canvas was probably my favourite， like if I had to reread one of the short stories it would probably be that one。 Low-key an extended version of the scene right at the start of scythe where faraday takes Rowan and Citra round the art gallery。 What’s art without death and stuff like that。Anastasias shadow had me screaming， crying， rolling around on the floor WAILING。 Like it was so sad and for what reasonnnnn？ Feeling sad just thinking about little benny boy rn which is just greatThe persistence of memory was pretty fucking funny again。 Scythe Dali needs to go back to GCSE english， read ozymandias and really take fucking notes。 Bla bla bla nothing lasts forever， not power and certainly not memory’s。 Especially not in this post-mortal universe where these hoes are shallow and uncaring asf。And finally， a dark curtain rises。 Literally dead， deceased， goneeee。 It actually made me hate the tolls space travel ending a little less which is saying something cos I HATE THAT ENDING。 Justice for Rowan and Citra but on earth please 🙏 Anyways Stan Curie 。。。more

Nicole ，

I am so excited Neal Schusterman gifted us with more stories in the world of the Thunderhead！ These stories did not disappoint and I loved so many things about the collection。 From poetry and novellas to short stories and different co-authors， this collection had me riveted every step of the way。 Different timelines， different POVs （including first person）， new characters， prequels， and beyond。 I honestly adored all of these short stories， but my favorites were the ones that featured familiar fa I am so excited Neal Schusterman gifted us with more stories in the world of the Thunderhead！ These stories did not disappoint and I loved so many things about the collection。 From poetry and novellas to short stories and different co-authors， this collection had me riveted every step of the way。 Different timelines， different POVs （including first person）， new characters， prequels， and beyond。 I honestly adored all of these short stories， but my favorites were the ones that featured familiar faces （like Formidable！）。 I won’t go into details – for me， it was better when I was surprised about who showed up。 One of my favorites from the collection was a story that gives us more context to the society that came before the Thunderhead took over， and what that society and government looked like。 The origin stories in this collection are amazing and not to be missed。 Origin stories for familiar faces and new characters。 New scythes rise。 You see how some existing scythes came about。 And it is all spectacular。Gleanings is not to be missed！ Thank you so much to Simon and Schuster and NetGalley for providing me with an e-galley of this book。 。。。more

Inkslinger ，

ARC provided by Simon & Shuster and Neal Shusterman via Turn the Page Tours。 All opinions are mine and freely given。Blog | Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | Facebook | BookBub10-28: The Arc of the Scythe series has been on my TBR list for some time， and never have I been more sorry that I still haven't read the rest of the books than I am now。 Wow， this set of stories from the world of the Scythedom is a stunner。 Rife with cautionary tales， as well as political， social， and economical parallels to ARC provided by Simon & Shuster and Neal Shusterman via Turn the Page Tours。 All opinions are mine and freely given。Blog | Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | Facebook | BookBub10-28: The Arc of the Scythe series has been on my TBR list for some time， and never have I been more sorry that I still haven't read the rest of the books than I am now。 Wow， this set of stories from the world of the Scythedom is a stunner。 Rife with cautionary tales， as well as political， social， and economical parallels to issues already plaguing society， it's difficult to imagine Shusterman didn't intend to place some eye-opening commentary in the hands of the readers。 I find this is often the case with the more cerebral fantasy and science fiction authors and the result is a more unnerving dystopia than one might otherwise experience。This particular addition to the series is made up by a variety of stories that follow different Scythes， touching significant moments in their lives。 For some， their origin may be revealed， while for others。。 we get a glimpse of their comeuppance。 Herein lies one of my favorites， but that's in no way to diminish any of the others。 Gleanings is dark and sometimes surprising。 Shusterman's Scythes are both beautiful and terrible， sometimes all at once， and I can't wait to go back and read the rest of the series。 His writing is elegantly crafted， complex enough to really hook me， and his stories are bold。 He's unafraid to paint his stories brightly with discomforting truths， yet creative enough to allow the reader just enough breathing room so they're not simply overwhelmed with the possibilities of the future。 The lines between realistic outcomes and fantasy are blurred expertly and I couldn't recommend this series more highly。 。。。more

Kris ，

I will be honest I was sooo hesitant to read this because I LOVED the original trilogy。 So much philosophical ideas in it… But these added stories were absolutely fantastic！ I don’t have a favorite because all were great and added something to the original trilogy。 Even if it was just an “aah” moment。 Overall， Neal Shusterman did an amazing job of adding to this already fantastic world。

Alena ，

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} ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

I LOVED this collection—more in-depth thoughts coming soon！

Brigette ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

Thank you Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for the ARC！

Kea4 ，

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 ，

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 ，

~ 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 ，

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。