Gleanings
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Summary
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。。。
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， Sofia 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， Sofia 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
Jennifer Hottinger
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I loved the short stories！ The one about Trixie was had quite the twist！
Lexi
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Loved reading these stories from one of my favorite fictional universes of all time。 It was so interesting to see different backstories and more in depth stories that went kind of behind the scenes of the first 3 books and I loved the idea！ I did receive an advanced digital copy of this for review from the publisher but all of my opinions are mine！
India （IndiaReadsALot）
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Neal Shusterman never disappoints。 It feels so good to be back in this world and this was probably one of the best short story collections I have read in a long time！The First Swing - 3 starsFormidable - 5 starsNever Work With Animals - 3 starsA Death of Many Colours - 4 starsUnsavoury Row - 5 starsA Martian a Minute - 5 starsThe Mortal Canvas - 5 starsCirri - 4。5 starsAnastasia's Shadow - 3 starsThe Persistence of Memory - 4 starsMeet Cute and Die - 4 starsPerchance to Glean - 2 starsA Dark Cur Neal Shusterman never disappoints。 It feels so good to be back in this world and this was probably one of the best short story collections I have read in a long time！The First Swing - 3 starsFormidable - 5 starsNever Work With Animals - 3 starsA Death of Many Colours - 4 starsUnsavoury Row - 5 starsA Martian a Minute - 5 starsThe Mortal Canvas - 5 starsCirri - 4。5 starsAnastasia's Shadow - 3 starsThe Persistence of Memory - 4 starsMeet Cute and Die - 4 starsPerchance to Glean - 2 starsA Dark Curtain Rises - 4 stars 。。。more
Stephen Baird
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I absolutely loved the Scythe series by Neal Shusterman and was sad to leave it at the end， when I heard that there was going to be a collection of short stories set in the same universe I kept an eye out for it’s release。 Amazingly I was approved for this on NetGalley and had to wait no longer。And what a collection this is， if you’re a lover of the Scythe universe you will love this addition， and if you’ve not read the original trilogy I would advise you to read it first as there are some spoil I absolutely loved the Scythe series by Neal Shusterman and was sad to leave it at the end， when I heard that there was going to be a collection of short stories set in the same universe I kept an eye out for it’s release。 Amazingly I was approved for this on NetGalley and had to wait no longer。And what a collection this is， if you’re a lover of the Scythe universe you will love this addition， and if you’ve not read the original trilogy I would advise you to read it first as there are some spoilers in here。The collection has a real mix of tone throughout， from the darkly humorous to more serious additions， though I would say that the humorous stories really add to the flavour of Scythe， and would probably have to admit that two of the humorous shorts were my favourites but not my top story。Meet Cute and Die Is hilarious， the fluffiest story in the collection but also one of the best， got to love Scythe Boudica’s preferred method of Gleaning。The Persistence of Memory is a hilarious look at two Scythes of different temperaments in Barcelona， Dali and Gaudi… It is a look at the perceived competition between the two in Dali’s eyes， how one wishes to be flamboyant and the other more peaceful， absolutely loved the ending of this， and the theatricality of Scythe Dali。Never Work with Animals who doesn’t like a shaggy dog story with a happy ending， maybe not the ending you would expect but hilarious especially with the bits of the Sythe’s past that are brought into the story。The Mortal Canvas this for me though was the strongest story of the collection， looking at what could be lost with the onset of immortality and lack of challenge that only having one lifetime brings。A great collection of short stories for lovers of Scythe and for all others as you don’t need to know the universe to appreciate great storytelling。 。。。more
Whitney Viverette
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I was lucky enough to be gifted this book in the Goodreads contest， so I couldn’t wait to pick it up！ The book felt a little scattered and I think I would have enjoyed it more if the stories were only about the main characters in previous books。 It definitely makes me want to reread the first 3 books， to see if I recognize some of the names from the short stories。 Thanks again for the copy， Goodreads！！
Brad Sells
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Great additional insight into one of my all-time favorite series！
river
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I was such a huge fan of this series so I was super excited to have the opportunity to read Gleanings and I was not disappointed！ Gleanings has stories from when scythes first became a thing， during their prime， and there are even a few stories that are set after the end of The Toll。 Some of the stories include characters that we know， for example the book’s second story is one titled “Formidable” which is about when scythe Curie first became a scythe。 Scythe Curie was one of my favorite charact I was such a huge fan of this series so I was super excited to have the opportunity to read Gleanings and I was not disappointed！ Gleanings has stories from when scythes first became a thing， during their prime， and there are even a few stories that are set after the end of The Toll。 Some of the stories include characters that we know， for example the book’s second story is one titled “Formidable” which is about when scythe Curie first became a scythe。 Scythe Curie was one of my favorite characters in the Arc of a Scythe series and that story actually ended up being one of my favorites。 I thought this book was a very interesting read and I’m glad I got to be invested in the scythe world again。 If you enjoyed any of the other books， you’ll like this one as well！ Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an arc！ 。。。more
Tina 22
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Gleanings by Neal Shusterman returns to the world of The Scythe。 Each chapter is its own short story that ties in some way back to the original trilogy。After the first few chapters I realized a book solely focused on gleanings is a little depressing。 However， the stories did start to vary a little more further in， and ultimately it was a fun revisit for fans of the series。I recommend for reader of The Scythe trilogy。 It likely would be hard to understand as a stand alone。Thank you to NetGalley a Gleanings by Neal Shusterman returns to the world of The Scythe。 Each chapter is its own short story that ties in some way back to the original trilogy。After the first few chapters I realized a book solely focused on gleanings is a little depressing。 However， the stories did start to vary a little more further in， and ultimately it was a fun revisit for fans of the series。I recommend for reader of The Scythe trilogy。 It likely would be hard to understand as a stand alone。Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster to an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Michaela
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（Arc）'Gleanings' is a bunch of short stories in the world of the Scythe trilogy。 I enjoyed these stories and it fascinated me to hear more about the world through a bunch of different authors。 I love it's whole concept where Scythe fans can read this whenever they miss Shusterman's work but it isn't necessary to own。 （Arc）'Gleanings' is a bunch of short stories in the world of the Scythe trilogy。 I enjoyed these stories and it fascinated me to hear more about the world through a bunch of different authors。 I love it's whole concept where Scythe fans can read this whenever they miss Shusterman's work but it isn't necessary to own。 。。。more
Lauren Don’tGoBrekkerMyHeart
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I missed the Arc of a Scythe series desperately， so it was a wonderful surprise to not only find this short story collection coming out but also be accepted to review an early eARC。 Neal Shusterman is just as captivating and witty with this world。 The level of detail and thought put into this world beyond the trilogy baffles me。 He's created such a realistic and vibrant world that it can thrive off of the characters and atmosphere alone。 I am worried about accidentally spoiling fans， so I'm choo I missed the Arc of a Scythe series desperately， so it was a wonderful surprise to not only find this short story collection coming out but also be accepted to review an early eARC。 Neal Shusterman is just as captivating and witty with this world。 The level of detail and thought put into this world beyond the trilogy baffles me。 He's created such a realistic and vibrant world that it can thrive off of the characters and atmosphere alone。 I am worried about accidentally spoiling fans， so I'm choosing to leave my rankings below with the titled story。 On release day， I'm planning to update my review with descriptions and analysis。 I just don't want to do that now， especially because the eARC was protected。1。 The First Swing （technically a poem） ★★★★/★★★★★2。 Formidable ★★★★★/★★★★★3。 Never Work With Animals ★★★/★★★★★4。 A Death of Many Colors ★★★。75/★★★★★5。 Unsavory Row ★★★★/★★★★★6。 A Martian Minute ★★★★★/★★★★★7。 The Mortal Canvas ★★★★★/★★★★★8。 Cirri ★★★★。5/★★★★★9。 Anastasia’s Shadow ★★★。5/★★★★★10。 The Persistence of Memory ★★★★/★★★★★11。 Meet Cute and Die ★★★。25/★★★★★12。 Perchance to Glean ★★★/★★★★★13。 A Dark Curtain Rises ★★★★。75/★★★★★By far my favorite overall was A Martian Minute， and y'all will understand why。 The three five star short stories just hit my heart in a way that I still can't seem to not think about。 They left me with some deep thoughts after finishing， and I had to lay back and digest them。 What I loved the most about these stories is that they're an even mix of answers for many questions left unanswered in The Toll and fun， innovative takes on Gleaning。 This world didn't start with Faraday or Citra—definitely not Goddard—and I love that Neal allows us to grow with other scythes and people。 It made me really happy to explore the larger expanse of this world， beyond the planes of earth or not。9/20: Thirteen wonderful stories that made me wish I could have an eternity longer with this world—these characters！！ You’ll get some answers that were left unsaid in The Toll， but also， you’ll be left with even more questions。 Great right？！ Lol。 。。。more
Jennifer Marshall
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This is a book of short stories - some giving some backstory to The Arc of the Scythe trilogy， some giving some continuation of the trilogy。 I loved seeing the stories that continued the story。
Ffion Harris
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Just like any other anthology， there were some short stories I liked more than others。 I think the novel's release was perfect as it allowed many fans to revisit their favourite dystopian trilogy。 I also enjoyed getting further insight into other sectors in the Scythedom such as the unsavories and even the families of the Gleaned。 The guest and co-authors on some of these stories such as Michael H。 Payne， David Yoon， Jarrod Shusterman， Sofía Lapuente， Michelle Knowlden， and Joelle Shusterman for Just like any other anthology， there were some short stories I liked more than others。 I think the novel's release was perfect as it allowed many fans to revisit their favourite dystopian trilogy。 I also enjoyed getting further insight into other sectors in the Scythedom such as the unsavories and even the families of the Gleaned。 The guest and co-authors on some of these stories such as Michael H。 Payne， David Yoon， Jarrod Shusterman， Sofía Lapuente， Michelle Knowlden， and Joelle Shusterman form new perspectives and writing styles which keep things interesting。 The timeline of the short stories covers the entire trilogy and it just makes the entire world Neil Shusterman wrote richer and visually satisfying。 I think this is definitely a treat for fans that loved these books and a perfect way to revisit old and new characters。Thanks so much for the eARC！ 。。。more
Liv
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I absolutely love this Universe， so a collection of short stories featuring some familiar and some new characters is exactly what I needed。 Each one is written with the usual style and flair， and I've been inspired to reread the main series again as a result！I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 I absolutely love this Universe， so a collection of short stories featuring some familiar and some new characters is exactly what I needed。 Each one is written with the usual style and flair， and I've been inspired to reread the main series again as a result！I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kenzie
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Gleanings by Neal Shusterman is a fun read。 All the short stories， tied together by one world is really fascinating and each story is more diverse and unique then the last one。 I love how developed the characters are from the previous series， and this proves how developed they are， you can jump right in and remember why you loved and rooted for them， even though you haven't read the series in a year！ It's great book to immerse yourself back into the world and characters。 Thanks Net Galley for an Gleanings by Neal Shusterman is a fun read。 All the short stories， tied together by one world is really fascinating and each story is more diverse and unique then the last one。 I love how developed the characters are from the previous series， and this proves how developed they are， you can jump right in and remember why you loved and rooted for them， even though you haven't read the series in a year！ It's great book to immerse yourself back into the world and characters。 Thanks Net Galley for an arc of this book！ 。。。more
Ashley
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I received an Earc of this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I loved this。 It was so good to be back in the Scythe world。 I loved all of the stories。 There wasn't one that I found uninteresting or boring。 Each one was unique and entertaining in its own way。 My personal favorite was the one with Trixie the dog。 It was very entertaining and I found myself laughing so much。 The stories in this book give an even deeper insight to the Scythe world and it was amazing！ I received an Earc of this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I loved this。 It was so good to be back in the Scythe world。 I loved all of the stories。 There wasn't one that I found uninteresting or boring。 Each one was unique and entertaining in its own way。 My personal favorite was the one with Trixie the dog。 It was very entertaining and I found myself laughing so much。 The stories in this book give an even deeper insight to the Scythe world and it was amazing！ 。。。more
Liz W。
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An interesting mixture of stories that both weave with the original plot and ones that add a background that help give it extra life。 Thanks to NetGalley for the free eARC。
Leah M
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Rounded to 3。5 stars。Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。CONTENT WARNING: murder， blood， violence It’s been a while since I read the original series， but I was excited to dive back into it。 I remember how eagerly I read all three of the books， and hoped that this collection of short stories would carry that same feeling。 And while some of the stories did， they lacked a feeling of cohesivene Rounded to 3。5 stars。Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。CONTENT WARNING: murder， blood， violence It’s been a while since I read the original series， but I was excited to dive back into it。 I remember how eagerly I read all three of the books， and hoped that this collection of short stories would carry that same feeling。 And while some of the stories did， they lacked a feeling of cohesiveness overall。 There were some stories that I liked a lot， some of which featured characters that I remembered from the original series， and some that had all new characters。 They touched on different aspects of the world， including people who had their lives touched by scythes in various ways， whether it was living in fear of being gleaned， being forced to work with or for scythes， or simply being related to a scythe。 In other stories， we got to see things from the other side of the coin。 These stories were told from the POV of the scythe themselves， and while some scythes worked for the lofty goals they were intended to further， others succumbed to greed， power， or control。 Some were difficult for me to like， and there were other stories that I just struggled to connect with。 These were generally the ones that took place in space， although there was one that definitely got me， and I was surprised to discover who’s origin story it was， since it was so long since I had read the first three books。Overall， this was a difficult book for me to rate， since there wasn’t necessarily an underlying connecting factor to the stories， and they lacked an overarching theme running through them aside from there being a scythe in every story。 However， I did enjoy reading this， and it was a quick and fun read， that made me think of the cost of living in a society where death， disease， crime， and other things that we face on a daily basis have been eliminated， and society is basically a utopia。 。。。more
Jade （beauty。andherbooks）
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1st Read: ★★★★★ （4。5）Full review to come， but I enjoyed all of these stories except for one， hence the 4。5 but I liked how each story was carefully crafted and tied back into the series as a whole！ I highly recommend it if you loved the Arc of a Scythe series and were left wanting more after book 3。 Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the Advanced Reader Copy！
Kirstyn （readwithkirstyn）
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I love the Arc of the Scythe series so I was so excited to see a new collection exploring more stories in the universe。 The short stories in this collection really enhance the overall world that the story of Scythe takes place in - this felt like a very welcome edition and added a lot to the story。
Camilla_Reads
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Thank you NetGalley and the published for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest reviewWow！ This was such an unexpected little treat - and a must read for any fans of the original Arc of a Scythe trilogy。 A collection of short stories and tales from familiar and unfamiliar characters， set in the world of the Scythedom and giving interesting insight into the existing stories。 The stories aren't told in chronological order， and instead skip around - some before， some during the events of Thank you NetGalley and the published for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest reviewWow！ This was such an unexpected little treat - and a must read for any fans of the original Arc of a Scythe trilogy。 A collection of short stories and tales from familiar and unfamiliar characters， set in the world of the Scythedom and giving interesting insight into the existing stories。 The stories aren't told in chronological order， and instead skip around - some before， some during the events of the original books。 This meant it was easy to pick up the book and dive into a story， then wait to read the next。 It was one of the most relaxed reads I've had in a while！ I think I'll definitely be revisiting the series at some point， and may well tandem read it alongside some of these short stories to add to the experience。 An easy 5 stars！ 。。。more
Jenn Adams
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I loved the first Scythe book and I liked the rest of the series， but I didn't necessarily NEED this book to exist。 There were a few really interesting nuggets in here but there were also some that were a struggle to get through。 I would recommend this to people who are big fans of the Scythe world and would really appreciate some extra stories that take place before， during， and after the main story， but casual fans can skip this。 （If you're not a wannabe completist like me。。。）Thanks to NetGall I loved the first Scythe book and I liked the rest of the series， but I didn't necessarily NEED this book to exist。 There were a few really interesting nuggets in here but there were also some that were a struggle to get through。 I would recommend this to people who are big fans of the Scythe world and would really appreciate some extra stories that take place before， during， and after the main story， but casual fans can skip this。 （If you're not a wannabe completist like me。。。）Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this eARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Kimberly
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Thank you Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for an arc of Gleanings in exchange for an honest review。3。5 stars -- rounded up。I devoured the first three books of this series， so I was very excited when I saw another book was coming out。 This was a great read and was a multitude of stories from varying points of views and characters。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book， but there were some stories that I skimmed through because I just wasn't interested。 However， on the flip side， there were some very intr Thank you Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for an arc of Gleanings in exchange for an honest review。3。5 stars -- rounded up。I devoured the first three books of this series， so I was very excited when I saw another book was coming out。 This was a great read and was a multitude of stories from varying points of views and characters。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book， but there were some stories that I skimmed through because I just wasn't interested。 However， on the flip side， there were some very intriguing and wonderful stories。 The stories do not connect in any way but offer insight into some of the other characters within the books。 I found myself wanting more stories about the main characters that I fell in love with reading the stories originally， but they were not present。 I rated this book the way I did because I felt a little let down especially after consuming the first books。 I hope for more books in this series and maybe explore some of the main character's past more。 。。。more
Rebecca Benson
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This is one of my all time favorite series so I was so excited and it did not disappoint。Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC。Shusterman along with other authors has written beautiful short stories with insight of this world as well as backgrounds of many of the characters。I would love more of this world。
Anne Frazer
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TW/CW: Much talk of death， loss and grief。 Some talk of suicide。 Violence。REVIEW: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley and am leaving an honest review。Gleanings is a collection of short stories that takes place after the events of the Sythe trilogy。 There are 13 different stories， each with different characters and a different time setting。I found most of these stories to be very dark and some of them very upsetting。I really enjoyed the original trilogy， but that was because there TW/CW: Much talk of death， loss and grief。 Some talk of suicide。 Violence。REVIEW: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley and am leaving an honest review。Gleanings is a collection of short stories that takes place after the events of the Sythe trilogy。 There are 13 different stories， each with different characters and a different time setting。I found most of these stories to be very dark and some of them very upsetting。I really enjoyed the original trilogy， but that was because there were a lot of people fighting against the corrupt scythes and trying to make them better people – or at least to find a different world where Scythes weren’t necessary。 In this book， you get into the minds of a few too many twisted Scythes for my taste。 I found most of the stories to be incredibly， incredibly dark， especially for something that is supposed to be a collection for the YA community。 I can’t deny that they were well written， but it definitely lowered my mood as I read them。 But if you’re looking for something that’s really dark and terrifying， this book might be for you。 。。。more
David Thacker
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I was lucky enough to get ahold of an advanced readers copy and holy cow！ So good！ Some of the short stories were directly related to the Scythe books， and others took place in the same universe。 Regardless， all were fantastic！ The only downfall to this is that when my preorder arrives I've already read it。 I was lucky enough to get ahold of an advanced readers copy and holy cow！ So good！ Some of the short stories were directly related to the Scythe books， and others took place in the same universe。 Regardless， all were fantastic！ The only downfall to this is that when my preorder arrives I've already read it。 。。。more
Margaret
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I really enjoyed diving back into the world of the Scythes。 The different stories were all interesting to read， with different viewpoints and events occurring within。 The writing styles were different， but all cohesive within the anthology。 The stories touched on so many different aspects of life in the Scythedom， and different experiences。 We had Scythe， Unsavoury， regular people， all intermingled。 I found these stories to be very engaging， and would recommend to anyone that enjoyed the previou I really enjoyed diving back into the world of the Scythes。 The different stories were all interesting to read， with different viewpoints and events occurring within。 The writing styles were different， but all cohesive within the anthology。 The stories touched on so many different aspects of life in the Scythedom， and different experiences。 We had Scythe， Unsavoury， regular people， all intermingled。 I found these stories to be very engaging， and would recommend to anyone that enjoyed the previous series。 thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book to enjoy。 。。。more
Olivia
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Just give me all the Scythe content。 Inject it into my veins。 Thx。 As with any anthology， there are stronger and weaker entries， but overall it was a great collection！
Mayda （My Book Cafe Life）
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Pink
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I received an ARC of this from Netgalley。This is a collection of stories from the Scythe universe。 It covers aspects from interesting gleanings， different scythes， and past and future stories of main characters。 My favorite story was definitely the one with the dog。 It had me laughing out loud。 I recommend this for any fans for Scythe， but definitely read the trilogy first， because there are spoilers。
Chelsea Knowles
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*Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*。Gleanings by Neal Shusterman is a collection of short stories。 It is part of the Arc of a Scythe series。 It contains 12 short stories and one poem。 The stories are linked to the series with as some side characters have a short story。 It delves deeper into this world。 I think if you loved the series， you would really enjoy this short story collection。 The writing is on the same standar *Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*。Gleanings by Neal Shusterman is a collection of short stories。 It is part of the Arc of a Scythe series。 It contains 12 short stories and one poem。 The stories are linked to the series with as some side characters have a short story。 It delves deeper into this world。 I think if you loved the series， you would really enjoy this short story collection。 The writing is on the same standard as the Arc of a Scythe series and some of the short stories are co-authored。 However， I read the Scythe series in 2020; 2 years ago， so I didn’t really enjoy this as I’m not in this headspace anymore。 My favourite story was the final one， A Dark Curtain Rises。 I also enjoyed The First Swing。 I don’t really think this is necessary and I don’t think you need to read it。 It didn’t add anything to the series， and I would only recommend this if you loved the series。 I’m going to give this a star rating of three stars because it wasn’t bad， but I personally didn’t care for it。 。。。more
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