Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own (Goodreads).
The premise is grim and unique, and there is not a lot that Shusterman leaves to be desired when it comes to the basic lore and setup of his simultaneously dystopian and utopian world. As far as the actual story goes, that is equally as well done: Both lead characters are intriguing and developed along their own separate paths while still maintaining a decent semblance of a promising relationship. Wonderfully paced and extremely engaging, the only thing that is really left to be desired from this first installment in what promises to be a great series is the predictable nature of some of the plot elements, although there remain some intriguing twists, and the almost unavoidable nature of the fact that having a male and female protagonist in a young adult science fiction novel comes with its fair share of cliches to try to avoid and comparisons to previously written novels that will inevitably arrive in the reader's brain. 8.4/10
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