Thunderhead

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

Thunderhead is the sequel to Scythe, which I reviewed HERE.

If you do not want anything spoiled for Scythe, DO NOT READ THIS REVIEW.

I'll give you the length of the amazon summary to ponder your choices, "Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the chilling sequel to the Printz Honor Book Scythe from New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology.

The Thunderhead cannot interfere in the affairs of the Scythedom. All it can do is observe—it does not like what it sees.
A year has passed since Rowan had gone off grid. Since then, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. His story is told in whispers across the continent.
As Scythe Anastasia, Citra gleans with compassion and openly challenges the ideals of the “new order.” But when her life is threatened and her methods questioned, it becomes clear that not everyone is open to the change.
Will the Thunderhead intervene?
Or will it simply watch as this perfect world begins to unravel?" AMAZON LINK OF JUSTICE

To recap, at the end of Scythe, Scythe Faraday is alive, Citra has joined the Scythedom, and Rowan is off grid. Corruption is running rampant in the scythedom, some of the more corrupt in the MidMerica sector have been killed, but there are still more. And so the chaos unfolds.... dun dun dunnnn 

SO. Thunderhead picks up with Rowan as Scythe Lucifer who researches and kills corrupted scythes, under the Thunderhead's watchful eyes. The Thunderhead cannot intervene with the scythes.

Citra has decided on her method of gleaning. She injects a tracker with poison inside of her victims. They have one month to get their affairs in order, and then she will kill them in whatever way they wish. If they try to flee MidMerica or do not contact her to let her know how they wish to be gleaned before the month is off, the tracker goes off and kills them anyways.

Then there's Greyson. A civilian who has essentially been raised by the Thunderhead and wants to join the Authority Interface; the humans who work with the Thunderhead to carry out tasks for a variety of reasons.

In the very beginning of the book, the Thunderhead kind of orchestrates Greyson to save the lives of Scythe Curie and Citra (Scythe Anastasia), and slowly begins to unravel more of the intricate plots and puzzle pieces.

Scythe Faraday is also actively looking for the land of Nod; a land heard only in a child's rhyme.

DUN DUN DUNNNNN

That's enough summary.

I LOVED this book on the same level as Scythe, and kind of for the same reasons. The world building is still on point, there are nefarious tasks at play disguised as small insignificant events that lead into much larger grand scheme things, and the character development is so on point.

Originally, I thought Scythe was a stand alone novel for some reason (I'm really not sure why, honestly), but I'm thrilled this is a series. HUZZAH!

I just cannot wait to find out more about the land of Nod... hehehe

Happy reading!