Somewhere in the distant future, time is no longer defined in the same way. Nobody dies of their own accord, so in order to manage population levels, Scythes were created.
I love how the author writes in this detached way. He manages to jump between character's perspectives, even to bystanders smoothly.
I like that it tackles heavy themes like death, what a good life is and decisions no human should ever have to make -but they do, because no one else can.
Rated 5/5 Reapers "It's such a good series, and it's not too violent"
The main character is Cinder, she's half cyborg. It starts off by explaining her life situation, she has one bad step sister and one good one who is her friend. One gets infected with the plague- which reminds me of Coronavirus. Most of the story revolves around Cinder meeting the prince. It explores the theme of finding out who you are.
Rated: 4/5 Androids
I didn't like the characters, I found them very immature. It's set in 2130 and there's a drug that can regenerate cells. This means that people can live forever. The government makes the drug legal, but if you want to have children, you have to opt out of taking it. The main characters are Anna and Peter. They are around 14 years old and are categorised as Surpluses, a servant class made up of the children of people who broke the declaration.
Rated: 2.5/5 diaries "The plot is interesting, you want to find out what will happen"
I've tried starting this book like three times, and I'm just not that interested. It's about a boy called Malcolm who sees a suspicious man drop an acorn which holds a secret message about dust...
Rated: 3/5 "good plot, but not that interesting"
I originally saw the Netflix adaptation. It's about these three girls who meet at a shop lifters anonymous meeting and become friends. They get into a lot of trouble and have a lot of fun. They are really good friends but at school they pretend they hardly know each other because they all have different friendship groups.
Rated: 5/5 leather jackets "Lots of twists and turns, I'd recommend it for anyone"
This story is set in 1877 and revolves around three perspectives, including a Chinese brother and sister, who are living on the Australian goldfields.
It's really interesting how the author explores the theme of guilt, but in such different ways for each character. It also explores racism, which was more overt then, but it's not overwhelming or as much as I expected. It's a very character based narrative, but stuff happens too, it's not just internal monologue. It focuses more on characters than plot.
Rated: 4/5 plums "I really liked it, it's well written, the characters have interesting interactions and relationships."
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