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The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3)
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I'm underwhelmed.
And I'm glad that this is now finally over.
I think I would've DNF'd it had I not formed such an attachment to the previous two books, which were 5-star reads for me.
I'm being generous with the 3-star rating is what I'm saying.
So much of this felt so unnecessary, so detailed for the sake of having detail and so crammed with information that did not need to be there. I haven't felt like I gained anything with the added characters, the added ramblings, politics and world building. It didn't feel concise like Scythe or Thunderhead did.
It dragged. I wanted more of Scythe Faraday, Rowan and Citra. And though I enjoyed some of the other additions, and rather then spending some time with them and developing their characteristics, we had more characters who’s perspective we had to read from, and really I would've been okay had I not known about some of the rest.
All in all, I ploughed through and it wasn't worth much in the end.
—ĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔ�
Fear not, glean not. We have a cover and a blurb, all hail!
—ĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔ�
But why do we not have a release date for this? A cover? Any kind of info whatsoever?
Are they purposely leaving us in the dark to mess with our heads?
Well, it's working, now give me some damn details that I can hold on to. I beggo!
And I'm glad that this is now finally over.
I think I would've DNF'd it had I not formed such an attachment to the previous two books, which were 5-star reads for me.
I'm being generous with the 3-star rating is what I'm saying.
So much of this felt so unnecessary, so detailed for the sake of having detail and so crammed with information that did not need to be there. I haven't felt like I gained anything with the added characters, the added ramblings, politics and world building. It didn't feel concise like Scythe or Thunderhead did.
It dragged. I wanted more of Scythe Faraday, Rowan and Citra. And though I enjoyed some of the other additions, and rather then spending some time with them and developing their characteristics, we had more characters who’s perspective we had to read from, and really I would've been okay had I not known about some of the rest.
All in all, I ploughed through and it wasn't worth much in the end.
—ĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔ�
Fear not, glean not. We have a cover and a blurb, all hail!
—ĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔĔ�
But why do we not have a release date for this? A cover? Any kind of info whatsoever?
Are they purposely leaving us in the dark to mess with our heads?
Well, it's working, now give me some damn details that I can hold on to. I beggo!
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Reading Progress
May 20, 2018
– Shelved as:
to-read
May 20, 2018
– Shelved
January 19, 2020
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Started Reading
February 28, 2020
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3.33%
"“He had grown accustomed to making decisions and having insights of his own. The choice to step out of the shadows would be his alone…�
Back to reading this again after I’ve neglected it."
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21
Back to reading this again after I’ve neglected it."
March 25, 2020
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68.94%
"Okay I reread the last 30 pages to get back into this again and it worked. Now to see of this momentum will last till the end."
page
435
March 27, 2020
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Finished Reading
September 15, 2020
– Shelved as:
lgbtqia
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Feb 04, 2019 07:04AM
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Iryna *Book and Sword* wrote: "I second this!"I'm constantly stalking ŷ/his website. We need answers.
No... we deserve them!!!
I think he is still writing this book 😩
Frances ✨Bookstagram and Kitties� wrote: "I think he is still writing this book 😩"*cries*
Emily � wrote: "I need this book ☹️😩"Me tooo!! I'm desperate for it.
We have a cover today! I think you can also read an excerpt at Entertainment Weekly? Seems a weird outlet for his fanbase, but who knows?
BETHANY YOU ARE A STAR!!!! Thank youuu!
OKAY YES THIS FREAKING COVER I LOVE IT
Madison (life uh finds a way) wrote: "OKAY YES THIS FREAKING COVER I LOVE IT"LOVE IT TOO!!!! I can’t wait to see how this story will conclude now. 😍😍😍
Lighty wrote: "so excited *-*"SAME HERE!!! It’s gonna be epic. 😁
I'm also dying, to read the conclusion of this trilogy 😌
Waqar wrote: "I'm also dying, to read the conclusion of this trilogy 😌"After that ending of book 2, we're all dying lol
Yeeeeeeeesss!!! Finally a cover 🎉🎉
Iryna *Book and Sword* wrote: "Yeeeeeeeesss!!! Finally a cover 🎉🎉"FINALLY WE HAVE SOMETHING! :D
The excerpt kinda killed me a bit cause it just made me even more impatient for this. I’m dying because of the waiting. I’m lucky tho (I think) cause the paperback copy of it will be released 5 September in Australia (and I hope my online bookstore isn’t lying to me about this release date).
Emily � wrote: "The excerpt kinda killed me a bit cause it just made me even more impatient for this. I’m dying because of the waiting. I’m lucky tho (I think) cause the paperback copy of it will be released 5 Sep..."You know what to do if they're lying. You sue them. they can't mess around with readers like that lol
I'm refusing to read the excerpt. I'm too scared!
Honestly I totally agree with you. This book is very disappointing :c
Ghadah wrote: "Honestly I totally agree with you. This book is very disappointing :c"So disappointing. I don’t know what him and the editors were thinking. 😑
I started this a few weeks ago and only got ~100 pages in so far and was hoping it would get better or at least more interesting. It’s completely different from the first 2 where they immediately draw you in and make you want to keep reading, this one is a struggle
Jackie wrote: "I started this a few weeks ago and only got ~100 pages in so far and was hoping it would get better or at least more interesting. It’s completely different from the first 2 where they immediately d..."It is a struggle!!! 😖 I hate how different it is. I don’t know why they thought going into this route was a good idea! 😭
I was disappointed too. I wanted more interaction between the original cast but saw very few to none. The book was so long that it wasn't necessary. Some characters were honestly just introduced to get rowan and citra out of things. I wanted to love this book but honestly i didnt. I will always love scythe and thunderhead tho !
Maria wrote: "I was disappointed too. I wanted more interaction between the original cast but saw very few to none. The book was so long that it wasn't necessary. Some characters were honestly just introduced to..."Me tooo! We deserved more screen-time with them. Scythe and Thunderhead will always be superior. Can't help but keep wishing that this book was on that scale of epicness.
I came back here to also say that this was the weakest in the series.:(
Iryna *Book and Sword* wrote: "I came back here to also say that this was the weakest in the series.:("
It hurts that this was the weakest. It should've been the best one. 😭
I didnt get to read this book. Will it still be worth my time to pick up the series again?
Sunshine wrote: "I didnt get to read this book. Will it still be worth my time to pick up the series again?"I think it is. The first two books makes this book worthy lol even though I personally didn't enjoy it as much. You never know, you might do. :)
I was so excited and sad to know that this was the final book so I kept pending to read this book and was so disappointed when I finally read it. :(((( I loved the previous books so much but why this last book .... :((
acha wrote: "I was so excited and sad to know that this was the final book so I kept pending to read this book and was so disappointed when I finally read it. :(((( I loved the previous books so much but why th..."Exactly. It was such a disappointment. 😞
I feel this! Just finished The Toll and didn't love it nearly as much as Scythe and Thunderhead :( Feeling kinda robbed? For such a long book, it didn't feel like there was a lot of meaningful content ?? :/
Briney [on semi-hiatus due to finals] wrote: "I feel this! Just finished The Toll and didn't love it nearly as much as Scythe and Thunderhead :( Feeling kinda robbed? For such a long book, it didn't feel like there was a lot of meaningful cont..."Agreeed!! Everything about it was so lacklustre. It lacked the depth the other two books had.
