So, I'm not a huge fam of dystopian novels, but when a student says, "Mrs.Hamilton read this," and hands me a book, I can't say no. Scythe by Neal Shusterman was nothing I had expected. It was fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed the reference to our current time as the "Mortal Age." I am rooting for Citra and Rowan's forbidden love. One thing I did notice about Shusterman's style is that it was SLOW and then bam! The last probably 10 chapters were boom, boom, boom. I could hardly put it down! I have to say that I am now a fan of dystopian novels because my student gave me book 2 in the series to read!