Scythe

«My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There's no version of God that can help us if we ever lose that»
- From the gleaning journal of H.S.Faraday

This book was truly a wonderful discovery for me. I'd heard great things about this book by several booktubers, but I didn't think I would come to like a sci-fi action book like this as much as I did. I picked it up in Ireland, in need of something to read while still in a reading block. I had no idea what this book would give me in the aftermath; I have emerged with more questions and dilemmas than I arrived with. And in the strangest way I believe my thoughts and opinions have evolved.
I've never really thought much about death and life. I was content on living my life in the present. But this book challenged me. Severely. I couldn't seem to finish it. Took me a couple of weeks. It's just a really refreshing book compared to other YA/NA fantasy books I've read. And I thoroughly enjoyed it. Really, enjoy wouldn't be the right word. One doesn't really enjoy being challenged in their beliefs. That's what makes the book so special. I can't wait to read the full trilogy - although I suspect it might take me a while to finish. I have to read something more brain-dead in the mean time