I wasn’t sure what to expect with this because I wasn’t the biggest fan of book 3 in the original series. I honestly didn’t know it was an anthology until I started the book. It’s okay because I really enjoyed that aspect! There are a few authors that co-wrote with Shusterman on this one.

In this Anthology, there’s a lot of new and old characters. Several of these stories cover some of the Scythes from the original series we enjoyed. It was really cool to see origin stories or more about certain Scythes. There are also many stories about different parts of this world and how they work. It was interesting to see how huge this world was and we didn’t even know it. Some of these stories will tie-in and you will recognize the side character, but we also get pre-trilogy and post-trilogy stories. Like all anthologies, there are stories that you love more than others. In this case, the more post-trilogy stories were not my favorite. I was hoping to see a bit more from our original characters!

Overall, if you are a fan of this series, you will like this set of stories. I enjoyed many of these short stories even though I wasn’t a big fan of The Toll. For me, the best part was the origin stories and seeing what inspired their Scythe hood. It’s really hard to get into a lengthy review about an anthology without giving away spoilers.

I want to thank Simon & Schuster and Turn the Page Tours for being a part of this Blog tour and for a PDF of the book!