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Apr 06, 2018susan_findlay rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. At its heart, it was a book about human nature - particularly power and corruption (because the scythes truly have absolute power in this world - even if they are supposed to self-regulate). People tend to think of prolonging life as a good thing. But, at some point, if people were able to live forever but still wanted to have children, overpopulation would be an issue. This book addresses one way to handle that - with all its pros and cons. I thought that the characters were well developed except for the romance - which felt throwaway and unearned. Basically, the two lead characters are of opposite gender so they fall in love. But it's mostly glossed over that so that you aren't actually invested in the relationship at all. And is it even really a relationship? Barring that, this is an excellent book addressing an interesting scenario in a compelling way. Highly recommend.