That Book I Love

Back in 2018, when I first read Scythe by Neal Shusterman , I was blown out of my mind by its cool concept. I read the second book THUNDERHEAD almost immediately after that. Unfortunately, I found it underwhelming and   to the extent that I decided not to go ahead with the series. But with the release of the third and final   book “ The Toll ” ,   I  wanted to give   it a try and for once finish a book series.. LOL ..!!    However, as I was about to start it, I realized how little I remember of the story of Thunderhead . That's how I got around to re-reading this book.   Surprisingly, it was an absolute joy to read the second time around. Also, lately  I  am having so much trouble finding the motivation to read. So, in a way this re-read has turned out to be quite a life saver for me reading-wise. The first book, Scythe is based on a cool concept of a utopian/dystopian world where the world is so advanced that human race has conquered everything – even death. People n

Hope you are doing well with all things considered. With people exercising social distancing and following #stayhome #staysafe , I am guessing all booklovers might be having a blast. I used to always complain - “ So many books , So little time ”. Now that I have gotten the opportunity to tackle my TBR pile, I have found myself in one of the worst slumps reading-wise. Last week I quit 2 books as I suddenly started nitpicking on the things that I found boring . Then I picked up a couple books and read its first few chapters and those too didn't pique my interest . I don't know if these books are bad or the fact that I have been reading e-books format which has always proved to be a bad reading experience for me. The reason I am reading e-books is because I can neither go to a bookstore nor can I buy books online as amazon has opened their delivery services only for essential items in our place. I have mentioned this before that e-books give me headaches when I look at them

6.        Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman - I am in awe of Neal Shusterman ’s stories ever since I read SCYTHE . He comes up with interesting dystopian/utopian concepts that are relevant and something I foresee playing out in the near future. Dry is a frightening tale focusing on the deadly effects of water crisis in a town. It shows how an otherwise peaceful family friendly town converts into a war zone of sorts in the event of a disaster. Just like his other stories, this too felt very close to reality and something that could potentially happen to us someday. It followed four different characters with their respective perspectives on this tragic situation. While reading , I was constantly trying to put myself in their shoes and wondered if I too would go to such despicable lengths in order to survive? The other thing that stood out for me was how realistic it all felt because I remember literally being thirsty while reading some scenes depicting people getting parched.