Review: Can't wait for book 2 . .
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2014
The first volume of The Silver Scythe Chronicles is not the first book I have read about Grims and it is the second story I have come across recently which has a plot-line where a group of individuals is bombing a school. Yet, though these motifs are may be repeated ones in YA contemporary literature, Tiffany Nicole Smith's world of Nowhere, its energy sustained by the Lifestones collected by Grims and run by Mr Dunningham, is an originally dark one.Naomi Grim is the central character of this novel, distinguished from her family not only because of the meaning of her first name, but because she does not have the heart of a Grim; when she is assigned to a Fated HumanHuman she cannot help but care about their life and death.Naomi's chance to prove herself to her community comes when she, her brothers and best friend are sent on assignment to a HumanHuman school, where over 100 deaths are due to take place. However, Naomi becomes assimilated into the Human world as she befriends a group of girls and begins a very innocent romance. I enjoyed watching Naomi develop and mature, becoming strong and independent from her family but ultimately struggling with her decision. Though I would have liked a closure on her life in the HumanHuman world, I felt this was Tiffany Nicole Smith's way of establishing Naomi's identity.Naomi's difficult journey continues in Nowhere and it is one where she has to dig deep to find her strength and dignity. Thankfully Naomi discovers unexpected new allies on the way and despite her mistakes she is a character who has found her way into my heart.I look forward to the next installment of The Silver Scythe Chronicles.This was a complimentary review copy, but this has had no influence on my opinion.