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Steelheart (Reckoners, #1)

Brandon Sanderson

Start date: December 22, 2013

Finish date: December 31, 2013

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Sep 12, 2018 Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, young-adult, dystopian, science-fiction, fantasy, supernatural, superheroes, wish-list-physical, own-ebook-read, audio

This review MAY contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.

This is my second foray into the waters of Brandon Sanderson's genius. And it can only be called that. Genius. His stories are so incredibly crafted.

This book is a young adult book, but it felt more like a mature middle-grade book. Not quite young adult, but not completely juvenile either. There are definitely mature themes in the book, but the storytelling feels more middle grade.

The best things about this book are the premise and the pl ...more

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Jan 08, 2016 Vicky rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: z-author-american-usa, series-read, own-audible-library, dystopia, superhero, setting-united-states-mw, setting-future-earth, future-earth, zz-cover-color-grey, own-ncc-overdrive-ebook

SUCH A FUN BOOK!

I have heard people praise Sanderson for months and months and months. Since I generally find myself disappointed by hyped books and authors, you can understand my skepticism. I went into this expecting something good and I got something amazing. So amazing that I immediately read Mitosis and moved right into Firefight!

The thing I loved most about this book was the surprise factor. Sanderson definitely has a knack for the unexpected twist. All of the Epics have at least one weakn SUCH A FUN BOOK!

I have heard people praise Sanderson for months and months and months. Since I generally find myself disappointed by hyped books and authors, you can understand my skepticism. I went into this expecting something good and I got something amazing. So amazing that I immediately read Mitosis and moved right into Firefight!

The thing I loved most about this book was the surprise factor. Sanderson definitely has a knack for the unexpected twist. All of the Epics have at least one weakness that negates their powers, and a good chunk of this book is spent researching what Steelheart's might be. I was certain I knew what it was going to be, and I was so wrong. I had also spoiled something for myself when reading the blurbs for the other books in the series (Why do I insist on doing that?! Don't do it, seriously.), but I was still NOT expecting the reveal. Very well crafted, I must admit. And now that I know what happens, I'm seeing all the pieces come together. I might put this on my to read again some day list, just to watch all the threads weave together.

I was amazed by the world Sanderson created. He turned the superhero idea into something new and interesting, I'm looking forward to learning more about what Calamity is and how the Epics really did come into their powers. I also think we'll be delving more into the morality of these powers and how what rights and responsibilities come with them as we get into future books, which should be interesting.

The cast of characters is engaging, well-crafted and many layered. There was never a dull moment, no matter what characters were involved in a scene.

While the book is targeted at a young adult audience, the young adult aspects of it are very tame. There is a little bit of teenage angst in the form of David not being sure how he fits into his new world, and also a bit of his overactive hormones. But it was plausible and fit well with his character, it wasn't exaggerated and it didn't overwhelm the story.

I'm going to stop gushing over this book now and go read me some more Firefight!
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Sep 10, 2013 Lisarenee rated it it was amazing

Shelves: nbrc-tower-team-challenge-ii

My Synopsis:

“Where there are villains, there will be heroes,” my father said. “Just wait. They will come."

Those were some of David's father's last words before an Epic, Steelheart, killed him.

"I know, better than anyone else, that there are no heroes coming to save us. There are no good Epics. None of them protect us. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts."

It's been ten years since his father's death. Eleven since the first Epics were transformed from mere mortals. David has been patie ...more

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Jul 06, 2019 Veronika Valerievna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Fast action, nothing missing, nothing to add. Great language, good dialogues. Very fast read, enjoyed it from the beginning til the very end. Unexpected turns and final. Liked this story very much)

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