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Flash Fire
by TJ Klune
These books are so tough for me to review just because I enjoy them so much, but it’s hard to explain why. They’re just so fun and chaotic, and work perfectly for me. I just love the characters, their relationships with each other, and the plot, and all 3 come together so well for me.
I already knew this from book 1, but I really love Nick and Seth together and how healthy their relationship seems. They trust each other and love each other and just make each other so happy (while also have their occasional ‘fights’ or sore spots at least). I also love that this book didn’t try to shove in some annoying drama to keep their relationship ‘interesting’, and that jealousy didn’t become some huge thing (which it easily could have, and then reinforced that stupid bi stereotype. But it was all avoided! It was so refreshing!) This book does have a little less of their relationship just because of how the plot works and how things developed, but in the end it was still a good balance of plot and relationship!
The side characters also continued to play a large role in the overall story, and I love how Nick’s other friends got to spend time with him in this book too. We get to see how Nick relies on each of his friends differently, and how the dynamic between pairs of the group differs from the overall group dynamic. It’s a friend group that works altogether but also on a one-to-one basis, which is hard to find (both in books and in real life). They also all felt quite fleshed out and had their own side plots going on that would sometimes contribute to what Nick was dealing with himself, and I liked how interconnected it all was.
I also still just love Nick as a narrator, and getting to see a story with a narrator that has a brain as chaotic as mine. I can’t get distracted while reading because Nick is getting distracted for me instead! He goes on the tangents that I otherwise would!
Lastly, I also enjoyed the plot of this one, even if I had guessed the major twists of this book from the clues in book 1. It was enjoyable nonetheless, and I can’t wait to see where this all leads in book 3! I also really like that the superpowers keep coming in more and more, and can’t wait to see more of that in the next book, too. Overall, just very excited for the next book!
I already knew this from book 1, but I really love Nick and Seth together and how healthy their relationship seems. They trust each other and love each other and just make each other so happy (while also have their occasional ‘fights’ or sore spots at least). I also love that this book didn’t try to shove in some annoying drama to keep their relationship ‘interesting’, and that jealousy didn’t become some huge thing (which it easily could have, and then reinforced that stupid bi stereotype. But it was all avoided! It was so refreshing!) This book does have a little less of their relationship just because of how the plot works and how things developed, but in the end it was still a good balance of plot and relationship!
The side characters also continued to play a large role in the overall story, and I love how Nick’s other friends got to spend time with him in this book too. We get to see how Nick relies on each of his friends differently, and how the dynamic between pairs of the group differs from the overall group dynamic. It’s a friend group that works altogether but also on a one-to-one basis, which is hard to find (both in books and in real life). They also all felt quite fleshed out and had their own side plots going on that would sometimes contribute to what Nick was dealing with himself, and I liked how interconnected it all was.
I also still just love Nick as a narrator, and getting to see a story with a narrator that has a brain as chaotic as mine. I can’t get distracted while reading because Nick is getting distracted for me instead! He goes on the tangents that I otherwise would!
Lastly, I also enjoyed the plot of this one, even if I had guessed the major twists of this book from the clues in book 1. It was enjoyable nonetheless, and I can’t wait to see where this all leads in book 3! I also really like that the superpowers keep coming in more and more, and can’t wait to see more of that in the next book, too. Overall, just very excited for the next book!