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Firefight
by Brandon Sanderson
I've seen Steelheart bleed.
David Charleston has one purpose in life: to kill Steelheart. He's the invincible Epic who killed his father.
STOP HERE RIGHT NOW IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS FROM BOOK #1 (#steelheart )! I'M WARNING YOU!
Now that Steelheart is dead David has a new life with the Reckoners in the reclaimed city of Newcago. They still reside there, defending the city from new Epics who are being sent from Regalia, a high Epic who rules Babylon Restored or Babilar for short. This is David's life now, killing Epics by exploiting their weaknesses. It's during this period he reflects back on Megan, who was Firefight in disguise, and on Prof, who is an Epic as well. David begins to question his and the Reckoners work of killing every Epic and what he understands of the Epics and their powers.
His suspicions are the reason he follows Prof and Tia to the flooded city of Babilar, once known as New York City. This is the place where most of David's questions are answered, such as why there are sometimes new Epics popping up years after Calamity struck, if there is any link to the Epic's weaknesses even though most of humanity believes there are no links, and can the Epics become truly good? Can they resist the pull of their powers to destroy and kill? NOW STOP HERE IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS FOR BOOK #2 (#firefight ). I'M GIVING YOU FAIR WARNING!
I love the way Brandon Sanderson crafts this world and I love how complex and deep all his characters are, even the minor ones! Brandon Sanderson also has a way of weaving a mystery so deep that you'll be guessing Regalia's plot til the end of the book! I also love how creative Mr. Sanderson was to create superheroes that aren't really superheroes with their weaknesses being the thing they fear the most in life, what their nightmares consist of.
I absolutely love David and how Mr. Sanderson writes him. Since the POV is in David's perspective it feels natural to have misconstrued metaphors and off-track thoughts because that's who David is!
The love story between Megan and David didn't feel forced at all. Like the first book, it felt natural. Usually a problem I see in some books is that the attraction between characters in different books feels off at first, like the author was working back into those characters relationship. This isn't the case with this series. It was like there was no break between the books because their characters picked up naturally from the last book. In fact, there was no awkward character relationship between any of the characters, except Cody who I don't believe had any speaking lines in this book. Something I usually look for in romantic relationships in books are if the characters (specifically the female ones) remain true to their character or become a stereotypical love struck person. Megan AND David didn't have this awkward transition in character. David's character already called for him to be awkward around women and it played well in his reactions with Megan. Megan is a tough soul who has reasons to be distant and that again is shown in her romantic relationship with David. They even evolved in their relationship naturally with each other! It's the best relationship I've read this year!
Another thing about this book in comparison to others is that sometimes there will be a lag in action between the beginning and the end. You have intros and story setting in the beginning and your main driving point at the end, but sometimes the middle falls short. This book didn't. It had a natural ebb and flow to the story, such that when there was action, there was downtime and exposition afterwards, and they moved naturally back and forth between each other. For example: there would be a big action sequence and then David and the reader would find out more information to the unraveling mystery. The only part that didn't follow this pattern was the last 50 pages of the book. They were rushed for action, but it fit the book because the plot drove for it to be fast paced and confusing. This literally will set up his next book like it did the last. And needless to say I'm excited to read Calamity.
I would venture to say this was better than Steelheart and this is the best book I've read this year! This is definitely worth a read if you love young adult books, dystopian novels, post apocalyptic novels, and/or superheroes!
David Charleston has one purpose in life: to kill Steelheart. He's the invincible Epic who killed his father.
STOP HERE RIGHT NOW IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS FROM BOOK #1 (#steelheart )! I'M WARNING YOU!
Now that Steelheart is dead David has a new life with the Reckoners in the reclaimed city of Newcago. They still reside there, defending the city from new Epics who are being sent from Regalia, a high Epic who rules Babylon Restored or Babilar for short. This is David's life now, killing Epics by exploiting their weaknesses. It's during this period he reflects back on Megan, who was Firefight in disguise, and on Prof, who is an Epic as well. David begins to question his and the Reckoners work of killing every Epic and what he understands of the Epics and their powers.
His suspicions are the reason he follows Prof and Tia to the flooded city of Babilar, once known as New York City. This is the place where most of David's questions are answered, such as why there are sometimes new Epics popping up years after Calamity struck, if there is any link to the Epic's weaknesses even though most of humanity believes there are no links, and can the Epics become truly good? Can they resist the pull of their powers to destroy and kill? NOW STOP HERE IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS FOR BOOK #2 (#firefight ). I'M GIVING YOU FAIR WARNING!
I love the way Brandon Sanderson crafts this world and I love how complex and deep all his characters are, even the minor ones! Brandon Sanderson also has a way of weaving a mystery so deep that you'll be guessing Regalia's plot til the end of the book! I also love how creative Mr. Sanderson was to create superheroes that aren't really superheroes with their weaknesses being the thing they fear the most in life, what their nightmares consist of.
I absolutely love David and how Mr. Sanderson writes him. Since the POV is in David's perspective it feels natural to have misconstrued metaphors and off-track thoughts because that's who David is!
The love story between Megan and David didn't feel forced at all. Like the first book, it felt natural. Usually a problem I see in some books is that the attraction between characters in different books feels off at first, like the author was working back into those characters relationship. This isn't the case with this series. It was like there was no break between the books because their characters picked up naturally from the last book. In fact, there was no awkward character relationship between any of the characters, except Cody who I don't believe had any speaking lines in this book. Something I usually look for in romantic relationships in books are if the characters (specifically the female ones) remain true to their character or become a stereotypical love struck person. Megan AND David didn't have this awkward transition in character. David's character already called for him to be awkward around women and it played well in his reactions with Megan. Megan is a tough soul who has reasons to be distant and that again is shown in her romantic relationship with David. They even evolved in their relationship naturally with each other! It's the best relationship I've read this year!
Another thing about this book in comparison to others is that sometimes there will be a lag in action between the beginning and the end. You have intros and story setting in the beginning and your main driving point at the end, but sometimes the middle falls short. This book didn't. It had a natural ebb and flow to the story, such that when there was action, there was downtime and exposition afterwards, and they moved naturally back and forth between each other. For example: there would be a big action sequence and then David and the reader would find out more information to the unraveling mystery. The only part that didn't follow this pattern was the last 50 pages of the book. They were rushed for action, but it fit the book because the plot drove for it to be fast paced and confusing. This literally will set up his next book like it did the last. And needless to say I'm excited to read Calamity.
I would venture to say this was better than Steelheart and this is the best book I've read this year! This is definitely worth a read if you love young adult books, dystopian novels, post apocalyptic novels, and/or superheroes!