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Steelheart (The Reckoners, #1)

Brandon Sanderson

Start date: January 1, 2014

Finish date: January 31, 2014

Why we're reading this: Jan. 2014 group read
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Dec 13, 2013 Brigid ✩ rated it liked it

Shelves: dystopia, fantasy, futuristic, young-adult, sci-fi, superpowers, on-my-kindle

Initial reaction:

I'm torn between giving this 2.5 and 3 stars. I think I need to digest it for another day or two ...

*Takes a deep breath* Well. I had really high expectations for this book, because I thought it sounded super badass and it's been getting raving reviews from reviewers I usually agree with. But ... I honestly just don't get it.

I thought the story had a fantastic setup. It has quite a killer prologue, which made me really excited to read the rest of it. But after that, it went dow ...more

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Jan 15, 2014 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, dystopia, sci-fi, 2015

I think this book could have easily gotten 5 stars if it hadn't been for the unnecessary love story (as I said, just let them fight and beat things up) and the points where they were trying to devise the plan to get to Steelheart - too much talking, not enough action in those spots.

Otherwise? DAMN can Brandon Sanderson write a good action sequence. The fight scenes just flew by like they were straight out of an action/sci-fi movie. The villains were extremely well thought out but the part that ...more

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Nov 13, 2013 Jenny rated it it was amazing

Loved it, and can't wait for the sequel! The style reminded me a little of Ready Player One. ...more

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May 31, 2013 Nicole rated it it was amazing

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Pretty amazing. I didn't even come close to figuring all the pieces out. I know no other author who is as good at laying all the pieces out so subtly without giving it all away until the very last moment. This is why, over and over again, I will always read anything Brandon writes (we've met a few times, I feel like we're buddies). I still haven't read Warbreaker, admittedly, but I own it. Someday.... ...more

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Jan 28, 2016 Amelia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-fiction, audiobook, superheroes, killers-murders-assassins, supernatural, fantasy

Loved it! I have to sit back and process all that happened for a proper review, but man oh man now I need to read the second one. I predicted one of the twists, but not the second!

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