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Sep 04, 2023mardscott rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great story--fast read, lots of action. And, surprise, surprise: NO FOUL LANGUAGE and NO SEX! So refreshing! Finally, a sci-fi author who can write a good novel without using bad language and lots of sex. Highly recommend this novel…
Jul 14, 2023blue_cobra_1046 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Sanderson yet again shows his expertise in storytelling with his novel, Steelheart. Its a revenge story revolving around David, who vows to kill a man with power of incredible proportion after his father was murdered. He and the other…
Jun 13, 2023violet_dog_13571 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
In the first installment of Brandon Sanderson’s The Reckoners trilogy, this action-packed novel displays eminent science-fiction elements that immediately draw the reader into the spellbinding contents of a fast-paced perspective of an…
Jan 09, 2023HPL_Teen_Volunteer1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Steelheart is an amazing blend of Sci-Fi and Adventure. The story is based in Chicago, not too many years in the future. A burst in the sky gave ordinary people incredible powers, named “Epics” by the public. And, as everyone knows,…
Apr 12, 2022blue_dog_30275 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I read this off a recommendation from one of my cousins and I absolutely loved it! The rest of the series is just as good as this book so definitely read the entire series, it will be worth your time.
Dec 16, 2021SkylarDaBookNerd rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is my first book by Brandon Sanderson, and this book was SO AWESOME!!!! Would TOTALLY recommend to anyone!!! The characters were well developed, with each having their own personality. The storyline was very interesting and…
Aug 10, 2021JRS_21 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Steelheart is a book written by Brandon Sanderson. It takes place in the United States; normal people have superhuman abilities, all because of a burst in the sky recognized as calamity. They call themselves “Epics” and rule over various…
Jul 29, 2021William207 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Whoa! awesome main character! an unstoppable foe! just what I expected from the great Brian Sanderson
Jul 14, 2021pacl_teens rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
"David finds himself surrounded in a world in which superpowered humans, named Epics, have taken over the world. With no powers of his own and seeking revenge on the Epics, David seeks out help in the form of the Reckoners, a mysterious…
May 18, 2021black_swan_343 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is amazing!!! Brandon Sanderson is an amazing author. I've also read his Skyward series, which was awesome too. You should read that series if you like this one! Read the rest of the series too. This book does have violence…
Dec 22, 2020dldiakow rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great dystopian YA book without any cringy romance/main character falls in love with random girl he just met and changes entire plot. The author also didn’t ruin the book by trying to make it super “diverse”.
Dec 19, 2020kneddit18 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I really love this book. It's not perfect, but the flaws (the overdone generic white awkward white nerdy guy, a lot of characters introduced quickly, side characters not fully fleshed out) didn't seriously hinder my enjoyment. I really…
Oct 25, 2020red_wolf_4443 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This was a pretty good book, apart from the "romance" in it. The main character is also really selfish, in my opinion, and there are a lot of unexplained things at the end.
Oct 10, 2020My_2_Crazy_Doggos rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Hey, guys, I just want to thank you for posting reviews, because I feel like I've run out of books, and reading the reviews is almost as like reading the book in a different language. I like to see other peoples thoughts, and to…
Aug 08, 2020DavesReadings rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Another well done book by Sanderson. He develops his characters so you become attached. He drives his plot with suspense, the characters, the setting, the challenges to overcome, and the good vs. evil and holds you to the story. Some nice…
Feb 08, 2020liubaoyi2006 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
it was an amazing book. I really enjoyed the story and LOVED the plot twist, I hope there will be a fourth book
Jul 24, 2019jmatth rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A great read; much easier to follow the plot than Sanderson's Mistborn series (although I really enjoyed that series as well). This book is action-packed and the pages fly by. The protagonist is endearing and tries his best.
Jun 17, 2019thisischrisyall rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I LOVED the suspense, action, and terrible metaphors! I couldn't put this book down!
Jun 14, 2019vanravenstein rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I liked the premise, but the author really likes guns. He writes about guns, then he writes some more, then some more, then more, then ... I'm bored with it.
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Apr 26, 2019someone13 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Such an amazing read! Has everything you need in a good book. I loved the fast paced action packed style.
Feb 21, 2019Reyna_Avila_Grace rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
So much fun! I loved the world-building. It had a lot of twists and turns that I was almost able to predict. Great job with the foreshadowing. The side characters were kind of flat though. I think it would be interesting to reread now…
Nov 13, 2018Dovi16 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
AMAZING!! This is a MUST READ. This book and the next two in the series are possibly the greatest books I have ever read. Once I started reading I could not put it down. The way Sanderson creates his own unique dystopian universe is beyond…
Jul 19, 2018TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The story is about a boy named David who meets a group of people called the Reckoners in the apocalypse to fight a band of people called epics who have gotten superpowers for some reason and are corrupting the world. one thing I did like…
Mar 16, 2018
this book is a really good read, everything is so unpredictable its very entertaining!
Mar 03, 2018
I thought this book provided a lot of times where you would wonder what would happen next. Like what will happen to the characters. It made me continue reading more and more. It had a good sense of adventures to keep the readers…