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Steelheart

Brandon Sanderson

4.01 AVERAGE

medium-paced
adventurous fast-paced

i might come back and change this rating later bc i'm really unsure about how i feel

This book was so much fun! :) Would totally work for YA, the alternate reality isn't too tricky. FUN FUN FUN!


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While reading this book, I kept feeling as if it was set in the same universe as Megamind. I liked the movie — and also this book but in a very meh sort of way.

Here are some thoughts:

SpoilerThe protagonist is a teenage boy who has spent a large part of his life, collecting info on the superheroes, epics, that plague his world. Instead of making the world a better place, they carved it into territories and subjected the non-powered humans to their dictatorships. The worst among them is Steelheart who also killed the protag’s dad, hence the lifelong obsession.

While the boy knows much about them — even more than an underground force of rebels in some cases — he is also wrong and learns otherwise as the story progresses. It made him more real to me.

The Scotsman who is also an Australian was a fun character. The author used his outlandish stories as direct humor while the MC came off funny without meaning to.

What I didn’t like included turning the MC’s love interest into an epic. Saw it and discarded this because it was too obvious. Her resurrection was needless too. It may have made a bigger impact — or any at all — had she stayed dead.

Felt the same way about the leader of the rebels when he was outed as an epic himself. Moreover, for a force that goes up against the epics so regularly, the rebels numbered what six people? Too much of a stretch that such a small group could do so much damage.


We don’t get much in the way of the different faiths that the denizens of this world may follow. But we do see a glimpse of people who believe good epics will come to defeat the bad ones. It could be that the author will place the MC in a group of such believers in the subsequent books?

So, yeah, we’ll have to wait and see.
adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4.5/5 estrellas.
OMG. OMG. OMG.
Es el primer libro de Brandon Sanderson que leo y fue increible.
Real que sentí que estaba viendo una pelicula de acción y ciencia ficción y cosas maravillosas(?).
La escritura de este hombre, especialmente en las escenas de accion es magnífica y me la quiero tatuar en la cara. O sea, no, pero se entiende el concepto.
Me gustó bastante la historia, los personajes, Sanderson, todo. NECESITO LEER FIREFIGHT A H O R A
[Gracias Naty por prestármelo ♥]
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

4'5/5

Una trilogía de ciencia ficción con un planteamiento muy llamativo y que promete aunque la ejecución de este libro no está a la altura de lo que esperaba,
Ha sido una montaña rusa de lectura. Empezó muy buen con un inicio que me mantenía intrigada y enganchada pero a medida que avanzaba mi interés iba disminuyendo y se me hacía incluso pesado para volver a captar toda mi atención de cara al final muy al estilo Sanderson con giros inesperados.

Tampoco ha ayudado que no haya conectado con el protagonista, me ha parecido un poco "fantasma" y sabiondo que actuaba sin pensar, demasiado impulsivo para mi gusto lo que me ponía de los nervios y me sacaba de mis casillas en algunas escenas.

Ha sido un primer libro que ha resultado bastante introductorio. Espero que el siguiente sea mejor.