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Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson
There’s been a lot of hype around Brandon Sanderson’s books lately. One booktuber talked about him and the rest of the community followed in a nanosecond. I wanted to see what the fuss was about and since I read a lot of popular books, I couldn’t miss out on this one.
Most of Brandon Sanderson’s books are in the adult genre. Steelheart is more of a YA-style book. The protagonist is 18 years old aka a young adult. That doesn’t mean an adult wouldn’t enjoy this book. I thought the concept of superheroes (or more like anti heroes) that have taken over the world was very unique. These ‘heroes’ don’t exactly use their powers to do good, they all have different powers and they all have a weakness. This way these characters immediately had depth and a back-story. You can almost tell what kind of person these heroes are just by looking at their powers and their weaknesses.
The protagonist wasn’t spectacular. He didn’t stand out. As a kid he saw how a ton of people got killed, including his father and therefore he wants revenge. We also learn about his education and his knowledge of weapons and Epics. There wasn’t anything that made me really like him, appreciate him or surprise me in any way. The other characters were interesting in many ways, probably because some of them had pretty big secrets.
What I loved about this book is the plot. I love plot twists and Steelheart sure has a few. I kind of had my theories on how this book would end but it ended completely differently. I don’t have any theories on what will happen in the next books though. I’m kind of expecting it’ll go the same way every other dystopian goes… I guess I’ve read too many dystopians in my life.
I’ll be checking out other books by this author, especially because they are high fantasy books.
Most of Brandon Sanderson’s books are in the adult genre. Steelheart is more of a YA-style book. The protagonist is 18 years old aka a young adult. That doesn’t mean an adult wouldn’t enjoy this book. I thought the concept of superheroes (or more like anti heroes) that have taken over the world was very unique. These ‘heroes’ don’t exactly use their powers to do good, they all have different powers and they all have a weakness. This way these characters immediately had depth and a back-story. You can almost tell what kind of person these heroes are just by looking at their powers and their weaknesses.
The protagonist wasn’t spectacular. He didn’t stand out. As a kid he saw how a ton of people got killed, including his father and therefore he wants revenge. We also learn about his education and his knowledge of weapons and Epics. There wasn’t anything that made me really like him, appreciate him or surprise me in any way. The other characters were interesting in many ways, probably because some of them had pretty big secrets.
What I loved about this book is the plot. I love plot twists and Steelheart sure has a few. I kind of had my theories on how this book would end but it ended completely differently. I don’t have any theories on what will happen in the next books though. I’m kind of expecting it’ll go the same way every other dystopian goes… I guess I’ve read too many dystopians in my life.
I’ll be checking out other books by this author, especially because they are high fantasy books.