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A review by beaktastic
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
5.0
Somehow, I hadn't heard of this book until a month or so ago. It had totally flown under my radar until a friend asked if I'd heard about it, and as soon as I read the blurb I knew I wanted to read this book. And what a book it is.
In Steelheart, Calamity came 10 years ago and changed the world. Suddenly, some people had incredible powers. But this wasn't like a Marvel film. These powers corrupted, and now ordinary humans live in fear, ruled by these powerful Epics. Or, most people do anyway. Some hope that one day good Epics will come to save them. Others fight, and resist - these people are called Reckoners. And young David wants to be one, to get revenge on the powerful Epic Steelheart, said to be invincible, who rules Newcago and who killed his father in front of his eyes 10 years ago. He just needs to convince the Reckoners first and figure out what Steelheart's elusive weakness is.
I really enjoyed this book. It was a really interesting concept, and one that I haven't really read before. I thought the characters were all well written and quirky, and I look forward to seeing them develop further in future books.
The fantasy, action and mystery aspects were all really well written and well handled.
Overall, I thought this was an amazing book, full of twists and turns, some of which I saw coming (such as Steelhearts weakness) but others that I did not until they happened (). A definite must-read.
In Steelheart, Calamity came 10 years ago and changed the world. Suddenly, some people had incredible powers. But this wasn't like a Marvel film. These powers corrupted, and now ordinary humans live in fear, ruled by these powerful Epics. Or, most people do anyway. Some hope that one day good Epics will come to save them. Others fight, and resist - these people are called Reckoners. And young David wants to be one, to get revenge on the powerful Epic Steelheart, said to be invincible, who rules Newcago and who killed his father in front of his eyes 10 years ago. He just needs to convince the Reckoners first and figure out what Steelheart's elusive weakness is.
I really enjoyed this book. It was a really interesting concept, and one that I haven't really read before. I thought the characters were all well written and quirky, and I look forward to seeing them develop further in future books.
The fantasy, action and mystery aspects were all really well written and well handled.
Overall, I thought this was an amazing book, full of twists and turns, some of which I saw coming (such as Steelhearts weakness) but others that I did not until they happened (