Firefight

"Just a whole lot of fun to read!"

"A strong novel, especially for the 2nd in a trilogy. Twists, exciting reveals, dynamic character development and plot: An entertaining read with a whirlwind ending that carries you into the final installment. And maybe even a bit of an interesting moral to boot...<br/><br/>PG13 for violence, murder, references to nudity but no detail."

"Good quick read"

"The previous book Steelheart was my first YA book in a long time and I loved it. This one is just as good if not better. Really enjoying these books and it's going to be very difficult to wait for the third book to come out."

"Super fun and funny series. Really hard to put down. "

"4.5* on my Sanderson scale.<br/><br/>Being less than a year since I read this book last, I'm surprised by how much I'd forgotten. I remembered more of Steelheart...But I think this has to do with why I ended up enjoying this book more than the first one. There was so much <i>more</i> to this book. While Steelheart was focused primarily on Steelheart himself, this focused on a variety of different things. Not in a way that made it distracting, of course. But in a way that enhanced the story. There were more twists and turns in this one. Less of the planning and more action - which I attribute to their being multiple Epics at the forefront of the story. More subplot rather than just focused on Steelheart. <br/><br/>It's also great to see the Epics using their powers and the different combinations Sanderson makes for them. Yes, there are some powers that in todays world we have come to know (teleportation, flying...etc), but Sanderson twists them wonderfully and adds new interpretations. Like what other super human turns an entire city to steel? Granted, most super humans in the stories we here are good and would probably not steelify an entire city. But the bad ones might...but there aren't any other turning-city-into-steel bad super people in stories that I've heard about. I'm rambling. Whatever. Point being: these Epics are unique.<br/><br/>Other than that, two side notes to show my enjoyment of this book (and series as a whole):<br/>1. The spikes on ones feet to kick at potential attacking sharks? Genius. Though I do believe they could be flushed out a bit in terms of design, they certainly would help me feel safer in the ocean. <br/><br/>2. I think I'm coming to speak like David...in my mind. My thoughts speak like David. Or maybe I already thought like him and only now realize it? Either way, the way he thinks (not what he thinks, mind you), the speech patters...reminds me of me. So basically I've equated that to me being like David who is awesome.<br/><br/>Also, can't write a Reckoners review without mentioning the glorious metaphors. Or smilies. Whatever."

"7/10"

"He is my favorite author! "