Reader: William B.
Age: 12
Title: Firefight
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Pub Date: 01/06/15
Galley: Yes
Top 25: Yes
Convince us to read the book: The author keeps you guessing and shocks you at every page turn. The characters develop more and more. It builds off of and is even more spontaneous than Steelheart. Some dialogue is obsessively used and makes no sense. This book will keep you waiting until you can't anymore.
Memorable or Forgettable: It is memorable because of the writing style.
Cover: The cover is hard to miss. It screams, read me!
Age Range: 12 through 13
Quality: 4Q - Better than most
Popularity: 3P - Some teen appeal
Additional Comments: Read Steelheart first.
Annotation: Firefight starts with David and the Reckoners taking out Epics. They realize they will have to kill another Epic that rules over a city. They then start on a journey that will provide more knowledge about the Epics.
tags: science fiction / dystopian / superheroes / The Reckoners series / ya lit
Reader: Simon D-S
Age: 14
Title: Firefight
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Pub Date: 01/06/15
Galley: Yes
Top 25: Yes
Convince us to read the book: This was a very well rounded book , The dialogue
was quite real, and I liked it. The plot was good and well paced with just
enough plot to balance out the constant explosions.... And sure, there might be
some character development in there somewhere, but the important part is that
the second book in the Reckoners series is HERE people! Sorry, but it is SO good that
it is just the best.
Memorable or Forgettable: Okay, let's get something straight. Steelheart is one of the best books
written ever. So, once you accept that, you can understand how frickin’ amazing
and awesome Firefight is. I am SO
excited for Calamity which comes out next year. Very memorable and really good.
Cover: Yep. The metal explosions were a sure way to
make me pick it up.
Age Range: Under 12 through 18 and up
Quality: 5Q Hard to imagine a better book
Popularity: 5P Everyone wants to read it
Additional Comments:
Read it. Right now. Stop what you are doing and
find it.
Annotation: With Steelheart defeated in Newcago, David and
Prof head to defeat a new high epic: Regalia, an epic with absolute control of
the sea.
tags: science fiction / dystopian / superheroes
/ The Reckoners series / ya lit
Reader: Theo S-M
Age: 12
Title: Firefight
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Pub Date: 01/06/15
Galley: Yes
Top 25: Yes
Convince us to read the book: This book is the best book ever. It has a great plot and characters and pretty
much everything else.
Memorable or Forgettable: Everything will make this book stay in my mind
forever.
Cover: Yes!
Age Range: Not provided
Quality: 5Q Hard to imagine a better book
Popularity: 5P Everyone wants to read it
Additional Comments:
It’s almost as good as Harry Potter.
Annotation: David and the rest of the Reckoners have taken
over Newcago, but keeping it free is no small task. Powerful Epics are
streaming from Bablyon restored so a small group of Reckoners head there to
meet another cell.
tags: science fiction / dystopian / superheroes
/ The Reckoners series / ya lit
Reader: Eli S-M
Age: 15
Title: Firefight
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Pub Date: 01/06/15
Galley: Yes
Top 25: Yes
Convince us to read the book: I would wholeheartedly recommend this book.
While the interactions between characters were occasionally a little stiff and
unnatural, Firefight's positive
qualities far outweigh its negative ones. The pacing is excellent- action lies around
every corner, secrets unfold at just the right times to keep you reading, the
fight sequences are exciting, and the mysteries keep you guessing.
Memorable or Forgettable: This book was extremely memorable. Like the book
before it, Steelheart, much of what
made Firefight memorable was its unique world. Epic powers and weaknesses
continue to be exciting, cinematic, and intriguing. The near future,
post(ish)-apocalyptic setting is described and implemented wonderfully. More
so, the flooded city of Babylon Restored allows the characters to explore a
new, dynamic environment that differs greatly from the steel skyline of
Newcago. In this way, the world of Firefight
manages to feel both different and fundamentally the same as the world of Steelheart.
Cover: The cover tempted me to pick the book up. The
skyline of Manhattan is displayed at the bottom, which does reflect the book's
contents, but the object in the center of the page does little to represent Firefight.
Age Range: Under 12 through 17
Quality: 5Q Hard to imagine a better book
Popularity: 4P Broad general teen appeal
Annotation: Firefight is the second installment in The Reckoners
series, which follows a young man as he works with a shadowy group to
assassinate the twisted, super-powered individuals, called Epics, that have
taken over his world. In Firefight,
the Reckoners travel to the city of Babylon Restored, formerly known as the
borough of Manhattan, in order to confront the powerful and manipulative Epic
called Regalia.
tags: science fiction / dystopian / superheroes
/ The Reckoners series / ya lit
