Light reading and action packed

One of Brandon Sanderson’s lighter novels, which is aimed to be enjoyed by teenagers and adults alike. I found it thoroughly enjoyable, but it isn’t a masterpiece by any means.

Story – 4/5

As a simpler novel, a lot of the complexities of the superpowers/magic system are skipped by having the main band of characters have limited knowledge of the characters with powers. He has done this well though, as it keeps an element of mystery in the story, making the mission to kill them seem very daunting and difficult. I get the impression we will find out more in later novels

The story is action packed from start to finish. Compared to Brandon’s other novels, he doesn’t waste time on back story and world building, we are thrown into the deep end of the main story arc which is linear.

All good characters are extremely likeable. In most novels, there is always a character that annoys me. Steelheart is an exception to that. There are no grey areas, only good and evil characters, adding to the simplicity of the novel.

Performance – 4.5/5

MacLeod Andrews American accent suited this book perfectly, as it was not only set in America, but all of the dialog had a very American feel to it (i.e. the mannerisms and sayings). He was superb at giving everyone an extremely distinct voice, which may have been made easier by the fact that the cast of characters was small. All scenes were performed smoothly and Macleod made it very easy to get sucked into the action and excitement which was plentiful in the novel.

Overall – 4/5

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Good fun X men turned evil story

I found the narrator rather irritating but the story was intriguing and interesting. Great concept, and the main character was well developed and believable.

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This book is epic.

Well written, not hurried, but plenty to keep you hooked the whole way through. Brandon Sanderson's imagination is amazing. Actually no, it's epic. This is a great standalone story, but it leaves you wanting to hear so much more.

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love and hae

As you start you read you find yourself wanting the weight of the word written by Brandon. you become captivated by the world he seemless creates. you come to love and hate the characters he introduces to you.

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Exciting story to keep you on your toes

Firstly the narration was brilliant. the perfect voice for the main character David and so easy to listen to. The story itself was brilliantly paced and exciting enough that the end of every chapter left you wanting more. The plot was not at all predictable despite seemingly being so to begin with, this definitely had hidden depth. Very good initial introduction to the brilliance of Brandon Sanderson

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Excellent listen

Really good, engaging book with a thoughtfully crafted world which I just want to know more about.

Usually it takes me time to get into a book, but not in this case! Opening chapters were very well done. Plot/setting seems somewhat final fantasy esque, which is not a bad thing!

Can't wait to get stuck in to the second one now.

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Sparks!

Enjoyable story. Towards the latter stages of the book I did find the "sparks, calamity, ..." vocabulary a little repetitive.

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Great new take on the superhero genre

really interesting and refreshed take on the superhero/apocalypse genre. perfect for adults and teenagers alike

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Excellent

From the first chapter I was hooked. Excellent writing and world building, and a fantastic app performance by the narrator

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brilliant world building

great book, creates a well built world as always with Sanderosn that's fun to dive into

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