Review: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson {5.0}

Title: Steelheart

Author: Brandon Sandeson

Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy

Publisher: Delacorte

Publication Date:  September 24th, 2013

Pages: 386 pages

My Rating: 5 Stars

Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his will.

Nobody fights the Epics...nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them.

And David wants in. He wants Steelheart — the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning — and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.

He's seen Steelheart bleed. And he wants revenge.

I almost gave up on this book, but thankfully, I didn't. I have started reading Steelheart numerous times already, but like The Book Thief, I have never gotten past 2-3 chapters until today. And oh my goodness, this book took me by surprise! Why the heck did I not read this book, or any other Brandon Sanderson book sooner?! Ugh, I'm so frustrated with myself, and I just freaking need the next book already!

Steelheart is one of the best fantasy books I've ever read. The concept of the book is one of the most unique ones I've encountered in YA. I've never seen a book about supervillains before, and this immediately caught my attention. In this book, the main character is a human who want to defeat a supervillain with superpowers. Long gone was the time they believed that there would be good Epics rather than bad. 

The excitement and the action in the book was just addicting. This book definitely has that can't-put-down factor. Tt has been a long time since I have read a book like that, which is why this book is all the more precious to me. As I was reading, my heart was definitely pounding, and I even reacted physically, not just in my head. That, for me, is a great indicator of how amazing a book is because I typically don't like showing my reactions to other people. And I was reading in public, mind you. 

This book is a paradox for me because while there were a few times that it caught me off guard, it felt kind of predictable to me as well. But I won't be deducting any stars for that because this book deserves no less than 5 stars. There were tiny moments when this book made me go :O, but mostly I was able to guess things before they even happened. Why couldn't I deduct a star? Simply because the fact that the book is predictable doesn't deduct from the excitement. Even though I guessed some of the things that would happen, it still totally made my heart pound with excitement.

Oh my goodness, I have so many questions about this book. I have read the sneak peek for the second book at the end of this book, and I kind of regret it because it just makes me want to read the second book more. There are still a lot of loose ends that would have to be answered throughout the series, and I cannot wait! Whereas the first book took some time for the action to take off, the second book immediately starts with one. Ugh, I need to get my hands on that book! 

Overall, this book is completely amazing! If you guys are tired of the cheesy romances in most YA fantasy novels, try this one for a kickass main character and minor romance. Endless recommendations for this one, seriously. Now I'm off to cry because I still don't have the next book yet. On the flip side, I have other Brandon Sanderson novels on my bookshelf..

5 why-the-heck-didn't-i-read-this-sooner?! stars