Series: Reckoners (bk. 3)
Genera(s): Dystopian Sci-fi
Subjects: super powers, abilities, supervillains
Setting: The city of Ildithia, which used to be
Atlanta, Georgia, but was turned into constantly moving salt and now is in
Kansas
POV/Tense: 1st person POV, past tense: David
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 417 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover
List Price: $18.99
Publisher: Random House: Delacorte Press
Summary/ product description: “When Calamity lit up the
sky, the Epics were born. David’s fate has been tied to their villainy ever
since that historic night. Steelheart killed his father. Firefight stole his
heart. And now Regalia has turned his closest ally into a dangerous enemy.
David
knew Prof’s secret, and kept it even when Prof struggled to control the effects
of his Epic powers. But facing Obliteration in Babilar was too much. Once the
Reckoners’ leader, Prof has now embraced his Epic destiny. He’s disappeared
into those murky shadows of menace Epics are infamous for the world over, and
everyone knows there’s no turning back...
But
everyone is wrong. Redemption is possible for Epics—Megan proved it. They’re
not lost. Not completely. And David is just about crazy enough to face down the
most powerful High Epic of all to get his friend back. Or die trying.”
My Review: This
is a truly EPIC finale! It’s like a rollercoaster through a zoo filled with
unicorns, dragons and puppies, while you eat ice cream, and listen to you
favorites music. Sadly, the ride’s over, and I don’t want to get off. (How that
for a metaphor….I mean simile.) I’ll miss David’s ridiculous metaphor-similes
and his Epic obsession and his adorable geekiness.
This series has been one of the most constantly
entertaining series to date. Seriously, these books never bored me and always
left me wanted the next one. I’m just so mind blown by this finale, I don’t
know what to say. I wish we could see more of what happened later on, after the
end of the book, like a novella or story at least.
The characters in this series have been so unique, set
apart from each other. I never had trouble remembering their traits, abilities
or quirks. The character relationships were amazing. David and Megan, who I
totally ship because they’re made for each other, remind me of other romances
in YA series from a male POV, in which the girl’s the tough one in the
relationship, and the guy’s a bit more nerdy or sweet. Think Percy and
Annabelle, Alex and Darla (Ashfall), or Gray and Bree (The Taken Trilogy). Megan
is an Epic and can pull shadows of parallel worlds into ours to make an
illusion of reality.
I love the Reckoners team. Prof was cool, in a Xavier
from X-men sort of way, until Prof went dark in the previous book. What a super
villain. Abraham is an African-French-Canadian who’s ex-military and pretty
reserved, but he’s still cool. He’s get a chance to work with some awesome
Epic-derived technology in the book. Cody is a southerner who obsessed with
Scottish stuff, and makes up tall tales about his people, the Scotts. Mizzy, an
African-American with poufy hair, is very perky and uses words like “Groovy,”
that David’s never heard. Tia, an older redhead and Prof’s girlfriend (who’s
missing, or dead possibly) was an expert on Epics.
Of course if you read the previous books, you know all
that, or just needed a reminder. If you hadn’t read them, you you should
probably stop reading this review and look for spoiler free reviews on
Steelheart, ya slontze. (That’s not an insult, that was a made-up word from the
book, which was set in Chicago, now Newcago).
The Reckoners are in Ildithia, which used to be
Atlanta and used to be in Georgia. Well now’s it’s made of salt that grows and disintegrates
over a week, moving like mold, by growth and decay. It’s currently near Kansas
City, Kansas. Weird, I know. I didn’t get it at first either. It’s pretty cool
though. I like the idea of a building made of a crystal. Though, having to move
each week would suck.
They set up a base there, avoid Epics until the
mission. Stuff doesn’t go so well. They have quite a few run-ins. The make
plans. David in currently leading the group and coming up with crazy ideas and
persuading the other Reckoners to go along with it. Everyone’s skeptical of
David’s farfetched plans. David’s eternally optimistic, sometimes in an
annoying cheeky way. I like him for that. He almost reminds me of Ray from
Arrow/Legends of Tomorrow, (who get called “boy scout” a lot).
The ending of the book is crazy. I kind of suspected
what Calamity was, but didn’t know who he was. A what happened to David was
what I was hoping for, but I didn’t expect what exactly would happen. If you
think I’m being vague, I am doing so to not spoil it. I really want to talk
about it though. OHMYGOSH!!!!!! EERRRR!!!! I just…loved it too much. Seriously,
why can’t there be more series like this?
Recommend this to fans of Marvel and DC comics and
movies and TV shows. Books like Illusive, V is For Villain and Shatter Me.
Cover Art Review: Cool cover. Love the colors and the
bullet hole. Very representative of the series.
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