Audible Audio Edition
Listening Length: 11 hours and 51 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Publisher: Audible Studios
Audible.com Release Date: February 16, 2016
Whispersync for Voice: Ready
Language: English
ASIN: B019P7DCH6
Best Sellers Rank: #7 in Books > Teens > Literature & Fiction > Boys & Men #11 in Books > Teens > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Dystopian #18 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Children's Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy
Yesterday, when "Calamity" arrived in the mail I promised myself that I would be in control and only read it after I finished my work and school assignments however as soon as I picked it up to "read just a few pages" I knew that I had made a fickle promise that couldn't be kept.Not only did this book meet my expectations, but very much surpassed them in nearly every way. If you've read the first two books in the "Reckoners" series you are probably already a fan. . . if you haven't yet. . .stop reading this review immediately and head to the nearest local library or make an investment and buy the whole trilogy on .Not everyone likes superhero/antihero books. . . but this isn't just one of those. Brandon's Sanderson's books are about as far from cookie-cutter stories as you can get and "Calamity" really has a little something for everyone. Action, spy skills, drama, romance, and a compelling story-line.This, the final book in the trilogy, brings back all of our favorite characters from the first two books, and introduces a few new ones as well. Although we see some of the comedic humor an banter that we saw in the first two books, the tone is fairly dark as David, Megan, Cody and Abraham work to save a good person from the madness he's experiencing and the atrocities that he's committing while under the influence of Calamity.I'll freely admit that I am not the best at sleuthing out surprises and twists before they happen, but I honestly was taken for a wild ride as I was caught off guard time and time again by the intricate twists that Brandon Sanderson wove into the story.
*********Possible Spoilers for Steelheart and Firefight***************I think this is the first Brandon Sanderson book that when I was done I just wasn’t sure what or even how to rate it. “I feel, like a barrel of green ducks at a Fourth of July parade.”Why you ask am I having so much trouble deciding? Well I’ll tell you….it wasn’t like the ending in The Hero Of Ages the only other completed trilogy by him that I have to compare it too.But, you’re probably thinking that isn’t fair, this is a completely different trilogy. And I agree with you there. This is a completely different and new trilogy and it is good that he hasn’t fallen into predictable patterns. But I expected more answers, more closure and maybe a more defined ending. For specifically David’s story there are most of those things but for some of the other aspects I ended up having even more questions than I started with. Especially regarding Calamity the history of his coming, the purpose, why (view spoiler) I WANTED TO KNOW ALL THE THINGS and I still don’t.I really loved about 85% of this book. It was everything I expected from the Reckoners series. There was a lot of action, bad metaphors and similes, funny characters, emotional moments, a moving city and bad kissing….***“Yet—in all of infinity—I don’t think I’ve ever found a dimension where you can kiss worth a hill of beans.”“That’s unfair,” I said. “You didn’t complain last night.”“You stuck your tongue in my ear, David.”“That’s way romantic. Saw it in a movie once. It’s like…a passionate wet willie.”***I was really happy that the original crew was back together for the most part. I really missed Cody and Abraham in Firelight, but add those two and Mizzy all together and it was hilarious.
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