Flash Fire
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- Author：T.J. Klune
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Reviews
Cameron Smith
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Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reader copy of this book！In this highly anticipated second entry to T。J Klune’s “The Extraordinaries” series， Nicholas Bell and his loved ones have to navigate the ever-changing landscape of extraordinaries。 New heroes are appearing， as are new villains， and the lines between the two are getting blurry。Klune has once again created a very appealing and entertaining narrative。 Superhero stories are a dime a dozen nowadays， but this one manages Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reader copy of this book！In this highly anticipated second entry to T。J Klune’s “The Extraordinaries” series， Nicholas Bell and his loved ones have to navigate the ever-changing landscape of extraordinaries。 New heroes are appearing， as are new villains， and the lines between the two are getting blurry。Klune has once again created a very appealing and entertaining narrative。 Superhero stories are a dime a dozen nowadays， but this one manages to be unique。 Though there are certainly high powered antics happening here， the strength of the novel is in the love and care that is clearly put into these characters。 The cast of important characters， both main and supporting， nearly doubled with the inclusion of new Extraordinaries and family members。 Yet all of them are extremely well done。 The characters are all flawed and have moments which will frustrate readers， but still being able to love them despite this is a sign of great writing。 I also want to shout out a particularly important part of this novel。 Though it is played for laughs and character development， Klune includes important bits of queer sex-ed throughout the book。 For many kids who pick up this novel， this will be the first time they’re hearing of this important topic。 When I realized what Klune was doing by including this， I was moved to tears。 I can only imagine the impact this will have on so many young people who will feel seen and catered to for the first time through this novel。 This is why it is incredibly important for queer authors and stories to be published on a large scale。 The final battle in this novel is also very well done。 Action scenes are not always easy to follow in books， but that was not a problem in this story。 It keeps the stakes high - but not unbelievable。 There is also enough back and forth in the action scenes to keep tension high。 I do think this book fell victim to a problem I noticed in the first novel as well， a clunky beginning。 There is a lot at play both plot-wise and thematically in this novel， and trying to insert too much of it right at the beginning instead of letting it come naturally made things a bit awkward。 Important lessons and perspectives on police brutality and racism ended up coming off as more of a lecture than I would have liked。 I agree with all the points made， but I wish there had been a bit more nuance than a wall of text explaining them to me。 In that scene and others like it， I did find myself wishing that there would be a bit more showing and less telling。It was also very clear that this novel is here to build。 It builds upon the first novel and builds up to the third。 It would not stand very well on it’s own， and wouldn’t have enough plot to sustain itself if it were not already known that another book were coming。 I wanted the book to pack a bit more of a punch （pun not intended） plot-wise。 This is a common issue with middle books in a series， and this novel didn’t handle it as well as some others have。 All in all， this book was entertaining， kept me wanting to read more of the series， and expanded an already interesting world。 There was a few pitfalls， but they didn’t stop me from enjoying reading。 I will certainly be reading the next book in the series， and am hopeful it can overcome the issues this book had for me。 3。5 stars⭐️。 。。。more
Thi （booked4theweekend_）
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⭐⭐⭐⭐💫Flash Fire is the sequel to The Extraordinaries。 If you have not gotten your hand on The Extraordinaries， I highly recommend you do， or you'll be confused。 。There is nothing I can say that won't give this book away。 I absolutely adore book 1 and have enjoyed Flash Fire even more。 The character growths in this novel is truly amazing and you are in for a crazy plot！ It is beautiful and funny and in regular TJ Klune style， there are a diverse and various representation that you'll fall in love ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫Flash Fire is the sequel to The Extraordinaries。 If you have not gotten your hand on The Extraordinaries， I highly recommend you do， or you'll be confused。 。There is nothing I can say that won't give this book away。 I absolutely adore book 1 and have enjoyed Flash Fire even more。 The character growths in this novel is truly amazing and you are in for a crazy plot！ It is beautiful and funny and in regular TJ Klune style， there are a diverse and various representation that you'll fall in love with！ 。。。more
Courtney
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I managed to push my way through all the way to page 21 before giving up and sighing in complete frustration。 There's something about a book based on gay male teens that makes everyone write as if its fanfiction。 Am I the only one that's noticed this？I truly could not get past the cringy narration and Nicks character portrayal。 The story just screamed juvenile and I'm really bitter that I couldn't enjoy it because I really wanted to！Overall I'm just disappointed。I recieved this book from NetGall I managed to push my way through all the way to page 21 before giving up and sighing in complete frustration。 There's something about a book based on gay male teens that makes everyone write as if its fanfiction。 Am I the only one that's noticed this？I truly could not get past the cringy narration and Nicks character portrayal。 The story just screamed juvenile and I'm really bitter that I couldn't enjoy it because I really wanted to！Overall I'm just disappointed。I recieved this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lauren
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ok so I loved it？？ I predicted the ending literally as soon as TK appeared， but I still loved it so much 😂 it gave me Spider-Man homecoming meets how to train your dragon 2 meets renegades by Marissa Meyer but make it queer as hell 🎉🎉🎉 can’t wait for book 3 tbh
Kym's Open Books
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One thing I love about TJ Klune is his ability to make me laugh。 His books make me laugh out loud multiple times。Nick is easy to love。 He’s eccentric with the biggest heart。 While I love him， I really despise his “teen boy brain。” Nick has no filter- which is absolutely hilarious in most circumstances。 But when it comes to teen boy thoughts？ Um no。 I’ll pass。 So yes he’s still funny but to really love it， I’d need it toned down。 A lot！ So while I love the story， the “teen boy brain” brought it w One thing I love about TJ Klune is his ability to make me laugh。 His books make me laugh out loud multiple times。Nick is easy to love。 He’s eccentric with the biggest heart。 While I love him， I really despise his “teen boy brain。” Nick has no filter- which is absolutely hilarious in most circumstances。 But when it comes to teen boy thoughts？ Um no。 I’ll pass。 So yes he’s still funny but to really love it， I’d need it toned down。 A lot！ So while I love the story， the “teen boy brain” brought it way down for me。The superheroes action is fun and the friendships are to die for！Check out my blog for the content review， I highly recommend it with this book！https://www。theopenbooks。net/2021/07/。。。Thank you to Tor Teen for the gifted copy in exchange for an honest review。The book releases today！ 。。。more
Rachel Ives
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Don’t know if I can finish which makes me sad because TJ Klune is my favorite author。 I just wish this didn’t turn into a book about defunding the police and that it wasn’t so preachy。 Can’t it just be a book about the super hero that is in all of us？ Can’t it just be about the story and the love and the friendships？ That is what I was hoping， but I keep getting smacked in the face with political stuff。 It makes it less enjoyable for me。 It seems like it is trying too hard to make its side known Don’t know if I can finish which makes me sad because TJ Klune is my favorite author。 I just wish this didn’t turn into a book about defunding the police and that it wasn’t so preachy。 Can’t it just be a book about the super hero that is in all of us？ Can’t it just be about the story and the love and the friendships？ That is what I was hoping， but I keep getting smacked in the face with political stuff。 It makes it less enjoyable for me。 It seems like it is trying too hard to make its side known and jt feels forced to me。 I don’t want to upset TJ， because maybe he was feeling pressure to make this a certain way。 I just wish he stuck to what has made his stories so successful in the past which his ability to build a good story with endearing characters and epic love stories。 This got very muddled for me by the political landscape and that is not personally what I wanted in this story。 。。。more
Stephanie
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Nick， Seth， Gibby， and Jazz are the very best group of friends -- can I join in？ As a reader， I found myself loving each and every one of them。 They made me laugh out loud more than once and while I don't want to share too much of the plot， I will say "Flash Fire" is filled with action， family dynamics， humor， true friendships and the perfect amount of angst。 I found that I enjoyed the adventures and characters more in book 2 because I truly feel connected to the people with Klune's work。 Nick， Seth， Gibby， and Jazz are the very best group of friends -- can I join in？ As a reader， I found myself loving each and every one of them。 They made me laugh out loud more than once and while I don't want to share too much of the plot， I will say "Flash Fire" is filled with action， family dynamics， humor， true friendships and the perfect amount of angst。 I found that I enjoyed the adventures and characters more in book 2 because I truly feel connected to the people with Klune's work。 。。。more
T。J。
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The sequel to The Extraordinaries， Flash Fire， has been released！See what happens when Nick， Seth， Jazz and Gibby deal with new Extraordinaries， surviving high school， planning for the uncertain future， all while dealing with long-held secrets finally being exposed。Flash Fire is now available in hardcover， ebook and audio， narrated by the amazing Michael Lesley。Buy links below， or support your favorite local indie book store！https://us。macmillan。com/books/978125。。。 The sequel to The Extraordinaries， Flash Fire， has been released！See what happens when Nick， Seth， Jazz and Gibby deal with new Extraordinaries， surviving high school， planning for the uncertain future， all while dealing with long-held secrets finally being exposed。Flash Fire is now available in hardcover， ebook and audio， narrated by the amazing Michael Lesley。Buy links below， or support your favorite local indie book store！https://us。macmillan。com/books/978125。。。 。。。more
Joyfully Jay
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A Joyfully Jay review。 4。25 starsNote: Flash Fire follows upon the events of The Extraordinaries， a superhero story with major plot revelations。 As such， this review will have spoilers for that first book。Flash Fire picks up following The Extraordinaries in the wake of some big revelations。 First， that Shadow Star is not the good guy Nick always believed。 Owen is now being held for his crimes and his father is disavowing all knowledge about Owen’s powers or his deeds。 While Nick and the gang kno A Joyfully Jay review。 4。25 starsNote: Flash Fire follows upon the events of The Extraordinaries， a superhero story with major plot revelations。 As such， this review will have spoilers for that first book。Flash Fire picks up following The Extraordinaries in the wake of some big revelations。 First， that Shadow Star is not the good guy Nick always believed。 Owen is now being held for his crimes and his father is disavowing all knowledge about Owen’s powers or his deeds。 While Nick and the gang know full well that Simon Burke is behind it all， no one can prove it。 Nick also now knows that Pyro Storm is actually a hero and that his true identity is none other than his long-time best friend， Seth。 And we readers know the big reveal from the very end of the first story， and that is that Nick actually does have super powers， powers that Nick’s father is hiding， with the help of Simon Burke。 So it all sets the stage nicely for this next installment。Read Jay’s review in its entirety here。 。。。more
Heather // myinfinitetbr
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This sequel to The Extraordinaries， Nicky’s back with his superhero boyfriend Seth。 Flash Fire jumps in where The Extraordinaries left off， but now there are new villains， and new heroes on the streets of Nova City。I missed these characters and their endearing quirks; Nicky and his goofy intensity， and his dad hell bent on embarrassing him to death。 The humor， effortless banter， teen angst， and all around bigheartedness - brought back all of the good feels from the beginning。Somewhere between su This sequel to The Extraordinaries， Nicky’s back with his superhero boyfriend Seth。 Flash Fire jumps in where The Extraordinaries left off， but now there are new villains， and new heroes on the streets of Nova City。I missed these characters and their endearing quirks; Nicky and his goofy intensity， and his dad hell bent on embarrassing him to death。 The humor， effortless banter， teen angst， and all around bigheartedness - brought back all of the good feels from the beginning。Somewhere between superpowers and saving the city， there were many sex positive discussions， and while it was cringeworthy and embarrassing for Nick， it was also well done and good information for any readers out there who may not know how to start these conversations。There was also a plotline that addressed police brutality （Nick’s dad had assaulted a man in custody）。 I appreciated that this was discussed， and there were several times that it came up。 I think the characters handled it well， but my only complaint is that the responsibility to explain it landed on Gibby and her parents。The perfect follow up to The Extraordinaries， and I can’t wait to see what happens next。 That cliffhanger tho。。。 。。。more
Rach
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This is the second book in the seires。 Nick and Seth are settling into their relationship as boyfriends and not just friends at the start of this book。 Nick is also dealing with the fame from the incident at the end of the last book and Seth is finding it harder and harder being a superhero。 While Nick is dealing with all this he undercovers secrets that change his life and of those around him。 Meann while in Nova City things are simmering regarding the superheroes。 More Extraordinaries appear a This is the second book in the seires。 Nick and Seth are settling into their relationship as boyfriends and not just friends at the start of this book。 Nick is also dealing with the fame from the incident at the end of the last book and Seth is finding it harder and harder being a superhero。 While Nick is dealing with all this he undercovers secrets that change his life and of those around him。 Meann while in Nova City things are simmering regarding the superheroes。 More Extraordinaries appear and not everyone is happy in Nova City about this。 I loved this book as much as the first one。 Nick， Seth， Jazz and Gabby make an awesome team and they are even better in this book。 Their friendship is strong as ever in this book。 I find hard to choose my favourite out of them。 Nick and Seth are finding their way as a couple in this book。 Their relationship is so sweet and heart-warming。 Secrets come to light for Nick in this book。 One of them effects his relationship with his dad， who is keeping a big secret from Nick and the fall out from it isn't good for their relationship。 It wouldn't be a superhero book without the villians and at the end you are wondering what is the next move by the villians。 This is a Sci Fi & Fantasy book but there is aspects of real life in the book。 T J Klune doesn't shy away from addresses serious issues that happen in society e。g。 police brutality， discrimination etc。 Be prepared for the ending as it is quite a surprise。An excellent second book that see the characters fighting with new and old villians while navigating their futures and their own relationships。 I received a ARC from Netgalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge for an objection。 。。。more
Becky
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ExtraordinaryI've just finished this and I'm sitting here mulling over everything I've just read and my mind is a total blank except for a whole bunch of swear wordy exclamations I can't write in a review。So。 The writing is incredible， and I expect no less from this author。 The action is so well paced to keep you on the edge of your seat without making you super anxious and there may be more twists than an M Night Shyamalan movie。The love between this friendship group and their families is just ExtraordinaryI've just finished this and I'm sitting here mulling over everything I've just read and my mind is a total blank except for a whole bunch of swear wordy exclamations I can't write in a review。So。 The writing is incredible， and I expect no less from this author。 The action is so well paced to keep you on the edge of your seat without making you super anxious and there may be more twists than an M Night Shyamalan movie。The love between this friendship group and their families is just beautiful to witness， and the theme of hope that TJ has woven through this story is perfectly done。You won't be disappointed。 。。。more
Jenny
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A hilarious， touching， irreverent， successful sequel to The Extraordinaries！Prepare to blush， cringe， and laugh out loud！Superheroes， fans of superheros， friends-to-lovers， found family， LGBTQ+ representation， neurodiverse representation， comedy by the bucketload， teen awkwardness， teen bonding and found family stories， this feels like it has something for everyone！ Honestly， the Extraordinaries and Flash Fire are not part of my go-to genres of fiction， I rarely read contemporary， or romance， or A hilarious， touching， irreverent， successful sequel to The Extraordinaries！Prepare to blush， cringe， and laugh out loud！Superheroes， fans of superheros， friends-to-lovers， found family， LGBTQ+ representation， neurodiverse representation， comedy by the bucketload， teen awkwardness， teen bonding and found family stories， this feels like it has something for everyone！ Honestly， the Extraordinaries and Flash Fire are not part of my go-to genres of fiction， I rarely read contemporary， or romance， or even， in the past， dedicated LGBTQ books， though that's something I'm addressing and enjoying this year， but I really feel like there's a lot to relate to in these books。I came to Flash Fire cold， as I hadn't fully read the Extraordinaries， but had only hastily listened to the audio version， （which I found quite hard to get into， as the narrator （the author） speaks so fast， and doesn't change his voice that much when speaking as different characters）， but the humour and storytelling is so strong that I knew I wanted to read Flash Fire！I really like Nick as a character， and love how positively his ADHD is represented。 I love friends-to-lovers romances， and Nick and Seth's relationship is at times cringy， but always sweet。 I love Nick's Dad， and his ways of tormenting his awkward teen son！ Nick's friends are all strong supportive sarcastic characters。 Throw in superheroes and it all adds up to a great read。As I said， I listened to the Extraordinaries really quickly， without really being able to get into it， and then speed-read Flash Fire， but I look forward to re-reading them both and awaiting the next instalment！ 。。。more
Debbye Campbell
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This is yet another winner from TJ Klune！ I have not found a book of his that I didn't love， and Flash Fire was a perfect follow-up to The Extraordinaries。 I tend to wait to read planned trilogies until all books have been released， but I was sucked into the first one without realizing it would end on a cliffhanger。 Flash Fire is the second book in the series and it means I will be waiting anxiously for the conclusion to this great story。 Nick is such a wonderful character。 He is sweet， awkward， This is yet another winner from TJ Klune！ I have not found a book of his that I didn't love， and Flash Fire was a perfect follow-up to The Extraordinaries。 I tend to wait to read planned trilogies until all books have been released， but I was sucked into the first one without realizing it would end on a cliffhanger。 Flash Fire is the second book in the series and it means I will be waiting anxiously for the conclusion to this great story。 Nick is such a wonderful character。 He is sweet， awkward， and funny， and the author doesn’t try to make him sound like an adult。 He comes across as every bit of the goofy teen that he is in the book。 Listening to his dad troll him with sex advice was absolutely hilarious！ As the mother of teen daughters， I giggled at how Aaron seems to delight in making Nick as uncomfortable as possible。 The book tackled some deeper topics than The Extraordinaries and I thought the discussions around the police were very well done without coming across as preachy。 My oldest daughter lives with an ADHD diagnosis and she struggles with the social and educational challenges that go along with this disability。 I have told her for years that I see ADHD as her superpower， so I was delighted to see that discussed in this book in a short scene with Nick and Seth。 When Nick complains that he wished ADHD was a superpower， his sweet boyfriend responds by telling him， “It is。 You have the power to have a billion thoughts in the space of a few seconds。 That’s pretty cool if you ask me - even if you also say those billion thoughts out loud。” Even when there is a major plot twist revealed in this book， Nick still struggles with his disability and I love the way his friends and father rally around him to encourage him when he gets down on himself。 I wish there was more positive ADHD rep in books since my daughter often complains that she doesn’t see herself in so many main characters， but Nick is a wonderful， positive voice for others like him。If you have not started this series， you need to read The Extraordinaries before you pick this one up。 I have been thoroughly entertained by both books and I cannot wait for the conclusion！ Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Laura
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I had to start Flash Fire right after the first book！ Seth and Nick are the best of friends and I love a good ascot and cravat， I can relate。 We discover the secret identities of our two Extraordinaries and their motivations at the end of the first one。 In this book we discover new super heroes， organically and lab made。 The hilarity continues as the teen romance continues as well。 The blushing， gushing， flirting is just the best mixed in with the super hero dynamics and the sarcastic banter and I had to start Flash Fire right after the first book！ Seth and Nick are the best of friends and I love a good ascot and cravat， I can relate。 We discover the secret identities of our two Extraordinaries and their motivations at the end of the first one。 In this book we discover new super heroes， organically and lab made。 The hilarity continues as the teen romance continues as well。 The blushing， gushing， flirting is just the best mixed in with the super hero dynamics and the sarcastic banter and eye rolls of their friends。I forgot to mention Gibby and Jazz in the previous review but they are just amazing！ Omg the setup at the end to the next book！ OMG how will I survive？！ I also need to figure out my catch phrase I'm jealous of all the perfect phrases。 I love all the representation in this book！ Thank you torteen and netgalley for the E-ARC for my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Rose Guzman
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✨4/5 Rating✨Spoilers & Thoughts Below！！•This is the second book in The Extraordinaries Series following Nick Bell and his superhero boyfriend， Seth Gray just trying to survive high school while also dealing with new villains and secrets。 •I absolutely enjoyed this book so much。 Just really an amazing sequel with a great storyline that had me smiling and laughing。 •The story development was fast paced and just flowed seamlessly。 The plot was predictable but still very entertaining。 •There was def ✨4/5 Rating✨Spoilers & Thoughts Below！！•This is the second book in The Extraordinaries Series following Nick Bell and his superhero boyfriend， Seth Gray just trying to survive high school while also dealing with new villains and secrets。 •I absolutely enjoyed this book so much。 Just really an amazing sequel with a great storyline that had me smiling and laughing。 •The story development was fast paced and just flowed seamlessly。 The plot was predictable but still very entertaining。 •There was definitely more action and fight scenes， which I really enjoyed as we got new Extraordinaries with incredible powers。•There were also some very important and sensitive topics discussed in this book， which I thought were well written。 •Nick Bell， is honestly my favorite character。 He’s just so hilarious， witty and smart。 Really liked his development and journey throughout this book。 •Seth Gray， is also so adorable and I liked how he got more of a storyline and journey。 •Their relationship is honestly just so cute， the love and support they have for each other is perfect。 •The last few chapters kept me on the edge of my seat， just very fast paced with lots of action。 •The epilogue and twist definitely took me by surprise， did not see it coming at all。 Very excited for the next book。 •Overall， just an entertaining read with great characters and story。**This ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange of an honest review。** 。。。more
Mariah
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ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley。4。5 It doesn't get much tougher to follow than "The Extraordinaries"' - an uproariously funny， unique and captivating story about a queer neurodiverse kid finding ordinary ways to be extraordinary。"Flash Fire" delivers the expected laughs， cuteness overload， best friends-to-lovers excellence， scream worthy second hand embarrassment for the absolute treasure that is one Nicky Bell that makes me read from behind my fingers。Heavy on family feels， both the ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley。4。5 It doesn't get much tougher to follow than "The Extraordinaries"' - an uproariously funny， unique and captivating story about a queer neurodiverse kid finding ordinary ways to be extraordinary。"Flash Fire" delivers the expected laughs， cuteness overload， best friends-to-lovers excellence， scream worthy second hand embarrassment for the absolute treasure that is one Nicky Bell that makes me read from behind my fingers。Heavy on family feels， both the kind you're born into and the kind you make for yourself， I will alwas be a sucker for a pack of queer kids trying to find their place in the world and make it just a little bit better along the way。I also really liked the fact this book didn't shy away from important conversations。 In fact， we ended up diving deeper into Nick's dad's job as a police officer， and the issues that often go ignored。 I've been having an icreasingly harder time lately reading books that blatantly ignore the problems inherent to the Police and go on as if things don't need to be addressed or called attention to。 This book did a great job of having some of those conversations in ways that still fit perfectly with the story。In this sequel we encounter forces that want to push back against Extraordinaries， from wanting to control them for their own nefarious purposes to wanting to 'cure' them。 A narrative queer people have been fighting against for far too long， and I can't put it much better than Gibby:"We’re here， we're queer， and you better get used to it。" 。。。more
A
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Thank you to Tor and Netgalley for this e-arc。 I was not familiar with TJ Klune until I heard about his controversial statements。 I was disappointed to hear that he profited off Canadian Indigenous trauma by using a tactic of cultural genocide as an inspiration for his novel， House in the Cerulean Sea。 Sadly， I also recently discovered that the author has made problematic remarks surrounding police brutality in the past。 When I requested Flash Fire sometime last week （I love reading LGBTQ fictio Thank you to Tor and Netgalley for this e-arc。 I was not familiar with TJ Klune until I heard about his controversial statements。 I was disappointed to hear that he profited off Canadian Indigenous trauma by using a tactic of cultural genocide as an inspiration for his novel， House in the Cerulean Sea。 Sadly， I also recently discovered that the author has made problematic remarks surrounding police brutality in the past。 When I requested Flash Fire sometime last week （I love reading LGBTQ fiction）， I didn't realize it was written by the same author。 That was my own mistake。 I tried to read this and didn't enjoy it at all， and I don't want to support Klune。 。。。more
Shelbe Rene （ReneReads）
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Flash Fire is described as an "explosive" sequel in The Extraordinaries series by TJ Klune， and it is all that and more。 It's a queer superhero book that didn't know you needed。 If you haven't read the first book， The Extraordinaries， please rectify that immediately。Nick is his wonderfully chaotic self and his relationship with Seth is utterly adorable。 TJ Klune has a way of creating characters that pull at your heart and then crush it before putting it back together。 Overall it's a hilariously Flash Fire is described as an "explosive" sequel in The Extraordinaries series by TJ Klune， and it is all that and more。 It's a queer superhero book that didn't know you needed。 If you haven't read the first book， The Extraordinaries， please rectify that immediately。Nick is his wonderfully chaotic self and his relationship with Seth is utterly adorable。 TJ Klune has a way of creating characters that pull at your heart and then crush it before putting it back together。 Overall it's a hilariously cute read that will have you laughing out loud while swooning over its characters and eagerly awaiting book #3。 Thank you to NetGalley & Tor Teen for my copy！ 。。。more
DK
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*I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*What a delight！ This return to Nova City is filled with all the action， feels， friendship， and humor of The Extraordinaries， with the addition of new characters and plot twists。 As Nick and Seth settle into being boyfriends and best friends， they have to negotiate relationship expectations as well as Seth's role as Nova City's Extraordinary hero。 Tensions are rising in the city and there are forces at work who will stop at nothi *I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*What a delight！ This return to Nova City is filled with all the action， feels， friendship， and humor of The Extraordinaries， with the addition of new characters and plot twists。 As Nick and Seth settle into being boyfriends and best friends， they have to negotiate relationship expectations as well as Seth's role as Nova City's Extraordinary hero。 Tensions are rising in the city and there are forces at work who will stop at nothing to unmask Pyro Storm。 On top of that， Nick uncovers shattering secrets that threaten to upend everything he loves。 While much of the story revolves around superhero plots and Nick and Seth's romance， I was happy to see that Gibby and Jazz get more page time。 This sequel truly solidifies the four friends into a cohesive team where all aspects of their lives are treated as being equally important。 There's also a deeper， much-needed examination of police corruption and violence， and a personal reckoning for Nick's father。 I really love that Nick and his dad are listening， learning， and trying to do their best。 Other things I loved: the loving and supportive family dynamics， humorous but real conversations about sex and consent， Nick's fanfic， and one fabulous new Extraordinary。 Flash Fire is extra queer， extra fun， and extra exciting！ 。。。more
Kera （featherboundbooks）
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Just like The Extraordinaries was my favorite book of 2020， Flash Fire is absolutely， without a doubt my favorite book of 2021！！ I will be raving about this book for a very VERY long time！！There is so very much to love about this book， where not only are there MORE people with super powers in Nova City， but TJ Klune has practically made being queer a super power all its own。 What the hell is better than that？ This book tackles some current topics like police reform and gay rights perfectly。 And， Just like The Extraordinaries was my favorite book of 2020， Flash Fire is absolutely， without a doubt my favorite book of 2021！！ I will be raving about this book for a very VERY long time！！There is so very much to love about this book， where not only are there MORE people with super powers in Nova City， but TJ Klune has practically made being queer a super power all its own。 What the hell is better than that？ This book tackles some current topics like police reform and gay rights perfectly。 And， Nick and friends are just as amazing as ever。Flash Fire is laugh out loud， heart-stopping and a tear jerker all-in-one， so be prepared。 There is so much heart and emotion wrapped up in these pages it will make you breathless。 I adore Nick Bell more than almost any other character in the literary world。 He has his struggles， but he is so full of love that you can't help but want to be part of this world。In Nova City， the citizens are chomping at the bit for the identity of Pyro Storm， the once believed villain-proved hero in the previous book。 And everyone is trying to get at Nick for answers。 While trying to keep Pyro Storm's identity a secret， Nick has also got new developments of his own， proving that a teenage boy can only handle so much。 Now， with new heroes in town， new villains make themselves known， causing chaos in Nova City。All I can say after reading this book is I NEED MORE！！！！ 。。。more
Adriana
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Nicky， yes！Nicholas Bell is too pure for this world， and I would be a little bit mad at Klune for putting him through the wringer in this book， yet it is so good that I just can't。 We rejoin Nick and the gang in the aftermath of Nick discovering that his best friend Seth is not only a superhero but the love of his life。 It's not easy sailing from there as not only is Nick's dad dead set on having a safe sex discussion with him and Seth， new threats appear gunning for both Seth and Nick， as well Nicky， yes！Nicholas Bell is too pure for this world， and I would be a little bit mad at Klune for putting him through the wringer in this book， yet it is so good that I just can't。 We rejoin Nick and the gang in the aftermath of Nick discovering that his best friend Seth is not only a superhero but the love of his life。 It's not easy sailing from there as not only is Nick's dad dead set on having a safe sex discussion with him and Seth， new threats appear gunning for both Seth and Nick， as well as new Extraordinaries and several secrets from the past coming to light and upending everything Nick thought he knew about his life and his family。 I laughed out loud several times， teared up a couple more， and just generally enjoyed the ever-living H out of everything that happens in this book。 It's not just about the too-cute-for-words relationship between Nick and Seth， it's every relationship in the book and how well Klune manages to give humanity to all of his characters and infuse every interaction with both light fun and a certain gravitas that makes this one incredibly entertaining read。 On a final note， how can Klune possibly end it like that？ What？！ Also， called it！Many extraordinarily happy thanks to NetGalley and Tor Teen for the early read！ 。。。more
Kristie
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4。75 Stars"Nicky， yes！"。。。Seriously。。。 Nicky， yes。 Flash Fire， this second book in The Extraordinaries series， is SO MUCH FUN！ It's also a lot more serious。 The stakes are much higher this time around， for Nicky， Seth， Gibby and Jazz。 Much higher for their parents。 Much higher for everyone。 Not only are the stakes higher due to horrible people， but they are higher because people change， things manifest。 I think for anyone who read The Extraordinaries， you'd suspect what was going to transpir 4。75 Stars"Nicky， yes！"。。。Seriously。。。 Nicky， yes。 Flash Fire， this second book in The Extraordinaries series， is SO MUCH FUN！ It's also a lot more serious。 The stakes are much higher this time around， for Nicky， Seth， Gibby and Jazz。 Much higher for their parents。 Much higher for everyone。 Not only are the stakes higher due to horrible people， but they are higher because people change， things manifest。 I think for anyone who read The Extraordinaries， you'd suspect what was going to transpire。 And you'd be correct！Challenges for this group of friends also comes in the shape of social justice issues surrounding the police department。。。 an echo of our reality。 Sometimes I felt like it was a bit heavy handed and I didn't want any of this in a book about superheroes。 But I also loved how there are times when everyone is challenged in their way of thinking， understanding and knowledge of the would around them。 Where this book shines for me is the friendship between these 4 amazing kids。 Their friendship is stronger。 Their love for each other is solid。。。 the trust they have in each other is amazing。 It's beautiful。 Friendships that will last a lifetime。 There is no time when I felt like anyone was going to loose trust。 Even through all the most challenging times in the book， their loyalty never fails。 New good guys， new bad guys， and hijinks galore keep this book moving。 It's really well paced with lots of excitement and laughter where I could not breathe for laughing so hard。 Many moments so touching and sweet that I thought I'd cry my eyes out。 And the ending！ The ending of this book， probably the last 3 or 4 chapters had me out of my seat， freaking out， and shaking my fists， swearing up and down， crying。。。 literally going through every emotion。 The last being a profound sense of frustration that we'll have to wait for the next book to find out that forever question of WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT？ Because， cliffhanger。 Kind of， in my opinion， a huge one。Flash Fire is extraordinary。 It's fun and exciting。 It's an emotional rollercoaster。 It's beautiful。 This is the kind of book I wish I'd had when I was a teenager。 This is the kind of story that I really wish we had back in my day。 This is a story I sincerely hope kids and parents and everyone else will read and understand the importance of。 Absolutely recommended。 ARC provided via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Booksandcoffeepleasemx
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𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺， 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦！My favorite character is back！！！！ I loved Nick in The Extraordinaries and I was beyond excited when I got this copy to continue reading about his adventures and shenanigans， and it was the perfect sequel， full of laugh out loud moments and emotion this book captured me。Thank you NetGalley and Tor Teen for this eARC。𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘺 TJ Klune 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺 13， 2021。Read if you like: superhero stories， ya， lgbtq+， funny stories， mm romance。https://www。instagr 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺， 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦！My favorite character is back！！！！ I loved Nick in The Extraordinaries and I was beyond excited when I got this copy to continue reading about his adventures and shenanigans， and it was the perfect sequel， full of laugh out loud moments and emotion this book captured me。Thank you NetGalley and Tor Teen for this eARC。𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘺 TJ Klune 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺 13， 2021。Read if you like: superhero stories， ya， lgbtq+， funny stories， mm romance。https://www。instagram。com/booksandcof。。。 。。。more
Shannon
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4。5*TJ， no。Ok， I guess that's not an acceptable review， although I'd really like to leave it at that！The cliffhanger at the end of The Extraordinaries had me impatient for this book， and let me tell you， T。J。 Klune did not disappoint。 Not in the least。 Flash Fire was all that and a bag of Skwinkles Salsagheti。 （I still need to track some down to try。） And talk about cliffhanger- if I thought it was tough waiting for today to get here， how the h e double hockey sticks am I supposed to survive unt 4。5*TJ， no。Ok， I guess that's not an acceptable review， although I'd really like to leave it at that！The cliffhanger at the end of The Extraordinaries had me impatient for this book， and let me tell you， T。J。 Klune did not disappoint。 Not in the least。 Flash Fire was all that and a bag of Skwinkles Salsagheti。 （I still need to track some down to try。） And talk about cliffhanger- if I thought it was tough waiting for today to get here， how the h e double hockey sticks am I supposed to survive until 2022？？？ You evil genius TJ！Oh how I adore Nick Bell。 Like completely and utterly adore and would do anything to protect him from this cold， cruel， ugly world。 But as adorably clueless as he still is， Nick really comes into his own in Flash Fire and I don't think he'd actually need my protection。 No， scratch that， he still needs protecting， if only from himself。There is a lot packed into FF- action， suspense， silliness， love and friendship， surprises， so many surprises。 This book gave me so much more than I ever anticipated， and I loved it so very much。 It's laugh out loud hilarious at times- see chapters 1 & 2 for reference。 It's so endearing， thanks to the sweetest romance between Nick and Seth， I can hardly contain my heart。 The friendships between Nick， Seth， Jazz， and Gibby are still the best， I love how they always have each others backs， no matter what。 Like The Extraordinaries， it's full of feels， especially when it comes to Nick and his dad。 They have such a wonderful relationship， even when things between them get tough， and they definitely do in this book。 I know there were quite a few people upset with how certain things were handled in book one， when it came to Aaron Bell and the way the police force was portrayed。 I think most people will be satisfied with the way TJ addressed that in this book， although I'm sure there'll still be those who won't think it's enough。 I appreciate that he took the feedback to heart and made some changes-still giving us that heartwarming father/son relationship which is so pivotal to these books， while at the same time having Nick realize that his father isn't infallible。With this series TJ Klune has created a world I know I'll never want to leave， I will always want more。 Hopefully 2021 will continue to fly by because I cannot wait to see what it's in store for Nick， Seth， Gibby， and Jazz。 If that cliffhanger is any indication， it's sure to be explosive！ 。。。more
Noa
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the access to this E-Arc for an honest review。 I was really happy to see that the police glorification wasn't there like it was in the first book！ I do wish the conversations had been more pushed and we could hear more from Gibby and her parents compared to Nick's dad telling Nick he was listening and would work to be a better person。 While this is very important I do admit I wanted to read more from Gibby and her parents' perspectives。 I was so happ Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the access to this E-Arc for an honest review。 I was really happy to see that the police glorification wasn't there like it was in the first book！ I do wish the conversations had been more pushed and we could hear more from Gibby and her parents compared to Nick's dad telling Nick he was listening and would work to be a better person。 While this is very important I do admit I wanted to read more from Gibby and her parents' perspectives。 I was so happy to see more of Seth and Nick together， being all cute and funny and discovering who they are as a couple。 It was just as funny and cringe as the first one which made me feel like I was back in high school。 I am looking forward to the third book especially with the huge cliffhanger at the end！！ 。。。more
Athira
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Flash Fire is the sequel that I needed！！！ What a ride！！！ Holy shittt！！！！！ Nick is as chaotic and ever。 Him and Seth and too cute for words and I just love them together。 Gabby and Jazz are fantastic and this whole gang is the best found family ever！！！ Ah， the second hand embarrassment I suffered in the first chapters！！！ I can't！！ Yes， for the sex talk and sex positivity but damn I cringed so hard！ Bluetooth。 Dental dams。 Orgasm fire。🤐 This book has lots of action and I couldn't put it down！ It w Flash Fire is the sequel that I needed！！！ What a ride！！！ Holy shittt！！！！！ Nick is as chaotic and ever。 Him and Seth and too cute for words and I just love them together。 Gabby and Jazz are fantastic and this whole gang is the best found family ever！！！ Ah， the second hand embarrassment I suffered in the first chapters！！！ I can't！！ Yes， for the sex talk and sex positivity but damn I cringed so hard！ Bluetooth。 Dental dams。 Orgasm fire。🤐 This book has lots of action and I couldn't put it down！ It was hilarious and beautiful and I cannot wait for the next book。 There are lots of secrets and reveals that I cannot talk for fear of spoilers but trust me， you'll love this book。 It's everything I could've asked from a sequel and I'm so excited for more。 I'm glad the author addressed the issues about cops and assault from the last book and I like how it's handled in this book。 And while I could guess some of the twists， I still very much enjoyed it！ Highly recommended！！ *ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review 。。。more
Cody James
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The sequel to TJ Klune’s superhero novel “The Extraordinaries”， “Flash Fire” picks up where the first book ends。 Nick， a young man with ADHD and a burning desire to become an Extraordinary-a person with superhuman abilities-has out that dream to sleep in order to help his best-friend-turned-boyfriend Seth， known by Pyro Man。 Having defeated Shadow Star-a villainous Extraordinary， who also happens to be Nick’s ex- Nick and Seth， along with the help of their friends Jazz and Gibby， have formed a t The sequel to TJ Klune’s superhero novel “The Extraordinaries”， “Flash Fire” picks up where the first book ends。 Nick， a young man with ADHD and a burning desire to become an Extraordinary-a person with superhuman abilities-has out that dream to sleep in order to help his best-friend-turned-boyfriend Seth， known by Pyro Man。 Having defeated Shadow Star-a villainous Extraordinary， who also happens to be Nick’s ex- Nick and Seth， along with the help of their friends Jazz and Gibby， have formed a team to help Pyro Man fight crime。 But Shadow Stars father whose powerful and wealthy is out for revenge， and the team must help fight off his actions， while continuously discovering new shocking factors at play。These books are just fun， cute， fluffy books。 Klune has a writing style that transcends off the page and his characters feel so reach it’s hard not to fall for every last one of them。 That said-Klune had damage control to do with this book and he made it well known he knew it。 The first book romanticized Nicks father and his role as a cop right as the unrest was starting to happen around the country。 In this， Klune backpedals， and a good portion of this book is spent with the characters addressing the problematic nature of the current state of affairs， going so far as to have a whole scene where Gibby voices her uncomfortable feelings towards Nicks father。We get a delightful new character in Miss Conduct， a drag queen superhero who is bad ass。 We get to see Nick and Seth navigating life as a couple， and the awkwardness of what that means （a scene involving the explanation of dental dams happens very early in the book and is laugh out loud hilarious）。 Nick is the heart and soul of this story， and I’m very happy with him as a narrator。 His love for his dad and friends is so pure and his struggles with ADHD is something not often discussed in books。 Tons of revelations happen， and on par with superhero movies of the age， there’s a “post credit” scene that’ll leave you hungry for the next book。 A lovely read from a truly fantastic author I can’t wait to read more by TJ Klune**I received an Advanced Readers Copy thanks to NetGalley** 。。。more
Tamara
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This YA book about super heroes manage to tackle teenage love and hormones while also addressing current issues about policing in America。 We return to the perspective of Nick， who grapples with his ADHD， hormones， and his boyfriend being an extraordinary。 It is a lot， but I am impressed the author deals with contemporary concerns about the role of police。 The book gets more exciting in the second half， so stick it out if you are waiting for major drama。I recommend reading the first book in the This YA book about super heroes manage to tackle teenage love and hormones while also addressing current issues about policing in America。 We return to the perspective of Nick， who grapples with his ADHD， hormones， and his boyfriend being an extraordinary。 It is a lot， but I am impressed the author deals with contemporary concerns about the role of police。 The book gets more exciting in the second half， so stick it out if you are waiting for major drama。I recommend reading the first book in the series before this one。 It does not work as well as a stand alone， as it builds off plot and character development。 I received an advanced readers copy of this book from the publisher and Net Galley in return for a fair review。 。。。more
Shira
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