Flash Fire
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Summary
Flash Fire is the explosive sequel to The Extraordinaries by USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune！
Nick landed himself the superhero boyfriend of his dreams， but with new heroes arriving in Nova City it’s up to Nick and his friends to determine who is virtuous and who is villainous。 Which is a lot to handle for a guy who just wants to finish his self-insert bakery AU fanfic。
Nick landed himself the superhero boyfriend of his dreams， but with new heroes arriving in Nova City it’s up to Nick and his friends to determine who is virtuous and who is villainous。 Which is a lot to handle for a guy who just wants to finish his self-insert bakery AU fanfic。
Reviews
andthesix
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4。5 // i dont have many in-depth thoughts but this was so fun！！ im going to miss these characters because it's gonna be a while until the next one 😭 4。5 // i dont have many in-depth thoughts but this was so fun！！ im going to miss these characters because it's gonna be a while until the next one 😭 。。。more
Abbey Pasquence
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I cannot say enough about this book， especially the audio version。 The narrator， Michael Lesley， imbued so much energy in to all the words， all the voices， and even the end credits and copyright note。 I called a lot of the plot twists， and usually that bothers me， but I love these Nick， Seth， Gibby and Jazz like friends so I don't care， and I didn't want it to end！ I cannot say enough about this book， especially the audio version。 The narrator， Michael Lesley， imbued so much energy in to all the words， all the voices， and even the end credits and copyright note。 I called a lot of the plot twists， and usually that bothers me， but I love these Nick， Seth， Gibby and Jazz like friends so I don't care， and I didn't want it to end！ 。。。more
Procrastinating Slytherin
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They were bros who kissed。 The best kind of bros。It's 2。00 p。m。， the sun is burning brighter than I would have liked and I am struggling to get my straight in order to review this book properly。All in all， Flash Fire is an excellent book， but sadly I did not enjoy it as much as I'd have liked to。The characters are amazing， the humor is fantastic and the prose is defined with a simplicity I've come to adore in T。J。 Klune's books and the number of pop-culture references is honestly awe-inspiring。 They were bros who kissed。 The best kind of bros。It's 2。00 p。m。， the sun is burning brighter than I would have liked and I am struggling to get my straight in order to review this book properly。All in all， Flash Fire is an excellent book， but sadly I did not enjoy it as much as I'd have liked to。The characters are amazing， the humor is fantastic and the prose is defined with a simplicity I've come to adore in T。J。 Klune's books and the number of pop-culture references is honestly awe-inspiring。 Flash Fire is clearly a story written from reader to reader， fan-to-fan， a love letter to all those people that immerse themselves into a different worlds until -and sometimes even way， way， after- the lights go out and I find that deeply hearwarming。 It feels like a love letter to all the works that inspired us and accompanied is throughout our lives and， honestly， I love it。Hopefully， there always will be a part of be able to identify with this universal love for stories -a love， capable of bringing us all together regardless of shape， gender， language and age， but Flash Fire in itself， is not， I am afraid， ageless。 While I love the way the characters and their relationships and their experience is depicted and weaved into the story， I am afraid there is this age-appropriate immaturity that transcends the book that prevents me to honestly connect。 If I， too， were sixteen I would have loved it and if I， too， were sixteen I would have read it。Flash Fire， is， I think a rather important story。 Its world much like ours is one that struggles with change -be it the change of oneself， the change of a loved one or the understanding that people， who aren't like us are as valid。 I think it explains that not everything is black and white， that most of us are gray and sometimes good people do bad things and must be held accountable。 I think it raises awareness in issues it could have easily looked past， as they do not actively promote the main conflict， such as police violence， racial discrimination and the journey one must go through to find one's self and then reveal it to their loved ones。 It is a book about love and grief and mistakes and well-intentioned adults that sometimes let us down and， thus， it is a book that it is deeply educating。It is a book that you should read。 。。。more
Krystal Gagen-Spriggs
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Nicky， no。 Nicky， yes！Another great read。 Some really important themes and moments to discuss in this story。 Easy to read and absolutely hilarious。 Excited for the next one！ That ending though。。。
Karen Cohn
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This novel is a sequel to The Extraordinaries， and that is the first thing I’d like to commend the author for: despite not having read the first volume， I did not feel like I was missing something vital in reading this volume first。 It was clear enough at some point that I checked to see if this was a sequel， and I have no idea if the amount of detail about the first book would be too much for someone who has read The Extraordinaries or not， but it was nice to read a sequel， know it was a sequel This novel is a sequel to The Extraordinaries， and that is the first thing I’d like to commend the author for: despite not having read the first volume， I did not feel like I was missing something vital in reading this volume first。 It was clear enough at some point that I checked to see if this was a sequel， and I have no idea if the amount of detail about the first book would be too much for someone who has read The Extraordinaries or not， but it was nice to read a sequel， know it was a sequel， and not feel lost because of it， while not feeling inundated with so much information from the first book that there’s no point in reading it。 I also think that the author did a good job capturing the teenage， high school experience。That said， there were other things I didn’t like。 The book starts with “Chapter 36”， which confused me - and confused me even more when it turned out to be “fan fic” written by the main character， in which he described a gay boy’s fantasy encounter with his boyfriend。 If you don’t want to read about heavy petting， this book is going to start off badly， especially as the next chapter basically repeats the encounter， but with the main character’s actual boyfriend - about whom the fan fic was written， so at least that makes sense。 If you’re reading this for more encounters， however， you’ll be disappointed; there’s a few， enough to be off-putting if that’s what you’re looking for， but nowhere near enough to class this as soft porn outside of those passages。Nick is a 16 year-old boy in love with another 16 year-old boy; what makes their relationship different is that Seth， Nick’s boyfriend， is also a superhero。 As a superhero novel， there’s actually very little superhero action going on; what there is， is a lot of teenage angst， centering on Nick， Seth， their best friends Gibby and Jazz （another couple）， high school， and their parents - all pretty typical teenage stuff except for the superhero piece and the in-your-face constant reminders of everyone’s sexuality。 On the one hand， it’s nice to see a novel with so many characters who are out in high school; on the other hand， I lost track of how many times Nick felt it necessary to remind people that Seth isn’t gay， he’s bisexual; it seemed out of place in a high school cafeteria， especially repeated so many times。 The references were so nonchalant， and yet so continual， that it became almost preachy， as did Nick’s father’s frequent attempts to ensure that Nick practices safe sex should he ever， eventually， reach that point with Seth - including， but not limited to， discussions of dental dams and providing condoms on prom night。 It reached the point where it detracted from the plot， which was a fairly straightforward superhero premise， with some issues around secret identities particular to teens。 The path to discovering one’s powers harks back to some very early X-Men issues， although it’s entirely possible that the author hasn’t seen those; it’s hard to say， as there’s only so many ways to present “Something weird is happening to me - things are happening that I can’t control and don’t understand”。Overall， I think there was an attempt to get too many themes into one book， and it kept each theme from being properly developed。 Either a longer novel， or the omission of something - sexuality， loss of a parent， teenage angst around relationships and parents， social media presence， bullying， peer pressure， plus other themes also present — would have made it feel less like a rush to get everything in。 In trying to be everything to everyone， this book falls short of being what it could have been。 Hopefully， the third novel predicted in the epilogue will do better。 。。。more
John
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No YOU’RE CRYING。 Can’t give it 5 stars because the first half is so freaking awkward。
Leslie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 😦😦😦 the ending 🤯🤯 kinda expected it a little bit， but still so exited for the last book ！！！！
Beth E
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This book starts off slow， but there is more danger for the characters in this book than the first one in the series。 And I kinda don't like it。 This book starts off slow， but there is more danger for the characters in this book than the first one in the series。 And I kinda don't like it。 。。。more
Becky
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Everything about this book has me gushing with happiness。 There were so many important topics discussed and so many potentially perilous situations， yet the overarching feel of this book is uplifting。 You just can't help but smile！ It is filled to the brim with moments of second-hand embarrassment so extreme that I could feel myself blushing as I read on。 It was hilarious and utterly charming and I have come to love this series completely。Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the review c Everything about this book has me gushing with happiness。 There were so many important topics discussed and so many potentially perilous situations， yet the overarching feel of this book is uplifting。 You just can't help but smile！ It is filled to the brim with moments of second-hand embarrassment so extreme that I could feel myself blushing as I read on。 It was hilarious and utterly charming and I have come to love this series completely。Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the review copy。I cannot wait for the next one！！ 。。。more
Renz Tampos
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This was such a fun read！ The dialogues and banters between characters were so good and natural。 Characters were great and I’m happy to say that I finally can distinguish Gibby and Jazz （which was one of my issues from the 1st one）。 I’m so intrigued at to what will happen because the author left us a cliffhanger。
Matthew
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The book is far from perfect but， looking past its many flaws， it is a lot of fun。 More than fun enough to make up for the problems。
Veronica Villar
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4，5/5
Vitor Souza
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I love Nicholas Bell so much。 He's lovable， quirky， and so much himself。 There were so many moments in the book that he made me burst into laughter！ He's that kind of character you wish was real so you could be friends with him。 This book is better than the previous one， plot wise。 It's not perfect。 There's some plot holes and all， but overall， the story is compelling。 The strength of the book， though， lies in the characters and their relationships。 Nick and Seth are such a cute couple。 Their re I love Nicholas Bell so much。 He's lovable， quirky， and so much himself。 There were so many moments in the book that he made me burst into laughter！ He's that kind of character you wish was real so you could be friends with him。 This book is better than the previous one， plot wise。 It's not perfect。 There's some plot holes and all， but overall， the story is compelling。 The strength of the book， though， lies in the characters and their relationships。 Nick and Seth are such a cute couple。 Their relationship feels light and honest。 Their friendship with Jazz and Gibby it's also amazing and it gave me serious #SquadGoals。 I love how supportive they are with each other。 。。。more
Claudie N-Mailloux
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This book was even better than the first！ Really it was awesome！ Nick and his dad are so hilarious but their relation is deep and beautiful， even if it's shaken a lot in this book。 And Seth and Nick are so cute together， their relation stronger than ever。 This book is about friendship and family and it's amazing。 And those who read The house of the cerulean sea， did you see what I saw？？ Is the Extraordinairies in the past of the house of the cerulean sea？ It can't be a coincidence。。。。 This book was even better than the first！ Really it was awesome！ Nick and his dad are so hilarious but their relation is deep and beautiful， even if it's shaken a lot in this book。 And Seth and Nick are so cute together， their relation stronger than ever。 This book is about friendship and family and it's amazing。 And those who read The house of the cerulean sea， did you see what I saw？？ Is the Extraordinairies in the past of the house of the cerulean sea？ It can't be a coincidence。。。。 。。。more
Sakina Carter
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Such a great sequel to the first book。I adore Nicky so much， he reminds me of a watered down version of Sam from the Vernia series。 Nicky and Seth are so freaking cute together。 The secondary characters are also amazing Jazz and Gibby even the parents were great。The new additions to the story were also great especially MS。 Conduct。 I love all of TJ's drag queen characters。That ending left me with more questions than answers because what in the actual fuck！！ Such a great sequel to the first book。I adore Nicky so much， he reminds me of a watered down version of Sam from the Vernia series。 Nicky and Seth are so freaking cute together。 The secondary characters are also amazing Jazz and Gibby even the parents were great。The new additions to the story were also great especially MS。 Conduct。 I love all of TJ's drag queen characters。That ending left me with more questions than answers because what in the actual fuck！！ 。。。more
Stephanie
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That ending！！ A few twists that I should have seen coming， but apparently I'm happily blind sided by them every time。 Gabby and Jazz remain perfection of sass。 Seth and Nick are just too cute to fully explain。 Nick gives me so much second hand embarrassment， but I love it！ That ending！！ A few twists that I should have seen coming， but apparently I'm happily blind sided by them every time。 Gabby and Jazz remain perfection of sass。 Seth and Nick are just too cute to fully explain。 Nick gives me so much second hand embarrassment， but I love it！ 。。。more
Maitland Johnson
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I highly recommend listening to the audiobook。 The narrator is phenomenal。 He brings these sassy wacky characters to life。 He 100% made this 4 star book a 5 star book。 I loved how sex positive Flash Fire is。 T。J Klune definitely brought the humor when approaching the subject。 Overall a fantastic read， and I will definitely be continuing the series。 Also。。。LOOK AT THAT COVER！
Evelyn Evertsen-Romp
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I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Thank you Netgalley， for providing me with this e-arc。 TJ Klune is my new favourite author。 His sense of humour is unparalleled and he is so very good at writing romance。 Flash Fire is the perfect sequel to The Extraordinaries。 It has the same banter， it has lots of funny moments and it's just delightfully queer！ I liked that Klune educates his readers about the struggles and unfairness persons o I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Thank you Netgalley， for providing me with this e-arc。 TJ Klune is my new favourite author。 His sense of humour is unparalleled and he is so very good at writing romance。 Flash Fire is the perfect sequel to The Extraordinaries。 It has the same banter， it has lots of funny moments and it's just delightfully queer！ I liked that Klune educates his readers about the struggles and unfairness persons of colour have to go through on a daily basis。Flash Fire is the perfect book for anyone who wants to be completely addicted to a very good， exciting and funny book。 。。。more
Louisa
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This was such a fantastic sequel， I enjoyed getting back to this world right away， and wow， this was a great read， and I can't wait for book 3！ This was such a fantastic sequel， I enjoyed getting back to this world right away， and wow， this was a great read， and I can't wait for book 3！ 。。。more
Lucia
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2。5
Diana
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Audiobook: All the stars！！！Story: 4。5Once again， I absolutely adored another TJ Klune story。 I don’t know how many times I received strange looks from my family because I was laughing like an idiot。 Seriously， Nicky is the best kid。 I loved him and his friends， their love for one another and their determination to make the world a better place。 Of course， the bad guys were at work starting trouble and I really wanted to throat punch Rebecca Firestone。 There are a few new interesting characters t Audiobook: All the stars！！！Story: 4。5Once again， I absolutely adored another TJ Klune story。 I don’t know how many times I received strange looks from my family because I was laughing like an idiot。 Seriously， Nicky is the best kid。 I loved him and his friends， their love for one another and their determination to make the world a better place。 Of course， the bad guys were at work starting trouble and I really wanted to throat punch Rebecca Firestone。 There are a few new interesting characters that are introduced。 My only minor complaint is that the story did drag a little in places， even though it was a big part of the story line。 I am sure it’s a “me” thing though。 There is a huge reveal at the end， not exactly a cliffy， but makes you want to read the next book， if that makes sense。If you can grab the audiobook， it’s a special treat。 Michael Lesley is phenomenal bringing each character to life with his very distinctive voices for each。 Now we wait…… 。。。more
RJ
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Another winner by TJ Klune。 "Flash Fire" is every bit as heartwarming and funny （and relevant） as its predecessor-maybe even more so。 Where Klune excels is making us care about his cast of characters， hero and civie alike。 It's so easy to get lost in the worlds （and words） of Klune， but so hard to come back from。 I adore this series and hope Klune has many more EXTRAORDINARY stories tucked under his cape。 Another winner by TJ Klune。 "Flash Fire" is every bit as heartwarming and funny （and relevant） as its predecessor-maybe even more so。 Where Klune excels is making us care about his cast of characters， hero and civie alike。 It's so easy to get lost in the worlds （and words） of Klune， but so hard to come back from。 I adore this series and hope Klune has many more EXTRAORDINARY stories tucked under his cape。 。。。more
Layla
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I also finished this one a loooong time ago。Buddy read and gift from @Nik Nak。 So。。。 let me start with the fact that I am a total Klunatic。 I believe that TJ Klune is one of the best writers in MM romance out there right now。 The way he weaves his stories， angst and humor and romance， is not easily done snd ge always wows me。 Except here。 Here he didn't wow me。 Even with the one and only Michael Lesley narrating， I struggled to finish。 I put it down and picked it up so many times。 This in itself I also finished this one a loooong time ago。Buddy read and gift from @Nik Nak。 So。。。 let me start with the fact that I am a total Klunatic。 I believe that TJ Klune is one of the best writers in MM romance out there right now。 The way he weaves his stories， angst and humor and romance， is not easily done snd ge always wows me。 Except here。 Here he didn't wow me。 Even with the one and only Michael Lesley narrating， I struggled to finish。 I put it down and picked it up so many times。 This in itself was a sign if things to come。 Mostly， the things that didn't work for me here was the fact that I felt like this book was all filler。 Too much info and nothing really happening。。。。This and the POLITICS。 Now I understand the backlash of what happend whrn TJ published The Extraordinaries， because of Nick's dad and police brutality。 Here， TJ is trying to compensate for his faux pas， which wasn't intentional btw， but he ended up overdoing it。 To the point that most of the book felt。。。preachy。 sometimes， I felt as if i was reading a TED Talk。 I mean， I get the conflict and the past reviews and the hate they threw his way because of TE， but I think all of that made him write in a way that really isn't him。。。he was being too politically correct， too preachy， too careful。。。to the point where it felt like this wasn't a TJ book。 The humor that was in book 1， and most of his books， was missing， save for a few moments here and there。 The plot develeopment which he certainly excels at was too weak， again because of him being too careful。 Too many things going on and mostbof them aren't really important imho。 I did love the Nicky and Seth moments。 They were sweet and fun。 I loved the side characters too， and how they all banded together。 I loved the fight sequence in the school as well。 As for the cliffy。。。。 I kind of saw it a mile away。 I wasn't really surprised。 I will be reading the last book in the series nonetheless， because it's TJ and I'm still intrigued to see what would happen。 PS。。。 Micheal Lesley was still phenomenal in his performance， even if I didn't really love the book itself。 。。。more
Philippa Lodge
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Nicky， no！ Nicky， yes！Our favorite fic-writing， superhero-loving teen is back， as fabulous as ever。 Since interesting twists and。。。 No spoilers！It got a bit clunky at times， unfortunately， but overall a good second book in the series。And the twist in the past-credits scene。 Oof！
John
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3 1/2 stars。 As always， I enjoyed the author’s writing， his characters’ personalities and humor however I think the plot skews just too young for my interest。 This book probably deserves a higher score but it really didn’t put its hooks into me like his non-YA novels。
Eric Gandrud
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Klune is a great world builder， his ideas slow seamlessly， are fresh and fun
Klarisa ☾✵
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1。） The Extraordinaries ★★★★★2。） Flash Fire ★★★3。） Book 3 - forthcomingAs much as I enjoy T。J。 Klune's humor （and continued to do so in Flash Fire）， this installment of his YA superhero series was a bit of a miss for me personally。 I loved The Extraordinaries， so it surprised me that this book suffered from what I would diagnose as Middle Book Syndrome。 In trilogies， I tend to notice that there's almost always one book that pales in comparison to the other two。 This seems to be the case here。So， 1。） The Extraordinaries ★★★★★2。） Flash Fire ★★★3。） Book 3 - forthcomingAs much as I enjoy T。J。 Klune's humor （and continued to do so in Flash Fire）， this installment of his YA superhero series was a bit of a miss for me personally。 I loved The Extraordinaries， so it surprised me that this book suffered from what I would diagnose as Middle Book Syndrome。 In trilogies， I tend to notice that there's almost always one book that pales in comparison to the other two。 This seems to be the case here。So， here were my problems:1。） For as much attention as Jazz and Gibby received （which I did appreciate the attempt to give them more screen time）， I feel like I know next to nothing more about them than I did before。 I suppose their parents were introduced， but that didn't exactly help flesh them out as their relationship dynamics with their parents were never expanded upon。 2。） There was very little progression of plot， and when the plot did progress it was extremely predictable。 Nothing about this book surprised or intrigued me。 If anything， 3/4 of it felt like an expanded epilogue to the first book。 Also， I hated the "plot twist" that I saw coming from a mile away。 I was crossing my fingers that it wouldn't go in that direction， but it did。3。） I love Nick and Seth together， but other than the stereotypical "relationship steps" like ILYs and talks of sex， their relationship received almost no depth or expansion on an emotional level。 I didn't feel their chemistry as much as I did in book one。4。） Any point T。J。 tried to make in this book was smacked across your face。 Were there instances of this in book one？ Yes， but I was able to overlook it due to the care and attention other aspects of the story were given。 I know there was controversy and problems with book one and of course I'm happy that T。J。 wanted to fix that， but to me this read like he panicked and then overcorrected what was probably an already finished draft。What I liked:1。） Miss Conduct。 I want a spinoff about Miss Conduct。 Now。2。） The humor。 Obviously。3。） I still love and adore our disaster gay protagonist， Nicholas Bell。My hopes are that book 3 will provide us with the balance and utter joy that was The Extraordinaries and the social consciousness of Flash Fire。 。。。more
Steve J
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Slow plot， lost interest 1/3 way through。 A shame because I love some of TJKlune’s other books， especially The House in the Cerulean Sea。
Yasmin M
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Flash Fire by TJ KluneWe are back in Nova city where the exstraordinaries protect the city against crimes and villains。 its been one year since the battle on the Mamanus bridge where Pyrostorm and Shadow Star had their battle where Nick had gotten between them both when he found out the real identity of who they were。 A year later Seth and Nick is now finally a couple but with Nicks dad in the way keeping them from doing much more than kissing， life can feel a bit hard （also some hilarious and s Flash Fire by TJ KluneWe are back in Nova city where the exstraordinaries protect the city against crimes and villains。 its been one year since the battle on the Mamanus bridge where Pyrostorm and Shadow Star had their battle where Nick had gotten between them both when he found out the real identity of who they were。 A year later Seth and Nick is now finally a couple but with Nicks dad in the way keeping them from doing much more than kissing， life can feel a bit hard （also some hilarious and silly moments happens as well。） this book is filled with new spoilers that should not be spoiled since its a huge part of the plot of this book。 But I’m really happy I got to read this book as its such a good story and down to earth version of a super hero story。 I’m a huge fan of TJ Klunes books and I can’t wait to read more books from him。 Flash fire are an easy read， with sassy lines and humor that makes the book just that more funny。 This book got a slower phase than what the first one had but even tho its phased slower it goes well together with the story from the last book as it continue the story and character making as we get a deeper look into Nick and Seth’s relationship and how their relationship gets affected by Seths role as an Exstraordinaries。 This book also gives a deeper look into the relationship between Nicks parents before his mothers death and what secrets that lie in the past that now is being threatened to come out in the open。 Im currently not done reading the book when I wrote this review but will do that soon after since the last chapters I’m currently reading is a spoiler territory and I felt like I had read enough to make a review。 。。。more
Jeremy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Looking back at my review of the first book， I'm pleasantly surprised to see that I've mellowed about the things that bugged me。 Yes， his friends' posturing still bothered me， and yes I still think Nick is oblivious， but that all took a back seat to the story。 I was genuinely invested in the events and stayed on tenderhooks the whole way through。 I especially love how policing and racism are so heavily addressed in this book。 Finally， although I did call TK's identity shortly after their introdu Looking back at my review of the first book， I'm pleasantly surprised to see that I've mellowed about the things that bugged me。 Yes， his friends' posturing still bothered me， and yes I still think Nick is oblivious， but that all took a back seat to the story。 I was genuinely invested in the events and stayed on tenderhooks the whole way through。 I especially love how policing and racism are so heavily addressed in this book。 Finally， although I did call TK's identity shortly after their introduction， it was still SO gratifying and I'm eager for the conclusion to this thrilling take on superheroes。 。。。more
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