Heat Wave
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Summary
Heat Wave is the explosive finale to the thrilling and uproariously funny Extraordinaries trilogy by USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune。
Nick， Seth， Gibby， and Jazz are back in action bringing justice， protection， and disaster energy to the people of Nova City。
An unexpected hero returns to Nova City and crash lands into Nick's home， upturning his life， his family， and his understanding of what it means to be a hero in the explosive finale of the thrilling and hilarious Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune。
Nick， Seth， Gibby， and Jazz are back in action bringing justice， protection， and disaster energy to the people of Nova City。
An unexpected hero returns to Nova City and crash lands into Nick's home， upturning his life， his family， and his understanding of what it means to be a hero in the explosive finale of the thrilling and hilarious Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune。
Reviews
Trine
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A fitting conclusion for my favorite queer superheroes！ I listened to the audiobook and the narration sparkled。
Samantha
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M/M， F/F， ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️。5， 🌶
Adriana
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Nicky， yes！ Klune concludes the incredibly adorable and action-packed Extraordinaries with an emotional one-two punch that had me tearing up as much from sadness as from laughing。 It's a great conclusion to everything that was set up in the two previous volumes with every single character getting a chance to shine， major surprises and plot twists that I could not believe were happening， and some of the best friendships and relationships in YA。 Nicky and Seth's relationship is adorable and everyt Nicky， yes！ Klune concludes the incredibly adorable and action-packed Extraordinaries with an emotional one-two punch that had me tearing up as much from sadness as from laughing。 It's a great conclusion to everything that was set up in the two previous volumes with every single character getting a chance to shine， major surprises and plot twists that I could not believe were happening， and some of the best friendships and relationships in YA。 Nicky and Seth's relationship is adorable and everything that one could possibly want in a sweet childhood friendship evolving into romance。 Gibby and Jas remain some of the best side characters I've ever read。 And the parents really take up the gauntlet and a more active role that leads to some adorkably fantastic moments。 Nick's dad is a treasure and should be used as an example of how to treat queer kids。Overall， I'm really happy with how well Klune ties up every single thread in an action-packed story that has as much heart as the previous volumes。Very happy thanks to NetGalley and Tor Teen for the extraordinary read！ 。。。more
Ryan
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ABSOLUTELY EPIC！ Truly a fantastic finish to the series， fulfilled all of my own personal wants and desires for all the characters in the series。 I read this all in one sitting because I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next。 T。J。 Truly has a gift and really can hit you in the heart and make you fall in love。 The plot twist in this is unbelievable， had me thinking I misread or missed something from earlier books！ Epic ending。 Wrapped it all up nicely and didn’t leave me questioning “what ABSOLUTELY EPIC！ Truly a fantastic finish to the series， fulfilled all of my own personal wants and desires for all the characters in the series。 I read this all in one sitting because I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next。 T。J。 Truly has a gift and really can hit you in the heart and make you fall in love。 The plot twist in this is unbelievable， had me thinking I misread or missed something from earlier books！ Epic ending。 Wrapped it all up nicely and didn’t leave me questioning “what if” or leave any loose plot lines。 Thank you for sharing your gift of words with us all。 。。。more
Joyfully Jay
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A Joyfully Jay review。 4 starsNote: Heat Wave is the third book in T。J。 Klune’s The Extraordinaries series and follows directly after Flash Fire。 As such， this book and review will have spoilers from some of the events earlier in the series。Read Jay’s review in its entirety here。 A Joyfully Jay review。 4 starsNote: Heat Wave is the third book in T。J。 Klune’s The Extraordinaries series and follows directly after Flash Fire。 As such， this book and review will have spoilers from some of the events earlier in the series。Read Jay’s review in its entirety here。 。。。more
Beth Lillie Stewart
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I'll write a full review in a sec after some breakfast but I finished it 11 hours ago and I'm still reeling 💔🏳️🌈✋ I'll write a full review in a sec after some breakfast but I finished it 11 hours ago and I'm still reeling 💔🏳️🌈✋ 。。。more
Caro Richard
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Omg how I love this series， I don't want it to end ever！！！ Can I just say that the narrator， Michael Lesley， is a genius！ Nicky， Seth， Gibby， Jazz and their parental units。 Back with the Lighthouse crew！ I will say first of all that this book felt different from the others， still funny but this was a bit more serious I guess。 There was something up， Nicky could feel it， I thought I'd guessed it but I was wrong！！！ There were still moments that made me laugh out loud， the shop door part， the enema Omg how I love this series， I don't want it to end ever！！！ Can I just say that the narrator， Michael Lesley， is a genius！ Nicky， Seth， Gibby， Jazz and their parental units。 Back with the Lighthouse crew！ I will say first of all that this book felt different from the others， still funny but this was a bit more serious I guess。 There was something up， Nicky could feel it， I thought I'd guessed it but I was wrong！！！ There were still moments that made me laugh out loud， the shop door part， the enema part， the wedding！ And also Burrito Jerry is my hero！ Full of action， humour and revelations， was a superb conclusion！ I have to say that even though I absolutely love Nicky， Gibby is my utter fave。 She is sarcastic and cutting and everything that is right with the world！ Oh bittersweet。 The end。 It was perfect。 。。。more
Michelle Claypot_Reads
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What a way to end a trilogy！！！ This was the perfect way to wrap up this story。 It’s an emotional book but not in an unnecessary way， more in the way it genuinely represents those BIG feelings of fantastic YA writing。 I’m sad there’s no more books in this world but walk away a happy reader， feeling like everyone got what I wanted for them。 I received an arc of this book
Daniel Hand
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#3 did not disappoint！ A great ending to a extraordinary series。 Klune is one of my favorite authors。 The adventures he brings you on are amazing。
Jamie
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I wasn't a huge fan of the first part。 After that part was over I really enjoyed it and liked the way it concluded。 I wasn't a huge fan of the first part。 After that part was over I really enjoyed it and liked the way it concluded。 。。。more
Tati Alvarez
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I never binge books。 I usually lose focus after an hour but OMG this book was EVERYTHING！ I could not put it down and I was laughing so hard。 Klune just has an amazing voice to his writing and really captures the characters。 I absolutely loved how this series ended， even though I’m sad it’s okay。 I would definitely be down for adult Nick and Seth content！
Nick Vallina
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The final chapter in The Extraordinaries series finds Nick Bell。。。err。。。fine。。GUARDIAN learning to control his powers。 With his best friends Jazz and Gibby， boyfriend Seth （aka Pyro Storm）， their overly helpful Dad Squad （and their patient wives）， Miss Conduct and The Rook， Nick makes his way through the oppressive Heat Wave during the summer before his senior year。His mom is alive（！！！）。 Life is different yet the same。 Burke sucks still。 Owen is out there somewhere。 Pyro Storm's identity was rev The final chapter in The Extraordinaries series finds Nick Bell。。。err。。。fine。。GUARDIAN learning to control his powers。 With his best friends Jazz and Gibby， boyfriend Seth （aka Pyro Storm）， their overly helpful Dad Squad （and their patient wives）， Miss Conduct and The Rook， Nick makes his way through the oppressive Heat Wave during the summer before his senior year。His mom is alive（！！！）。 Life is different yet the same。 Burke sucks still。 Owen is out there somewhere。 Pyro Storm's identity was revealed。 Will the team be able to overcome everything standing in their way （including public opinion） to live happily ever after？Heat Wave was incredible。 As I knew it would be。 You'll laugh， you'll cry， you'll laugh even more and maybe get some second hand embarrassment。 But most importantly you'll see Nick put the Extra in Extraordinary。Also Burrito Jerry is everything and needs to be protected。 。。。more
bookish swiftie
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“Tags: Idiot Boys in Love， Super Queer Girls， Pining， Dad Squad， Lighthouse， A Guy Called Burrito Jerry， Real Person Nonfiction， Autobiography， Happiness， Sadness， Somewhat Anti-Rebecca Firestone， Violence， All the Catchphrases， ADHD Is a Superpower， Neurodiverse Unite！”This saga was amazing in every single aspect and I’m going to miss it so much。While reading this book I was laughing so hard， I cried， I swooned but most importantly I had so much fun reading this。I loved their friend group and t “Tags: Idiot Boys in Love， Super Queer Girls， Pining， Dad Squad， Lighthouse， A Guy Called Burrito Jerry， Real Person Nonfiction， Autobiography， Happiness， Sadness， Somewhat Anti-Rebecca Firestone， Violence， All the Catchphrases， ADHD Is a Superpower， Neurodiverse Unite！”This saga was amazing in every single aspect and I’m going to miss it so much。While reading this book I was laughing so hard， I cried， I swooned but most importantly I had so much fun reading this。I loved their friend group and the dad （DILF） squad🫶。I loved the jokes about being queer and how Nick screamed “HOMOPHOBIA” whenever someone did something he didn’t like。I loved how real these characters are， they really put the ‘extra’ in extraordinary 。This saga was extraordinary 💗 。。。more
Rachel
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I’m going to preface this with an I love TJ with all my heart and some of his books live in my soul。 This probably isn’t going to be one of them though。 The beginning left me confused for too long because wait what？ And then the foreshadowing was so heavy multiple times that I was convinced important characters were about to die to the point where I dreaded reading further。 I ❤️ the Dad Squad 4eva though！I received an ARC for an honest review。
Katy
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4。5 starsHeatwave is the final book in the extra-ordinaries series from TJ Klune and has been an absolute joyful ride form start to finish。 This series is cheesy and over the top but feels like watching your favourite superhero movie with all the nostalgia and fun that comes with it！ In this book we follow Nick and co amidst a hot summer heatwave where things feel almost unreal。。。 Fighting against the bad guys， both from without and within， this finale feels like a great culmination of all the p 4。5 starsHeatwave is the final book in the extra-ordinaries series from TJ Klune and has been an absolute joyful ride form start to finish。 This series is cheesy and over the top but feels like watching your favourite superhero movie with all the nostalgia and fun that comes with it！ In this book we follow Nick and co amidst a hot summer heatwave where things feel almost unreal。。。 Fighting against the bad guys， both from without and within， this finale feels like a great culmination of all the plot threads so far with an exciting and action packed climax。 I really liked Nick's growth and developing emotional maturity in this book as well as his relationships with his Dad and Seth。 Nick and Seth are childhood best friends to lovers which is a favourite trope of mine and while in this book they are fairly established as a couple I still love them and all their interactions！！ I also think they have fairly healthy communication for teenagers lol。 One thing I've always loved about this series is how sex-positive it is， which I think is especially important for queer teens！ I also liked the discussions around safe sex etc and while I don't think anyone should be getting their sex education from fictional books it is still great to reinforce messages！！ （and especially because schools are crap at teaching queer sex education）。 Overall this was such a great round out to the series and I would highly recommend if you like superheroes， oblivious gays， an amazing queer friendship group， cheesy camp vibes and an overall message of hope and queer joy。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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2。5 stars rounded up bc this is more a me-problem than a book-problem。 I think i am having a TJ Klune issue， where i just have grown to find his writing style so grating that i have a hard time looking past it to the actual book。 It is just so affected， and i think that this book is very much in that exact style--so i think if you loved it in the first two Extraordinaries books， you will love it here， but i think i am just over it？Anyway， the plot was fine， the characters stayed fine， the twists 2。5 stars rounded up bc this is more a me-problem than a book-problem。 I think i am having a TJ Klune issue， where i just have grown to find his writing style so grating that i have a hard time looking past it to the actual book。 It is just so affected， and i think that this book is very much in that exact style--so i think if you loved it in the first two Extraordinaries books， you will love it here， but i think i am just over it？Anyway， the plot was fine， the characters stayed fine， the twists were a little interesting， and i didn't regret reading this， but i feel a little like i did when i read nine Jenny Han books in like a month and a half， or when i ate quinoa every day for like 90 days straight--turned off and over it in a way that is disproportionate to the general fine-ness or even good-ness of the burnout item。This was a NetGalley ARC， and this is obviously not a review that has been bought off。 。。。more
Kristie
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This book started out by giving me weird feelings。 Like， I actually started I’m to think I forgot what happened in the previous book。 And then I started to think I’d just totally misunderstood what had happened。 And then… OMFG。 and OMG NO！ and WHAT WHAT WHAT？ I THINK I AM CONFUSED TOO NICKY！and AWWWW OMG I LOVE THEM SO MUCH AND I WANT TO BE THEM JUST NOT A TEENAGER BUT HAVE THESE FRIENDS FOR LIFE AND HAVE THESE AMAZING PARENTS WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE AND PRESENT AND EMBARRASSING IN THE BEST WAY POSSI This book started out by giving me weird feelings。 Like， I actually started I’m to think I forgot what happened in the previous book。 And then I started to think I’d just totally misunderstood what had happened。 And then… OMFG。 and OMG NO！ and WHAT WHAT WHAT？ I THINK I AM CONFUSED TOO NICKY！and AWWWW OMG I LOVE THEM SO MUCH AND I WANT TO BE THEM JUST NOT A TEENAGER BUT HAVE THESE FRIENDS FOR LIFE AND HAVE THESE AMAZING PARENTS WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE AND PRESENT AND EMBARRASSING IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE！and thenand thenand thenLet’s just say it was EVERYTHING。 I really loved every minute of this。 Even the confusing parts。 Because these kids， these families， they are everything I want for other people。 I love them so much。 I had feelings。 So many feelings。 I was excited and sad， anxious and pissed， crushed and elated。 This book has it all。 There is no way I will spoil anything for anyone。 Just know that this is a beautiful story and a beautiful ending to a journey amongst friends who love with all their hearts。 I’m in love with these people on these pages。 I’m in love with their messages of love and understanding。 I hope you’ll fall in love， too。 RECOMMENDED ARC provided via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
tessie
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this series means an immeasurable amount to me so kind of disappointing that this one didn’t really hit the same way But It Happens
Eric King
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The only complaint I have about this book is that it’s over 😭
Liv
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This is such a brilliantly written series。 In this conclusion， Nick has his biggest showdown yet with the support of his friends and family。 Aaron Bell remains one of my all time favourite characters， and it is a genuine delight to read such a supportive and loving parental figure。 I will miss this world！I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。
Raven
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A great ending to the trilogy！ The plot was unexpected， and I can't really say anything about it without spoiling the book other than the twist was amazing。 Heat wave is a little slow at the beginning， but it is worth sticking with。 I loved seeing the growth of the characters from the first book to this one。 The main characters are still lovable and hilarious in this book， and they are what makes this series original and so much fun to read， along with TJ Klune's amazing writing of course。An ARC A great ending to the trilogy！ The plot was unexpected， and I can't really say anything about it without spoiling the book other than the twist was amazing。 Heat wave is a little slow at the beginning， but it is worth sticking with。 I loved seeing the growth of the characters from the first book to this one。 The main characters are still lovable and hilarious in this book， and they are what makes this series original and so much fun to read， along with TJ Klune's amazing writing of course。An ARC was received in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Shauna Morrison
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A fantastic conclusion to the Extraordinaries trilogy。 Nick is still one of my favorite fictional characters。 I love the way his brain works and that he unabashedly says whatever is on his mind。 This book made me laugh and cry multiple times and I highly recommend this trilogy to anyone that enjoys a great read。I am looking forward to reading In The Lives of Puppets （a stand alone novel written by TJ Klune） when it releases in March 2023。
Annie
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How do you review perfection？ I feel as though I don't have the right to critique an absolute King like TJ Klune， and good damn thing I don't have to because Heat Wave is the newest in a long line of stellar stories by this unbelievably talented author。 Simply put: I adored this book （series as a whole）。 It's exactly what the world needs and will make such an unbelievable impact on so many people。 I am so endlessly happy that queer youth are finally getting books that they will be able to see th How do you review perfection？ I feel as though I don't have the right to critique an absolute King like TJ Klune， and good damn thing I don't have to because Heat Wave is the newest in a long line of stellar stories by this unbelievably talented author。 Simply put: I adored this book （series as a whole）。 It's exactly what the world needs and will make such an unbelievable impact on so many people。 I am so endlessly happy that queer youth are finally getting books that they will be able to see themselves in， that will be reaffirming， and that will be educational。 This goes two-fold for neurodiverse kids！ Because these books are all of those things， and done so with such levity and care。 Okay so what did I love about this book （besides everything）？ Here we go:- Nicky Bell has completely surmounted my list of all-time favorite characters。 He's hilarious and I can see a lot of myself in him （while I don't have ADHD that I know of， I am an over-thinker to the max， and his internal dialogue during some scenes was so spot on）。 - Aaron Bell。 We STAN！ Parent and Dad goals。 An absolute king。 - On that note - Dad Squad as a whole。 - First times and all the awkwardness that goes into them- Enemas and fecal peen。 IYKYK- Burrito Jerry。 I just cannot get over this character and he will forever have a special place in my heart。 Such a comedic gem， and the purest soul。 - All of the action。 *POW* *SHABLAM*- Gibby and Jazz， our techy and ass-kicking queens！ We all need a Gibby and Jazz in our life。 And OMG THEIR ENDING。 *heart explodes*- Owen's arc。。。 we loved it， but it also broke my heart。 So well doneI could go on and on but those are my highlights。 This story will stay with me for the rest of my life and I will certainly be re-reading regularly because how does one live without Nicky Bell and the gang in their life？！？！ I end simply with this: Nicky， YES！ 。。。more
Lee Hall
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Once again， I find myself asking， "How does TJ Klune keep doing this to me？ How does he keep writing books that make my heart was want to explode from emotions？"I LOVED The House on the Cerulean Sea， and Under the Whispering Door， but I'm also in love with this series。 This is the 3rd book in Klune's young adult M/M romance and action series， The Extraordinaries。 The series follows a 15-year-old named Nick who falls in love with his superhero crush and then discovers that HE also has extraordina Once again， I find myself asking， "How does TJ Klune keep doing this to me？ How does he keep writing books that make my heart was want to explode from emotions？"I LOVED The House on the Cerulean Sea， and Under the Whispering Door， but I'm also in love with this series。 This is the 3rd book in Klune's young adult M/M romance and action series， The Extraordinaries。 The series follows a 15-year-old named Nick who falls in love with his superhero crush and then discovers that HE also has extraordinary powers。 This book is the finale， and wow， what an adventure！ The superhero aspects of the book are absolutely adorable， but my favorite part--hands down--is the relationship between the four main characters。 What a beautiful representation of not only a diverse， LGBTQ group of friends， but also representative of neurodivergence， in the form of Nick's ADHD。 The characters are so cool （yet awkward） and relatable （yet extraordinary）。 The banter in this book is top-notch， and I have laughed out loud throughout all 3 books。 It is a wonderfully-satisfying ending to such a special story。 If you liked the first two books in this series， you'll love this wonderful ending。 **A huge thank-you to Tor Teen Books and NetGalley for this ARC to read and review** 。。。more
Erica Amad
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HAPPY QUEER KIDS！！！ I REPEAT， HAPPY QUEER KIDS！！！
TINA
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（ARC read） I love love love Klune。 But for some reason this finale just wasn't it for me。 I mean it was still good。 I enjoyed most of it。 Kept me turning pages， but just didn't feel the umph I usually do with this authors books。 Kinda a let down。 Probably just me but oh well。 （ARC read） I love love love Klune。 But for some reason this finale just wasn't it for me。 I mean it was still good。 I enjoyed most of it。 Kept me turning pages， but just didn't feel the umph I usually do with this authors books。 Kinda a let down。 Probably just me but oh well。 。。。more
Lu
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First of all， thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for approving my request for this book via Netgalley。 After falling in love with Nick， Seth， Jazz， Gibby and their families in the previous two books， I was dying to read the final one， especially with how Flash Fire ended！ And， no surprise there， I had a really good time going back to Nova City and spending time with these characters I adore so much。This book， like the previous ones in the series， has humor and heart in spades。 We get more hilarious First of all， thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for approving my request for this book via Netgalley。 After falling in love with Nick， Seth， Jazz， Gibby and their families in the previous two books， I was dying to read the final one， especially with how Flash Fire ended！ And， no surprise there， I had a really good time going back to Nova City and spending time with these characters I adore so much。This book， like the previous ones in the series， has humor and heart in spades。 We get more hilariously embarrasing situations， sweet moments， friendship， love and a lot of superheroing。 Nick and Seth are as adorable as ever， Jazz and Gibby are even more badass and Nick's relationship with his dad continues to be one of the best father/son relationships I've read。 I am a bit sad the story is over cause I would keep reading about these fictional people forever， but I really enjoyed this conclusion and would recommend all three books without a shadow of a doubt！ 。。。more
Kirk
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Heat Wave By T。J。Klune The Extraordinaries #3⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Might as well go out with a bang！ If you like The Boys and wish it was YA， Queer and has Less Graphic Violence， then this series is for you。 Nick， Seth， Gibby and Jazz， are back and back to the unusual hijinks。 The Dad Squad are there to start the fun with team T-shirts。 Later， Nick’s dad gets an award for the most supportive/cringe dad。 Burrito Jerry gets in on the action。 It’s not all high jinks。 Spoiler alert: There are some low points as Heat Wave By T。J。Klune The Extraordinaries #3⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Might as well go out with a bang！ If you like The Boys and wish it was YA， Queer and has Less Graphic Violence， then this series is for you。 Nick， Seth， Gibby and Jazz， are back and back to the unusual hijinks。 The Dad Squad are there to start the fun with team T-shirts。 Later， Nick’s dad gets an award for the most supportive/cringe dad。 Burrito Jerry gets in on the action。 It’s not all high jinks。 Spoiler alert: There are some low points as well， involving the death of a parent。 But didn’t we cover that in book 1？ Spoiler alert: Consent was given and queer sex was had。 All that fanfic paid off！！！ Team Lighthouse comes together at the end to stop Team Burke。 I’d love to say it’s all wrapped up with fireworks on the Fourth of July in Nova City…but…really that part is up to you。 Read the book or listen to the audiobook for the conclusion of the Extraordinaries。 Catchphrase。Thanks to Tor Teen， Macmillan-Tor/Forge and NetGalley for the ARC。 #HeatWave #NetGalley #TJKlune #TorTeen #Macmillan-Tor/Forge 。。。more
Shannon
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A solid conclusion to T。J。 Klune's Extraordinaries triology。 Full of the author's trademark wit and sarcasm， I loved see the evolution of Nick and Seth's relationship， the unexpected return of a character from the past， the ADHD rep and the family secrets that were unveiled。 Great on audio and definitely recommended for fans of the Amazon Prime show The boys or a darker Pixar's The Incredibles。 Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review。 A solid conclusion to T。J。 Klune's Extraordinaries triology。 Full of the author's trademark wit and sarcasm， I loved see the evolution of Nick and Seth's relationship， the unexpected return of a character from the past， the ADHD rep and the family secrets that were unveiled。 Great on audio and definitely recommended for fans of the Amazon Prime show The boys or a darker Pixar's The Incredibles。 Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Sophie [at] Book Suburbia
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I want to start this review by thanking TOR Teen for their generosity and trust。 I dont take ARC's for granted and I absolutely appreciate the opportunity。That said， I also want to mention， that I dont believe I can give this book more than 2 stars and therefore， I will not be posting this in any platform other than Goodreads。 I love Tj Klune。 Please， PLEASE believe me， I drove more than 250 miles to see him at a book signing back in 2015。 I have read every single book he's written in the past 1 I want to start this review by thanking TOR Teen for their generosity and trust。 I dont take ARC's for granted and I absolutely appreciate the opportunity。That said， I also want to mention， that I dont believe I can give this book more than 2 stars and therefore， I will not be posting this in any platform other than Goodreads。 I love Tj Klune。 Please， PLEASE believe me， I drove more than 250 miles to see him at a book signing back in 2015。 I have read every single book he's written in the past 10 + years。 I am as fan as anybody else can be and I was the first to cheer for him when The Extraordinaries came out （no pun intended）， a few years ago。 I also rated both The Extraordinaries AND Flash Fire with the highest stars I considred， but I am sadly dissapointed with Heat Wave to the point I can't even think of proper words to explain， as to not make it too much of a rant。 And here's the thing: I did not like this book， even tho it had expected moments， funny moments， family moments， and of course first love （queer love） moments。 It made me literally halt to a stop （cue the screech noise）， the minute that Mom appers with everybody at a party and there is no previous explanation or scene or ANYTHING resembling a flashback as to how， when and where did Nick see his Mom and learned she hadn't died when the last scene of Flash Fire is literally Dad finding this out。 Wait。 What？ Even if placed somewhere randomly in the middle， I was even more confused about that scene where Gibby talks to Nick on their way to the rally and asks about his Mom's job？ I was so devastatingly confused it was not even funny。 That helluva confusion， and the added extention of the police brutality drama （which IMO is absolutely unnecessary and overkill）， made this a lukewarm read at best。Tj is a MASTERMIND and genious when it comes to family ties and family values。 I have never read any other author who can match every single puzzle piece of a makeshift and elected family the way he can。 His gift with words and situations is bar none the best I have encountered in a book and that will never be denied or can change。 But sadly， SADLY， this book though having these elements， also carried unnecesary mini plots and scenes that steered completely from the original story， and made this weird and confusing and honestly sad。 The end was meh， but could have had way more to offer based on his gifted penmanship。 In all， I will continue being that loyal Tj fan until the last book he writes， but with the upmost pain in my heart， I can say this book fell thru the deepest of hell cracks for me。。。 。。。more
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