Flash Fire: The Extraordinaries, Book Two (The Extraordinaries, 2)

by TJ Klune

Hardcover, 2021

Status

Available

Call number

741.50

Publication

Tor Teen (2021), 384 pages

Description

Through bravery, charm, and an alarming amount of enthusiasm, Nick landed himself the superhero boyfriend of his dreams. Now instead of just writing stories about him, Nick actually gets to kiss him. On the mouth. A lot. But having a superhero boyfriend isn't everything Nick thought it would be--he's still struggling to make peace with his own lack of extraordinary powers. When new Extraordinaries begin arriving in Nova City--siblings who can manipulate smoke and ice, a mysterious hero who can move objects with their mind, and a drag queen superhero with the best name and the most-sequined costume anyone has ever had--it's up to Nick and his friends Seth, Gibby, and Jazz to determine who is virtuous and who is villainous. And new Extraordinaries aren't the only things coming to light. Long-held secrets and neglected truths are surfacing that challenge everything Nick knows about justice, family, and being extraordinary. Which is a lot to handle when Nick really just wants to finish his self-insert bakery AU fanfic. Will it all come together in the end or will it all go down in flames?… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member LVStrongPuff
The ending of this book had my mouth on the floor. This book was just as great as the first book. I laughed. I cried. I yelled at the book to save someone. It was great. I hate that I have to wait for the next book, but I love that I can read this one and the first one again and again before it
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comes out.

*I want a Seth in my life.
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LibraryThing member tuusannuuska
I hate to give a Klune book "only" three stars, but I'm not gonna be one of the people inflating the ratings just because it's a book from my favorite author.

Maybe it's because this is YA that I didn't really love this, but it's also more than that. The plot got buried under all the social
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commentary (more like blasting) and there was an over abundance of monologues and speeches. I did love the humor though, as I usually do with Klune, but the rest of it just didn't rise to the occasion.

I'm not gonna lie, I'll read everything this author publishes, but I'm just going to adjust my expectations in the future when it comes to his YA releases.
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LibraryThing member tornadox
Satisfying follow-up to the first book in the series. Nick and Seth are trying to figure out how to date each other, Jazz is worring about Gibby's post-graduation plans, and all of their parental figures want to know their kids are doing. Meanwhile, public opinion about Extraordinaries is souring
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while new ones appear.

From almost the first page, TJ Klune addresses the critics of the first book. As the son of a cop, Nick has always seen cops as heroes. He (and other characters) reconsider that assumption a lot over the course of the novel.
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LibraryThing member green8847
Wanted to love but - Book was a pandering to wokeism because of all the criticism of the first book.
Normally, I save 1 stars for utter trash, but I made an exception in this case.

TJ should have stuck to what he wrote and maybe stated people deserve second chances, esp since we weren't given all of
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Aaron's or Cap's service record. Just one blip and omg you are so evil.

I don't care to be preached to when I am reading. Reading is supposed to be an escape from all the crazy that is around us. At least in my opinion.

Nick needs to get over his self. The others need to quit enabling him, so annoying.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2021

Physical description

384 p.; 8.5 inches

ISBN

1250203686 / 9781250203687
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