Steelheart

NOT A REVIEW OF THE BOOK!!!!!! DRM protection on this book gave me nothing but trouble when trying to transfer it to my Nook for a better reading experience, to the point I wish i could return it at this point and use another vender to avoid these problems. I love Sanderson's books and was really looking forward to reading it, but now i'll have to call google to get the download limit issues reset so i will even have a chance. It is issues like these that makes me want to pirate the book instead of buying it; even though I would like to support the author, the DRM protection and the frustrations of trying to deal with Adobe Digital editions is not worth it. I"m sorry to those that feel this review isn't fair to the book and author, but maybe if they see how much issues with DRM angers their readers they will solve the issues around it or get rid of the offending programs.

I really enjoyed this book and tore through it very quickly. There were definitely a couple of twists toward the end I didn't see coming, which made me like it all the more. The only thing keeping me from giving it a 5 star is that the tone of the main character made him feel like a young teenager when he was actually an adult.

Steelheart reads very much how a comic book would read, short and sweet. The focus is on the protagonist, David and revolves a lot around his resolve for revenge. It seems as though the plot is pushed too much by this one character and other characters really don't get a chance to develop within the book. Saying that the other characters personalities are easily defined in such a way they'll continually diffuse any negative situation keeping the reader feeling positive. Sanderson is a master at world building and although this book is relatively short the world is well formed and easy to imagine and has some very nice unique touches to it. The plot is very fast paced and I'd recommend the book as a good quick read but don't expect Sanderson to go into too much depth with this one. I discovered Brandon Sanderson recently by chance as I was offered the original Mistborn Trilogy, I quickly became a big fan of the author. The day after I finished the 4th Mistborn book, Alloy of Law, Steelheart came out and I bought it as soon as I had some free time. The trouble is I end up comparing Steelheart to the Misborn series, a series that has me utterly hooked.