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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 show more 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? show lessTags
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Once again TJ Klune has delivered an entirely predictable superhero story that is all the more enjoyable for that fact. You come into this book expecting several things to happen—and they do—and most of the internal superheroic twists and turns are highly telegraphed to anyone who has read a comic book or watched a good superhero cartoon, and it is absolutely delicious. It's really masterful how so many references and allusions to superhero tropes are worked in!
The first book in this series was entirely too credulous toward the police and entirely too flippant about police brutality. This book revisited and reworked that aspect in a big way, grappling with issues that in the first book were oversimplified and underexamined. It was show more awkward and made me wish again that those mistakes hadn't been made in the first place, but it was absolutely necessary if this series is going to continue, and I think the next book will be much stronger for the changes that happened in this one.
Klune's characters and their speech patterns and phrases suffer from a little repetitiveness and lack of differentiation—it can be confusing when a lot of characters are having a conversation with each other, because many of them speak so similarly. I hope this continues to improve in future entries in the series as well! show less
The first book in this series was entirely too credulous toward the police and entirely too flippant about police brutality. This book revisited and reworked that aspect in a big way, grappling with issues that in the first book were oversimplified and underexamined. It was show more awkward and made me wish again that those mistakes hadn't been made in the first place, but it was absolutely necessary if this series is going to continue, and I think the next book will be much stronger for the changes that happened in this one.
Klune's characters and their speech patterns and phrases suffer from a little repetitiveness and lack of differentiation—it can be confusing when a lot of characters are having a conversation with each other, because many of them speak so similarly. I hope this continues to improve in future entries in the series as well! show less
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Flash Fire is book two in TJ's Extraordinaries series. This is a YA series, but I would argue that anyone would enjoy this series regardless of age. Klune's writing is unique. The overwhelming themes in this series continue in "Flash Fire": be yourself, found family, hilarity.
Nick is back in the second installment of The Extraordinaries. He has a boyfriend…an extraordinary boyfriend named Seth. He has great friends: Gibby and Jazz who help fill out Team Pyro Storm He still has ADHD which is both challenging and hilarious. And he still has enemies to face.
Nick is a lovely character. It is an absolute joy to read a character living with ADHD. Nick's voice show more (both inside and out) is so amazing… funny, challenging, and authentic. Nick is very much an "Own voices" character and he's Klune's favorite.
My fave is Nick because he's an obsessive boy with ADHD, like me. I never got to see neurodivergent queer kids in books when I was growing up, so I wanted to give a voice to people like me so they can point to a character and say, "Hey, finally someone like me." - TJ Klune on Twitter.
Nick's struggle is real! He can't always say the things he wants to and sometimes he says things he shouldn't say out loud. He's sweet and fierce and often finds himself in tricky situations. There's no one more devoted as a friend/boyfriend and family member than nick and all of his relationships are challenged in book two.
No spoilers here! (Never spoilers for a Klune novel!) But things are definitely more complex in Book two. Nick and Seth and their cohorts are faced with more than just their arch enemy, Simon Burke who runs the evil drug company. There are other extraordinaries on the horizon… and some may be "good", some may be "bad", but Nick and Seth are on it.
My favorite relationship in this book is between Nick and his father. They have the most hilarious, loving bond. There is a scene involving dental dams that made me laugh so hard that I cried. But… there is trouble brewing. Even though Nick and his father love each other without question, that doesn't mean that they can't make mistakes. Sometimes, when we love someone, we make the wrong choices and then are faced with having to deal with the consequences. Klune handles this family relationship with great care… it's funny, loving, and challenging.
Nick and Seth are a great representation of a young queer relationship. They are friends first and the way that Seth embraces who Nick is - makes my heart melt. I love their friendship, their flirting, the way they fiercely defend one another, and the slow burn of their relationship. It's fun, real, and heart-warming while still keeping that signature Klune hilarity and realness.
There are some wonderful reveals in this book that you won't see coming… some will leave you guessing, and some will make you want to get the next book immediately! But, if you're familiar with TJ Klune's writing then you know a couple of things: There are always cliff-hangers… TJ always resolves those dangling plot threads. I can quite honestly say that I have never been disappointed in anything that Klune has penned.
Klune is an award-winning author who has written a lot of wonderful books. This series is special in that the main character is neurodiverse and queer. There are kids out there who need to read a book like this and thanks to Klune… they have it. I am definitely looking forward to book three in this series. show less
Flash Fire is book two in TJ's Extraordinaries series. This is a YA series, but I would argue that anyone would enjoy this series regardless of age. Klune's writing is unique. The overwhelming themes in this series continue in "Flash Fire": be yourself, found family, hilarity.
Nick is back in the second installment of The Extraordinaries. He has a boyfriend…an extraordinary boyfriend named Seth. He has great friends: Gibby and Jazz who help fill out Team Pyro Storm He still has ADHD which is both challenging and hilarious. And he still has enemies to face.
Nick is a lovely character. It is an absolute joy to read a character living with ADHD. Nick's voice show more (both inside and out) is so amazing… funny, challenging, and authentic. Nick is very much an "Own voices" character and he's Klune's favorite.
My fave is Nick because he's an obsessive boy with ADHD, like me. I never got to see neurodivergent queer kids in books when I was growing up, so I wanted to give a voice to people like me so they can point to a character and say, "Hey, finally someone like me." - TJ Klune on Twitter.
Nick's struggle is real! He can't always say the things he wants to and sometimes he says things he shouldn't say out loud. He's sweet and fierce and often finds himself in tricky situations. There's no one more devoted as a friend/boyfriend and family member than nick and all of his relationships are challenged in book two.
No spoilers here! (Never spoilers for a Klune novel!) But things are definitely more complex in Book two. Nick and Seth and their cohorts are faced with more than just their arch enemy, Simon Burke who runs the evil drug company. There are other extraordinaries on the horizon… and some may be "good", some may be "bad", but Nick and Seth are on it.
My favorite relationship in this book is between Nick and his father. They have the most hilarious, loving bond. There is a scene involving dental dams that made me laugh so hard that I cried. But… there is trouble brewing. Even though Nick and his father love each other without question, that doesn't mean that they can't make mistakes. Sometimes, when we love someone, we make the wrong choices and then are faced with having to deal with the consequences. Klune handles this family relationship with great care… it's funny, loving, and challenging.
Nick and Seth are a great representation of a young queer relationship. They are friends first and the way that Seth embraces who Nick is - makes my heart melt. I love their friendship, their flirting, the way they fiercely defend one another, and the slow burn of their relationship. It's fun, real, and heart-warming while still keeping that signature Klune hilarity and realness.
There are some wonderful reveals in this book that you won't see coming… some will leave you guessing, and some will make you want to get the next book immediately! But, if you're familiar with TJ Klune's writing then you know a couple of things: There are always cliff-hangers… TJ always resolves those dangling plot threads. I can quite honestly say that I have never been disappointed in anything that Klune has penned.
Klune is an award-winning author who has written a lot of wonderful books. This series is special in that the main character is neurodiverse and queer. There are kids out there who need to read a book like this and thanks to Klune… they have it. I am definitely looking forward to book three in this series. show less
A superhero's, not to mention a superhero's boyfriend's, work is never done. Secrets are revealed as Nick learns more about the world around him.
As in the first book some characters seem to be there to tick certain boxes and to express views rather than to do anything. These flaws are more obvious in this book while Nick's endearing traits are less in focus. However, the overall story is good with a post-credit twist that I can't wait to see explored in the last volume of the trilogy.
As in the first book some characters seem to be there to tick certain boxes and to express views rather than to do anything. These flaws are more obvious in this book while Nick's endearing traits are less in focus. However, the overall story is good with a post-credit twist that I can't wait to see explored in the last volume of the trilogy.
Yay libraries!
Unlike many a story I've read, this one accelerates after the first third, instead of in the last third, so plan accordingly. I read 2/3 of this just today, because I couldn't wait to find out what happens. Klune is very good at making us care about his characters, and then he throws all kinds of terrible and silly stuff at them. Thoughtful stuff. Important stuff. Sometimes LOL stuff. The core of loyalty and doing what's right, or trying to, resonates with me. I wish book 3 was out. But oh, I love where this one ends.
Unlike many a story I've read, this one accelerates after the first third, instead of in the last third, so plan accordingly. I read 2/3 of this just today, because I couldn't wait to find out what happens. Klune is very good at making us care about his characters, and then he throws all kinds of terrible and silly stuff at them. Thoughtful stuff. Important stuff. Sometimes LOL stuff. The core of loyalty and doing what's right, or trying to, resonates with me. I wish book 3 was out. But oh, I love where this one ends.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
The sequel to The Extraordinaries fell a bit short of expectations, sadly. I was very happy to reunite with the gang of oddballs and our ADHD-fuelled superhero but the plot was predictable and quite draggy. The BLM elements while needed felt very laboured and performative. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4 because the ending did give me happy tears.
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A swift, severe fire caused by a mixture of air and a flammable substance. - Dedication
- This book is for those who never considered themselves extraordinary. Trust me, you are.
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- Fic: A Pleasure to Burn
Author: PyroStormIsBae
Chapter 36 of ?
137,467 words
Pairing: Pyro Storm/Original Male Character
Rated: R (Rating is finally going up!)
Tags: Tru... (show all)e Love, Pining, Gentle Pyro Storm, Happy Ending, First Kiss, More Than First Kiss, Fluffy Like a Cloud, So Much Violence, Evil Shadow Star, Bakery AU, Private Investigator, Anti-Rebecca Firestone, Hands Going Under Clothes, !!!, Naked Party and You're All Invited
Chapter 36: Burn Me Up
Author Note: Yes, finally an update! Sorry it's taken so long. I got busy with the holidays and my amazing boyfriend, who is pretty much the best person in the entire world. - Original language
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