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The Extraordinaries
- The Extraordinaries, Book 1
- Narrated by: Michael Lesley
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
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The Extraordinaries
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Publisher's Summary
In Nova City, there are extraordinary people, capable of feats that defy the imagination. Shadow Star protects the city and manipulates darkness, and Pyro Storm is determined to bring the city to its knees using his power over fire.
And then there's Nick, who...well, being the most popular fan-fiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right?
Instead of fighting crime, Nick contends with a new year at school, a father who doesn't trust him and a best friend named Seth, who may or may not be the love of Nick's short, uneventful life.
It should be enough. But after a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City's mightiest hero (and Nick's biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he'll do it with or without Seth's reluctant help....
Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl meets Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart in TJ Klune's YA debut: a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.
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- Kathryn
- 19-09-2021
😍😍😍😍😍
Amazing story.
Love it so much.
Nicky is my hero.
Will recommend to all of the people.
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- Ev
- 19-07-2020
Awesomeness
This was so fun to listen to. The character are so enjoyable and adorable. I laughed so much through this narration. Mooooar please! T. J KLUNE is the best.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-07-2020
Classic TJ but not the best one
I have 9 books in total from TJ Klune. One of my favourite authors.
This one was fun to listen to but I think it was it the weakest one BUT WAIT hear me out.
It's definitely one that'll touch your inner childhood nerd. Coming of age romance, the sexy bad kid you can't but fall in love with and of course TJ's camp humour. For sure, TJ knew what he was doing, however if you've read his Green Creek series or Tales From Verania you'll see where TJ's strength lies.
Michael Lesley is one of best out there, however I don't think he gave too much personality to some of the characters in this one. Still, I never tire of his voice and delivery.
Overall it was good but not great.
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- Kelly
- 28-07-2020
Great Performance by Michael Lesley
I'm really glad I went with the audio version for The Extraordinaries, Michael Lesley does such a wonderful performance with all the characters in this story, especially Nicky. I smiled every time he performed the lines...."Nicky, no." "Nicky, yes!"........This book was packed with all of the feels, and was enjoyable from start to finish.
I love Nick - he's so adorably clueless with regards to his bestie Seth. He has a major obsession with the Extraordinaries, in particular Shadow Star, and a fantastic circle of close friends. I enjoyed the way this story played out, I've learnt to expect the unexpected with this author.
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- Tiarna Beazleigh
- 17-08-2021
Perfect
is there such thing as perfection? with this book and narrator? yes. yes there is.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-03-2021
Loved it
I absolutely loved this book and I cannot wait to read more from this author
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- Caz
- 30-04-2022
excellent narrator!
endearingly overdramatic pov character who loves his friends, accurate and funny fandom/fanfic depictions, you'll know what's happening way before Nick does and this is a hilarious feature not a bug
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- Wide Eyes, Big Ears!
- 01-09-2020
Not my favourite TJ Klune book
Nick has a huge crush on the extraordinary (superhero) known as Shadow Star, and is obsessed with the ongoing fight with his arch nemesis, Pyro Storm. If only Nick could become an extraordinary himself, he might just get Shadow Storm to notice him. There was a lot to like about this, but ultimately it just didn’t work for me. There was plenty of teen humour, snarky comebacks, superhero action, and a lot of depth in Nick’s character. However, the book spends all its time in Nick’s head and we barely get to know Nick’s best friend, Seth, or his ex-boyfriend, Owen. The dealbreaker for me was that Nick is portrayed as so absolutely clueless about so many things that he is ridiculously naive and gullible - he couldn’t see who had a crush on him, couldn’t spot the obvious patterns that would reveal the secret identities of the extraordinaries, and even believed lies about ghosts. I understand the controversy about police brutality given #blacklivesmatter, and maybe that aspect of Nick’s dad backstory should be rewritten. 🎧 I have a love / hate relationship with Michael Lesley. On the one hand, his breeziness enhances a lot of the humorous dialogue; on the other, it can sound like he’s rushing lines or just doesn’t care.
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