Steelheart

I've read a few books lately that i have not enjoyed. I could feel my slump coming back, so I picked up the Sanderson book I just bought. He has yet to fail me. This book is in a world where super humans pop up, but there are no heroes among them. It centers around an 18 year old David and a resistance group. Once again Sanderson is able to create a power system with rules and limitations that I could understand and believe. There are still a lot of questions left unanswered, but I am pretty sure they are meant to be answered in the sequels, and I have faith that the rest of the books will be as good as or better than the first.
David does seem a little immature at times, but I am not really the target audience, so he may not seem that way to younger readers. There is also a good bit of gore right off the bat, so if you don't want to read about some nasty things happening to people, and even infants, then you may want to steer clear. It's not too prevalent throughout the book, but it does have it's moments. All in all, the story kept me interested, and he had a few good surprises, though there are a few hints along the way. I plan on recommending this to my 14 year old step-son, I think he would really enjoy this.