Gearbreakers
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- Author：Zoe Hana Mikuta
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Summary
Two girls on opposite sides of a war discover they're fighting for a common purpose—and falling for each other—in Zoe Hana Mikuta's high-octane debut Gearbreakers， perfect for fans of Pacific Rim， Pierce Brown's Red Rising Saga， and Marie Lu's Legend series。
We went past praying to deities and started to build them instead。。。
The shadow of Godolia's tyrannical rule is spreading， aided by their giant mechanized weapons known as Windups。 War and oppression are everyday constants for the people of the Badlands， who live under the thumb of their cruel Godolia overlords。
Eris Shindanai is a Gearbreaker， a brash young rebel who specializes in taking down Windups from the inside。 When one of her missions goes awry and she finds herself in a Godolia prison， Eris meets Sona Steelcrest， a cybernetically enhanced Windup pilot。 At first Eris sees Sona as her mortal enemy， but Sona has a secret: She has intentionally infiltrated the Windup program to destroy Godolia from within。
As the clock ticks down to their deadliest mission yet， a direct attack to end Godolia's reign once and for all， Eris and Sona grow closer—as comrades， friends， and perhaps something more。。。
Praise for Gearbreakers:
"An absolute joyride of a story set in a vivid， arresting world。 Gearbreakers is sci-fi at its very finest， combining the grandeur of mecha fighting machines with the intimacy of （splendidly feral） found family。 Zoe Hana Mikuta is a talent to be in awe of。" —Chloe Gong， New York Times-bestselling author of These Violent Delights
We went past praying to deities and started to build them instead。。。
The shadow of Godolia's tyrannical rule is spreading， aided by their giant mechanized weapons known as Windups。 War and oppression are everyday constants for the people of the Badlands， who live under the thumb of their cruel Godolia overlords。
Eris Shindanai is a Gearbreaker， a brash young rebel who specializes in taking down Windups from the inside。 When one of her missions goes awry and she finds herself in a Godolia prison， Eris meets Sona Steelcrest， a cybernetically enhanced Windup pilot。 At first Eris sees Sona as her mortal enemy， but Sona has a secret: She has intentionally infiltrated the Windup program to destroy Godolia from within。
As the clock ticks down to their deadliest mission yet， a direct attack to end Godolia's reign once and for all， Eris and Sona grow closer—as comrades， friends， and perhaps something more。。。
Praise for Gearbreakers:
"An absolute joyride of a story set in a vivid， arresting world。 Gearbreakers is sci-fi at its very finest， combining the grandeur of mecha fighting machines with the intimacy of （splendidly feral） found family。 Zoe Hana Mikuta is a talent to be in awe of。" —Chloe Gong， New York Times-bestselling author of These Violent Delights
Reviews
Charlotte
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This book was awesome！ I love the found family trope and this book did it beautifully！！
Elin Nilsson
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3。5⭐️The worldbuilding is very interesting and I really hope it’s explored more in the second book！ I didn’t really feel any chemistry between the love interests though （also it felt a bit strange that 1 of them was in a committed relationship （？） for most of the book）。 Also the amount of “you don’t have my permission to die” lines made me roll my eyes。 Will most likely continue the series though！
Abby
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I’m once again finding that books that are pitched almost exclusively with buzzwords （“sapphic YA cyberpunk mecha feral queer found family rom-com”） instead of an explanation of what the book is actually about…。 simply do not have a plot to pitch。 The author said that she did not have an outline before she started writing and it shows。 I got half way through the book and still didn’t really know what the point was or where everything was going。 There were too many side characters with indistingu I’m once again finding that books that are pitched almost exclusively with buzzwords （“sapphic YA cyberpunk mecha feral queer found family rom-com”） instead of an explanation of what the book is actually about…。 simply do not have a plot to pitch。 The author said that she did not have an outline before she started writing and it shows。 I got half way through the book and still didn’t really know what the point was or where everything was going。 There were too many side characters with indistinguishable personalities。 Pretty much everyone was just a silly little prankster。 And honestly， the main characters were the same。 This is a dual perspective book but frankly the two perspectives were often indistinguishable because they have almost the same internal monologue。 And I listened to this as an audiobook which makes it doubly bad that I couldn’t tell them apart， because they even had different narrators！！ I honestly don’t know what happened here。 I like Pacific Rim， I like queer found family， I like mechas and sci fi in general。 I individually like almost every element this book was supposed to have。 But the actual story just gave me nothing。 If you’re looking for a queer， spite filled protagonist pilot of a mecha trying to overthrow a corrupt system， just read Iron Widow instead because it honestly feels like this book was just an attempt to emulate that unsuccessfully。 *disclaimer that I understand this is a debut so I wanna be clear that I’d be happy to read more of this authors work in the future when she works on some of her plotting and character development issues because honestly her writing style is pretty enjoyable。 I just don’t think I’ll be continuing this particular series。 。。。more
Maya Labbe
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*3。5
Bory
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I'm DNF'ing this at ca。 10% for now。Honestly， it's way too YA for me。 One of the protagonists is so overly melodramatic that it's unintentionally hilarious， while the other is obnoxious。 I'll try to finish it at a later date， but， for now。。。 nah。 I'm DNF'ing this at ca。 10% for now。Honestly， it's way too YA for me。 One of the protagonists is so overly melodramatic that it's unintentionally hilarious， while the other is obnoxious。 I'll try to finish it at a later date， but， for now。。。 nah。 。。。more
Gabrielle
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July 2022 Reading Challenge: Around the World Prompt: A multicultural book with LGBTQ+ repI was interested in this book because I love the idea of people piloting giant mechs， and the description was intriguing。 I would say I give this book 2。5 stars。 While I was interested in the premise， I wasn't sure about the story's pacing。 It felt like I started the story 2/3 thirds into the story， and then there was very little to no backstory about the world and how it got to the state that it was in。 No July 2022 Reading Challenge: Around the World Prompt: A multicultural book with LGBTQ+ repI was interested in this book because I love the idea of people piloting giant mechs， and the description was intriguing。 I would say I give this book 2。5 stars。 While I was interested in the premise， I wasn't sure about the story's pacing。 It felt like I started the story 2/3 thirds into the story， and then there was very little to no backstory about the world and how it got to the state that it was in。 Nor did I feel for certain characters' actions; was there much build-up to their motivation。 As I was reading， I felt， "Ok， the author is gonna give us some explanation for this at some point， right？" 。。。more
Angela Majestic
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I loved this book！ Wonderful wlw romance， BEAUTIFUL prose， giant robots， alternating POVs （with very distinct voices）， and found family trope！ I loved the sci-fi aspects， but the highlight of the book was the growing romance between Sona and Eris。 Lots of tension + fierce connection = perfect queer slow burn。I especially loved Sona's chapters。 Both Sona and Eris have very unique voices， but I just happen to like Sona's more。 Even in Eris' chapters， Sona stole the show with her dialogue。 Every ti I loved this book！ Wonderful wlw romance， BEAUTIFUL prose， giant robots， alternating POVs （with very distinct voices）， and found family trope！ I loved the sci-fi aspects， but the highlight of the book was the growing romance between Sona and Eris。 Lots of tension + fierce connection = perfect queer slow burn。I especially loved Sona's chapters。 Both Sona and Eris have very unique voices， but I just happen to like Sona's more。 Even in Eris' chapters， Sona stole the show with her dialogue。 Every time she talked， it sounded like poetry。I would categorize this book under the found family trope， but the side characters fell flat。 When Eris' teammates were first introduced， she explained each of their roles/specialties on the team （explosives， weapons， etc。）。 But these roles were never mentioned again to the point where it's not really clear what each teammate brings to the team （other than to have a team， you need to have people）。 In fact， Eris' crew was so underdeveloped that I can't remember their names or what they look like; they kind of all blended together and had the same personalities。I can't wait to read the sequel！ 。。。more
Taylor Bartlett
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3。75/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ This book had me divided on my opinions and feelings ga up until the last page。 While I objectively had some serious issues with the pacing， characters and science， the vibes and world were so interesting that it kept me interested until the very end。 I think this was a great effort for a debut novel。 I was absolutely here for the big robots and righteously angry teenagers taking down a tyrannical dystopian society。 The world Mikuta created was vibrant and interesting and I loved 3。75/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ This book had me divided on my opinions and feelings ga up until the last page。 While I objectively had some serious issues with the pacing， characters and science， the vibes and world were so interesting that it kept me interested until the very end。 I think this was a great effort for a debut novel。 I was absolutely here for the big robots and righteously angry teenagers taking down a tyrannical dystopian society。 The world Mikuta created was vibrant and interesting and I loved see women kick some butt。 Moreso， I think Sona and Eris were great protagonists and I really appreciated getting to see from both their perspectives on this society。 Plus their （incredibly） slow burn romance was super cute and nice not to be at the forefront of the story。 However， I had some serious issues with the pacing of this novel。 I felt like it jumped between high octane energy to slow burn recuperation very fast。 Ultimately I think 50 pages could have been cut without effecting the overall story。 Now this may have been my fault for reading it over a longer period， but I keep confusing the characters and whose perspective I was reading from。 I felt that while the protagonists did have a similar personal voice， the side characters that almost blended together。 Also， having read this off the back of Andy Weir the science felt very loosey goosey and not entirely sound， but for a fantasy YA that is able to be overlooked。 Lastly， I do prefer a little more fire in my romance and would have entirely believe them to be platonic all in love as much as romantically。That being said I was absolutely interested in the story and will need to read the sequel to see how the story ends。 If you like fierce female characters， big robots， a slow burn and no spice romance， and taking down totalitarian regimes then this is the book for you。 。。。more
Katie
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Girls。 MECHAS。 YA cringe
Asikaia
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4。5 stars
ash | आश ♥ [superache enthusiast]
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I was really excited for sci-fi with sapphics but sadly this didn't hit the marks :// i'm honestly fine with character-driven books and this one had a similar 'plot' to Legend but I had no idea what was going on at all。 I really wish I could've finished this one and I did react the 50% mark but I just couldn't go past that a;sdkfj I was really excited for sci-fi with sapphics but sadly this didn't hit the marks :// i'm honestly fine with character-driven books and this one had a similar 'plot' to Legend but I had no idea what was going on at all。 I really wish I could've finished this one and I did react the 50% mark but I just couldn't go past that a;sdkfj 。。。more
Britt
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DNFed at 267， as much as this sounded like everything I wanted I just could not connect or enjoy this unfortunately。
Hillary
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Sapphic cyberpunk love story wrapped in a "crush the awful government" dystopia！ I really liked the idea of the gearbreakers - because mechas wouldn't be invulnerable once you get inside， you can go in and break the important bits and down they come。 Possibly that's a metaphor for a few people in the right place being able to take down a corrupt government， I don't know。 But it was very satisfying。 I really liked the main characters too， especially Sona。 Her voice was great。 Sapphic cyberpunk love story wrapped in a "crush the awful government" dystopia！ I really liked the idea of the gearbreakers - because mechas wouldn't be invulnerable once you get inside， you can go in and break the important bits and down they come。 Possibly that's a metaphor for a few people in the right place being able to take down a corrupt government， I don't know。 But it was very satisfying。 I really liked the main characters too， especially Sona。 Her voice was great。 。。。more
Katlyn
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4。5！！ I was initially not too into this at the beginning， but wanted to keep reading to see what happened and I am so glad I did。 this reminds me of a mix between overwatch and the spy kids 3 movie lol -I think the writing is beautiful but takes a second to get used to。 I also think this is one of my fave sapphic romances - I will read anything for sapphics， and I root for them in every book but damn - the way Eris and Sona interacted and without any spoilers: was amazing - it was not insta love 4。5！！ I was initially not too into this at the beginning， but wanted to keep reading to see what happened and I am so glad I did。 this reminds me of a mix between overwatch and the spy kids 3 movie lol -I think the writing is beautiful but takes a second to get used to。 I also think this is one of my fave sapphic romances - I will read anything for sapphics， and I root for them in every book but damn - the way Eris and Sona interacted and without any spoilers: was amazing - it was not insta love， but a slow and steady realistic build up of emotions。 the book was not centered around romance but it appeared so naturally AH - anywayI finished this morning and drove to barnes and noble a couple hours later to by the 2nd one - so happy :-） 。。。more
G
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Hmmmmmm very good。 Lots of oppression by big scary government and torture as a side effect but beyond that。。。。。I really loved it！There were some issues with pacing， such as jumping forward and skipping an entire battle， or days going by and it being unclear why or how long truly passed。 Beyond that it was a really solid debut from a young author， and I am eagerly anticipating the second book coming in at my library soon！！
roman :）
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2。5 stars rounded up
Amy L。Y。E。
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Actual rating: 2。5 stars2 stars for Jenny。 0。5 stars for the cool mecha concept。 Everything else didn't quite hit。 The story picks up around 20% into the book， and while it was interesting， the clunky writing made it really hard for me to enjoy the book。 The last 2 chapters hit REALLY hard， but I'm still not sure if I'd pick up the sequel。 Actual rating: 2。5 stars2 stars for Jenny。 0。5 stars for the cool mecha concept。 Everything else didn't quite hit。 The story picks up around 20% into the book， and while it was interesting， the clunky writing made it really hard for me to enjoy the book。 The last 2 chapters hit REALLY hard， but I'm still not sure if I'd pick up the sequel。 。。。more
Marie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A little disappointed with this one， it had so much potential。 I still loved the characters and i guess also the world building， even though it was pretty thin at best， but very disappointed with how Sona's character was set up。 Like she's supposed to be so good that she's top of the academy and all that shit all while harboring intense hatred for Godolia and wanting to take it down from the inside， but then she literally did nothing？？ Like up until the book started and she met Eris she literall A little disappointed with this one， it had so much potential。 I still loved the characters and i guess also the world building， even though it was pretty thin at best， but very disappointed with how Sona's character was set up。 Like she's supposed to be so good that she's top of the academy and all that shit all while harboring intense hatred for Godolia and wanting to take it down from the inside， but then she literally did nothing？？ Like up until the book started and she met Eris she literally did nothing to take down anything or anyone？？？ Like if she's so smart and talented and what not why did she have literally zero plans？？ Like the best she got was just trying to run away what she could've done before a million times over？ Also later， literally all she did was follow other people's plan， she was so so passive all while being described as a very strong and proactive personality。 Very conflicted on if i want to continue with the next book， since the end just seems to set up book two to be the exact same as this one， with the focus being on Eris and Sona being on opposing sites （or at least not being able to trust each other） and then somehow finding to each other anyways because *love* i guess？ This book/series had so much potential for complex world-building and intricate master plans but it really disappointed on that front， and instead just spend all that time on solving the trust issue between Sona and Eris （but not even in a very appealing way） and now that will be again the main theme in the next book？ Like the big fight everything was building up to was literally like two pages。。 。。。more
Kareena
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this book was fine。 nothing extremely wrong with it and nothing extremely great about it。 it followed the traditional ya dystopian type arc。
Beth
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Fun and very cinematic at times。 For people who wanted more Pacific Rim， but gayer。
Rachelle
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This was a whole lot and I’m still processing my thoughts。 I think this would’ve been even more up my alley during my dystopian phase。 The world building was amazingly done， super detailed。 I liked a lot of the characters， though I did have trouble distinguishing between several crew members。 Most only had one or two things that set them apart but the crew started to blend together at parts and I couldn’t remember who was who。 I honestly think the main crew could’ve been smaller and it wouldn’t This was a whole lot and I’m still processing my thoughts。 I think this would’ve been even more up my alley during my dystopian phase。 The world building was amazingly done， super detailed。 I liked a lot of the characters， though I did have trouble distinguishing between several crew members。 Most only had one or two things that set them apart but the crew started to blend together at parts and I couldn’t remember who was who。 I honestly think the main crew could’ve been smaller and it wouldn’t have lost much， if anything。 Eris and Sona， on the other hand， were very distinct characters and I loved the dual POV。 The romance was great！ I love a good slow burn and I’m looking forward to reading the sequel。 。。。more
🐌🌞🍀
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4。5- i really enjoyed this book and the story within it but i did find that the world building was highly lacking- i wish i understood more of it。 i’ll definitely be reading the next one though！
Emma Bronson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 beautiful writing; likable characters; intriguing plot; developed story; romance; cliffhanger
Lady_Blackhole
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★★★★。5 ❝𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅。❞ This is a sci-fi book with cyberpunk vibes and a wlw as the main romance。 If I had to describe it simply I'd say it's a breath of fresh air。 The world building， I can't stress this enough， I was obsessed with its dystopian world， to a point where I tried to memorize as many concepts as possible。 And the inventions where so cool and so creative。 I'm just gonna say， we stan Jenny Shindanai on this account。 It has amazing characters as well and I mean， this ★★★★。5 ❝𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅。❞ This is a sci-fi book with cyberpunk vibes and a wlw as the main romance。 If I had to describe it simply I'd say it's a breath of fresh air。 The world building， I can't stress this enough， I was obsessed with its dystopian world， to a point where I tried to memorize as many concepts as possible。 And the inventions where so cool and so creative。 I'm just gonna say， we stan Jenny Shindanai on this account。 It has amazing characters as well and I mean， this is what I'm talking about when I say that I need more badass female characters。 It features found family， enemies to lovers and morally gray characters which are some of my favorite tropes in books。 Besides， I love how it doesn't try to beautify the world， it shows a harsh and realistic world with characters who have gone through a lot and are still fighting even if it's out of spite。 And the writing style is like this too， it's harsh and it has a lot of slang that makes it more credible。 The only thing I didn't like was how some issues were addressed towards the end of the book， because it felt like Eris wasn't okay but every one of her crew forced her into doing what she had to do and I think that's just not how it should be。 But that's just my opinion。 By the way， the dance scene was so nice， if you've read the book you know what I'm talking about。 In conclusion， read this book right now， I'm looking at you。 Oh， and happy release day for Godslayers。 Brb I'm buying it right now。 。。。more
gwen ･:*:･ﾟ’☆
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tbh i had lots of mixed feelings about this book， but in the end i couldn't help but like it。 i'm just！！！ such a sucker for badass sci-fi！！！！ & gearbreakers is full of it: with a cast of kickass characters， huge 180ft tall mechas， a tyrannical cyberpunk government， sapphic + korean rep--ahhh！ what else could i possibly want？the thing i liked the most about this book was the writing。 yes， i know， it was very gushy and overly descriptive at times--but i loved how zoe hana mikuta could just。。。 weav tbh i had lots of mixed feelings about this book， but in the end i couldn't help but like it。 i'm just！！！ such a sucker for badass sci-fi！！！！ & gearbreakers is full of it: with a cast of kickass characters， huge 180ft tall mechas， a tyrannical cyberpunk government， sapphic + korean rep--ahhh！ what else could i possibly want？the thing i liked the most about this book was the writing。 yes， i know， it was very gushy and overly descriptive at times--but i loved how zoe hana mikuta could just。。。 weave words together so seamlessly。 in some inexplicable way， her writing style matches so perfectly with the brutal but beautiful sci-fi story she's created。 it was so refreshing to read writing that was both action-packed and angry， but also savored the quiet moments。 i think the author found a very lovely balance in her prose。 plus the voices of her characters r just so compelling， so impossible to ignore。 if i could rate this book based on writing style alone， it'd be a 10/10。buuut。。。。 the worldbuilding could've used some work。 there was a bit too much information being dumped at the beginning， and everything was kind of overwhelming。 also， for someone who writes such detailed descriptions， mikuta ended up skipping out on some important details。 i would've liked to know more about the backstory of the world， how godolia is structured， what the hollows *actually* looks like， etc。 it's kind of hard to explain， but most of these things weren't addressed at all， and if they were， it was in a very sudden and brief way。 like， i know the author mentions once that the hollows has lots of trees （when sona is shocked to see so much greenery at the gearbreaker hq）， but besides that， i literally have no idea what's in the hollows。 and godolia just felt so FLAT to me--like， it's a city full of living， breathing people， but all the characters do is dehumanize it。 literally the only thing i know is that there are very tall skyscrapers （mikuta will constantly remind u in case you forget） and lots of smog。 where is the life？ the people？ if it isn't even alive， then why should i care about destroying it？ what's the point？？？ but anyway， i ended up liking the characters。 for the most part。 i know some people found them really obnoxious and unrealistic， with how often they bickered and acted crazy--but idk， i didn't mind that too much。 i thought it was pretty funny， and i ended up liking their dynamic。 sure， eris's crew is kind of dysfunctional and infuriating， but that's just who these kids are， i guess。 and， i dunno， there's something sweet about it。 about angry kids trying to save the world。 （oh also jenny is so so cool aahhhh，，， like she is also a total crazy bitch sometimes but SO COol。。。。）and eris and sona--well， i thought they were alright as characters。 i wished their romance would have blossomed more tho ;-; but at the same time， it's understandable why it didn't。 the whole thing was a pretty big slow burn （not to mention that eris was dating some other boy at the start。。。。 ouch）。 tbh not sure how to feel about her breaking up with milo。 it's kind of a bisexual stereotype， isn't it， for eris to cheat emotionally on milo with sona， then break up with him？？？ lots of mixed feelings on the whole romance thing。 on one hand， i wished there were more romantic moments （& that eris wasn't dating milo in the first place）--but on the other， i appreciated how real the situation felt。 like， dating isn't perfect。 sometimes you date someone and it doesn't work out。 & falling in love takes a while。。。 so it makes sense why there weren't too many romantic moments。anyway--this review is getting kind of long。 to summarize: gearbreakers was awesome， if you don't care much about plot/worldbuilding and are just willing to go with the flow with some crazy characters。 it's cruel， tender， and so explosive。 i'm definitely getting my hands on the sequel。 4 stars。 。。。more
Kristen
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I enjoyed this so much！ I picked it up on sale along with a few other books when I was looking for more Asian representation， and just。。。 never got around to reading it。 But I'm so glad I finally did。 The world of this book is so interesting， and while I think it could stand to be fleshed out a little bit， I loved the characters enough that I just。。。 did not care。 I think Sona is my favorite character。 Something about her sense of humor and her turmoil and her desire to just。。。 breathe。。。 I love I enjoyed this so much！ I picked it up on sale along with a few other books when I was looking for more Asian representation， and just。。。 never got around to reading it。 But I'm so glad I finally did。 The world of this book is so interesting， and while I think it could stand to be fleshed out a little bit， I loved the characters enough that I just。。。 did not care。 I think Sona is my favorite character。 Something about her sense of humor and her turmoil and her desire to just。。。 breathe。。。 I love her so much。 Not that Eris was any slouch either。 Sona was right when she called her a riot with skin。 That is a very apt description of Eris。 As for the plot， it's pretty contained and straightforward。 There was one or two twists that I appreciated， but overall， no big surprises。 Except for the cliffhanger at the end。 I'm eager to see what book two has in store for us， and have already ordered a copy。 。。。more
Else
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Warning: cliffhanger at the end。 The new book comes out in a few days but I wasn't actually planning on reading that one。 I don't really like dystopian books。 And this is too bloodthirsty and angry for me。But I do want to know how it ends so I might read the second book。 Warning: cliffhanger at the end。 The new book comes out in a few days but I wasn't actually planning on reading that one。 I don't really like dystopian books。 And this is too bloodthirsty and angry for me。But I do want to know how it ends so I might read the second book。 。。。more
angel
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Honestly was so good， some parts dragged a little bit but overall I loved the build up and the characters plus the end ？？ crazy
Jennie Artemis
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TL;DR: Hard-hitting mecha book built on the horrors of war and oppression， but also on the hope of love and humanityGearbreakers is a phenomenal piece of speculative fiction that is both deep and accessible。 It unites some of the quintessential themes of YA （finding one's self， love amidst trauma） with an unflinchingly dark military/political side。 It has no nice answers and a lot of heartbreak， but above all just tons of heart and thoughtfulness。 Add to that the delightfully spiky dialogue and TL;DR: Hard-hitting mecha book built on the horrors of war and oppression， but also on the hope of love and humanityGearbreakers is a phenomenal piece of speculative fiction that is both deep and accessible。 It unites some of the quintessential themes of YA （finding one's self， love amidst trauma） with an unflinchingly dark military/political side。 It has no nice answers and a lot of heartbreak， but above all just tons of heart and thoughtfulness。 Add to that the delightfully spiky dialogue and immaculate prose and pacing， and this is a book that may have sold me on the power of mecha fiction， after not knowing much about it at all。 I can't wait to see more of Sona and Eris in the followup。Rating breakdown5 stars without rounding10/10 in personal rating system 。。。more
Steph Bauer
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This is a book about two girls on opposite sides of a war between the cyborgs and the humans。 The cyborgs operate giant mechas and basically （for the most part） dominate and demolish human opposition。 The humans seem to worship the mechas （they call them gods） except for the outliers known as Gearbreakers who are constantly trying to undermine the seemingly corrupt system。 When one cyborg helps one of the strongest teamleaders of the Gearbreakers escape captivity， the two girls find they have a This is a book about two girls on opposite sides of a war between the cyborgs and the humans。 The cyborgs operate giant mechas and basically （for the most part） dominate and demolish human opposition。 The humans seem to worship the mechas （they call them gods） except for the outliers known as Gearbreakers who are constantly trying to undermine the seemingly corrupt system。 When one cyborg helps one of the strongest teamleaders of the Gearbreakers escape captivity， the two girls find they have a lot more in common than they thought。 At first， Gearbreakers confused me。 There was a lot of bouncing around between characters perspectives and honestly I found myself saying "wait who is this now？" more than once。 So， it took me a few tries to get really into reading the book。 That being said， ultimately I really enjoyed the characters and the world and at the end of the book I was left wanting to immediately pick up the next book。 Which I can't， because it's not out yet！However， the fact that I DID ultimately push through the whole book and liked it so much that I am bummed about the next book not being immediately ready for me to dive into next， to me， says this book was successful。 。。。more
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Gearbreakers&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0