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Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta

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millydrisco's review

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challenging emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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tinyjude's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Mecha fights with swords. Slow burn sapphics. And found family. All a good mix to make the perfect recipe for a book up on my line. I enjoyed it, even though after waiting so much to read it and hearing such good things about it, my expectations were on the sky and it didn't quite reach them. But that's fine. The book was entertaining and cool, I liked the characters and the plot. We will see if the sequel lives up to the hype of the first one.
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kadomi's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I usually stay away from YA fiction, but this one's pretty good. Set in a brutal dystopian world, it's a place where the ruling elite hoards resources and suppresses the works with the aid of giant mechas. The mechas are controlled by cybernetically enhanced pilots. One of those pilots is one of the two POV characters, Sona. Originally from the Badlands, she managed to sneak into the pilot program to destroy it from within. She gets help when an infamous Gearbreaker named Eris (the other POV character), the rebel faction that tries to destroy the mechas, gets arrested and is brought back to the capital. Together they flee to join the fight. 

The writing was a bit janky at times, especially the beginning was just a bit off. But once Eris shows up, the story gets rolling and the protagonists with their slow burn love story are captivating. As so often in dystopian YA fiction, it's a bit disturbing at times how brutal those teenagers are.

The cliffhanger at the end is a bit rough, how dare the author? It's good I have the sequel queued up on my e-reader.
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nova_selachii's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

the back and forth perspectives by the two main characters is well-done and distinctive, portraying an enemies-to-friends(+) that is only half antagonistic to begin with. the random assortment of orphans led by Eris seems a bit overkill on the zany wunderkid trope but it's believable that a few come across as two-dimensional from her narration as a defense mechanism and from Sona's as a newcomer. thrilling heroics against terrible odds, gruff sweethearts, and complex villain/protagonist dynamics! sword fighting? emotional damage, and I'm not just talking about that cliffhanger ending. good thing the next book is already published
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sydsmeets's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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fanboyriot's review

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

♡ Slow Burn
♡ Found Family
♡ Sapphic Sci-fi

Sona and Eris were absolutely iconic and I love them so much.   I enjoyed this book so much.  The found family was everything and the writing in general was really amazing.  Every scene was set perfectly and the atmosphere described so well.

The duel point of view was done so beautifully.  Seeing the differences in personalities between Eris and Sona was kinda hilarious at times.  They had a bit of banter between them which was great and the flirting was lovely too.

Overall, it was so easily to fall into the world of this book, to love the characters and be there cheering them on.  

Spice Level: n/a
Angst Level: 💧(1/5)
POV: Duel, First Person
Release Date: 29, June 2021
Rep: Lesbian (Main Character), Bisexual? (Main Character), LGBTQIA+ Characters, BIPOC Characters
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building_a_bookdom's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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thewillowwood's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was pretty good! It was charming, and the love story and world were interesting. I do think it suffered a bit from dialogue/speeches that erred on the side of being overdramatic and cheesy, but for the first published book of a writer it’s really nothing aggregate. Good fast paced sci fi action read; it’s “gay pacific rim” as my roommate described it.
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spaghettii's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Cyberpunk lesbians, need I say more?
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emerentina's review

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adventurous dark inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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