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Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta

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alonewithsheep's review

adventurous

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

4.5

SCREAMINGGGGG okay. okay so. i went into this thinking it would be sort of like pacific rim or iron widow but more lesbians, but it's definitely not that. there are mechas and pilots, certainly, and female rage and retribution are a huge part of both gearbreakers and iron widow, but that's the extent of the similarities. i loved the two protagonists, and i loved that romance was less of a focus than the plot, yet the romance that was there made sense. i enjoyed the twist very much, and the cliffhanger actually made me want to read the sequel. so great and so fun.

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summerfalkenrath's review

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adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

3.5

I've been wanting to read this book for a while and it was pretty great! I liked the concept of what Gearbreakers do and how the resistance is working to take down the mechas. I was intrigued right away at the end of Sona's first chapter when you see her real intention of trying to dismantle and hurt the system from the inside. I listened to this via audiobook and I think that's what made me knock down a star. Both narrarators were great, but they were very similar in style and it took me a long time to differentiate between the two. I also had a really hard time understanding when listening the difference between present time and flashbacks during the first quarter of the book. I struggled a bit with the pacing, feeling like there was a lot of ""and suddenly!"" moments. I do understand that during apocalyptic war survival, there will be a lot of stuff like that happening, but I feel like sometimes it happened so quickly not only to the characters but to the reader as well and I felt confused and would have to rewind to make sure I didn't miss anything. the book ended with an intense cliff hanger that basically requires you to read the next book. I personally don't mind that about books, but I know it's a turn off to others. I hope to check out book 2 in the future!!

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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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stardustheart's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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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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mj1588's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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bookcaptivated's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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bree_h_reads's review against another edition

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DNF 18%

I was really enjoying this book, but I was just having a hard time finding the motivation to listen to it.

It had a good intro, it didn’t feel like the world building was being info dumped, I liked the narrators. So much of the world is implied. The POVs felt so different and distinct. Each character had a unique tone from the narrators. I just couldn’t find the want to listen. I’ll probably come back to it when I’m in the mood for this type of story.

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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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pencilspeaker's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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