Week 49 Review: Gearbreakers

From Goodreads:

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...

My Review:
Oh man, this was such a fantastic read! I was immediately sucked into this world and this story, and I had to know what was going to happen next! I was reminded-in a good way-of Iron Widow, which is a top read of this year. It was just so addicting! 

There were so many things to love about this book. These characters, and the things that they will do for what they believe in. And the hope that they have that they can make a difference. How incredibly easy it was to hate the bad guys, they were just supremely awful. 

There were some really epic fight scenes, which alongside some pretty stunning writing, really brought this story to life! Exploring this world with the Windups and the Godolia, and the fight against them, and the lesbian romance, yeah, this book had everything great going with it! 

These two are by appearances, on opposite sides of this fight, that Eris is fighting against the Godolia. But the fact that Sona had actually joined the Windup program to take it down from the inside turns that on its head, and I really enjoyed their dynamics, their relationship was so fantastic! But oh that ending was evil! 

Loved reading this book, and I can't wait to read the sequel! 

Author: Zoe Hana Mikuta
Series: Gearbreakers #1 
Read: December 3rd, 2022
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a DAC Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book!
Publisher: Feiwel Friends
Published: June 29th 2021

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars