2.23k reviews for:

Gearbreakers

Zoe Hana Mikuta

3.88 AVERAGE

cantinabookclub's review

4.0

---

In a world where gigantic robots are part of a ruling empire’s weaponry, and they enhance Pilots with technology to create cyborg-like humans who operate the machines, a group of talented rebels find ways to take them down. When one of the rebels, Eris, is captured, she receives help to escape in the unlikeliest of places – a Valkyrie Pilot named Sona, who has her own agenda of defeating the empire from the inside. Gearbreakers tells the story of how these two teenagers join forces to accomplish a common goal and begin to develop feelings for each other along the way.

Read my full review of Gearbreakers on The Nerd Cantina website.

Listen to my interview with author Zoe Hana Mikuta on Episode 156 of The Nerd Cantina Show podcast.

hope321's review

4.5

adventurous emotional funny 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: Complicated

---

She said we could be mad at her for the ending and so I guess we can be. 

Now onto the sequel

bekkz27's review against another edition

2.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

---

I should have just DNFed this book. It ate up so much of my time, and I never wanted to pick it up. 

Main complaints: 
- The plot moved too fast. I didn't care about any of the big things that happened. There was no time to get comfortable with a place or an idea before we had to move on again. 
- All of the relationships were shallow. Even the love interest/ main relationship felt forced and robotic. (No pun intended) This made all character deaths feel pointless. None of it saddened me. Everything would have been better if the relationships had been explored more. 
- Finally, this feels like a fanfic, and not a good one. I wasted way too much time on the book.

peaches_678's review

4.0

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

bibliophileroses's review

4.0

---

As a massive mecha fan, this novel hits the spot. Carrying a mixed vibe of mecha meets cyborg (from teen titans). This duo POV novel was truly beautiful.

osborne2read's review

4.25

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

somasundarih's review

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

incomprehensibleorder's review against another edition

4.0

---

4.5
i adore the way this is written

mona_sgrs's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

trombone_le_phasme's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No