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A review by jinxei
August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White
5.0
The drawing point was "mechs but make it super gay." That's apparently all it takes for me to step away from my fantasy reading binge and pick up a sci fi.
It was like reading an anime, in the best way possible. Gus is the awkward gentle soul that I crave as a MMC and that we got not only him but arguably the best described and written mech battles that I have ever seen was a blessing. Each fight felt straight out of my wildest Evangelion/Gundam dreams. Not just grappling and tossing like a Transformers level brawl, but busting out the big swords too?!
And of course, how could I exist without the bit of romance sprinkled in. We get the one I loved even more than Gus, his loud rock star lover Ardent Violent that juxtaposes with Gus's downcast and dreary jazz self just perfectly.
This isn't some straight (haha) laced space opera, it is everything wild and crazy that you would expect. Think Pacific Rim. Anime. If you love sci fi but want a little flavor added, pick up August Kitko and the Mechas From Space immediately.
Thank you to Orbit Books and Alex White for this ARC copy! It was a joy to read.
It was like reading an anime, in the best way possible. Gus is the awkward gentle soul that I crave as a MMC and that we got not only him but arguably the best described and written mech battles that I have ever seen was a blessing. Each fight felt straight out of my wildest Evangelion/Gundam dreams. Not just grappling and tossing like a Transformers level brawl, but busting out the big swords too?!
And of course, how could I exist without the bit of romance sprinkled in. We get the one I loved even more than Gus, his loud rock star lover Ardent Violent that juxtaposes with Gus's downcast and dreary jazz self just perfectly.
This isn't some straight (haha) laced space opera, it is everything wild and crazy that you would expect. Think Pacific Rim. Anime. If you love sci fi but want a little flavor added, pick up August Kitko and the Mechas From Space immediately.
Thank you to Orbit Books and Alex White for this ARC copy! It was a joy to read.