lahariel 's review for:

Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta

2.0

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Intriguing idea. Decent writing. Terrible execution. Characters that all feel genuinely the same. It's trying to give off an Evangelion-meets-Gundam vibe, but fails on a lot of levels. Especially when the mechs that this world and story centers itself around don't make a prominent appearance until the end (90%) of the book. It's mostly a bunch of teens and children rehashing their trauma and squabbling with each other.