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- Content warnings: Graphic violence, Torture, Death of loved one, War, Blood, Gore, Child abuse (referenced), Trauma, Kidnapping
Gearbreakers
by Zoe Hana Mikuta
Book 1 in Gearbreakers
Sapphic enemies-to-lovers piloting giant mechas against a tyrannical regime. Brutal action with unexpectedly tender romance.
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Length416 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
Spice1/5 · Sweet / tender
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- F/F
- Slow burn
- Low
- Sweet / tender
- The angst delivered
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- Tension / anticipation
- Earned hope
- Love/hate tension
- Longing glances
- Feral brain activated
- Protective love interest
- Tension
- Found family feels
- Found family
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Sci-fi
- War front / rebellion
- Dystopian
- Humans only
- Big city / metropolis
- Cyborgs
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- Forced proximity
- Hurt/comfort
- Touch her and die
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Intense
- Heavy
- High
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- Warrior/fighter
- Sapphic
- Fast-paced
- Rebel leader / revolutionary
- Queer
- Angsty
- Raw
- Morally gray
- BIPOC MC
- Bittersweet
- Character-driven
- Asian MC
- Yearning
- Cinematic
- Gritty
- Underground rebellion
- War-torn kingdom
- Enemies forced to ally
- Sacrifice for love
- Slow descent into darkness
- No one is safe
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 416 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book