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books4susie's review
4.0
This book is going to be seriously underrated!!
Welcome to 1963 where World War II was won with mecha (giant robots controlled by humans) and the atomic bomb wasn't invented. The Cold War still rages and Communism and Democracy are at odds. Every four years, countries enter their best and brightest mecha drivers into the Pax Games. With the games being held in the U.S. and a possible peace agreement between Kennedy and Khrushchev, the U.S. is desperate to best the Soviets in the games.
When Jo Linden, a relatively unknown mecha pilot is tapped to replace an injured competitor, her world is turned upside down when she arrives on the international stage in a sport where few females compete. Up against the best in the world, Jo and finds herself in the middle of a political storm where someone is trying to frame her for poisoning her rivals. Can Jo uncover the culprit before war breaks out?
This is the perfect read for fans of Ryan Graudin’s Wolf By Wolf.
Welcome to 1963 where World War II was won with mecha (giant robots controlled by humans) and the atomic bomb wasn't invented. The Cold War still rages and Communism and Democracy are at odds. Every four years, countries enter their best and brightest mecha drivers into the Pax Games. With the games being held in the U.S. and a possible peace agreement between Kennedy and Khrushchev, the U.S. is desperate to best the Soviets in the games.
When Jo Linden, a relatively unknown mecha pilot is tapped to replace an injured competitor, her world is turned upside down when she arrives on the international stage in a sport where few females compete. Up against the best in the world, Jo and finds herself in the middle of a political storm where someone is trying to frame her for poisoning her rivals. Can Jo uncover the culprit before war breaks out?
This is the perfect read for fans of Ryan Graudin’s Wolf By Wolf.
adrzeck's review
4.0
I've got a fever and the only cure is more mechs.
All spies, fighting, bigotry, and 1960s colloquialisms. No romance. Also a 1963 historic fiction?! Yes, please.
All spies, fighting, bigotry, and 1960s colloquialisms. No romance. Also a 1963 historic fiction?! Yes, please.
annieice's review
3.75
i dunno man, i feel like this book was advertised wrong, it sounded like a fricking alternate historical and political dystopia, but it wasn't. it was more like an alternate historical sports book. yeah, it was exactly like a sports book, except the sport was sci-fi futuristic, and even though it had some politics, it wasn't that much, mostly just about USSR and China being against the US and whatever. the mc was Chinese and white American, but she passed as white. she was a girl in a sport mostly dominated by boys, but the finalists were girls, so i guess it wasn't bad. the whole who is poisoning the players bit was so easy, i guessed it right away. but i'll say it wasn't a waste of time, i liked imagining what the Pax games would be like back in my country, although we weren't really a country of our own as we were with Yugoslavia unfortunately, and apparently they lost fast lol.
ashleereadsbooks692's review
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Racial slurs
librarianaaryn's review
adventurous
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? No
4.0
pockymonster_'s review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
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