Bonds of Brass

this was a lot of fun and i definitely can't wait to read book two. i probably would have rated this 4 stars, but i flagged a little in the middle and actually ended up putting down the book for like three weeks because i was a bit annoyed with how angsty it was feeling from the main characters pov. as much as i understand why, it just grated on me a little at a certain point. i also felt incredibly ambivalent to the side character introduced to make it a trio, which felt like a miss for me. that being said, the pacing was pretty non-stop and high energy, and i really enjoyed the plot and setup happening and will definitely read the next book. while it had a lot of similarities to a certain fandom pairing, it also was it's own fun story, and just felt a lot like a homage rather than just. published fanfic, lol. also that ending, damn.