Rebel Seoul

I picked this book up because I have unnatural love for Pacific Rim and used to be a raging K-pop fangirl. A mix of the two was something I had to read about.

I found this to be a fascinating book. I think it begs the question of what kinds of government should be in control and the point or end of war. The meaning of family and love are also brought up, which can lead to good discussion.

So, what can I say about the actual content of the book. I'm still working through my feelings. I enjoyed this, but I wasn't in love with it. The talk about the futuristic tech is intriguing, but because the book was compared to Pacific Rim, I was honestly expecting a bit more robot action. Once I realize this was going to be more of a thinking and subtle changes, I feel into the groove and enjoyed it more. There are so many secrets that are slowly revealed throughout the book.
Definitely more character driven than plot driven.

On that note, I did like the characters. I did wish I learned more about Tera and Ama, especially. Jaewon is a good character, but a really bummer for most the book (lol), he's just... sad and has no drive. Alex... I did like Alex, but I don't feel I got to understand him. This is my problem, I guess, I like so many of these characters, but I wanted more interactions or growth.

The ending is... interesting. Definitely signifies a change, but open-ended. I know some people may not like the openness, but I think it ended well - the best ending possible, in my opinion. Although I was concerned it would be longer than just this one novel, almost could have been, but one novel worked out very well.

This is one I will be recommending to people in the future who like low sci-fi and adventures.

I look forward to this author's next novel :)

Really creative world building and sweet jaegers, I mean God Machines. 😉I could have used more God Machines and got bogged down a bit in the middle. But a solid sci-if work for those who like futuristic reads.