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Bezig met laden... The Rise of the Remarkables: Brasswitch and Botdoor Gareth Ward
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Drawn into a world of prejudice, deceit and danger, Wrench must master her powers, knowing they offer her only hope for survival . . . if they don't destroy the world first. Screams surge along York's narrow Victorian streets as a run-away crackle-tram races toward disaster. Fearing an accident like the one that killed her parents, Brasswitch Wrench is forced to reveal her powers - a decision that will change her life forever. Recruited to the sinister department of Regulators who hunt down others like her, Wrench teams up with their maverick mechanical leader, Bot as they are tasked with halting the rise of the aberration threat. Until today, being called Brasswitch would have got you killed. Now, it might save your life. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Trigger warnings: Blood, grief and loss depiction, death of parents in a train crash in the past, physical assault and injury, near-death experiences, xenophobia, military violence and war themes, explosions
Score: Seven out of ten.
Brasswitch and Bot by Gareth Ward was by no means perfect, but it wasn't disappointing either. It was enjoyable. I wanted to read this one for a while and headed in with high expectations considering the ratings. The blurb looked intriguing to me, and when I closed the final page, it was a compelling, but flawed reading experience.
It starts with Wren 'Wrench' Chester-Harris living her life, except it's an alternate reality version of late 19th century York in the UK, with lots of steampunk aspects. As the name 'steampunk' implies, the technology in Brasswitch and Bot heavily relies on steam, and devices running on electricity, like the light bulb, are scarce. The catch is Wrench isn't a human, she's a cyborg, sorry, aberration, as they call it. She joins a team with two other people, Plum and Octavia, and a full robot named Bot (original.) How do they make humanoid robots in the 1800s way before AI existed, I have no idea. Anyway. These are the Regulators, tasked with keeping stuff from other dimensions, like other aberrations from entering this one. Thaumagicians are the magical equivalent to electricians.
I thought that would be tedious to read, but the writing style and pacing surprisingly engaged me (the length is barely above 300 pages,) and so did the worldbuilding. Mostly. The only issues I found were the characters, since they were likable, but they're plot devices to keep the plot-driven central storyline moving. The other one is the questions I had while exploring Brasswitch and Bot, like how did the UK get so advanced and ahead of their time? What about other countries? Octavia is a human-octopus hybrid and Plum can control elements, so how do they do that?
Ward mentions The Rupture, the portal to another dimension, but how did that come to exist? The conclusion is heartstopping with epic battle scenes. I'll have to read the second and final instalment, The Thaumagician's Revenge, to discover what happens next.