The story focuses on two characters Kas and Zhi and how a bet between them that goes wrong stars a chain of unfortunate events for both of them.

The thing is that the book doesn’t have much robots fighting other than 2 main fights. I think it is not a new idea because I have watched movies about it before but I wanted to experience it in a written formula. I think the first thought that comes to mind when we see this book is right there on the cover where Sylvain Neuvel said GIANT. I also need to mention that I am not the biggest Sci-Fi reader, I prefer Fantasy and that’s just a personal preference. When I saw this book with its gorgeous cover and the fact that it is published by Tor made me want to pick it up pretty quick. I always wanted to read Wexler books but never got the chance to. However, I think it is a very good form to experience some authors writing and see if I click with it. I feel it takes a super talented author to contain a full story perfectly in such a small number of words. All opinions expressed are my own.I need to be honest and say that novellas are not my favorites. Thanks to Tor.com and #NetGalley for making this book available for review. That might just be my bias speaking, though, as I enjoyed the chaos that came from the two of them. I love how different both leading characters were and yet how much they made sense in the context of each other. It was laced with humor and danger in equal portions, which made it perfect in my book. I adored their adventure, as well as their budding romance. Naturally, when these two characters meet up, chaos ensues. It isn’t as much fun as it might sound, as the living conditions have been bad enough to force most people off-planet at this point (those that can afford it, at any rate).

Then there’s Zhi she’s been trapped on old Earth her whole life. She’s a capable researcher, one who was hoping to find her big break on old Earth. Hard Reboot is a novella split into two perspectives. Granted, the mechas weren’t always the primary focus for this novella, as Kas and Zhi were kept pretty busy just trying to stay alive half the time. Thankfully, Hard Reboot was here to deliver. Man, I have been craving a novel (or novella) that had a solid mecha plot.

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