My Mechanical Romance
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- Author：Alexene Farol Follmuth
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Summary
Opposites attract in this battle-robot-building YA romance from the NYT best-selling author of The Atlas Six。
Bel would rather die than think about the future。 College apps？ You’re funny。 Extracurriculars？ Not a chance。 But when she accidentally reveals a talent for engineering at school， she’s basically forced into joining the robotics club。 Even worse？ All the boys ignore Bel—and Neelam， the only other girl on the team， doesn't seem to like her either。
Enter Mateo Luna， captain of the club， who recognizes Bel as a potential asset—until they start butting heads。 Bel doesn’t care about Nationals， while Teo cares too much。 But as the nights of after-school work grow longer and longer， Bel and Teo realize they've made more than just a combat-ready robot for the championship: they’ve made each other and the team better。 Because girls do belong in STEM。
In her YA debut， Alexene Farol Follmuth， author of The Atlas Six （under the penname Olivie Blake）， explores both the challenges girls of color face in STEM and the vulnerability of first love with unfailing wit and honesty。 With an adorable， opposites-attract romance at its center and lines that beg to be read aloud， My Mechanical Romance is swoonworthy perfection。
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Reviews
Deb Beachburgmom
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What a great YA read， such a positive story。 Having known young girls who wanted to go into engineering and the hurdles they had to overcome to be taken seriously I appreciated that the author has bought this to light in her book。 It’s a story that celebrates friendships， diversity， inclusion ， dreams， love ，family and so much more。 I loved the characters and especially loved that it was a female teacher to push the main character into a male dominated club 。 A male teacher runs the club but lea What a great YA read， such a positive story。 Having known young girls who wanted to go into engineering and the hurdles they had to overcome to be taken seriously I appreciated that the author has bought this to light in her book。 It’s a story that celebrates friendships， diversity， inclusion ， dreams， love ，family and so much more。 I loved the characters and especially loved that it was a female teacher to push the main character into a male dominated club 。 A male teacher runs the club but learns that girls can be just as amazing as the boys if not even better but that they all work better as a team。 The book was easy to read and it flowed really well between the point of view of the two main characters。I think this would be a great story for schools to read in class or at least recommend it。 I received a pan advanced copy from NetGalley and all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Joke （readallday24。7）
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Thank you Netgally and the publisher for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review。"Take up your own space， Bel。 Don't let other people tread over it。"I really liked this book！ It's a fun， easy read with a lot of great romance and friendships scenes。 I adore how much it focused on Bel and how she didn't have eveything figured out yet。 It felt really relatable to me， since I also don't know what to do with my future yet。 And ofcourse I really like how this book proved that girls can also work w Thank you Netgally and the publisher for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review。"Take up your own space， Bel。 Don't let other people tread over it。"I really liked this book！ It's a fun， easy read with a lot of great romance and friendships scenes。 I adore how much it focused on Bel and how she didn't have eveything figured out yet。 It felt really relatable to me， since I also don't know what to do with my future yet。 And ofcourse I really like how this book proved that girls can also work with robots and how we can also be great at physics and maths！ Girlpower YAY！！！I enjoyed reading about all the characters。 This book had dual POV， so we got to read both Bel's side of the story and Teo's。 I really liked this， because I wasn't the biggest fan of Teo at the start if I'm honest。 He felt quite egocentric to me， but the more chapters I read in his POV， the more I started liking him。 He really won me over though when he accepted what Bel pointed out to him and started changing his behavior。 Bel on the other hand is a character I liked from the start。 From her doubt about the future， the struggle with her divorced parents， her 'special' clothing style，。。。 I feel like she had everything I relate to and like in a character。 She also wasn't scared to express herself and stand up for what she believes in。We also had a lot of sidecharacters。 I especially liked Jamie and Dash， and their dynamics and interactions with our main characters。 Their text conversations made me laugh out loud so many times。The teachers Ms。 Voss and Mac also played a 'big' role， and I liked that a lot。 It really showed us what a big influence a teacher can have on your life and school grades， bad and good both。It was also great that the families of both characters were introduced in the books。 I often feel like parents （and siblings） are very absent in YA novels， so I liked that we saw them involved in the characters lives and saw the influence they had on them too。As for the writing， it was good。 Definitely not as complicated as The Atlas Six， but perfect for a YA novel。 The characters had enough depth and development， the plot was easy and interesting to follow， and the romance made me crave more interactions between Teo and Bel。 Overall I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend picking it up when it comes out on May 31st。 。。。more
Ffion Harris
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ARC provided through NetGalley。 Thank you！After seeing the gorgeous cover and reading the blurb that suggested a girl being interested in STEM， I was very excited。This author， who also wrote Atlas Six one of the biggest books being discussed on TikTok， I was really excited to get into My Mechanical Romance （love the word play in the title too） and it definitely did not disappoint。 Alexene wrote about some prominent issues for girls and women pursuing academic or career aspirations in STEM， a mal ARC provided through NetGalley。 Thank you！After seeing the gorgeous cover and reading the blurb that suggested a girl being interested in STEM， I was very excited。This author， who also wrote Atlas Six one of the biggest books being discussed on TikTok， I was really excited to get into My Mechanical Romance （love the word play in the title too） and it definitely did not disappoint。 Alexene wrote about some prominent issues for girls and women pursuing academic or career aspirations in STEM， a male-dominated sector。Seeing Bel be really nervous about sharing her knowledge with a team she did not know was really great。 It was clear sexism， although not blatantly obvious， was a key issue for female students in STEM subjects。 Alexene also portrayed Muslim characters - Neelam， who was a truly prickly character after working so hard to get the recognition she deserves among her male counterparts， and what the Holi Festival was and the significance of respecting its origins and what it means for Muslims to celebrate it properly。 Other cultures were represented aswell: Filipino and Mexican being discussed the most。 I loved that each character， whether main or side characters had their own story and issues they faced once they turned 18 and had to figure out their futures。I think this book is suitable for a wide audience and would be a great read for young adults at a similar age as it's definitely a relatable story and I really enjoyed it。Thanks so much！ 。。。more
rui ♡³
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this was adorable， but ultimately the progression of the romance in the last few chapters irked me。 also， i think i generally have a problem with the ya genre in general。let me preface this by saying that i already know all the counters ya readers use。 i won’t lie and say i disagree， but i do think you guys are missing something very important: the ya genre as it is in western publishing very much mimics western culture， which makes it rather strange for non-western readers to read。 in the case this was adorable， but ultimately the progression of the romance in the last few chapters irked me。 also， i think i generally have a problem with the ya genre in general。let me preface this by saying that i already know all the counters ya readers use。 i won’t lie and say i disagree， but i do think you guys are missing something very important: the ya genre as it is in western publishing very much mimics western culture， which makes it rather strange for non-western readers to read。 in the case of this book， the high school drama is absolutely nothing like my own experience in our version of high school—our drama revolved mostly around academic stress， slacker groupmates， mental health， and the very occasional teenage relationship drama （which is very little like western teenage relationship drama， to be honest）。 they also break out the ‘i love you’s far too early， in my opinion。all of this to say that i spent most of the time after they got together yelling at the screen for them to get their shit together。 which is not to say that i didn’t like the romance！ i thought they were sweet together， and i liked their banter， but ultimately i think this book would’ve been better off without the relationships drama towards the end。speaking of relationships， however， i loved that familial relationships weren’t neglected for the sake of developing the romance！ they were definitely a side plot， but it didn’t feel like they were added in to give the main characters flavour， which i definitely appreciated。 the side characters weren’t as developed as i would’ve liked， but they still mostly stood out as individual characters instead of being a backdrop of the main characters， which is always great。 i particularly liked neelam because i know how that anger feels， and i think the author did a good job of portraying it。overall， though， i would recommend this to anyone looking for a sweet and easy to read ya romance！ ➳ 2。5 stars， rounded up for poc romance :Dthank you to netgalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Caitlin
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I fell in love with this book cover and the title as soon as I saw them and knew I just had to read it。 Then， this book took me by complete surprise。 I was expecting it to be cute and fun but it surpassed every expectation。 I was not ready to fall in love with this book quite so hard。Bel and Teo have my entire heart as both individual characters and as a couple。 Their relationship was so sweet and so healthy。 They bring out the best in each other and it was so much fun to read。 There were so man I fell in love with this book cover and the title as soon as I saw them and knew I just had to read it。 Then， this book took me by complete surprise。 I was expecting it to be cute and fun but it surpassed every expectation。 I was not ready to fall in love with this book quite so hard。Bel and Teo have my entire heart as both individual characters and as a couple。 Their relationship was so sweet and so healthy。 They bring out the best in each other and it was so much fun to read。 There were so many adorable moments and I really enjoyed seeing their journey from friends to something more。 There are some really beautiful moments between them and lines describing how they feel about each other that just melted my heart。 I thought it would be fun and silly but it was so much more than that。 This book was powerful。 It highlighted the exclusion of women in STEM and one of my favourite moments was Mac realising that he had learnt a lot from Bel。 Often， the problem is that people don’t realise they hold different expectations for boys and girls and that they place them with differing levels of responsibility。 Mac realising that he had unconscious bias towards the boys was really important and gives me hope for a better future for the girls of tomorrow。 The side characters in this book were also just wonderful。 Lora， Jamie and Dash all have my heart （especially Dash， who is just the best friend ever）。 Their friend group brought me just as much joy as the main couple and this is so important to me in a book。 And I found myself absolutely loving Neelam！ I thought her character was so important and seeing the differences between her and Bel was really interesting。 Some of the conversations between the two girls about the adversity they face being women in STEM were so impactful and I just wanted to give Neelam the biggest hug。 My favourite theme throughout the whole book was Bel learning to take up space。 She also learnt to take control of her own future and establish her own dreams based on what makes her happy。 It was amazing to see her development and I was rooting for her every step of the way。 The epilogue had me smiling so hard I thought I’d give myself a headache！！ Thank you so much to NetGalley and Holiday House for the advanced reader copy。 I could read about Bel and Teo and all of their friends forever。 They have my heart。 。。。more
Josie Bryant
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Going into this book I had no expectations but I was very intrigued as soon as I picked up the book I could not put it down。 I love books where the main character gets out of her comfort zones and enters the comfort zone of her rivaling counterpart。 I love how we get to see how different Bel and Teo’s lives are but see them intertwine within eachother。 Not necessarily enemies but more opposite attracts and I love it。 Absolutely adorable relationships between Bel and Teo but even between the frie Going into this book I had no expectations but I was very intrigued as soon as I picked up the book I could not put it down。 I love books where the main character gets out of her comfort zones and enters the comfort zone of her rivaling counterpart。 I love how we get to see how different Bel and Teo’s lives are but see them intertwine within eachother。 Not necessarily enemies but more opposite attracts and I love it。 Absolutely adorable relationships between Bel and Teo but even between the friend group how they all warm up to Bel at the beginning of the year。 Watching Bel find herself within her circumstances was heartwarming。 The pace of the story is slow but never boring but definitely a quick read for me。Thank you to NetGalley， Alexene Farol Follmuth， and Holiday House for the advanced readers copy :） 。。。more
Lisa
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Robots + romance？ YES PLEASE！ I absolutely adored this contemporary romance where Bel is not only trying to understand what she wants but is besting all boys in the robotics club she accidentally found herself a part of。 I loved the dual POVs between her and Teo and the very carefully crafted portrayal of women in STEM。 Fun， hilarious and quirky。 A must read of the summer！
Samantha Geissler
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an early copy to read and review prior to its 5/31 release date。 “I’ve always believed there’s a possibility for everything in the world to collide for a single perfect moment， and that sometimes， if you’re lucky， you get to have one for yourself。” This one was cute！ I am a SUCKER for romances with STEM in them。 I don’t know why， because I am awful at math and science， but it always grabs my attention and fascinates me。 Not only is the STEM ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an early copy to read and review prior to its 5/31 release date。 “I’ve always believed there’s a possibility for everything in the world to collide for a single perfect moment， and that sometimes， if you’re lucky， you get to have one for yourself。” This one was cute！ I am a SUCKER for romances with STEM in them。 I don’t know why， because I am awful at math and science， but it always grabs my attention and fascinates me。 Not only is the STEM representation in this book fantastic， but so is the diversity （cultural & religious）。 The theme of this book to me is being able to discover who you are and what you want out of life， and not bowing down to what others perceive or expect you to be。 There was a lot of character growth in this book for Teo and Bel， as well as another side character whose a little rough around the edges。 I loved the talk about the reality of girls in STEM and how it can be difficult to manage when everyone is looking down at you because you’re a female。 But females run the world so… The adults all sucked in this except for Ms。 Voss。 I did enjoy how Bel was managing her parents divorce because it felt very authentic to me as someone whose own parents are divorced。 This book was a little slow paced， and there was some repeatitiveness of material in chapters， but overall I enjoyed it。 It is definitely towards the lower end of the YA spectrum （takes place in high school） but not too young for me yet。 Bel is awesome。 She’s so blunt but in a nice and funny way。 “…until every girl who succeeds is like a beacon of light for all the others。”Also - Community college is free in CA？！ （According to this story）。 So why can’t it be free here in MA too？ （Asking for a friend…）TW: sexism， divorce 。。。more
grace
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I loved this one。 Super cute and fun to read with a sweet romance！ I loved that it was dual point of view and that each character， while also falling in love， had their own character arcs that were exciting and really interesting to read about。 Personally， my favourite parts of the book were when Bel discovered her love for robotics and knew that was what she wanted to go to school for。 It made me happy to read about someone discovering their passion。I was excited when I saw this on NetGalley be I loved this one。 Super cute and fun to read with a sweet romance！ I loved that it was dual point of view and that each character， while also falling in love， had their own character arcs that were exciting and really interesting to read about。 Personally， my favourite parts of the book were when Bel discovered her love for robotics and knew that was what she wanted to go to school for。 It made me happy to read about someone discovering their passion。I was excited when I saw this on NetGalley because this author also wrote The Atlas Six， which has been on my radar thanks to TikTok。 I thought this book was great and I appreciated that it was short but still gave me just what I needed to stay invested in the story。 I'm looking forward to reading more from this author。 。。。more
yumna ☽
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ugh super cute :3
Grace
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Academic rivals to lovers>>>>>>
LeighAnne （that。bookmom）
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"I like to think I have eccentric tastes in most things， but I like Taylor Swift too。 I’m human， after all。" SAME Bel， same 😆 #swiftie This was a really cute YA novel！ I found the pacing slower than I like， but this book was wonderfully written， witty and inspiring。 I really loved the Women in STEM aspect of this book， and thought the robotics team was really fun to read about！ I loved Bel's teacher who encouraged her to to challenge herself and to "Take up your own space， Bel。 Don't let other p "I like to think I have eccentric tastes in most things， but I like Taylor Swift too。 I’m human， after all。" SAME Bel， same 😆 #swiftie This was a really cute YA novel！ I found the pacing slower than I like， but this book was wonderfully written， witty and inspiring。 I really loved the Women in STEM aspect of this book， and thought the robotics team was really fun to read about！ I loved Bel's teacher who encouraged her to to challenge herself and to "Take up your own space， Bel。 Don't let other people tread over it。"。However， I thought the characters were somewhat unlikable。 Teo never grew on me， and although I liked Bel， she spent most of the book being so unsure of herself that it got really annoying after awhile。 The amount of times I read "I mean" and "Uhm" started to get to me。 I understand this was added to make it known that she was insecure， and me not liking that detail is just a personal preference。If you're looking for a wholesome， well written， young adult romance， centering around robotics， engineering and women in stem， I recommend it。 "Hormones are honestly the worst thing anyone’s ever invented。"🗓️ 𝙋𝙪𝙗 𝘿𝙖𝙮: May 31， 20223。5⭐ Thank you Holiday House for this e-ARC！ 。。。more
petiteghoul
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as someone who did not have a good relationship with high school and thought they outgrew YA romances， this blew me out of all my biases and was such a cute， intelligent， and surprising read！ My Mechanical Romance is a young adult contemporary romance with a dual pov following bel， an eccentric and intelligent girl who joins her new school's robotics club much to her own aversion， and teo， captain of the robotics club。 while also being a fluffy rivals to lovers romance， this book delves deeper i as someone who did not have a good relationship with high school and thought they outgrew YA romances， this blew me out of all my biases and was such a cute， intelligent， and surprising read！ My Mechanical Romance is a young adult contemporary romance with a dual pov following bel， an eccentric and intelligent girl who joins her new school's robotics club much to her own aversion， and teo， captain of the robotics club。 while also being a fluffy rivals to lovers romance， this book delves deeper into commentary on sexism and racism within the STEM world， familial issues， and intersectional feminism。 this is also the first time i've read a book with a filipino mc （bel）， which i appreciated and adored！ each character felt very fleshed out and unique， even the side characters。 bel and teo felt reminiscent of blue and gansey from the raven cycle and i was absolutely here for all of that。 i will say that the beginning of this book read very cheesy and cliche， in which i thought i wasn't gonna be able to continue， but after it set up the initial premise everything fell into place and the writing style grew on me。 if you struggle with the beginning， please push forward because this is a cute read that's definitely worth your time！thank you so much to netgalley， holiday house， and alexene farol follmuth for this eARC！ 。。。more
Chell
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I absolutely LOVED this book， I finished it under 24 hours。。 I fell in love with the characters so fast - the small bit of enemies to lovers， academic romance - everything about it just had me needing more。 I've been searching for a book that I can just get lost in， and this one surely delivered。 5 stars all around。 I absolutely LOVED this book， I finished it under 24 hours。。 I fell in love with the characters so fast - the small bit of enemies to lovers， academic romance - everything about it just had me needing more。 I've been searching for a book that I can just get lost in， and this one surely delivered。 5 stars all around。 。。。more
Emilie
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Okay， this book is genuinely so cute and relatable！！ Like， I could write an essay on how I can find myself in almost all the characters。This is a fun， cute， quick romance to read whenever you don’t know what to read next。First of all， the tropes: （kind of） enemies to friends to lovers and slow burn is awesome！Both main characters are genuine and loving。 Bel’s fashion style is so perfect， and it makes her stand out but not in an “I’m not like other girls” way。 I want to give Teo a hug because he Okay， this book is genuinely so cute and relatable！！ Like， I could write an essay on how I can find myself in almost all the characters。This is a fun， cute， quick romance to read whenever you don’t know what to read next。First of all， the tropes: （kind of） enemies to friends to lovers and slow burn is awesome！Both main characters are genuine and loving。 Bel’s fashion style is so perfect， and it makes her stand out but not in an “I’m not like other girls” way。 I want to give Teo a hug because he makes everyone feel better before himself and he puts so much pressure on himself。I also loved this book because of the scientific background。 It was so interesting to learn about robotics and made me wish my high school had stuff like that。 During the entire book I could relate to so many characters: Bel for being a girl in a man’s world， not knowing what you want to do after school。 Dash because you’ve been doing something your entire life， but you realize you don’t want to make it your job。 And so many more…Anyway， you should read this book， I totally recommend it :）This is an ARC review。 。。。more
Fede
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Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this。 I might be addicted to books about women in STEM， so please write more！Typically， I don't read YA contemporary/romance， but this book called to me and thank god it did because it is so cute！ I adored the romance， and the characters' development was great。 Both had a good build-up and neither felt forced or rushed。 There are some predictable plot elements， but I guess that's to be expected in a YA romance。 Overall， a great read。 Highly recommended。 Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this。 I might be addicted to books about women in STEM， so please write more！Typically， I don't read YA contemporary/romance， but this book called to me and thank god it did because it is so cute！ I adored the romance， and the characters' development was great。 Both had a good build-up and neither felt forced or rushed。 There are some predictable plot elements， but I guess that's to be expected in a YA romance。 Overall， a great read。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Literary And Lit
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This。 Book。 Was。 So。 Endearing。I loved pretty much everything about "My Mechanical Romance。" Bel and Teo were well-rounded， intelligent， and just smart alec-y enough for me。 Seriously though， their back-and-forth banter is sincerely perfect。 As much as they compliment each other， they are also very much the "opposites attract" trope， at least initially。 Bel is awkward at first glance， more of a wallflower than an extrovert， with outfits much more loud than she is。 Teo appears to be effortless co This。 Book。 Was。 So。 Endearing。I loved pretty much everything about "My Mechanical Romance。" Bel and Teo were well-rounded， intelligent， and just smart alec-y enough for me。 Seriously though， their back-and-forth banter is sincerely perfect。 As much as they compliment each other， they are also very much the "opposites attract" trope， at least initially。 Bel is awkward at first glance， more of a wallflower than an extrovert， with outfits much more loud than she is。 Teo appears to be effortless cool， meeting every expectation of his rich family and smart family and rising to his future as an MIT shoe-in。 When Bel is pushed into joining the Robotics Team， she butts heads with Team Lead Teo immediately。 She's new to school and unafraid of his golden boy status there， pretty much the only one willing to challenge his leadership。And Teo？ Teo kind of 。。。 loves it。 They form an unlikely partnership after Teo spontaneously offers to help Bel learn the software she needs to learn as part of the robotics team。 He isn't even sure why he offered as first， except 。。。 when she talks， he can't take his eyes off her。 What starts with frustration and banter involves into much more， with B and T taking turns unloading their biggest fears and insecurities to each other。 Teo has the world on his shoulders， his path in life planned out by his teachers and coaches and parents， and he may or may not feel like Atlas himself。 Bel has aptitude and intelligence out the wazoo， but lacks the drive and resources Teo has。 Learning how to find balance in their lives is one of the many things that draws them together like magnets。 Normally slow-burns bore me， but in the case of a YA romance， I prefer it。 The characters are almost always getting to know themselves， so I like getting to take time to know them too。 The writer gives us lots of STEM-y goodness in the meantime。 If you've ever enjoyed Battle Bots， you'll enjoy the smashy robot goodness of the Robotics Team competition。 In the end， the sweet， nerdy romance you from a book called "My Mechanical Romance" is there。 Just not without a few bumps in the road。Bel kicks as much robot butt as you want her to， and she wears glitter Doc Martins while doing it。 She's an inspiring YA character， written to inspire。 I hope she succeeds。I would recommend "My Mechanical Romance" to anyone who wants a cute， easy read with good back-and-forth， solid character development and some laugh-out-loud moments。 Easily a 4-star read。 。。。more
Navneet
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Thank you NetGalley for this eARC！ Words cannot describe how much I loved this book， AHHHHH。 Like I don’t even know where to start or with what to start。 This was just sooooo Fkn adorable and kept me so hooked the whole time， I did not want to put it down。 I loved the characters， the growth， the relationship development， the tropes， the setting， and the plot。This book just made me fall in love with the opposites attract and new girl x popular book tropes even more。 Their relationship is so pure， Thank you NetGalley for this eARC！ Words cannot describe how much I loved this book， AHHHHH。 Like I don’t even know where to start or with what to start。 This was just sooooo Fkn adorable and kept me so hooked the whole time， I did not want to put it down。 I loved the characters， the growth， the relationship development， the tropes， the setting， and the plot。This book just made me fall in love with the opposites attract and new girl x popular book tropes even more。 Their relationship is so pure， their dynamic， support towards each other and development was so wholesome。 It called me single in every language possible。 And their first kiss was at a holi festival？？？ LIKE GOALS！ It was the whole she falls first but he falls harder thing and I LOVED all of it。 The epilogue has my whole heart too it was so well done。I loved seeing Bel & Neelam’s relationship growth， and the topics of classism/elitism regarding college and sexism in STEM。 I would 100% recommend this book， so pleaseeee pick it up！！！！ 。。。more
Jazmín
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Let me start saying this was such a cute book in everyway that counts。 I ask for it because the cover and title were so cute and I was curious when I saw a review if it。 So about the story I can't only it was one of the cutest book I've ever read this year。 It was so fun， real and nerdy。 I love every single page of it because it really shows you the way teenagers act about they future。 Take as example the way Teo was already accepted to his chosed school and then you have Bel who is so confused Let me start saying this was such a cute book in everyway that counts。 I ask for it because the cover and title were so cute and I was curious when I saw a review if it。 So about the story I can't only it was one of the cutest book I've ever read this year。 It was so fun， real and nerdy。 I love every single page of it because it really shows you the way teenagers act about they future。 Take as example the way Teo was already accepted to his chosed school and then you have Bel who is so confused and doesn't even know what she wants be let alone chosed a school。 Another real thing about this book that maked me conect with it was the way woman are perceived in sccience。 It's so Hard to be a woman in a World thats its mostly controled by guys， in the science field most of the time women are the behind the scene or the harder work trying to gain their Place as part of the project and barely got recognition for it。 I really like the way the author showed you the strugles of Teo to mantain this perfect person and behind the scene he was struggling to much。 Seriously robatic and physics lenguage it's my New love language。 I'm going to finish this saying that "Nerds are hot" except Teo （joking he's hotter than sin） 🤭🤭。Thanks NetGalley for this cute and amazing ARC， I can't wait for people to read this boook。 。。。more
syriana
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“If I want the world to recognize what I am truly capable of， I have to show them。” Thank you NetGalley for the e-arc ！！！A heartwarming novel with lots of robotics and inspiring moments。With the characters struggling to find the “right” path as they were seniors and about to go to college in not so long; as I am going through the same thing， I thought the whole experience throughout the book was really relatable， which I liked。WOMEN IN STEM WE WOOON。 The “enemies to lovers” trope is really popu “If I want the world to recognize what I am truly capable of， I have to show them。” Thank you NetGalley for the e-arc ！！！A heartwarming novel with lots of robotics and inspiring moments。With the characters struggling to find the “right” path as they were seniors and about to go to college in not so long; as I am going through the same thing， I thought the whole experience throughout the book was really relatable， which I liked。WOMEN IN STEM WE WOOON。 The “enemies to lovers” trope is really popular right now， and as someone who LOVES this trope， I didn’t really like how it was portrayed in the story， yes there was angst and yes there were cute moments， but there wasn’t really a lot of yk， the enemies part。With dual POV we got to see the story through Bel and Teo， the main characters， whose love story description is what lured me into reading this book。 Being almost polar opposites， Bel and Teo are perfect for each other。 And the conversations the characters felt so real and not forced， with genuinely funny moments and REAL conversations。Character development was *chefs kiss*， secondary characters I turned out to like better than Teo though。 🤭And that’s it， this pretty much sums up my whole experience with the book。 。。。more
Laura B。
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What I loved:* Academic rivals to lovers - watching Bel stand up to Teo， especially at the start of the book was so satisfying。 I loved seeing how she was able to use her own experience to help the team and how much it infuriated Teo。* Representation for women in STEM - I loved how the author addressed the very real problems faced by women in male dominated areas， like areas related to STEM。 It is an unfortunate truth that too many girls are not encouraged to pursue interests or careers that are What I loved:* Academic rivals to lovers - watching Bel stand up to Teo， especially at the start of the book was so satisfying。 I loved seeing how she was able to use her own experience to help the team and how much it infuriated Teo。* Representation for women in STEM - I loved how the author addressed the very real problems faced by women in male dominated areas， like areas related to STEM。 It is an unfortunate truth that too many girls are not encouraged to pursue interests or careers that are mainly male dominated and the author did not shy away from this at all。 * Bel was a super likeable character！ I liked her right away， right down to her bird jeans。 She felt really realistic and relatable， I mean， who else felt like they didn't have their entire life figured out at 17？What I didn't love:* I feel like the ending left a few loose ends。 I don't want to get into details， but I feel like there were some things that need cleared up， one example being with Teo's father。 * I feel that the ending was a bit rushed and I would have liked to see more about how Teo and Bel dealt with things more。 There were a few issues in their relationship that hadn't been sorted out and I would have liked to have seen some sort of conclusion before the book ended。* I wish the rivals part had developed more， but that's purely personal preference。 Overall， this was a really great read and I highly recommend it。 It was a quick， light read！I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Caroline
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ARC provided by NETGALLEYreading slump make it way while i was reading this book and it took me 10 days to finish it BUT i absolutely adored this novel！ first， the trope academic rivals to lovers yup obviously im in！ second， a two pov narrative， love it！ i felt really connected to some stuffs on this book， and it felt so good to be seen！being a scientist myself， i wish more （romance） novel were settled in science world with nerdy characters！
Lyra Rocha
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"Desculpe ter demorado tanto。"Bel é uma garota que corre toda vez que o assunto sobre o futuro chega à porta。 No último ano do ensino médio em uma escola nova， ela só quer se esconder e não ter que pensar em tudo o que está acontecendo em sua vida， contudo， após uma trabalho surpreendente feito de última hora， ela é basicamente obrigada a entrar na equipe de robótica do colégio。Lá Bel percebe que não será apenas abraçada por todos， ela precisa mostrar seu valor num grupo dominado pela sua maiori "Desculpe ter demorado tanto。"Bel é uma garota que corre toda vez que o assunto sobre o futuro chega à porta。 No último ano do ensino médio em uma escola nova， ela só quer se esconder e não ter que pensar em tudo o que está acontecendo em sua vida， contudo， após uma trabalho surpreendente feito de última hora， ela é basicamente obrigada a entrar na equipe de robótica do colégio。Lá Bel percebe que não será apenas abraçada por todos， ela precisa mostrar seu valor num grupo dominado pela sua maioria meninos e onde as mulheres não são valorizadas。 Também não ajuda quando a outra menina do grupo parece que a odeia。 Mas， no meio disso tudo， ela encontra Teo， o líder e o menino perfeito。 E o seu oposto。 Teo tem tudo na vida planejado e se envolve em várias atividades com maestria。 Líder da robótica， jogador de futebol， aluno nota 10， aquele que todos podem contar o tempo todo。 Mas até onde isso é bom para um garoto que 18 anos que deveria ser apenas。。。 um garoto？ Teo vê um potencial em Bel e ajuda a direcioná-la dentro das suas potencialidades que ela mesma nunca havia pensado， em contrapartida， ela traz a leveza que a vida de Teo precisava。 E no meio dessa aproximação de amizade， companheirismo e amor， eles buscam construir um robô vencedor para o campeonato nacional。Uma das coisas que eu mais gostei nesse livro é que， além do romance fofo e maravilhoso， temos diálogos e dificuldades condizentes com a faixa etária e contexto do livro。 É real e necessário。 Eu amo livros levinhos de young adult que me fazem suspirar， mas também adoro quando， além disso， eles nos trazem dilemas da vida e um pano de fundo sólido para os personagens。 A autora é maravilhosa em mostrar o machismo no contexto das áreas de engenharia e robótica e como a mulher precisa lutar 10x mais para alcançar o seu espaço。 Da mesma forma， ela te mostra como um cara nunca vai entender na mesma proporção o que nós passamos， ainda que ele esteja do seu lado nessa briga。 Além disso， o livro também aborda os dilemas sobre escolher o futuro e a pressão feita sobre os adolescentes。 Se de um lado eu conseguia compreender a Bel com suas indecisões， do outro eu queria acolher o Teo e toda a expectativa que as pessoas ao redor colocavam nele。O final me deixou apreensiva e deu um toque a mais na história， trazendo um lado realístico e bem pé no chão， ao mesmo tempo que me deu o quentinho no coração que eu precisava。 É o primeiro livro da autora que eu leio e sem dúvida eu espero que ela escreva mais nesse estilo porque ela acertou em cheio por aqui。 Aquele primeiro beijo com certeza ficou na minha memoria afetiva e eu levarei Bel e Teo pra sempre comigo。 。。。more
Gracie
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My Mechanical Romance5/5I absolutely LOVED this book！ It was a cute， quick read and I really enjoyed the pacing of the story！ I am all for academic rivals to lovers， so this story had me hooked immediately。 I found the main character， Bel， to be so relatable， especially with her struggles to find her path in life。 The focus on women in STEM was also amazing！ I enjoyed the dual POV between Bel and her robotics team rival Mateo Luna， and I really liked that all of the interactions between the char My Mechanical Romance5/5I absolutely LOVED this book！ It was a cute， quick read and I really enjoyed the pacing of the story！ I am all for academic rivals to lovers， so this story had me hooked immediately。 I found the main character， Bel， to be so relatable， especially with her struggles to find her path in life。 The focus on women in STEM was also amazing！ I enjoyed the dual POV between Bel and her robotics team rival Mateo Luna， and I really liked that all of the interactions between the characters in the book felt very natural！ It really felt like conversations high schoolers would have。 Bel and Mateo’s transition from rivals to friends to lovers was EVERYTHING！ I always enjoy all the cute， wholesome moments when they are beginning the shift from friends to lovers and this book had plenty！ I also loved all of the secondary characters in the book！ Overall， this was one of my favorite YA books I’ve read this year and I would recommend it to literally anyone and everyone who loves YA romance！ Thank you to NetGalley and Holiday House for gifting me this eARC in exchange for my honest review！ 。。。more
Victoria
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 First I would like to thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC copy in exchange for a review ！！I personnaly loved this book so much it was such a fun read ！！ At first I was a little skeptical because read even if I love a good rivals to lovers I'm not a big fan of science （litereray to the core lol）。 BUT I was so wrong and I'm glad i was。 The story follows Bel who just arrived in a new High School and who will against all odds join the school robotics club by capturing the attention of First I would like to thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC copy in exchange for a review ！！I personnaly loved this book so much it was such a fun read ！！ At first I was a little skeptical because read even if I love a good rivals to lovers I'm not a big fan of science （litereray to the core lol）。 BUT I was so wrong and I'm glad i was。 The story follows Bel who just arrived in a new High School and who will against all odds join the school robotics club by capturing the attention of the team leader who i no one else than our male protagonist Mateo Luna ！！ I find it interesting to see the struggles that girls in STEM have to face and how they have to fight to prove their value in this world where some men dont think they belong。 Concerning Bel and Teo I just loved the fact that even if they're from two completly different worlds they find in eachother a person who understand them better than everyone else。 Their relationship and its development was awesome just to see them going from academic rivals to friends to lovers was so cute and fun ！！ It was beautiful to see this fragile young love blooming。And I really loved them separetly too they're so smart and kind ！I also really could relate to Bel character and her struggles。 Some people have their all life figured it out （or at least have a idea of what their future will look like） but some of them just dont really know what to expect of their future （I'm one of them lol） I just recently figured it out that each person have her own path， her own rythm and that its not a competition。 Everything will come to place and at some point all of this will make sense （enventually lol）。 And thats why Bel character hit very close to home and I just loved to see her grow throughout the book and to see her become a independent and skillful character who just keep evolving despite all the difficulties she has to face as a girl in STEM。 So yeah I was such a good read and I'm so happy I was given this opportunity to discover it ！！ 。。。more
Joy （Books with Joy）
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𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈 𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: My Mechanical Romance𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Alexene Farol Follmuth𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: YA contemporary romance𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆Written in dual first-person POV， we follow Bel as she is lost in what she wants to do with herself and her life。 Enter Teo—the robotics captain， the soccer captain， and the all-round smart， athletic guy。 He notices Bel’s talent in engineering， and they start working together。I liked how this book explores challenges girls of colour face in STEM as well as the sweetness and vul 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈 𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: My Mechanical Romance𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Alexene Farol Follmuth𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: YA contemporary romance𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆Written in dual first-person POV， we follow Bel as she is lost in what she wants to do with herself and her life。 Enter Teo—the robotics captain， the soccer captain， and the all-round smart， athletic guy。 He notices Bel’s talent in engineering， and they start working together。I liked how this book explores challenges girls of colour face in STEM as well as the sweetness and vulnerability of falling for someone。 𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐇:• cute， quick， and fast read。 I read this in one sitting！• funny moments where I actually laughed out loud at the banter• love Bel and how the book explores her coming of age𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐄:• I don’t know how to articulate it， but I feel like the writing was too chaotic for me—like there was never a moment to ruminate on what was happening， if that makes sense。 • I feel that issues between Bel and Teo were not resolved towards the end despite the book leading up to it… （even if it was a realistic ending， I still wasn’t satisfied）• I feel like a few issues were not addressed enough （regarding Teo’s family， Bel’s parents）𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥， 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞:✔ academic rivals to lovers✔ women in STEM （making robots！）✔ diverse cast of characters ✔ engineering𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫: fans of YA contemporary romance， people wanting to read young women in STEM， WOC in STEMTW: sexism， divorce， anxiety， racismThank you to @NetGalley and the publisher （@Holiday House） for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 𝐌𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠: 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐣𝐨𝐲。𝐜𝐨𝐦 。。。more
Taryn
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3。5 Stars！A super cute nerdy high school romance between Teo & Bel。 It has somewhat of an enemies to lovers/Academic Rivals trope。 It was a short book which didn't allow it to have a lot of depth with the characters but I really enjoyed it and was never bored。 Thank you to NetGalley， Alexene Farol Follmuth & Holiday House for allowing me to read this ARC。 3。5 Stars！A super cute nerdy high school romance between Teo & Bel。 It has somewhat of an enemies to lovers/Academic Rivals trope。 It was a short book which didn't allow it to have a lot of depth with the characters but I really enjoyed it and was never bored。 Thank you to NetGalley， Alexene Farol Follmuth & Holiday House for allowing me to read this ARC。 。。。more
Lindy Thompson
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3。5 stars， rounded up。 My Mechanical Romance is a really fun， cute YA romance with a heavy emphasis on STEM and robotics。 I loved every single conversation Bel had with Ms。 Voss and the lessons Bel learned from her。 Teo is super， super arrogant - soccer team captain， robotics captain， teacher favorite， with a wealthy family and absurd popularity。 But I love how he changes and humbles a bit after he meets Bel。 I also love how he pushes her to be better， to learn more。 I didn't like that they both 3。5 stars， rounded up。 My Mechanical Romance is a really fun， cute YA romance with a heavy emphasis on STEM and robotics。 I loved every single conversation Bel had with Ms。 Voss and the lessons Bel learned from her。 Teo is super， super arrogant - soccer team captain， robotics captain， teacher favorite， with a wealthy family and absurd popularity。 But I love how he changes and humbles a bit after he meets Bel。 I also love how he pushes her to be better， to learn more。 I didn't like that they both sort of feel pressured by themselves to have sex simply because they're dating。 That whole part of this book felt。。。 unnecessary。 *Steam: kisses， mention of make outs*Content: divorce， sexismThanks to NetGalley for my e-arc of this book。 Opinions here are my own。 。。。more
Psalm Domingo
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I wasn’t sure what I was expecting from this， maybe something cutesy and a feel-good book， and it totally was all that but it’s also more。 I guess it hit me deeper because like Bel at the start of the book， I’m also a little lost and not sure where I really want to be。 I’m older than the character but her sentiments still rang true to me。I also appreciated how the author painted the struggles of women in STEM， I may not be on that path myself， but I felt their struggles （as much as I could’ve wi I wasn’t sure what I was expecting from this， maybe something cutesy and a feel-good book， and it totally was all that but it’s also more。 I guess it hit me deeper because like Bel at the start of the book， I’m also a little lost and not sure where I really want to be。 I’m older than the character but her sentiments still rang true to me。I also appreciated how the author painted the struggles of women in STEM， I may not be on that path myself， but I felt their struggles （as much as I could’ve without experiencing it myself） through the words and scenes in the story。 I love how the women supported each other here and I deeply adored Ms。 Voss for pushing Bel。 The characters felt real and relatable， even the supposedly unlikeable ones， and it was a joy to watch and get to know them as they got to know themselves better。Aside from the characters’ growth， the romance between Bel and Teo was adorable， and I was cheering them on throughout。 Bel’s family struggles were also described in a way that allowed me to sympathize and understand how it feels to be in that position。 In addition， it was also fun hearing her mom offer Filipino dishes and speak a few Tagalog words， as a Filipino myself。This had been a very fun read and I hope to read more romance books from the author in the future！I received the ARC from Edelweiss+ 。。。more
Marisol Barrera
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3。5 ✨ “Maybe life hasn’t always pointed things out to me the way I was expecting， but if I was lucky enough to let the universe catapult me here， then all the hard stuff along the way was worth it。”This is for all the girls that always try to be their best， for the ones that get up every single time after they fall， and that work hard to be the main character in their own lives。 For the ones that know they don’t have to do it alone。 That it doesn’t matter how old you are to figure what you want 3。5 ✨ “Maybe life hasn’t always pointed things out to me the way I was expecting， but if I was lucky enough to let the universe catapult me here， then all the hard stuff along the way was worth it。”This is for all the girls that always try to be their best， for the ones that get up every single time after they fall， and that work hard to be the main character in their own lives。 For the ones that know they don’t have to do it alone。 That it doesn’t matter how old you are to figure what you want to be。 That it’s okay to be nervous but you should always trust yourself enough not to be afraid。 And most importantly for the girls that are trying their hardest to be all of the above。 The characters were absolutely fantastic。 Main and second characters alike。 I loved Bel she was hilarious， sweet， and utterly unique。 Teo was a cinnamon roll hiding under all that pressure。 They were nerdy and cute together。 I was rooting for them since the beginning。 The friendships were also top notch everyone should have friends like them。 Read if you like 💫•Women in Stem•Robotics •Enemies to friends to lovers•Teammates romance •Taylor swift•Classic trope : “Secret robotics tutoring” •Diversity rep “It’s my life， isn’t it？ Robotics helped me realize I could find a place here—or better yet， make one。” 。。。more
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