This book was the cutest romance ever! I had such a fun time reading it and fangirling over all the characters. Teo is just the sweetest overachiver ever and Bel had me giggling from the very beginning.

Romance aside, it really put into perspective the academic pressure teens are under to succeed while simultaneously dealing with personal problems.

I absolutely love how this book sheds light on challenges faced by budding STEM-inistas and I hope more books like this are published. I just wish they were already out when I was growing up!

In general, the book is focusing more on equality than the romance itself and I don't mind, really. It's more interesting to be honest. Listening to this book feels like being forced to sit in Physics class LOL. But seriously, this is like a breath of fresh air for me. Listening to a romance audiobook and learning how to build a robot? Awesome.

Learning about hydraulics and shits, pushing each other to be the best version of themselves, women equality in STEM, this book has it all. I came from women-majority career so I might not be able to relate to Bel but this book makes me understand a little about her struggle in STEM. I know just being a woman in regular workplace often receive discrimination, so I can't imagine being her. She's constantly reminded that her position in the team is only to gain diversity point when in fact she's better than all the men.

At first, I really didn't like Teo's character, he sounds like Mr. Know-It-All, brushing off Neelam's and Bel's input and didn't like being told no. But I see his character development throughout the book, so at the end I'm okay with him I guess.

I also love Bel and her character development, hers is more defined than Teo. She transferred to her new school, not knowing (or acknowledging?) her potential and especially didn't know what she wants to do for her future (and that's totally understandable, I've been there, we all have). But she's open to suggestion and always pushes herself to grow. Love that for her!

Overall, it's a nice experience listening to this book, the narrators made the story more lively and I'd recommend you to read this if you want a lighthearted and insightful reads.

YA romance is so hit and miss for me so I personally was not expecting much from this book (I couldn’t resist the cute title and cover) but this was a fun read with such cute characters I was pleasantly surprised! I love my ladies in STEM, especially when they’re socially awkward and unapologetically themselves.

Lovely book really lovely very descriptive very nice ! It really reflected a lot of stuff and it made me think about shit so therefore it was a lovely book really worth the read do I remember anything? Fuck no. But I remember the vibes and the vibes were immaculate and that's all you need to know. Who need the plot when you have the vibes ?

I absolutely loved this book!
Such a cute, fun read, absolutely delightful !

Contemporary romance is usually a hit or miss for me, and I've been burned with YA rom coms in the past, but books like My Mechanical Romance are the reason why I continue to give this genre a chance.

The MCs are likeable, relatable and they act their age. Everything just flowed so easily and naturally and I was never bored. The banter was great, laughed out loud more than once. The romance was *chef's kiss*. Really I have 0 complaints about this book, it actually got me out of my reading slump and I'm so excited to read more books from this author! I'm so grateful for the epilogue , I was so not expecting there to be one it made me wanna cry (obviously in a good way lol). If you love books like The Love Hypothesis I think you should definitely give this one a chance!

This story is a cute and simple journey of high school love. I think it's a really food page-turner.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book!
Thank you NetGalley for this ebook for an honest review.

I was really curious about this book and after reading it, my all in all conclusion is that this book is THE BOOK you have to read when you are in high school, struggling to choose your future path. Filled with family drama, school drama, friendships, alliances, first crushes and failures, this book teaches you how to get back up, trust your gut and your friends, and how your rival can be the person for you!

Loved the stem representation! ;)

This was an excellent book full of women in STEM badassery and incredible representation. This rivals to lovers was super adorable and the chemistry between Mateo and Bel was funny and exciting. This was an extremely well written and well balanced book, juggling heavy topics and humour with ease and finesse

Have you ever seen a more beautifully crafted cover?? I'm obsessed, and I know this will pop great on the shelves!

My Mechanical Romance is the YA, robot-battle building romance, where our lead, Bel, find herself in an unlikely group of boys (and one other girl) of the robotics club. Bel is basically forced to join the robot building club, but not everyone in the group is welcoming. Mateo, the team captain, recognizes potential in Bel, but their idea soon clash. Will Bel be able to find her way in the club. Will Bel be able to prove to herself and classmate that women DO belong in STEM?

This story is a wholesome journey of high school love, but in the light of the "nerd". I think it's a breath of fresh air, and a page-turner. I love hear new voices and new points of view, and I feel this story creates a unique point of view for today's modern high schooler. I think this will be a great end of summer/beginning of school read for any high schooler.

This was a cute, simple, straightforward story. I didn't care for this high school romance but over all this was ok for a YA read. Light and fluffy. 



Thank you NetGalley and publishers for this ebook for an honest review.

My Mechanical Romance was not at all what I'd expected. To be quite honest, I thought this was your stereotypical teenage romance where the girl is into STEM. I expected it to be a bit cliché. OH BOY I have never been this happy to be wrong. Bel is SUCH A WEIRDO. And I couldn't love her more. She has absolutely nothing figured out and sort of just floats along. She has a brother who dropped out of school and another who is at an elite college and she is more or less stuck in the middle. Even though she is pretty blasé about everything, she is unapologetically herself. Different coloured knobs on her dresser? Check. Jeans with birds on them? Check. Feisty comeback when someone undermines her just because she's a girl? CHECK. The fact that she understands the mechanism behind a robot and can (at one glance) see how it will do in a combat fight is extraordinary. And yet, Bel just treats it as it's part of her. She knows she's good at mechanics but she doesn't bother impressing everyone by choosing the correct terms. She rambles and she is herself and you just have to love her for it.

Mateo Luna, our second main character, is at first glance the complete opposite. There is a lot pressure on him to succeed and he finds himself in a position where he does all of the things expected from him. Sure, he has money and great grades and teachers value him and he is a shoo in for all the great colleges, but is he happy? All he knows is that he is happiest when he is working on robots. And when Bel challenges him.

The two characters immediately have amazing chemistry and this whole story is just such a joy to read. The writing flowed easily, I was quickly immersed in what was happening and it was just as heartfelt as it was funny. MAJOR recommend to everyone!

Really surprised at how much I enjoyed this. The strengths are the relationship and the incorporation of the robotics/stem. I know nothing about Robotics and the descriptions were simple enough for someone like me to understand. Teo and Bel’s friendship to romance was realistic and quite adorable to read about.

Only critique is pacing. It wasn’t slow by any means but some portions had that “telling, not showing” feel to the writing. It was a quick, fun read!

3.5 STARS

After her parents divorce, Bel is forced to spend her senior year at a new school. Unfortunately this also means her teachers actually care about her success. So when one teacher recommends she tries out for the Robotics team, AND take AP Physics, Bel is not amused. The thing is though, she has a talent for building things, and it’s noticed.

Mateo Luna— Teo— is captain of the robotics team and is used to getting his way. So when Bel walks in questioning the team’s design, he’s initially not very happy. The two quickly become fast friends, and maybe even more, as they work together on their team’s robot.


I adored this story and had a blast reading it. I flew through it in a day actually, but I felt like something was missing. While I read the book fast, I felt like the plot dragged at points as well.

I love that this book handled the topic of misogyny in STEM, but I wish they would have done more with it other than just calling it out. The academic rivals to lovers was cute as well, but again I was really hoping for more in that aspect.

Teo’s nickname for Bel was adorable.

Read if:
• you are a woman in STEM who feels undervalued
• you like robotics
• you’re competitive
• you like YA rom coms

This book is going to be such a hit with my high school students, especially the romance readers. I absolutely adored the characters in this book, and I loved that it was a wholesome STEM book that highlighted a field a lot of students don't pay as much attention to.

I am a huge fan of young adult romantic comedies, but it's rare you find Ya featuring a Stem female lead, it's why I was excited to pick this up. I truely enjoyed reading this story and look forward to reading more from it's author.

Thank you Netgalley, Holiday House and Alexene Farol Follmuth for the advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
THINGS I LIKED IN MY MECHANICAL ROMANCE
The chemistry between Bel and Teo is very good. From beings almost enemies to being friends and understanding each other to slowly fall in love with each other.
The cultures and the way Bels mother love her and supports her in spite of being a nurse and being a single- mother and taking care of her kids.
Teo's friend Dash is a real comedian.
The many mention of food, being a foodie I obviously loved it.
* SPOILER * But the Holi scene where Teo kissed Bel, I mean I almost threw my phone, it was so good.
THINGS I DID NOT LIKE IN MY MECHANICAL ROMANCE
Neelam as a character is such a badass however they way everyone portrays her as a heartbroken nerdy girl. And she keeps getting into Bel's business, however her character development towards the ending was really good.
RATING-5/5
DETAILED REVIEW ON MY BLOG

I was really looking forward to this book since i first requested it.
and it fully delivered! this was such a cute YA book, The FMC was so relatable and the story just gave you such an empowering feeling as you were reading.
This was my first STEM book and i thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of it. The technical parts were interesting and not boring at all. The banter was superb. I also really enjoyed the Filipino Representation in this book.
All in all this book hit all the marks for me.

4.5 star

A super cute YA novel!! I adored the main characters so much, they both were relatable specially the FMC because I could see myself when I was younger. Such an empowering reading for girls and love the romance. There is not much to say just go read it!


Thanks NetGalley for providing me with an eArc in exchange of an honest review :)

This book was SOOO good. I loved seeing women in STEM and loved how the main character wasn't scared to be herself. I loveee the academic rivals to lovers trope so much so this was right up my ally. Would 100% recommend

This was a cute YA book I was excited to read and fly through (only 270 pages!). I thought there was a bunch of quirky and silly references but overall it was a cute and quick read. Told from multiple perspectives, this story is about Bel and Teo who are an unlikely pair but fall for each other anyway. I do wish this was a rivals to lovers trope which i think could shave added to the spice a little more, but instead this was just a teammates getting to know each other and fall in love.