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𝙊𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙙𝙮 𝙔𝘼 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙔𝙏 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩-𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙨 𝙎𝙞𝙭!

I went into this book without knowing much other than it was getting so many great reviews. I can definitely see why many enjoyed this story, but for me, I don’t think it clicked as much as it did with others.

The writing style was quite a surprise. I really enjoyed this author’s way of writing these characters as nerds.

For me personally I always struggle with Young Adult romances. I don’t usually relate to the characters and don’t find them as interesting. However, that wasn’t the case in this one. I did really enjoy how these characters were written and described.

The nerd talk between the characters and the drama was so intense. I loved following both of them working together, and enemies to lovers are always my favorite romances to read. Even the side characters were super captivating!

I loved how this book focused on women in STEM in such a moving way. I think it’s so cool when authors focus on such important topics in a way that can be relatable to readers.

I always struggle with connecting to the romance between two young adults. To me, it’s just a bit difficult to believe in a HEA. I also found the romantic side to have been rushed too quickly. It felt like instant love. Overall, it was a quick and fine read. I can see why many enjoyed this, but there’s an intended audience for it.

Thank you so much NetGalley for the review copy, all thoughts are my own!

This one was so much fun! I don't read that much YA romance anymore, but this one kept me entertained regardless.

I didn't know this was written by the same author that wrote The Atlas Six until I was approved, I was so excited! I love STEM, I'm a biologist myself, and I think that's what made it good for me, but the story itself I don't know.. it just felt a bit fast. The friendships were amazing and I think Bel and Teo would be better of staying friends (im sorry)

My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth is an adorable YA Romance that combined STEM and Robotics with a light-hearted enemies to lovers romp. The characters are lovable and relatable, especially Bel, and they seemed like people I would actually be friends with. Teo reminds me of how my hubby was in Highschool so I definitely rooted for him. If you like adorable romance in unlikely scenarios, this book is for you!

Such a fun YA romance and extra points for the cute punny title. I really enjoyed this story set around high school robotics competitions. The characters felt well rounded and realistic, especially in their approaches to joining the club and competing. While the story fell into the enemies to lovers trope, I appreciated that this story didn't rely to heavily on that trope alone to push the story forward. The supporting characters were also delighted and really added to the fun feeling of My Mechanical Romance.

I did find the epilogue a little heavy on the girl power vibes but I also recognize I am not necessarily the target audience for an uplifting story of a multi racial high school girl paving a path for herself in a world dominated by men.

I loved the idea of a story of a girl in STEM - and while I think many may enjoy the book I struggled to appreciate the characters and the plot. I’m giving it 3 stars because even though it wasn’t for me personally, there’s tons of people who will enjoy the book!

This ook ended up not being for me, unfortunately. I bit too much high school drama and not enough real character growth.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book was cute but ultimately felt cliche and unoriginal. While I enjoyed the rep and the girls in STEM, the characters often came off as brash and unlikable, even after they were supposed to have their redemption arc. Bel, the main character, had a lot of 'manic-pixie-dream-girl' energy, and while I liked where her character ended up, I felt as if she stayed the same for much of the book and didn't end up with as much character development as I would have wished. I think that Teo, the other lead, also ended up being rude and unlikeable for most of the book, and while you understood his motivations more by the end of the story, he still didn't carry the same charisma as the other characters and ended up feeling a bit flat at times. There was nothing deeply wrong with this book, but it just didn't have anything in particular that made it stand out very much. Overall, it was good light reading, it just wasn't particularly memorable. 3/5 stars from me.

As a stem student and a hopeless romantic i requested this book and it is so freaking good! This book features academic romance some might say it is an academic rivals to lovers but i don't see it as one, grumpy x sunshine trope, dual pov, how hard it is to crave academic validation, an accurate portrayal on what it is like taking a stem course and what it is like to be a woman under a stem strand and how difficult it is to be one. When i was halfway through this book i really like it and my ratings would be 3 stars but when it is like 3 chapters left i changed my ratings to 4 stars it was so good! As a swiftie the part that raised my standards is that the main character bel is a swiftie and the male lead teo learned taylor's whole discography and memorized taylor's song just for her. This book is really fun and kinda angst towards the end totally recommend especially if you're a stem nerd.

3.5 ⭐️
This took me a little while to get invested in the story. It could have been the narrator of the audiobook that I didn’t super love, but it just seemed a bit too young for my liking. I ended up liking the main characters, but a couple of the side characters were pretty annoying to me because they acted so childish, even though they were supposed to be seniors in high school!

Bel and Teo were pretty cute. Once they actually started understanding their feelings better, they were so lovable. I enjoyed their dynamic together, and really liked how happy and cute they were once they started a relationship. Light, easy, and making each other better is everyone’s relationship goals right? Yes. They did it so cute. Loved them.

I thought the high school robotics team was a really cool setting I honestly didn’t know much about but loved reading. The imagery was spot on and I could see the competitions playing out on my head (even though I know nothing about robotics!)

Overall, it was a cute fun read. Easy and enjoyable, but I probably won’t be going back to it. This was a fun, different kind of novel that turned out well!

My Mechanical Romance is the story about Bel and Teo who are basically thrown together in the same college by fate. Bel is an awesome heroine, I love her attitude and how unique she was in just everything, and super smart too.

I loved seeing Bel grow as a person and take up her own space and make her presence known. I also loved reading about Teo's struggle to balance his academic life, his athletic life, and his priorities with his robotics team, mostly due to parental pressure and what people expected him to be. They balanced each other out well and they brought out the best in each other.

I also appreciate how Alexene Farol Follmuth talked about the sexism and the struggle that women in STEM face every day with Professors like Mac favouring just the guys on the robotics team and his AP Physics class while he continually shut down Bel's concerns and moods. I'm glad that such topics are making their way into more books now.

And how can I forget about the mention of Holi in the book, I was so elated and felt like I was in the book.

I really enjoyed the slow burn, academic rivals to lovers story - the banter was fantastic and I liked seeing how the relationship developed between Bel and Teo. Also, the writing style is quite adorable and the characters are quite relatable. I just love these nerds!

If you feel like you reading a good young adult romance, don't think too much about it. Get this book asap. This is not your usual YA romance, it's sweet and very mature.

Thank you Netgalley!

Good pace, wonderful story telling. I just found it to be a bit boring and cliche. I didn't relate to Bel at all.

DNF! 2.5
I was really happy to read this book, unfortunely I could not finish. It wasn´t the book´s fault, obviously, but the writing failed to interest me. I've read books by the author before and really enjoyed it, the academic-rivals trope is one of my favorites and I believe this book has a lot of potential to please other people.
Bel is an extremely smart girl, and I can perfectly understand her fear about college and proving herself too. After all, we've all gone through some point in our lives where the imposter syndrome and believing we can't do it, takes control, even though we know it's not real, and seeing how she deals with it made me identify with it.
I wanted Teo to be my son, he is extremely sweet and supportive and his relationship with Bel develops in the cutest way. I really wish I could have finished it, but it wasn't this time :(.
Hope you guys like it!

It was such a cute book. Enemies to friends to lovers is my personal favourite trope and this book was the perfect one. I love the characters and the plot. All in all, such a wholesome read.
I loved Bel's journey and the STEM representation in the book.
And Teo is definitely one of my favorite male lead of the year.
The book touches the topic of women in STEM, about family dynamics, making new friends and finding your own potential.

It was definitely my one of my favourite YA romance. And I enjoyed it so much.

Thank you netgalley for providing me with the arc.

This was such a delightful surprise!
Three chapters in and it got a laugh out of me! I really enjoyed the humour (as well as the Taylor Swift reference) weaved throughout the story.

This definitely made me keen to pick up her future realises in this genre, and I’m even curious to pick up the works under her other pen name, Olivie Blake.

3,5/5
My Mechanical Romance is a book written by Alexene Farol Fullmoth, more known as Olivie Blake, the author of the atlas 6. This is a book that is more on the romance side and while i've enjoyed it i think, like the atlas 6 it sounds a little bit pretentious from time to time. It was entertaining and the characters were well written but at times i didn't care much about them.

this was SO cute and such a quick read!!! i did not wanna put this down as soon as i started reading it. YA romance can be cringe to me sometimes but i don’t think it was that bad in this book! i really liked tao and bel together- as not friends, friends, and later their relationship, i enjoyed each part. i just always think the arguments in the second half of romance books are a little stupid, but considering this is set in high school i understand it a little more. also i appreciate the added element of female friendship and everything about girls in STEM. it was great to see neelam and bel grow and understand each other throughout the book. i loved the atlas six and it was really cool to read her romance book!!!

This was really adorable!

Apart from the fact that it was nice, I don't really have much to say about this book. It's an enemies to lovers story set in academia, which I enjoy. I liked the main characters and thought they had nice chemistry.

Bel and Teo were very adorable.

Thank you NetGalley for the arc. This review is wholly my own.

I love romance & rom-com, but for some reason, did not expect to enjoy this story as much as I did. With the robotics theme, it reminded me a little bit of Ali Hazelwood and her estem themes. The characters were likable and well thought out. The book did not read super quick for me, but wasn't so slow that it bored me. I love that we were taken on Bel's journey of figuring out her life and where she wanted to go. And bonus points for throwing in a Taylor Swift reference (my fave)! Cute book that I would definitely recommend.

This was a VERY solid and sweet STEM romance for YA readers. Bel transferred to a new school her senior year of high school, following infidelity in her parent's relationship. She is a very smart girl who gets pushed into the AP physics class by her teacher, who also makes her try out for the robotics team for extra credit. She makes the team immediately, to the chagrin of some of the other members.

Once on the team she begins to form friendships with he others in her VERY small class and on the robotics team. She starts to figure out who she is and what she wants and how to stay true to herself along the way. Bel and the other girls are encountering the misogyny that exists in any field dominated by men, but science especially. They are learning how to handle it, and to push back, and in the process open the eyes of their teammates and even their teacher.

With all the time she's spending with the robotics team, she grows close with team captain Matteo Luna. Teo is very privileged from a young age and gets anything he wants and is pushed into being the best at anything he does. While that gives him a lot of advantages, it also comes with pressures. The 2 find that they can confide in each other without judgement and grow close and supportive of each other. A romance blossoms and they're every inch the awkward teenagers you expect from a YA but with SIGNIFICANTLY less drama involved. The main conflict comes from decisions around college and futures, and I actually really liked how it came about. It was dealt with in a reasonable way and we got a satisfying conclusion AND epilogue.