My Mechanical Romance: An Opposites-attract YA Romance from the Bestselling Author of The Atlas Six

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The robotics club was great and the friendships the characters had felt so natural, as did the budding romance. I should also add that Bel has female friends who are not involved in the robotics club: and I really enjoyed this gentle teasing apart of support and friendship. Oftentimes that's how it is, but I don't think it's necessary healthy for teenagers who are dating to only have each other in their lives and no one else, and no outside hobbies. I mean, there is an opposing team in the fighting robots competition (yes, this book is also about building robots—be still my beating my heart) who are very much “hur hur girls suck” but they’re on page twice and they're not actually positioned as more than irritating-in-the-moment.

I would highly recommend this book for anybody who wants to have a richer STEM lead in their life, or to inspire a young friend/family member that being a nerd is cool and to never be shamed of your interests. Is it super spicy (I hope not since u said it was wholesome but yk lol) and is there lgbtq characters? With an adorable, opposites-attract romance at its center and lines that beg to be read aloud, My Mechanical Romance is swoonworthy perfection. I was gonna set this fucking world on fire if there was girl-on-girl-hate just over a boy, ew) I get why she was mad and acting like a sour person.Farol Follmuth is exceptional at characters and I enjoy how in both of her books I’ve read the romance is really a vehicle for in-depth character studies of rather intellectual leads that pauses to reflect on issues of interpersonal frustrations, mental health and personality.

Bel didn't have it easier at all, a working mom, divorced parents, trying not to pick a side while trying to figure out your life at 17 is not ideal. Despite my overall lack of background knowledge on the subject, I never felt lost when the characters were referencing topics, as the author explained them in a simple way. If you want to see my much more in depth review, you can check it out on my book blog NovelOnMyMind.The beginning was also a little slow, and it was honestly boring me, but again, that could be because I wasn't connected with the characters.

I keep thinking how dull everything’s felt over the last month without her, how empty it was compared to all the months before it, and I don’t even care how far away Massachusetts is.i think the friendships portrayed in this were really cute and more investment worthy than the romantic relationship. It all seemed so unnecessary as the sex didn’t drive the plot forward and the teen drinking was portrayed in a relatively positive light. Secondly, I only publish reviews of books in the subgenre where I’m best known (queer romcom) if they’re glowing. I started TAS a couple months ago and I wasn't liking it as I thought I would (I've read all of these good reviews and thought it was gonna be great, but hehe life, right? While it was sad to see a character struggle with what I've been experiencing my whole life, it was also validating.