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My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth

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bookishlucy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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helvars's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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sweetsxrrxw's review

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

the main reason why i picked up this book is because it was one of the shortest in my tbr. it took me about 4 days to finish it, not gonna lie, but still it was a nice read.

overall the book was really sweet. i felt like the main characters (even some of the side ones) were well-built and three-dimensional. like, i don't know, it was easy to understand them and see where they were coming from. (this is dedicated to kai, i dont care if they portrayed him as someone who was constantly panicking or stressing about stuff, he is so me)

both teo and bel were really relatable characters. i could totally understand bel's struggle of not knowing what to do with her future and never really having anything planned. i would be totally lying if i said i stopped being like her. i do not have a filipino mom, divorced parents or an older brother who i should look up and, what the hell, im not even a stem girlie, but it was super easy to understand bel.

btw, i loved the fact that she ended up not attending mit. it was a nice way to prove that, even if your plans fail, you can still succeed and/or be happy with your path.

and what can i say about teo? a character who feels the need to fix everything and not ever letting anyone down? someone who believes people will stop loving them if he stops being perfect? HE IS SO ME. and if we take into account the love for his girlfriend and how he would do anything to spend time with her or see her smile, he just turns out to be one of those characters you can't help but love.

however, even though i know this was a short romance novel and that she lowkey did so, i am kind of disappointed that the author didn't deepen more in that topic. but i guess we can forgive that because of the sick confession!

but it has to be said that the romance plotline was a bit fast-paced and partly ofr-screen. i can understand why, though. i believe that since this is a book focusing on women on stem, it had to show the struggles they face.

one detail i really loved is how neelam, the character who had probably faced more of that sexism (mixed with racism because, yeah, it happens) never really changed her personality. although she becomes friends with bel once she understands why neelam acts the way she does, by the end of the book neelam hasnt been sugarcoated or anything and is still true to herself. AND OF COURSE, i was super happy when bel let neelam be the driver. i truly did not think about that option for a few pages, but it was nice to see a female friendship boooming

so, yeah, i am not sure if this is one of the best romance books i've ever read or whatever but it was truly nice to read; it was cute, funny, empowering and inspiring... each thing at the right time. and the diverse cast of characters is definitely a big plus so i would truly recommend this if you're in the mood for a stem-themed ya romance <3

ps: when i added this book to my tbr i had absolutely no idea it was from the author of the atlas six. i guess this counts as my first olivie blake book, lmao.

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