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A review by curiousreading
My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Bel doesn't know what to do with her life (honestly, same) and just moved schools. When a female teacher pushes her (forces her) to join the schools' robotics team, she finds an unexpected passion for building fighting bots (don't ask me the details, I'm not a STEM girlie), friends for life (in the way that you find friends for life in high school) and an attraction to resident golden boy and rich boy Teo Luna.
From the top, you don't need to know anything about engineering, I tend to stay away from anything STEM related, and even I understood most of the engineering talk. The plot is fast-paced, and I genuinely believe that if the right girl reads this at the right time it might inspire her to look into engineering, cause it sounds so cool.
The writing is juvenile, and reads like 18-year-olds would speak. This book is still YA, but it's something that takes some getting used to, and might not be everyone's cup of tea. The dual POV was a great choice in my opinion, because Teo would not have been likeable if it were just his POV, or just Bel's POV.
If I were just rating it on writing, this would have been a 3-star book, but the story and characters were really enjoyable. And if you are looking for a quick read, or a palate cleanser after a heavier book, you should definitely pick this one up. However, if you pick this up because it was advertised as enemies-to-lovers in STEM (it's even mentioned in the book), be prepared to be disappointed. It's more like reluctant-collegues-to-lovers, which has a different dynamic to the beloved enemies-to-lovers trope.
From the top, you don't need to know anything about engineering, I tend to stay away from anything STEM related, and even I understood most of the engineering talk. The plot is fast-paced, and I genuinely believe that if the right girl reads this at the right time it might inspire her to look into engineering, cause it sounds so cool.
The writing is juvenile, and reads like 18-year-olds would speak. This book is still YA, but it's something that takes some getting used to, and might not be everyone's cup of tea. The dual POV was a great choice in my opinion, because Teo would not have been likeable if it were just his POV, or just Bel's POV.
If I were just rating it on writing, this would have been a 3-star book, but the story and characters were really enjoyable. And if you are looking for a quick read, or a palate cleanser after a heavier book, you should definitely pick this one up. However, if you pick this up because it was advertised as enemies-to-lovers in STEM (it's even mentioned in the book), be prepared to be disappointed. It's more like reluctant-collegues-to-lovers, which has a different dynamic to the beloved enemies-to-lovers trope.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism and Vomit
Bel doesn't know what to do with her life (honestly, same) and just moved schools. When a female teacher pushes her (forces her) to join the schools' robotics team, she finds an unexpected passion for building fighting bots (don't ask me the details, I'm not a STEM girlie), friends for life (in the way that you find friends for life in high school) and an attraction to resident golden boy and rich boy Teo Luna.
From the top, you don't need to know anything about engineering, I tend to stay away from anything STEM related, and even I understood most of the engineering talk. The plot is fast-paced, and I genuinely believe that if the right girl reads this at the right time it might inspire her to look into engineering, cause it sounds so cool.
The writing is juvenile, and reads like 18-year-olds would speak. This book is still YA, but it's something that takes some getting used to, and might not be everyone's cup of tea. The dual POV was a great choice in my opinion, because Teo would not have been likeable if it were just his POV, or just Bel's POV.
If I were just rating it on writing, this would have been a 3-star book, but the story and characters were really enjoyable. And if you are looking for a quick read, or a palate cleanser after a heavier book, you should definitely pick this one up. However, if you pick this up because it was advertised as enemies-to-lovers in STEM (it's even mentioned in the book), be prepared to be disappointed. It's more like reluctant-collegues-to-lovers, which has a different dynamic to the beloved enemies-to-lovers trope.