This is a truly heart-warming story of loss, recovery and above all, of community' Bernie McGill, author of The Watch House. Secondly, I only publish reviews of books in the subgenre where I’m best known (queer romcom) if they’re glowing. I think what I loved the most from My Mechanical Romance is the ways Farol Follmuth explores the sexism in STEM fields.

I taped it where it supposed te be, but I still think this is bad, because this was a pricier book since it just came out. Additionally, while I have never really hated Neelam, I find her actions around Bel kind of unjustified. We don't "share our opinion", we just fucking yell and fight— which I've done with many teachers because, duh! Opposites attract in the battle-robot-building YA romance about the vulnerability of first love, written by the TikTok sensation of The Atlas Six.

which was disgusting but seriously how people consider women in the STEM field, especially women of color. My career (literature) is plagued by girls, there's a lot of us and like 11 boys (in my classes) but teachers (mostly men, ugh) only ask for their opinions to the boys, what about us? The characters were just atrocious, with some having very unnecessary personalities that didn't add much to the book and only served to frustrate. she was also the type of person that wanted to find out her goal along the way rather than knowing what she wanted which i deeply related to. Tuna (yes i will be refering to him as that now) was average ( i will proably be using that a lot) hes not too special, everything a love interest could be.

One of those faces happens to be that of Mateo "Teo" Luna, the hot nerd and golden boy at Bel's new school who also happens to be Bel's eventual love interest. Though I had no problem with it because Bel and Teo were just so adorable 🥺💘 and the friendships in this book was so precious. So, I'm not that into robotics and engineering and all that stuff, so during the inventing parts I was kind of skimming, because I didn't really understand, and so I did miss out on a few pieces of information, so learn from me: TRY NOT TO SKIM. In the beginning, I was really hesitant about Neelam and the direction her story was going to go, but I ended up really enjoying her.Welcome to robotics,” I say, and I know it sounds kind of formal, but even I can hear the pride in my voice when I say it. Everyone at this school has plans, and then they want me to have plans, and I’m just so overwhelmed by their good intentions that I constantly feel the need to lie down for a solid five minutes before trying again.

ve seen some people who have just adored this book so check out other reviews or give it a shot yourself! because of that, she had to learn to work in a team but also to stand up for herself, which she both did and I'm so proud of her. It’s like everything we’ve ever learned about force in physics, about materials that connect, about strong bonds and magnetic ones, about gravity and mystery.Like, both are great, and you can’t really have a non-supportive friendship, but you don’t HAVE to be friends with someone to support them. For example, Bel’s parents are divorced, because Bel’s father cheated on Bel’s mum, perhaps repeatedly, and—as well it might—this has caused deep rifts in the family, including where the children stay, their sense of conflicted loyalty and love to both parents, and the inadvertent pressures both parents put on them in terms of feeling the need to navigate this very adult situation that should, in fact, not really be their problem. it was so nice for a change where he didn’t talk about her in a degrading way and just saw her for her.

She fills her days with swimming, fishing, quilting, and baiting the tourists who arrive from the city with more money than sense. When Grace saves his life in a kayaking accident - if it was an accident - and Evan's troubled son arrives to stay, all three are drawn together in a way that forces a reckoning with their personal traumas and draws them back into society. I mean, okay, there are the two "hur hur" two boys at the robot wars regional/finals but while they’re annoying they’re on page for, like, two seconds and nobody really sees them as a credible threat.

He grew from the boy who just didn't notice it, to be the boy that actively tried to correct himself and help Bel and Neelam. The blurb states that “nerds are hot,” which is an odd blanket statement to center your novel around.