My Mechanical Romance
From Alexene Farol Follmuth the globally bestselling, TikTok viral author of The Atlas Six (under the penname Olivie Blake) comes My Mechanical Romance, an adorable opposites-attract YA romance that explores the vulnerability of first love.
Nerds are so hot. Especially battle-robot-building nerds.
When Bel accidentally reveals a talent for engineering at school, she's forced into joining the robotics club. Enter Mateo Luna, perfect on paper — captain of the football team and the robotics club — who recognizes Bel as a potential asset, even if they couldn't be more different.
And as the nights of after-school work grow longer, Bel and Teo realize they've made more than just a combat-ready robot for the championship: they've made a connection themselves. But with graduation approaching, their differences and what they want for their futures, threatens what they've built together.
Can they survive Nationals without breaking their robots — or their hearts?
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