I'm amazed by the premise, but sort of disappointed at the same time with what really happened. 
 Okay... so I admit, I love Disney. I love fairy tales with happy endings and I also love heroines that are badasses. Plus, I always say that I love fairy tale re-tellings. 
 Now, who doesn't want Cinderella to be the badass one in the story? 
 Mechanica provides just that! 
 Mechanica is a character that I would love to be. She's kind, gentle and really smart. I like how she's depicted as strong, but vulnerable at the same time. Her parents died when she was younger, so just got used to her situation with her step siblings and step mom. Even though they treat her badly, she soldiers on because she wants to make sure that when she leaves her parents' old home, it'll be for something grand. I love that she used her brains and her being hardworking in order to break free from the situation that she's in. 
 One day, she finds out a way that she can do just that! And it's badass! She was able to build things and go about it amazingly with her mother's help.. Well, her mother's legacy that is. I love her time in the secret work shed of her mom. She's both magical in there as well as very crafty. I like how she loves it and obviously adores her work. 
 She gets to meet new friends and hope just blooms. :) 
 So there... 
 That's what I like about this book... 
 Now for the thing that I didn't like... 
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 The author led me to believe that Mechanica will have her love interest in the form of the prince disguised as a commoner, Fin. However, I was deeply devastated to learn that he's in love with another girl, Caro who's also Mechanica's friend and Fin's best friend. 
 I'm even more disappointed that Caro doesn't even return the affection back. The love part in this book is messy and should not excite anyone, unless you want your hopes dashed. 
 If the author's goal is to build up a strong, independent woman who learns from her mistakes (e.g. forming a prince charming in her head, making him perfect and putting him in a pedestal and even alking to that imaginary prince in her head), then I say she's totally successful. (hide spoiler)] 
 All in all, I'm still giving this a 3 because after all, I like Mechanica's attitude towards her mom's work and it's very interesting indeed how one can incorporate machines to a fairy tale. She's definitely a fictional reminder that just because you're down today doesn't necessarily mean that you'll still be there tomorrow. Who knows, maybe things would change, right? But then again, you have to put your best foot forward and do things for yourself. :) 
 The ending may not be the way I expected it to be, but I still had fun reading the first parts of the book up to the middle. :) 
 I was provided with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.