The Upside of Unrequited
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
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Becky Albertalli
From the award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda comes a funny, authentic novel about sisterhood, love, and identity."Heart-fluttering, honest, and hilarious. I can’t stop hugging this book." (Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss)"I have such a crush on this book! Not only is this one a must read, but it's a must re-read." (Julie Murphy, New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin')Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly can’t stomach the idea of rejection. So she’s careful. Fat girls always have to be careful.Then a cute new girl enters Cassie’s orbit, and for the first time ever, Molly’s cynical twin is a lovesick mess. Meanwhile, Molly's totally not dying of loneliness - except for the part where she is. Luckily, Cassie's new girlfriend comes with a cute hipster-boy sidekick. If Molly can win him over, she'll get her first kiss and she'll get her twin back.There's only one problem: Molly's coworker, Reid. He's a chubby Tolkien superfan with a season pass to the Ren Faire, and there's absolutely no way Molly could fall for him.Right?
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More Details:
Author
Becky Albertalli
Pages
368
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2017-04-11
ISBN
0062348728 9780062348722
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"So cute. Love her writing"
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Skye Edelson-Bennett
"Such a fun read!"
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Jonathan Kent
"LOOOOVED IT it’s refreshing and I feel like everybody can somehow recognize them self within molly and her story. Truly a must read "
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Audrey Tourigny
"More simonverse "
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Alexandra Powell
"funny easy read that is about family and love."
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hannah <3
"I read this book when it came out right after I read Simon vs. and didn’t even pay attention to it being by Becky Albertalli, let alone in the same universe as Simon and I could not put it down"
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Courtney Williams
"The characters felt real and relatable. At the same time (especially Cassie and Molly) they sometimes got annoying and would act very childish. They would be rude at times and be very judgy. Molly would overreact over smaller stuff. I really liked Molly’s moms. (Yep they have two moms and it didn’t feel forced). They were strict but still let her kids have freedom. They were also there for her kid and gave advice. <br/><br/>Some of the relationships were fun.<br/><br/>There is a lot of diversity that feels natural. Mina is pansexual. Cassie is lesbian. There are two lesbian moms. <br/><br/>There is a love triangle. One boy Molly develops feeling for. The other one i feel like she never truly liked him. Her sister was just pushing it too much and Molly felt pressure that she had to stop being careful with her relationships (because Molly has never asked anyone out, she was never rejected). Also with Cassie drifting away from her she felt like it would stop them from drifting away if she dated her sister’s girlfriend’s best friend. <br/><br/>I felt like the book should of gone with the message that you don’t need a guy or it is ok not to date until later in life. It looked like the story was going to go there when Molly’s mom was talking about the fact that she didn’t date until after high school. Then at the very end there is a line saying “after having a boyfriend now she can never imagine going with out one”. Starting the story desperate for a boyfriend. She ends the story still desperate for a boyfriend."
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Niffty
"amazing plot i love it 😍!!! this book helped me know my worth and to be proud of my body 💗💗"
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Isabella Vanegas
"I am loving the curious incident of the dog in the night time!"
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All
"Great crossover book!! I knew I would love it. Had a few issues with continuity between books but other than that it was awesome!!! I love reading books that have gay characters! It diversifies the whole story!!!! I love it and this book!!!"
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Finn Hughes
