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The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

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melissafrench's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I always enjoy Becky Abertalli’s books and this was no exception. I found the main character Molly difficult to like but only because she was SO much like me in the most difficult parts of my adolescence—painfully self-conscious, unsure how to be herself around other people, desperate for social approval but also terrified of rejection—basically a whole mess. But her friends love her anyway and the majority of the relationship dynamics portrayed in the book were overall supportive and healthy. And Molly herself has a reasonable amount of self-reflection and growth before the book concludes. I found it a sweet and uplifting quick read.

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rafacolog's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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nikexistiertnik's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

this was cute, immensely predictable and a little too set an the whole boyfriend thing, also i can't believe that none of these teens seem to have heard about masturbation - they openly talk about sex, but not once does the fact come up that you really don't need it to experience orgasms.

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stuckinatimeloop's review against another edition

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3.0

this book is infested with amatonormativity. if you take out the amatonormativity the book wouldn't exist.
it was ok i guess other than that. the writing was easy to read and the pacing was fine. really hate the amatonormativity though.

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claddel's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I so loved this book in the beginning! The diverse cast of characters, the kind of humor, the whole set! I then found the story predictable and at the end it’s all about the boyfriend and a wedding, which didn’t catch my attention. I wanted to read the book until the end, but the last 40 pages I only flew over the text. Overall it was a cute coming of age story but in a way these kind of stories were told a thousand times before, only with LGBTQIA+ PoC Jewish people body positivity. Also I didn’t like the normalisation of antidepressants. I wanted to love this book, but at the end I found it okayish.

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annaonthepage's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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thebookishnerd_'s review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

First of all, I listened to this book on Audible and I loved it. The voice actress really brought Molly to life and it made it much easier to connect with her story. This story was a cute fluffy contemporary romance that I adored so much. It made me so happy to read it. I connected with Molly - as I didn't get my first kiss until after a lot of my friends, and felt that what Molly was thinking was accurate to other people in her situation. I wasn't the biggest fan of the love triangle as it seemed obvious as to whom she would get with. However, the relationship ended up being really cute. This book has a lot of great representation with LGBTQ+ characters, feminist characters, Jewish characters, POC characters and plus-size characters It also tackled many issues from homophobia, biphobia, sexuality, virgin/slut-shaming, and empowerment. I read this book after Simon vs The Homosapiens Agenda, and I really enjoyed how the two novels were connected.
Overall, I thought this was a great book. It was a cute, fluffy, contemporary romance. I would definitely recommend it.

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