Reviews with content warning for Panic attacks/disorders - The Upside of Unrequited

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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twistykris's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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emmaward55's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

Painfully heartfelt and empathetic, this was a book that I saw far too much of myself in. I don't think I've processed it enough to really review it yet, but I did love the sheer amount of Sapphic stories happening all around Molly.

The only real change I would have liked would have been to get Cassie's perspective as a dual narrative, both to bring one of the Sapphic romances into the fore and to get a better idea of how Cassie saw the events of the book. I wanted to understand her better! It's not a big deal though, I get that we're meant to feel Molly's isolation and her confusion at certain key points in the novel.

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aidanaschons's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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beccaand's review

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was cute! Really liked Molly and Reid together.
Think the first half was a bit stronger than the second, some of the resolutions felt a bit underdone.

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