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The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

6 reviews

nikexistiertnik's review

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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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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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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rayne_1906's review against another edition

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lighthearted 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

3.75

Audiobook 5 hours 36 minutes - I enjoyed listening to this book quite a lot. I liked all the characters, and I didn't find the plot overly unrealistic, which is quite rare for contemporary YA books - they usually contain huge, unrealistic coincidences that the reader is forced to just accept, but this book felt like it could just happen in real life for the most part. I absolutely loved that the characters tied in from Albertalli's other books - I didn't expect it and I was so excited when I realised that the Abby in this book is the same Abby as in Simon vs. the Homosapien's Agenda, and Leah on the Offbeat. One issue I did have with this book however, was sometimes, the same problems were just talked about too much, with too much time until they got resolved, which made it slightly boring in parts. Also, sometimes the language the author used was simply just cringy, and while I realise it is an attempt at humour, just felt more like second-hand embarrassment. All in all though, this was a good book about teenage relationships of all kinds, and I did enjoy it.

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baponthecob's review

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

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heytherekaity's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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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