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The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

7 reviews

peskilanim's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Body shaming

Minor: Vomit, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia

claddel's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Homophobia and Vomit

emmaward55's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Biphobia, Cursing, Racism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit and Sexual content

beccaand's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Biphobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Cursing, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders

rayne_1906's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Racism

Minor: Biphobia, Sexual content, and Vomit

heytherekaity's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Cursing, and Fatphobia

Minor: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, and Vomit

shelleyreads's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit