A review by claddel
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

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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