The Bookish Island's Book Review:
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Are there spoilers?
I don't really think so.
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This is one of the books I read after the passing of Hurricane Maria here in Puerto Rico. With no water, electricity or internet I took to reading my books.
I decided to not do this for the books I've read on 2018. But it has been 6 months since Hurricane Maria. And I'm happy to announce that now we have water, and electricity.
By - Becky Albertalli
Publication - April 11th, 2017 by Balzer + Bray
Copy - Paperback, 336 pages
Genre - Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love—she’s lived through it twenty-six times. She crushes hard and crushes often, but always in secret. Because no matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly can’t stomach the idea of rejection. So she’s careful. Fat girls always have to be careful.
Then a cute new girl enters Cassie’s orbit, and for the first time ever, Molly’s cynical twin is a lovesick mess. Meanwhile, Molly’s totally not dying of loneliness—except for the part where she is. Luckily, Cassie’s new girlfriend comes with a cute hipster-boy sidekick. Will is funny and flirtatious and just might be perfect crush material. Maybe more than crush material. And if Molly can win him over, she’ll get her first kiss and she’ll get her twin back.
There’s only one problem: Molly’s coworker Reid. He’s an awkward Tolkien superfan with a season pass to the Ren Faire, and there’s absolutely no way Molly could fall for him. Right?
The Rating:
My Review:
Who is it by?
The Upside of Unrequited by the author, Becky Albertalli.
I love her writing. After reading Simon I just fell in love with every word. So I was glad I got The Upside of Unrequited because it didn't fail me. That's why Becky is among my favorite writers.
What is it about?
This is about a girl named Molly who has had over 20 crushes in her life and still no boyfriends. She doesn't think its ever going to happen. To her boys just don't see her that way. Till she meets a hipster guy who might be into her and a coworker who she might be into.
Why did I read it?
I actually decided I needed to read this book because I had just finished Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda and loved it so much. So I went back to where I bought that and convinced my mom to help sop in so I could get The Upside of Unrequited.
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Did I like it?
I started and finished this book on March 24, 2018.
Who is it by?
The Upside of Unrequited by the author, Becky Albertalli.
I love her writing. After reading Simon I just fell in love with every word. So I was glad I got The Upside of Unrequited because it didn't fail me. That's why Becky is among my favorite writers.
What is it about?
This is about a girl named Molly who has had over 20 crushes in her life and still no boyfriends. She doesn't think its ever going to happen. To her boys just don't see her that way. Till she meets a hipster guy who might be into her and a coworker who she might be into.
Why did I read it?
I actually decided I needed to read this book because I had just finished Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda and loved it so much. So I went back to where I bought that and convinced my mom to help sop in so I could get The Upside of Unrequited.
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Did I like it?
I did. I was so happy to have read this book because not only did I loved it but I felt it spoke to me in so many ways.
The main character, Molly, was so much like me as a person. Her many crushes, her shyness, her inability to talk to boys casually. That is all me.
She has many crushes that don't go anywhere. Which is a lot like me. My total is unknown since I lost count a long time ago. But its definitely over 30.
I also can't talk to boys. I just never know what to say.
So you already know I cried when I read this book. Even for the little things.
The main character, Molly, was so much like me as a person. Her many crushes, her shyness, her inability to talk to boys casually. That is all me.
She has many crushes that don't go anywhere. Which is a lot like me. My total is unknown since I lost count a long time ago. But its definitely over 30.
I also can't talk to boys. I just never know what to say.
So you already know I cried when I read this book. Even for the little things.
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