The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

As already stated, it’s a simple plot and maybe or maybe not it works for this story. There aren’t any serious plot twists to talk about, neither are there any intricate subplots.

Breakups, new friendships, sister fights, serious crushing, rejections, parent troubles – there is enough in the story to maintain a good pace. There is always something happening (however minute) to keep the reader’s interest active.

The pace of The Upside of Unrequited is flowy. As Molly struggles to get her own dating life kick-started, a lot of things happen and the readers get to know a lot about Molly and her family. Cassie falls head over heels in love with Meena and all of a sudden Molly finds herself getting replaced by this new girl. These two are twin sisters and share everything together until Cassie comes across the gorgeous Mina. Will Molly forget her insecurities and give love a chance? Will her crush number twenty-seven ever turn into her boyfriend? To know this and much more, you’ve got to read The Upside of Unrequited yourself. She knows that unless and until she gets her courage up and decides to “man-up”, there is nothing that can be done about it.įortunately, fate is on her side and there is a handsome guy waiting to be taken. She simply doesn’t want to go down that lane. The truth is Molly has always been scared of rejection. Seventeen-year-old Molly has had twenty-six serious crushes and none of these guys ever realized that Molly was into them. Molly has a gorgeous twin sister, Cassie who has always been a winner at the dating game, and this too doesn’t do much to boost Molly’s morale. Being pretty doesn’t help her much especially when she is constantly reminded of her “heaviness” by people around her.

Molly Peskin-Suso is a teenager who, just like any other chubby teenage girl, suffers from self-image issues. For those of you who don’t aren’t aware, there is one more book in the Simon-verse but more of that later. The Upside of Unrequited is Becky’s second novel but instead of going the linear way, I decided to read this one before I read Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Her debut novel, Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda was such a huge hit that even filmmakers could not stay away from it. ― Becky Albertalli, The Upside of Unrequitedīecky Albertalli needs no introduction. You know, when you’re seventeen, everything feels like the end of the world.

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli