Hi friends, happy Monday! I hope you’re all doing well. Today I’m posting my review of Becky Albertalli’s novel The Upside of Unrequited.

You can read my review of book one in the Simonverse: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

The Upside of Unrequited by: Becky Albertalli: Molly has had twenty-six crushes, but no boyfriends in her seventeen years, now she wants to change that. When her twin sister, Cassie, gets a new girlfriend, it only seems fitting she should try to get with their best friend, Will. Only, life doesn’t work out perfectly like that, as Molly slowly discovers. This novel was cute and was really fast-paced, but the overall plot was kinda lackluster. To teenagers, this was probably a lot more relatable, but this reader just found the story a little too unoriginal. The underlying plot, Molly’s moms being able to legally marry and getting married, was a lot of fun to read; it intrigued the reader and kept them going. That plot saved this book from being a flop because it really gave a solid backbone to the story. As for the characters, they felt a little one dimensional; Albertalli did a great job of creating such a diverse cast of characters, but in creating them all differently she left behind their personalities and they just felt flat and were forgettable. This novel didn’t quite have the same charm as Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, but it did have hope, happiness and an unforgettable first line.