The Upside of Unrequited

The Upside of Unrequited
Author Becky Albertalli
Country United States
Language English
Genre Young Adult, Romance, Drama, LGBT, Coming Of Age
Publisher Balzer & Bray, HarperCollins
Publication date
 April 11, 2017
Media type Print (hardcover and paperback), e-book, audiobook

The Upside of Unrequited is a young adult[1] novel by Becky Albertalli.[2] It is her second novel.[3] It revolves around the insecure Molly Peskin-Suso, who has had 26 unrequited crushes. Albertalli was loosely inspired by Emma by Jane Austen and the film Clueless.[4]

Plot

Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso has had 26 unrequited crushes, none of which she acted on as she was afraid of rejection- mostly because she believes she is fat. When her cynical twin, Cassie, meets a gorgeous girl named Mina and spirals down into lovesick oblivion, Molly must deal with the loneliness that comes with it. But, Cassie tries to set her up with a cute, redhead hipster boy named Will so she can spend time with both her girlfriend and Molly. Molly finds him good crush material, and she incessantly tells herself that she likes him so she can get both her first kiss and her twin back. But she soon finds herself falling for her chubby, Tolkien superfan coworker Reid, which isn't how the plan is supposed to go- right?

Connection to other works by Becky Albertalli

Molly Peskin-Suso is the cousin of Abby Suso, who appears in the book Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. There are references to Simon and his friends sprinkled throughout the novel such as characters from Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda making cameos in the book. This book is part of the “Simon-verse" along with Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Leah on the Offbeat.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "'Upside Of Unrequited' Is A Fresh, Fun, Snarky Spring Fling". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  2. ↑ "After 26 crushes, Now What? 'The Upside of Unrequited,' Reviewed". EW.com. 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  3. ↑ "'The Upside of Unrequited' by Becky Albertalli is as adorable as 'Simon'". Hypable. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  4. ↑ "Becky Albertalli on How 'Upside of Unrequited' Adds to the 'Simon'-Verse". EW.com. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  5. ↑ "Becky Albertalli on How 'Upside of Unrequited' Adds to the 'Simon'-Verse". Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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