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As a Professional Crush-Having-But-Doing-Nothing Kind of Person, I Feel You, Girl…

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

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After having read Becky Albertalli’s novel Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda earlier this year (which I LOVED also with the super sweet film adaptation Love, Simon which left my heart full of warm fuzzies), I decided to pick up this companion novel, The Upside of Unrequited. And boy, I must say, that just like in my previous Albertalli read, she sure has a knack for personally calling me out through these relatable characters, feelings, and emotions: I swear, a lot of the lines she writes are things that have literally come out of my own mouth, or it wouldn’t […]

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3/29/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:14 |

I Can Pretend All I Want to be Cynical, My Heart Still Melts Time and Time Again

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

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I’ve definitely seen Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda reviewed a number of times by Cannonballers in the past few years, and was always interested to read it but for some reason never did. Enter my best friend who surprised me with an early birthday present of some books, with this among them. And immediately after receiving it we went to a movie and what do we see? A preview for the upcoming movie adaptation called Love, Simon. Talk about coincidence, especially since I was insanely enamored by the cuteness that appeared in the preview. But did that apparent sweetness […]

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2/14/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:5 |

Adorable Book is Adorable

Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

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Confession: I bought this book a year ago. Exactly a year ago today. Thanks Amazon! When I have the $ and Amazon is having one of their sales (a year ago it was Black Friday), I buy a bunch of books, forget I have them, and then rediscover them when I’m looking for something to read. I do love my Kindle. This book was just adorable. Other confession: I read the last two pages after I read the first page, so I always knew Blue’s identity. I don’t care. That’s how I roll. It didn’t ruin the book for me […]

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11/28/2017 's CBR9 Review No:106 |

Very cute YA coming of age.

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

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Becky Albertalli is officially not a one-hit wonder. I feel I also must note that if this book had been around when I was a teenager, I would have been 1000% obsessed with it. Like Molly, I was that girl with the hundred unrequited crushes and no idea what to do about them, and even though her body-image issues were not mine, I felt I could also relate that she had them. (Adolescence is a terrible time. I’m sure you all agree.) And just like with her debut (Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda), Albertalli remains eerily accurate at portraying […]

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8/24/2017 's CBR9 Review No:60 |

Am I getting to old for this shit?

Becky Albertalli by The Upside of Unrequited

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As I tiptoe closer to my 30s I am constantly reminded that I am not a Young Adult. This isn’t to say The Upside of Unrequited isn’t a wonderful fine YA novel, I’m just old. I just struggle to connect to today’s teen stories although I wish YA had been this diverse when I was an actual young adult. Also, I had to google to difference between pansexual and bisexual (used in Being Jazz and Upside) which made me feel old and out of touch. “I mean, here’s the thing I don’t get. How do people come to expect that their crushes will be reciprocated? Like, how […]

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5/30/2017 's CBR9 Review No:62 |

A kissing book & some young adult fiction

The Hating Game + 4 more by Sally Thorne + 4 more

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The Hating Game by Sally Thorne 3 stars I don’t normally read romances, with the exception of my beloved Outlanders, but y’all recommended Kulti and I really liked that, so I thought I’d give this other highly rated one a shot. I didn’t love it, but it was cute. I listened to the audio version, and hearing the name “Joshua Templeton” repeated over and over varied from obnoxious to over the top hysterical, depending on my mood. I liked Lucy, but I have trouble getting behind the whole “I’ve loved you all along which is why I’ve treated you like shit” thing. I also wish the author had started a […]

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5/25/2017 's CBR9 Review No:128 |

A lovely, heartwarming story about first loves. And an amazing opening sentence about peeing mermaids.

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

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I’m joining in with the praise for Becky Albertalli’s follow-up to the great Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. And I’m adding Becky Albertalli to the YA Mount Rushmore, along with Rainbow, Andrew, and AS. She writes teens that seem like actual human beings, who talk like regular kids, and who make realistic mistakes. These kids are full of self-doubt and have families that embarrass them, but are also hopeful and fiercely loyal to those aforementioned embarrassing families. These kids could be living next door to me. These kids (without the CONSTANT social media aspect of their lives) could have been me […]

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5/10/2017 's CBR9 Review No:30 |

I want to know what it feels like to have crushes that could conceivably maybe one day turn into boyfriends

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

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4.5 stars Sixteen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso has had a crush on twenty-six different guys (number twenty-six is Lin-Manuel Miranda, and I share your infatuation, girl!), but these crushes have never really developed into anything and she’s never kissed anyone. Molly’s twin sister Cassie is very encouraging and tries to get her to just “go for it”, but Cassie has had flings with a number of girls, and is a lot more outgoing and confident than Molly. While they are twins, the sisters have vastly different body types. Cassie is tall and svelte and graceful, Molly is introverted, quiet and what their […]

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5/9/2017 's CBR9 Review No:44 |


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