--- product_id: 41240277 title: "The Upside of Unrequited: A Funny YA Romance About Twin Sisters, LGBTQ Love, and Body Positivity" price: "64.92 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/41240277-the-upside-of-unrequited-a-funny-ya-romance-about-twin store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Upside of Unrequited: A Funny YA Romance About Twin Sisters, LGBTQ Love, and Body Positivity **Price:** 64.92 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Upside of Unrequited: A Funny YA Romance About Twin Sisters, LGBTQ Love, and Body Positivity - **How much does it cost?** 64.92 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/41240277-the-upside-of-unrequited-a-funny-ya-romance-about-twin) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda comes a funny, authentic novel about sisterhood, love, and identity. "Heart-fluttering, honest, and hilarious. I can’t stop hugging this book." (Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss) "I have such a crush on this book! Not only is this one a must read, but it's a must re-read." (Julie Murphy, New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin') Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. 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. 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 a chubby Tolkien superfan with a season pass to the Ren Faire, and there's absolutely no way Molly could fall for him. Right? A Quest for a First Kiss: After twenty-six unrequited crushes, seventeen-year-old Molly is ready for the real thing—if she can just survive the possibility of rejection. Complicated Sisterhood: Molly and her twin Cassie have always been inseparable. But when Cassie gets a girlfriend, Molly has to wonder if there’s still room for her. An Unlikely Love Interest: Everyone thinks Molly should fall for the cute hipster boy. But what about Reid, her Tolkien-obsessed coworker who might just see her for who she really is? Authentic Fat Protagonist: A funny, heartfelt story about self-acceptance, identity, and learning that fat girls deserve a happily ever after, too. Review: This was a fantastic book that I am never going to read again - The Upside of Unrequited is the story of seventeen-year-old serial crusher Molly who has to start finding her way on her own as her twin sister, Cass, gets a girlfriend for the first time. This was a fantastic book that I am never going to read again. Reading it was like having to sit and watch the painful awkwardness my high school self. OMG. I was Molly. I was Molly to the point that it is humiliating to contemplate and uncomfortable to read about. Maybe I am not past that high school self and her insecurities because reading this book was painful. I cried at least three times. Once at three in the morning when I got up to read again because I NEEDED to finish the book. Of course, this book is going to be compared to Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. I know that my expectations were unreasonably high because of it. This book read completely differently to me. For lack of a better word, I found The Upside of Unrequited less cute. The tone was just as warm, and there were as many funny and touching moments, but I didn't smile the whole way through this book the way that I did with Simon. I loved the characters. This is much more of a character book than a plot book. Things happen of course, and I was invested but not as invested as I was simply in learning about who the characters are and whom they are becoming. I loved that Molly could fight with Cass without either of them being melodramatic or turning into a cartoonish villain. All the characters are beautifully subtle and real. They all seem to exist beyond the story. Yay for diversity! I loved how casual it all was. Being gay, or bi, pan, or straight is an important part of people's lives but never takes over. It isn't a tragedy waiting to happen. There is no sentence of inherent guilt or unhappiness that comes along with being gay. All the yes. The characters are from many different races, religions, and walks of life. The cast felt vibrant, and none of them seemed to have been added as a token. Moar of this, please. Molly is fat. There is so much about being fat that no one ever talks about. The whole world tells you that your body has to be this way to be acceptable. Especially when you are young. And when you are young you absorb that idea. Unless I look like the other girls, no one will ever find me worthy. No one will ever want me. I will never be loved. I wish high school me had had a chance to read this book. So much of what I was feeling is acknowledged and validated. Molly's grandmother has a way of making her feel self-conscious about her weight in a way that I related to so much. I live in China (you may know) and one of the most common ways that people greet you here is by commenting on your weight. I still react almost the same way that Molly does by shutting down and having to try not to cry. I am going to need to get over this. There is a moment near the end of the book where one of Molly's moms Nadine is talking to her about wanting a boyfriend and holy shit I needed to have that conversation with someone in high school. Becky Albertelli articulates those things that we hold back and isolate ourselves with so well. I lost track of the times that I found myself wanting to yell into the book, "Other people feel that way, too?!!" This is also a story about vulnerability. How opening yourself up to other people can be the scariest thing that you learn how to do. It is also the story of finding the balance between new parts of your life while keeping ahold of the valuable parts of your life that you already have, such as your sister, your community, and your stability. This book left me feeling a bit hollowed out. It was an unexpectedly emotional read. I didn't leave it with the same warm and fuzzy feelings that I left Simon with. But, after reading this book, I feel as if I know myself, or at least my past self, just that little bit better. That's not a bad feat for a book. Review: My favorite is still Simon...but I loved this as well! - Initial thoughts: Quirky, witty and adorable. Becky Albertalli made me nostalgic for first loves and growing up. While I didn’t love it quite as much as Simon, I still absolutely recommend this touching YA coming of age story. As the synopsis states, Molly Peskin-Suso is familiar with unrequited love (or crushes, really- but aren’t all teenagers overly dramatic?). She has had many, many crushes and has never really acted on them. She is awkward, unsure about herself and often feels like she is comparing herself to her more confident twin sister, Cassie. When Cassie gets a hip, cute girlfriend Molly feels like she is being left even further behind. “I don’t entirely understand how anyone gets a boyfriend. Or a girlfriend. It just seems like the most impossible odds. You have to have a crush on the exact right person at the exact right moment. And they have to like you back. A perfect alignment of feelings and circumstances. It’s almost unfathomable that it happens as often as it does.” Honestly, for the first 40% or so of this book, I was a bit skeptical. I wasn’t in love with Molly. I can’t exactly say why- she just annoyed and frustrated me more than I usually want in a main character. But then I realized that maybe that was part of the book. Molly is a seventeen-year-old teenager. She’s emotional, insecure, growing up and her relationship with her twin sister is rapidly changing. Everything is a big deal. And you know what? It is a big deal. Change is scary and unknown and Albertalli handles it beautifully. This book is obviously about more than unrequited love, its about growing up and self-acceptance and I really appreciated the message. There were aspects of Molly’s character that I absolutely related to. The carefulness, uncertainty and anxiety. I love how Molly constantly had these internal conversations with herself, always thinking about the worst possible outcome. So, if this is a story about self-love and acceptance, why is the ending so neatly packaged with a nice love story? At first I didn’t want it end with a cutesy relationship but after thinking about it, I was happy with it. Why? Because first crushes, first kisses and first loves are such an influential part of growing up. The first time I fell in love and subsequently had my heart broken I learned so much about myself and I learned to love and feel confident in myself. Seeing Molly experience that with Reid for the first time made me so happy and I was smiling throughout all of their interactions. They were so cute! Another aspect of this story I really enjoyed is that it took place in Simon-verse. Molly is Abby Suso’s cousin from Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. I was so happy to see that Simon is alive and well in this book! Even though its a brief cameo, I love when authors have overlap between their characters. It makes it all seem more real (Colleen Hoover and Kasie West do it as well!) This book, which I’m sure you have seen though all of the reviews, is wonderfully inclusive. It includes so many characters of different races, cultures and sexual orientations. I will admit, sometimes the diversity aspect felt a bit forced (a bit like a laundry list of everything needed in a diverse book) but in the end, I’m not complaining because we need more books like this in the YA community. This was another great book by Becky Albertalli! She is a talented author with a very relatable writing style. She does a wonderful job of capturing those very real feelings growing up- the first loves but also the many awkward moments and insecurity. I hope you all get a chance to read this book soon! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,735,520 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #178 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Depression & Mental Health (Books) #185 in Teen & Young Adult Siblings Fiction #212 in Teen & Young Adult LGBTQ+ Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,269 Reviews | ## Images ![The Upside of Unrequited: A Funny YA Romance About Twin Sisters, LGBTQ Love, and Body Positivity - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91qg7eETibL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was a fantastic book that I am never going to read again *by T***A on September 16, 2017* The Upside of Unrequited is the story of seventeen-year-old serial crusher Molly who has to start finding her way on her own as her twin sister, Cass, gets a girlfriend for the first time. This was a fantastic book that I am never going to read again. Reading it was like having to sit and watch the painful awkwardness my high school self. OMG. I was Molly. I was Molly to the point that it is humiliating to contemplate and uncomfortable to read about. Maybe I am not past that high school self and her insecurities because reading this book was painful. I cried at least three times. Once at three in the morning when I got up to read again because I NEEDED to finish the book. Of course, this book is going to be compared to Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. I know that my expectations were unreasonably high because of it. This book read completely differently to me. For lack of a better word, I found The Upside of Unrequited less cute. The tone was just as warm, and there were as many funny and touching moments, but I didn't smile the whole way through this book the way that I did with Simon. I loved the characters. This is much more of a character book than a plot book. Things happen of course, and I was invested but not as invested as I was simply in learning about who the characters are and whom they are becoming. I loved that Molly could fight with Cass without either of them being melodramatic or turning into a cartoonish villain. All the characters are beautifully subtle and real. They all seem to exist beyond the story. Yay for diversity! I loved how casual it all was. Being gay, or bi, pan, or straight is an important part of people's lives but never takes over. It isn't a tragedy waiting to happen. There is no sentence of inherent guilt or unhappiness that comes along with being gay. All the yes. The characters are from many different races, religions, and walks of life. The cast felt vibrant, and none of them seemed to have been added as a token. Moar of this, please. Molly is fat. There is so much about being fat that no one ever talks about. The whole world tells you that your body has to be this way to be acceptable. Especially when you are young. And when you are young you absorb that idea. Unless I look like the other girls, no one will ever find me worthy. No one will ever want me. I will never be loved. I wish high school me had had a chance to read this book. So much of what I was feeling is acknowledged and validated. Molly's grandmother has a way of making her feel self-conscious about her weight in a way that I related to so much. I live in China (you may know) and one of the most common ways that people greet you here is by commenting on your weight. I still react almost the same way that Molly does by shutting down and having to try not to cry. I am going to need to get over this. There is a moment near the end of the book where one of Molly's moms Nadine is talking to her about wanting a boyfriend and holy shit I needed to have that conversation with someone in high school. Becky Albertelli articulates those things that we hold back and isolate ourselves with so well. I lost track of the times that I found myself wanting to yell into the book, "Other people feel that way, too?!!" This is also a story about vulnerability. How opening yourself up to other people can be the scariest thing that you learn how to do. It is also the story of finding the balance between new parts of your life while keeping ahold of the valuable parts of your life that you already have, such as your sister, your community, and your stability. This book left me feeling a bit hollowed out. It was an unexpectedly emotional read. I didn't leave it with the same warm and fuzzy feelings that I left Simon with. But, after reading this book, I feel as if I know myself, or at least my past self, just that little bit better. That's not a bad feat for a book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My favorite is still Simon...but I loved this as well! *by K***R on May 23, 2017* Initial thoughts: Quirky, witty and adorable. Becky Albertalli made me nostalgic for first loves and growing up. While I didn’t love it quite as much as Simon, I still absolutely recommend this touching YA coming of age story. As the synopsis states, Molly Peskin-Suso is familiar with unrequited love (or crushes, really- but aren’t all teenagers overly dramatic?). She has had many, many crushes and has never really acted on them. She is awkward, unsure about herself and often feels like she is comparing herself to her more confident twin sister, Cassie. When Cassie gets a hip, cute girlfriend Molly feels like she is being left even further behind. “I don’t entirely understand how anyone gets a boyfriend. Or a girlfriend. It just seems like the most impossible odds. You have to have a crush on the exact right person at the exact right moment. And they have to like you back. A perfect alignment of feelings and circumstances. It’s almost unfathomable that it happens as often as it does.” Honestly, for the first 40% or so of this book, I was a bit skeptical. I wasn’t in love with Molly. I can’t exactly say why- she just annoyed and frustrated me more than I usually want in a main character. But then I realized that maybe that was part of the book. Molly is a seventeen-year-old teenager. She’s emotional, insecure, growing up and her relationship with her twin sister is rapidly changing. Everything is a big deal. And you know what? It is a big deal. Change is scary and unknown and Albertalli handles it beautifully. This book is obviously about more than unrequited love, its about growing up and self-acceptance and I really appreciated the message. There were aspects of Molly’s character that I absolutely related to. The carefulness, uncertainty and anxiety. I love how Molly constantly had these internal conversations with herself, always thinking about the worst possible outcome. So, if this is a story about self-love and acceptance, why is the ending so neatly packaged with a nice love story? At first I didn’t want it end with a cutesy relationship but after thinking about it, I was happy with it. Why? Because first crushes, first kisses and first loves are such an influential part of growing up. The first time I fell in love and subsequently had my heart broken I learned so much about myself and I learned to love and feel confident in myself. Seeing Molly experience that with Reid for the first time made me so happy and I was smiling throughout all of their interactions. They were so cute! Another aspect of this story I really enjoyed is that it took place in Simon-verse. Molly is Abby Suso’s cousin from Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. I was so happy to see that Simon is alive and well in this book! Even though its a brief cameo, I love when authors have overlap between their characters. It makes it all seem more real (Colleen Hoover and Kasie West do it as well!) This book, which I’m sure you have seen though all of the reviews, is wonderfully inclusive. It includes so many characters of different races, cultures and sexual orientations. I will admit, sometimes the diversity aspect felt a bit forced (a bit like a laundry list of everything needed in a diverse book) but in the end, I’m not complaining because we need more books like this in the YA community. This was another great book by Becky Albertalli! She is a talented author with a very relatable writing style. She does a wonderful job of capturing those very real feelings growing up- the first loves but also the many awkward moments and insecurity. I hope you all get a chance to read this book soon! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I've given my heart to this book. *by A***L on April 16, 2017* This is the book I wish my fat heart had at 16 years old because it's fantastic. Molly is the best fat girl represent I've read maybe ever and I connected to her so dadgum much, you've no idea. At 26 years old I still struggle with some of the things she talks about in the book. I'm in a happy relationship but I question how people see it, and how he sees me. I'm so happy but anxiety about who we look, women especially is forced into us at an young age and it effects how we see ourselves and how we feel other people see us. Now I'm not saying skinny women don't go through this either but I only know it from the bigger girl experience, my whole life I've been rounder than most around me. Now I had boyfriends but I connected so much to Molly's feelings. Also how her grandmother treats her is literally like a page out of my life. You walk in and she'll tell you how much prettier you'd look if you'd just loose some wait and then tell you to eat something because it's the south it's who they are. Now other representation in the story was her mothers, she has 2 lesbian mothers and it was written during the time that gay marriage was approved so it had an adorable wedding at the end. I loved it, very heartfelt and beautifully written and I cried. One mom is Patty, a Jewish women and I absolutely loved her at the ending. Nadine is black and her family situation made me sad because I understand homophobes do exist. It was a good teaching lesson. Simon makes small appearances too! Cassie is Mollys twin sister and she's the skinny girl who also loves girls, her love interest is a Korean American girl named Mina. I can't speak to Mina but she claims to be pansexual in the book and their relationship was fun to read. Also they have a brother named Xavier who they described as the cutest baby in the world and I'd believe it. I loved Reid, he was adorable, I loved he was a nerdy and himself no matter what. So many people need to learn how to be who they want to be despite what the world thinks about them, just learn to love yourself. That was the main premise of this book honestly, love and accept yourself for who you are. I found myself crying in random places because I felt so closely to the main character she is me, I am her, all big women have some of the same experiences and we need to embrace ourselves. Overall I'm in love with this book, I can't wait to reread it. 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