The Upside of Unrequited was a sweet story about Molly Peskin, who has had 26 crushes but who has never been kissed. She's overweight and is convinced that because of her size no one would fancy her. Then her love-cynic twin sister gets a girlfriend and suddenly Molly's all on her own.
I did like Molly as an MC - she was funny and complex and had a very amusing turn of phrase - but there were a few times when I just wanted to give her a good shake and tell her to grow up. I got that she loved her twin sister, but she was pretty clingy.
The plot is quite gently-paced and revolves around Molly coming to terms with her sister getting herself all loved up as well as letting go of her deep-seated fear of rejection. Meanwhile, her mums are getting married and her racist grandmother has come to stay. It's all totally readable stuff. Nothing massively challenging, but not every book has to have the emotional impact of a cricket ball to the forehead, does it?
There is also a love triangle. I'm just saying. One of the boys is so obviously meant to be for Molly and the other is a hipster. He wasn't described this way, but I kept imagining him with a massive hipster beard and a lumberjack shirt, which was a bit off=putting.
I would recommend this book as it's a fun, light read and not too taxing if you just want something fun to pick up.
3.5 stars