The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

From Book Trigger Warnings
The Upside of Unrequited
Cover of The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Author(s) Becky Albertalli
Published April 11, 2017
Publisher Balzer + Bray
Genre(s) Contemporary Fiction
Age group Young Adult


The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli is a young adult contemporary novel, originally published on April 11, 2017. It is the second book in the Simonverse series.

Trigger Warnings

  • Alcohol
  • Allonormativity
  • Amatonormativity
  • Anxiety
  • Bullying
  • Emesis (mention)
  • Fatphobia
  • Homophobia (mention)
  • Panic attacks
  • Queerphobia (mention)
  • Racism
  • Slut shaming (mention)

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Fat main character
  • Pansexual side character
  • Korean-American side character
  • Medical anxiety
  • Jewish*
  • Black side characters
  • Two-mom parenting
  • Lesbian side character
  • M/M relationship (side characters)

Tropes