Author: Becky Albertalli

AMELIA, IF ONLY By Becky Albertalli

AMELIA, IF ONLY By Becky Albertalli

Short and Sweet Review Amelia is a big fan of Walter Holland and his content and she may have even invited him to prom. Amelia’s friends think she has a parasocial relationship with Walter, but Amlia knows if she can just meet him in person that they would hit it off. Walter has a meet […]

HERE’S TO US By Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

HERE’S TO US By Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Short and Sweet Review It’s been awhile since we’ve seen our characters Ben and Arthur and it’s also been awhile since they’ve seen each other. Ben just finished his first year at college and is dating Mario who has big dreams of moving to Hollywood and wants Ben to come with. Arthur is back in […]

WHAT IF IT’S US By Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

WHAT IF IT’S US By Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Short and Sweet Review Arthur is in New York for the summer but isn’t really expecting anything exciting to happen, but as a fan of broadway musicals he believes anything can happen. Ben is at the post office getting ready to send a box of stuff back to his ex and that’s when he runs […]

IMOGEN, OBVIOUSLY By Becky Albertalli

IMOGEN, OBVIOUSLY By Becky Albertalli

Short and Sweet Review Imogen is very straight but she’s all for being an ally, her younger sister is queer, her best friend Gretchen is bi, and her other best friend Lili is newly out and living her best life at college with her group of queer friends. Imogen is finally visiting Lili at college […]

THE UPSIDE OF UNREQUITED By Becky Albertalli

THE UPSIDE OF UNREQUITED By Becky Albertalli

Short and Sweet Review Molly has had a lot of crushes in her life but she’s never been rejected because she hasn’t pursued any of her crushes. Molly and her twin sister Cassie are super close until Cassie gets a girlfriend. Cassie and her girlfriend Mina try to get Molly and Mina’s friend Will to […]

LEAH ON THE OFFBEAT By Becky Albertalli

LEAH ON THE OFFBEAT By Becky Albertalli

Short and Sweet Review It’s senior year and in the short amount of time before graduation Leah is trying to figure things out. She’s bi but the only person who knows is her mom, she’s an amazing artist but she’s not comfortable showing her drawings, and her solid friend group seems to be fracturing. Alrighty […]

KATE IN WAITING By Becky Albertalli

KATE IN WAITING By Becky Albertalli

Short and Sweet Review Kate and Anderson have been friends for a long time! Though they may seem codependent, they’re not, even though they actually do almost everything together. So when their crush from summer camp, Matt ends up going to their school they decide that this can be a communal crush. But Kate and […]

SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA By Becky Albertalli

SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA By Becky Albertalli

Short and Sweet Review Simon isn’t out yet but he finds happiness sending emails back and forth with someone from school who is calling themselves Blue. But when a classmate, Martin, sees those emails he decides to blackmail Simon into becoming his wingman. Now Simon has to navigate being blackmailed and making sure his secret […]

YES NO MAYBE SO By Becky Albertalli, Aisha Saeed

YES NO MAYBE SO By Becky Albertalli, Aisha Saeed

Short and Sweet Jamie is volunteering for his local state senate candidate and everything is fine as long as he sticks to doing things behind the scenes. Jamie is not comfortable around people so the thought of knocking on doors is not his idea of a good time. Maya is having the worst Ramadan. Her […]