Why we’re excited
Two girls, two first loves. Ellie, who has always assumed she is straight, gets pulled into the secret life of Ashley after finding her locked inside a Hot Topic after hours. Jane keeps falling for straight girls and has sworn off trying. Their stories run side by side until a twist ties them together.
Becky Albertalli wrote the novel that became the film Love, Simon, and she has been a leading name in queer young adult romance ever since. This is a stand-alone. Teen and adult readers who like funny, awkward, kind-hearted coming-of-age stories will want it on their radar.
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What to know about Something Unpredictable
We haven’t reviewed Becky Albertalli before, so this would be our first look at their work.
From the publisher
#1 New York Times-bestselling author and rom-com queen Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda) weaves two romances into one unforgettable novel–with a surprising twist.
Ellie Milton has never really been in love.
Then one night she stumbles upon wry tomboy Ashley – in the mall, trapped behind the gates of Hot Topic, of all places. Soon, squeaky clean Ellie finds herself drawn into Ashley’s secret world, lying to her own parents and friends to spend more and more time with her. But the pull she feels toward this girl… that’s just because Ashley needs her, right? After all, Ellie’s always considered herself to be straight.
Jane Sewell has fallen in love too many times – and always with straight girls.
If there’s one thing she knows, it’s that shooting her shot leads to guaranteed heartbreak. Which is why she’s going to be single forever, even if her goofball friend Phoebe gives her butterflies. And when her BFF Leo needs a wingwoman to occupy his crush’s big sister, Jane knows better than to fall for softhearted Stella. Because straight girls are straight girls, no matter how confusingly flirty their texts are.
Ellie and Jane’s stories of first love and second chances converge in a surprising twist, showing that there’s nothing more unpredictable than what the heart wants.
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We haven’t read Something Unpredictable yet. When our review goes up, it will replace this page.
