The Upside of Falling by Alex Light

The Upside of Falling

Alex Light

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 16, 2021

A Romance pick for readers exploring The Upside of Falling.

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Who it’s for
If you liked The Upside of Falling, this keeps the contemporary YA romance mood going.
Genres
Contemporary YA Romance, Romantic Comedy for Teens, Dating & Sex for Teens
Published
HarperCollins, March 16, 2021

About this book

A fun, flirty teen debut from Wattpad phenom Alex Light about a fake relationship and real love. Perfect for Jenny Han fans. It’s been years since seventeen-year-old Becca Hart believed in true love. But when her former best friend teases her for not having had a boyfriend, Becca impulsively pretends she’s been secretly seeing someone. Brett Wells has it all.

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As captain of the football team and one of the most popular guys in his school, he should have no problem finding someone to date, but he’s always been more focused on his future than who to bring to prom. When he overhears Becca’s lie, Brett decides to step in and be the mystery guy. It’s the perfect solution: he gets people off his back for not having a meaningful relationship and she can keep up the ruse that she’s got a boyfriend. Acting like the perfect couple isn’t easy, though, especially when you barely know the other person. But with Becca still picking up the pieces from when her world was blown apart years ago and Brett just barely holding his together now, they begin to realize they have more in common than they ever could have imagined. When the line between what is pretend and what is real begins to blur, they're forced to answer the question: Is this fake romance the realest thing in either of their lives?

Why This Clicks

If you liked The Upside of Falling, this keeps the contemporary YA romance mood going.

Come here for

  • A familiar romance-adjacent read
  • An Alex Light follow-up

Expect

  • High-school contemporary romance
  • Light, dating-focused teen dynamics

Where it sits

Romantic Comedy for Teens66%
Contemporary YA Romance61%
Dating & Sex for Teens60%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Family Stories
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
  • YA LGBTQ+
  • Religious YA
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  • Clean & Wholesome YA Romance
  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • YA Romance - LGBTQ+
  • Romantic Comedy for Teens
Authors
Alex Light
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
March 16, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
YA Family Stories