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The Upside of Falling
The Upside of Falling | Alex Light
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A fun, flirty teen debut from Wattpad phenom Alex Light about a fake relationship and real love. Its 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 shes been secretly seeing someone. Brett Wells has it all. 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 hes always been more focused on his future than who to bring to prom. When he overhears Beccas lie, Brett decides to step in and be the mystery guy. Its the perfect solution: he gets people off his back for not having a meaningful relationship and she can keep up the ruse that shes got a boyfriend. Acting like the perfect couple isnt 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?
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Book 84/100 of the year.

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Mshookquilts
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A delightful YA romance. Becca has sworn off dating and love since her parents‘ divorce. Brett is avoiding the distraction of dating and romance so he can focus on football and win a scholarship to get out of their small town. They decide to have a fake relationship to get everyone off their backs.

FeatherV Ugh fake dating, best troupe ever 1y
Mshookquilts @FeatherV 😂….of course….all that time together. What was different was neither one of them wanted to date so it was actually supposed to be a perfect shield 1y
FeatherV @Mshookquilts ahhh but those are the best 1y
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OriginalCyn620
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Found a #pantone2023 match for this recent read!

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OriginalCyn620
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Such a cute YA fake dating book! I loved both MCs, Becca and Brett, who both agree (for different reasons) to fake a relationship. But soon enough, lines start to blur, and you can guess the rest!

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! This one is on my TBR! 2y
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This book pisses me off cause it's so good! 😭 I'm so jealous of the romance 🥹

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themonaisa
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💛 I remember reading this on Wattpad and it was just as fun! They‘re super cute and it was a short, sweet story. Went from 0-100 on the implied spice, which was random and oddly timed. I imagined the parents literally there, watching them go upstairs and on the couch like 👁️ 👄 👁️

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OriginalCyn620
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I‘m hoping to get to this #fakerelationship novel later this month!

#loveathon2023
#loveathon

Clwojick Looks cute! 2y
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dmanto00
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⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Such a cute YA read! Honestly, if I was still a teenager this book would‘ve been amazing for me with divorced parents.

#TheUpsideofFalling #AlexLight

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CoffeeNBooks
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On the spur of the moment, Brett Wells the popular football player pretends to be Becca's boyfriend. It works out well for both of them- Brett's dad will stop pestering him about how he should have a girlfriend in addition to playing football, and Becca will stop getting teased about not having a boyfriend. Will they really be able to fool everyone?
#LitsyLoveReads

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Sounds good!! 💙 2y
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CoffeeNBooks
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Sunday morning #coffeeandabook
Yes, there's coffee in the mug, apparently just not enough, lol!

Avanders Ooooh that coffee is so yummy! 🤤 2y
Mollyanna I love Ruff Weather! So tasty! @Avanders 2y
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CoffeeNBooks
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And I tried these flavors with today's #coffeeandabook ☕️📚

JenReadsAlot Which new flavor was your favorite? I'm trying them now as well! 2y
Larkken I got the one with the pumpkin king on it in a care package. Yum! I‘m interested to hear what you think of the others ☕️ 2y
CoffeeNBooks @JenReadsAlot @Larkken I liked them all, but Santa Jack and Ruff Weather were my favorites. 2y
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bree.v08
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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emilymartin05
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BANGING BOOK I loved it so so much ❤️

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Bigfoot
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Short, cute, clean YA romance.
I read this book in like 3 hours so when I say short I mean SHORT. It was a typical YA fake dating. It was cute at some parts and cringy at others. The characters did grow throughout the book though
3⭐️

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Victoriahoperose
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This was so super cute. It‘s a YA romance about a fake relationship. Pretty much like every other book with that premise, but it was sweet and fun and I got lost in it for a day. I loved the way the author writes about reading and I thought this was really fun and entertaining!

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It was so good and it made me sob but it also gave me butterflies and it had a lot of funny parts but I hated when Brett broke up with Becca because two were a power couple even when they were faking it.

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rygirl724

Love is temporary, it is not a magical cure

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Sharanya
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In contemporary books I look for two things:
— cute romantic moments
— hilarious A++++ witty banter
& I feel like this book made a very underwhelming attempt at only one of those things 🤷🏽‍♀️. ★★☆☆☆.

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Arvena
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Super cute&fluffy YA book :)

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Nitpickyabouttrains
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A ya that was apparently first written on wattpad? Cute. Fake boyfriend trope.

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kimmypete1
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❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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kaykay1307
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I accidentally clicked this book when I went to click a different audiobook, but honestly, it was the best accident this week. It‘s such a cute story! It‘s one of those fake dating stories and I‘m a sucker for those!

My only complaint isn‘t even really a complaint with the book. Sometimes, I didn‘t realize that Becca was speaking to the other characters, I just thought it was her inner monologue.

#theupsideoffalling #fakedating #audiobook #cute

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my.books.in.squares
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Just finished this contemporary YA. I needed something light and easy to read and this was perfect.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

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QueenG
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𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐𝟓 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ✨📚!

#25 #2020 #theupsideoffalling #alexlight #romance #fiction

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That-Bookish-Hiker
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This was a really cute and fast read.

Becca and Brett are both dealing with realizing their parents aren‘t who they thought they were. I really like dithering relationship and friendship. They were just so cute.

I had been looking for a light YA contemporary and this did the job for me 😃.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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That-Bookish-Hiker
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This scene between Brett and Becca is just the cutest. 😍

#swoonworthy

QueenG Actually the scene is from After by Anna Todd but the quote is definitely from The Upside of Falling 5y
That-Bookish-Hiker @QueenG I know that. I just used it because it fit the scene in the tagged book and I didn‘t want to spend 5 hours on Pinterest looking for a cartoon couple reading lol. 5y
QueenG Oh I see. I feel very protective about After because I‘m such huge fan of those books haha 5y
That-Bookish-Hiker @QueenG that‘s ok. I thought about putting a note saying it was from that movie but I was being LAZY again 😂. I‘ll make sure if I do it again to make a note in the future. I‘m very protective of some books and movie adaptations that are my favs too so I totally get it. 5y
QueenG That‘s cool! ❤️✨! I get it lol! 5y
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That-Bookish-Hiker
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Plus side of mandatory teleworking is better breakfast where I don‘t have to rush and no one interrupting me on break/lunch while I‘m reading!!

#socialdistancingforthewin

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Sharpeipup
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Found a quiet (and shaded spot) for a little fresh air & a light read.
#whereiread

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That-Bookish-Hiker
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Mandatory telework started this week at my work.
I left this message on my white board at my desk. 😝

#washyourhands

AshleyHoss820 😂🤣 🧟‍♀️ 5y
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Lovesbooks87
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This was such a cute book! Becca and Brett are in high school. When they both keep getting asked if they are in a relationship they decide to fake date. The more they hang out together the more they realize they don‘t want it to be fake. But when an event happens and their feeling are called into question. One of them doesn‘t know what they want anymore. I loved watching this relationship evolve. #24b4monday. Didn‘t get much reading done yesterday

MidnightBookGirl I will never not love when fake dating leads to real dating. 5y
Lovesbooks87 @MidnightBookGirl right! That‘s what sold me on this book! 5y
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LibrarianRyan
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this cover and those in this style is very reminiscent of fun romance covers in the early 2000's but i love that the style if being resurrected for YA audiences. I bet this is a fun love story.

#CoverLove #YA Edition

Out February 18

Catherine_Willoughby Such a 00s teen flick image . 5y
SaturnDoo Yep, definitely a teen flick image. It's cute and probably a fun read. 5y
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