Fat, straight 17 year old Molly has had many unrequited crushes. Her lesbian twin sister has a pansexual girlfriend Mina who has a friend who might just be requited. The twins are Jewish and have two moms – one bi and one lesbian.
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Publisher’s Description:
“Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly can’t stomach the idea of rejection. So she’s careful. Fat girls always have to be careful.
Then a cute new girl enters Cassie’s orbit, and for the first time ever, Molly’s cynical twin is a lovesick mess. Meanwhile, Molly’s totally not dying of loneliness—except for the part where she is. Luckily, Cassie’s new girlfriend comes with a cute hipster-boy sidekick. If Molly can win him over, she’ll get her first kiss and she’ll get her twin back.
There’s only one problem: Molly’s coworker, Reid. He’s a chubby Tolkien superfan with a season pass to the Ren Faire, and there’s absolutely no way Molly could fall for him. ”
Genre: Contemporary
Representation:
Gender:
Cis girls: Molly, Cassie, Mina
Cis boys: Reid, Will
Sexual and Romantic Orientation
Mina is pansexual
Cassie is lesbian
Cassie’s and Molly’s moms are lesbian and bisexual
Race/Ethnicity:
Mina is East Asian
Disability:
Molly has anxiety
Religion:
Molly and Cassie are Jewish
Additional Notes: Molly is fat and struggles with body image and fatphobia.