The Upside of Falling: A Fun and Flirty Teen Romance

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. 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?

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Published Mar 16, 2021

288 pages

Average rating: 7.16

82 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

faetedfantasy
Aug 18, 2024
6/10 stars
This was my first cutesy romance book and I think I’m a bigger fan of watching this genre than reading it. The book was good and cute, but to me this genre is saved for days where I just wanna watch something that doesn’t require too much of me.
Elizabeth1234
Apr 10, 2026
10/10 stars
This is a great Romance book
JaneRose0514
May 02, 2025
8/10 stars
This book is a fun, flirty teen debut from Wattpad phenom Alex Light about a fake relationship and genuine love. This book follows Becca Hart and Brett Wells as they fall into a fake relationship to serve both of their purposes. Brett needs a fake girlfriend to get people off his back about never dating.

I liked this book cause it's funny and fast-paced. I also liked the characters, especially Becca Hart and Brett Wells. Becca Hart owns a bakery shop and also her mother. Both Becca and Brett's mother cared about them and their father both left them. It surprised me and also it crushed me. I liked the writing of the book and the flow. The problem is, I don't understand the friendship between Becca and Jenny. I guess it was not really mentioned a lot in the book. But I still liked it:) It was like the book "The Love Hypothesis" enemies to lovers.
Sundus
Apr 27, 2025
7/10 stars
Even though I'm not a fan of YA books, this one saved me from long book slump
Greystar35
Feb 03, 2023
6/10 stars
If your into the fake dating trope this your book and it also doesn't just deals about love it's deals with a absence parent and learning on how to let go.

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