Leah on the Offbeat
- 368
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Becky Albertalli’s “Leah on the Offbeat” follows, with warmth and humour, a girl working out where she belongs and whom she loves. It gives the stage to Leah, with her awkwardness, her fears, her drawing and her music, and she is easy to identify with for readers who share her unease. Some find Leah’s sarcasm forced and prefer the scenes with Simon and Bram. It is a direct sequel to Albertalli’s first novel about Simon.
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About the book
Leah on the Offbeat is a 2018 young adult novel by American author Becky Albertalli. It is the direct sequel to her 2015 debut novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and the third novel in the "Simonverse", the shared universe in which Albertalli's books take place and which also includes 2017's The Upside of Unrequited. The audiobook was read by actress Shannon Purser.
Reading order · Simonverse
Full order & progress →- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens AgendaStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - The Upside of UnrequitedThe Upside of Unrequited–Not ranked yet
- Leah on the OffbeatThis book
7.77.7 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 153 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 6 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 147 | 96% |
Frequently asked
What age is Leah on the Offbeat for?
Leah on the Offbeat sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 368 pages — shorter than 73% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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