| Title: The DUFF |
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| Author: Kody Keplinger |
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| Genre: Contemporary |
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| Publisher: Poppy |
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| Elements: Romance |
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| Series: Stand alone |
I've read many good reviews about this, and being me, the first thing I did was to doubt it. It's like being friends with book bloggers who have similar tastes hasn't taught me anything. *rolls eyes*Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she's the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her "Duffy," she throws her Coke in his face.
But things aren't so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley.
Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley isn't such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she's falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.
THE DUFF is a fast read. I was on the third chapter before I knew it. That really surprised me because I usually know whether to chuck the book by the first chapter. But there I was! Third chapter, with no idea how I got there. Sort of like Bianca having no idea how Wesley got to third base with her.
Bianca as a narrator was snarky and cynical, but with a soft heart and a spunkiness that I absolutely adored. She quickly grew on me, and the main reason was that she spent so little time lamenting about her imperfections. There was no "Oh, boo hoo hoo, I'm a DUFF and I'm going to moan about that fact for chapters and chapters on end until my readers get the point that yes, I'm a DUFF, even though the rest of the characters clearly show/say that I'm not". Noooo. With her it's all, "Well, shut it dude. Even if I am, and I'm not saying I am, you have no right to say that. Coke, meet crotch."
I like. Bahaha.
I also like Wesley VERY VERY MUCH. And it's not even because of his troubles and all that stuff that makes us readers go awww. My reasons are much for superficial than that: Wesley's hot, has good quips and great moves. *swoon* The rest is just the upsize on my DUFFY meal.
That's pretty much how I enjoyed The DUFF. All the angst, the troubles, the peeling of each character's layers were the potatoes were all good, and I could write paragraphs praising that, but I won't because I just stated my purpose earlier in the sentence. And you can find it pretty much in any well-written YA book. Now, the sexytimes? That's a different case altogether.
Final words: smashing good time to be had by all.
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