Author: Kody Keplinger
Publisher: Poppy Books
Pages: 320
My Rating:
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 “the Duff,” she throws her Coke in his face. But things aren’t so great at home right now, and Bianca is desperate for a distraction. She ends up kissing Wesley. Worse, she likes it. Eager for escape, Bianca throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with him. Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out 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. -goodreads.com
Although I couldn't 100% connect with Bianca, it was easy to see how others could relate to her. She yells at people, gets pissed off easily, comes off as grumpy... but deep down she is a great person. What I liked best about this book is how realistic all the characters were. I loved how the story was snarky and funny, but then it was able to get deep and meaningful as well. But don't think it's a life lesson or anything. We get a bit about Bianca and her alcoholic father and we also git a glimpse at Wes's problems as well.
I do want to warn you, there are a ton of curse words. A TON. Personally, they only contributed to the story, made it more realistic... bc let's be honest, that's how teens talk. Also, sex. There's a lot of it in this novel. Either way, The DUFF was such a good debut. I still can't believe the author was only 17 when she published this.
