The Bookish Island's Book Review:
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
Are there spoilers?
There's a pinch of spoilers.
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Title: The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat FriendAuthor: Kody Keplinger
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Pages: 280
Publisher: Poppy
Published: 2010
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Fiction,
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Date Read: January 4, 2019
Rating: ★★★★.5☆
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.
My Review:
The DUFF was awesome!
Okay, yeah -I may be a little biased since I enjoyed the movie. But now I'm caught between two great flavors of ice cream. The book is cookies and cream and the movie is chocolate and brownie bits.
On the one hand, the book made Bianca's friends, Jess and Casey, more compassionate and understanding but in the movie, they were really well-rounded women. Jess was an aspiring fashion designer and super into yoga, while Casey was a football player and into computer coding(hacker). Something that makes me wish those two things were merged into two great friends. Bianca in the book was so much more my kind of girl. She had some family troubles with her parents going through a separation/divorce and socially she wasn't feeling like she belonged. Especially since Wesley Rush opened her eyes to the DUFF situation. But she still manages to be a strong female who knows exactly who she is and what she wants from life. She didn't care what she said or if it sounded rude. She spoke her mind and for that, she's winning the award for the most kick-ass female in YA this year (my personal award ceremony would be super cheesy and lame but the awards would be given out by the truckloads cause I'm cool like that).
Wesley in the books was completely different than Wesley in the movie. I would almost say that the book Wesley was better. He was sweeter and open about his feelings for Bianca. As in the movie while he is funnier and totally hot. He isn't as honest. But maybe that's what happens when you add an unnecessary mean girl as is on again off again leach.
Also, let's take into account that because of her he wasn't a manslut lie he was in the books. Also in the books, he was a stoner and is described to look nothing like the actor who plays him in the movie.
All in all, The book was fantastic. There was a fun romance, fists thrown, drinks thrown, love triangles, and beautiful friendships. Which made it hard for me to decide whether to give it a 4.5 or a full 5 stars.
That ending was super perfect though. In both the books and the movie. Love it to bits!
Having read this book I can now tick off one book read in the Romanceopoly. As a part of my 2019 Reading Challenges.
Okay, yeah -I may be a little biased since I enjoyed the movie. But now I'm caught between two great flavors of ice cream. The book is cookies and cream and the movie is chocolate and brownie bits.
On the one hand, the book made Bianca's friends, Jess and Casey, more compassionate and understanding but in the movie, they were really well-rounded women. Jess was an aspiring fashion designer and super into yoga, while Casey was a football player and into computer coding(hacker). Something that makes me wish those two things were merged into two great friends. Bianca in the book was so much more my kind of girl. She had some family troubles with her parents going through a separation/divorce and socially she wasn't feeling like she belonged. Especially since Wesley Rush opened her eyes to the DUFF situation. But she still manages to be a strong female who knows exactly who she is and what she wants from life. She didn't care what she said or if it sounded rude. She spoke her mind and for that, she's winning the award for the most kick-ass female in YA this year (my personal award ceremony would be super cheesy and lame but the awards would be given out by the truckloads cause I'm cool like that).
Wesley in the books was completely different than Wesley in the movie. I would almost say that the book Wesley was better. He was sweeter and open about his feelings for Bianca. As in the movie while he is funnier and totally hot. He isn't as honest. But maybe that's what happens when you add an unnecessary mean girl as is on again off again leach.
Also, let's take into account that because of her he wasn't a manslut lie he was in the books. Also in the books, he was a stoner and is described to look nothing like the actor who plays him in the movie.
That ending was super perfect though. In both the books and the movie. Love it to bits!
Having read this book I can now tick off one book read in the Romanceopoly. As a part of my 2019 Reading Challenges.
