kcoccia's review
5.0
Well that was awesome! I love Bianca and Wesley and pretty much everyone else in this book. I'm pretty sure Bianca is my soulmate. Great book. I do agree with the whole DUFF thing but I guess who cares right? Soo good. :)
bookshop_b's review against another edition
4.0
This book surprised me - I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did! It’s nothing like the film (which is a good thing) and was a fun story to get lost in for the day
gabyelle97's review
3.0
Okay got to admit I watched the movie first and the movie is way better! Maybe a controversial opinion but I’ll take it! Anyways this book was kinda overhyped but in a way a tad unbelievable! The whole concept of a duff is believable and trust me there have been times where I saw myself in bianca but honestly, I didn’t love the book. I got a little overexcited when Wesley was in the scene and the romance that blooms between them is pretty adorable and believable but the scenario itself is a bit far fetched. Yes I read it in a day, it’s a quick book if you want to read something a little sappy, a little fun and funny ☺️
librarycutie's review against another edition
3.0
update
thoughts have changed. didn’t love it but enjoyed. a neutral 3 stars.
february 2015
I'll be honest. I didn't expect to enjoy this book at all. I only bought it because (a) The movie was coming out soon. (b) It was there and I was there so i bought it. But i admit, I'm so glad I bought it. This was such a quick read, seriously, i read it within a few hours. The storyline was thrilling. You'd think not considering it's about a messed up relationship between two teenagers. A womanizing jack-ass and a cynical and bitter girl who just didn't do the romance. She faces her problems by throwing herself at him, the womanizer. Not thinking of the consequences, just that it distracted her. She wanted an escape from the problems she was having at home, and it just so happened that escape was Wesley Rush.
I admit, I found myself swooning here and there at Wesley Rush (because I know he is played by Robbie Amell aka hottie!!) because deep down he isn't a bastard. He actually cares and has problems like everyone else. He didn't hide the fact that yeah, his current lifestyle was sleeping with girls, but he wasn't ashamed of that.
I found myself having a sort of connection to Bianca Piper, simply because her parents were unfit for each other and should've been divorced years ago, and not knowing how to cooperate with it. I didn't handle it like Bianca did. (though I wouldn't have minded having a Wesley Rush to escape to, especially if he looked like Robbie Amell!!)
The message of this book is what's inspiring, everyone is a duff. It doesn't matter who you are, because everyone has insecurities and feel ugly or fat or "not the perfect friend" of the group. That's just who we are. Always trying to define ourselves to put us down, to make ourselves feel bad. But why? Why, when we have friends who can only bring us up, and be there for us through hell and back! Biance Piper is a Duff. I am a Duff. We all are Duffs, so why not be proud of who we are, because that's not so bad.
That sounded really lame, and cheesy, I might delete that soon.... ohmygodhowcheesy.
Also, I don't think the movie is going to be like the book, but still seems interesting BC Robbie Amell and Bella Thorne!
thoughts have changed. didn’t love it but enjoyed. a neutral 3 stars.
february 2015
I'll be honest. I didn't expect to enjoy this book at all. I only bought it because (a) The movie was coming out soon. (b) It was there and I was there so i bought it. But i admit, I'm so glad I bought it. This was such a quick read, seriously, i read it within a few hours. The storyline was thrilling. You'd think not considering it's about a messed up relationship between two teenagers. A womanizing jack-ass and a cynical and bitter girl who just didn't do the romance. She faces her problems by throwing herself at him, the womanizer. Not thinking of the consequences, just that it distracted her. She wanted an escape from the problems she was having at home, and it just so happened that escape was Wesley Rush.
I admit, I found myself swooning here and there at Wesley Rush (because I know he is played by Robbie Amell aka hottie!!) because deep down he isn't a bastard. He actually cares and has problems like everyone else. He didn't hide the fact that yeah, his current lifestyle was sleeping with girls, but he wasn't ashamed of that.
I found myself having a sort of connection to Bianca Piper, simply because her parents were unfit for each other and should've been divorced years ago, and not knowing how to cooperate with it. I didn't handle it like Bianca did. (though I wouldn't have minded having a Wesley Rush to escape to, especially if he looked like Robbie Amell!!)
The message of this book is what's inspiring, everyone is a duff. It doesn't matter who you are, because everyone has insecurities and feel ugly or fat or "not the perfect friend" of the group. That's just who we are. Always trying to define ourselves to put us down, to make ourselves feel bad. But why? Why, when we have friends who can only bring us up, and be there for us through hell and back! Biance Piper is a Duff. I am a Duff. We all are Duffs, so why not be proud of who we are, because that's not so bad.
That sounded really lame, and cheesy, I might delete that soon.... ohmygodhowcheesy.
Also, I don't think the movie is going to be like the book, but still seems interesting BC Robbie Amell and Bella Thorne!
geo_ix's review against another edition
4.0
Even though Bianca is like the most self conscious, crazy, bitch I've ever heard of, I liked her. Who I really liked was Wesley, apart from his name, he was amazing. Both characters experience immense growth in this book and I'm so glad I read it finally!
nabilahs's review
5.0
Damn, the friendship between B, Jessica and Casey is love. And I swear Wesley is bae.
nannasa16's review against another edition
4.0
02-15
I already read this book, but the other day somebody mentioned it to me, and I realised that I did not remember the plot, and for me it was VERY, VERY strange, so I re-read it, even if I usually don't re-read a whole book again, but I have forgetten my paperbarck of "the young elites" at my aunt's so I didn't know how to carry on with my life without killing someone.
4+
http://katnissbraid.blogspot.it/2012/06/duff-review.html
SO SWEET.
E' una storia adorabile, Bianca è adorabile. Casey è adorabile. WESLEY E' ADORABILE **
I already read this book, but the other day somebody mentioned it to me, and I realised that I did not remember the plot, and for me it was VERY, VERY strange, so I re-read it, even if I usually don't re-read a whole book again, but I have forgetten my paperbarck of "the young elites" at my aunt's so I didn't know how to carry on with my life without killing someone.
4+
http://katnissbraid.blogspot.it/2012/06/duff-review.html
SO SWEET.
E' una storia adorabile, Bianca è adorabile. Casey è adorabile. WESLEY E' ADORABILE **
andreac713's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kuritsahreads's review
3.0
I feel like I'm being too nice by rating this 3 stars, but I guess for the readers that were targeted this was alright. I had a different idea about this book, especially due to the word *fat* in the title, so that was a personal disappointment.