The Duff (Hamilton High)

by Kody Keplinger

[Leah]

I’ve been meaning to read The DUFF for ages. It’s been sat on my kindle, I even went out and bought the paperback to see if I could get that read quicker, especially as the film is out which I’m dying to see! And now that I have read the book, I reckon everyone should read it – now. I feel so foolish for waiting for long because it was freaking awesome.

Usually I don’t like guys who sleep around – or girls, for that matter, it just sort of ruins the pure love story, I think, if the guy’s a slut. But I bloody loved Wesley Rush. Like so much that I want my own Wesley Rush, stat. Sigh. It took a while – probably as long as Bianca, but the night he stood up to Bianca’s dad followed by the note he sent (and not the second, long one; the first one “Wesley Rush does not chase girls. But I am chasing you.) made me melt into a puddle of goo. Everyone should have a Wesley Rush. I want oneeeeee!!!!

And Bianca!!!! I love a heroine who speaks her mind and doesn’t mind being snarky or real or honest, despite the consequences. I wish I was more like that. I have the sarcasm down pat, but I’m not into confrontation at all. I need Bianca to give me lessons, please. I could totally relate to Bianca, right down to the whole concept of the DUFF. And that’s want I liked so much about this book, Bianca might not have been the prettiest of her friends (I think that’s subjective) but she and Wesley had their thing, so even if she was the DUFF, it didn’t stop Wesley, did it?!?!?

I so wish I had read this book sooner, but I’m glad I finally did because it blew my mind. I read it in one sitting, I was enjoying it that much. Kody Keplinger is a brilliant writer and I’m dead curious how she tops The DUFF with her next couple of books which I’ll be downloading to my Kindle immediately. If you haven’t read The DUFF, you need to. It’s the perfect YA novel with one of the most amazing heroines I’ve ever met, and then there’s Wesley Rush. You need to meet Wesley Rush. But keep your hands off, because he’s mine!