Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper starts sleeping with Wesley Rush, a notorious womanizer who disgusts her, in order to distract her from her personal problems, and to her surprise, the two of them find they have a lot in common and are able to help each other find more productive ways to deal with their difficulties.
This book made me remember the first time a boy told me, that it's good to be friends with an ugly girl, because ugly girls had pretty friends. It made me feel just like Bianca. Was I the pretty friend or the ugly friend? I could totally relate to her on that topic, and this idea of the Duff. Aside from making me relive some of my moments of insecurity, I liked being part of Bianca's journey. Her journey of self acceptance and the acceptance of others. Her journey to see her parents clearly -- the good, the bad and the ugly. Her journey to see beyond the rumors and the stereotypes. Bianca is a very complicated character, but she is also smart, witty, funny and I really liked her. Now, I liked Bianca, but I loved Wesley. I don't know what to say, I just fell more and more in love with him throughout the story. Overall, a great, fun, enjoyable read.
