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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
I love that I'm not the only one who thinks that they're a DUFF... :)
I thought it was cute... I wasn't expecting much but it was better than I thought... The movie should be pretty cute
Voy a decir esto y espero que no cree tendencia, pero... me ha gustado. Ea, lo he dicho. Me ha gustado el jodido libro. No me entendáis mal. No es gran cosa, no cuenta nada novedoso, todo parece resolverse y quedar perfecto, muchas de las reacciones de la protagonista son un sin sentido total en plan que una de dos: se lo toma TODO a la tremenda o es la persona más comprensiva del mundo. En fin. Tampoco vamos a pedirle más. Creo que si tuviera unos 12 años menos hubiera disfrutado este libro mucho más, ¡pero me ha gustado! No voy a buscarle tres pies al gato.
Whatever.
He de decir que prefiero mil veces a la Bianca de la película (fue por la película por lo que llegué aquí) y aunque la historia cambia en un 99% y apenas se parece al libro, merece la pena verla.
Whatever.
He de decir que prefiero mil veces a la Bianca de la película (fue por la película por lo que llegué aquí) y aunque la historia cambia en un 99% y apenas se parece al libro, merece la pena verla.
2.5 stars
It was good. Got me out of my horrible book hangover from Voyager. I liked and disliked Bianca. I enjoyed her strong opinion and her spunk but, she was kinda of bitch. But she admits that in the end which I applauded. Now I have to re-watch the trailer for the movie...
Greyland Reviews
It was good. Got me out of my horrible book hangover from Voyager. I liked and disliked Bianca. I enjoyed her strong opinion and her spunk but, she was kinda of bitch. But she admits that in the end which I applauded. Now I have to re-watch the trailer for the movie...
Greyland Reviews
Rereading count: 2
First of all, this book was nothing like the movie (2014).
I read this one in 2014, back in New Zealand. I remembered vividly lying on top of my bed bunk, refusing to sleep even though I had a long day ahead of me. It was like 2 A.M. and I finished the book in one go.
I remembered loving it, unironically and all. But I do not share the same enthusiasm as the first time. I was in high school then, so the book felt so relatable (except the having sex part tbh, I was in a boarding school, we weren't exactly sexually active), but now I have outgrown it. For once, I was not into books that aren't fantasy or set in modern earth era. I get that the world building effort is eliminated but I guess I am more into fantasy for exactly that.
About the book, it is definitely romance-based. The trope is rivals turned friends-with-benefits turned lovers, but I think it was done well. The main female lead Bianca fell into every category: not the prettiest, snappy, sarcastic. And yet she was not exactly annoying. I was afraid I would hate her in my second read, but I did not. She was just going through the same thing people go through in high school. Even Wesley, a typical jerk, was not completely horrible. They just served the trope they were put in, but their development was good.
I remembered having heart-wrenching moments, which was the main reason why I came back to this book. The second time around was as fresh as the first. Keplinger's writing was good in that sense.
I gave it a 4 the first time, this time more like 3.5. I guess something is better left in the past.
First of all, this book was nothing like the movie (2014).
I read this one in 2014, back in New Zealand. I remembered vividly lying on top of my bed bunk, refusing to sleep even though I had a long day ahead of me. It was like 2 A.M. and I finished the book in one go.
I remembered loving it, unironically and all. But I do not share the same enthusiasm as the first time. I was in high school then, so the book felt so relatable (except the having sex part tbh, I was in a boarding school, we weren't exactly sexually active), but now I have outgrown it. For once, I was not into books that aren't fantasy or set in modern earth era. I get that the world building effort is eliminated but I guess I am more into fantasy for exactly that.
About the book, it is definitely romance-based. The trope is rivals turned friends-with-benefits turned lovers, but I think it was done well. The main female lead Bianca fell into every category: not the prettiest, snappy, sarcastic. And yet she was not exactly annoying. I was afraid I would hate her in my second read, but I did not. She was just going through the same thing people go through in high school. Even Wesley, a typical jerk, was not completely horrible. They just served the trope they were put in, but their development was good.
I remembered having heart-wrenching moments, which was the main reason why I came back to this book. The second time around was as fresh as the first. Keplinger's writing was good in that sense.
I gave it a 4 the first time, this time more like 3.5. I guess something is better left in the past.
Read this in one sitting and I L-O-V-E-D THIS!
Now I can't wait to see the movie!!
Full review to come :)
Now I can't wait to see the movie!!
Full review to come :)
Well, to start with my most obvious thoughts- I loved the way the book ended. I was so happy that Bianca ended up with the right guy.
As far as my thoughts throughout the entire book- the beginning sucked. I hated how Bianca treated Wesley, and vice versa. I didn't like how they were using each other for the most inconvenient reasons, and both of their actions had little reasoning behind them.
But once you made it through the first half of the book, many questions are answered and everything starts to make sense. And I was rooting for Bianca and Wesley the entire time, even when things didn't go how I would've liked them to.
Overall, this was a great book full of (mostly) fluff that I flew through. I don't see myself reading it again, because it didn't leave a mark on me. But I definitely enjoyed it.
Ps- this book is so different from the movie (I watched it prior reading this), but the book is so much better.
As far as my thoughts throughout the entire book- the beginning sucked. I hated how Bianca treated Wesley, and vice versa. I didn't like how they were using each other for the most inconvenient reasons, and both of their actions had little reasoning behind them.
But once you made it through the first half of the book, many questions are answered and everything starts to make sense. And I was rooting for Bianca and Wesley the entire time, even when things didn't go how I would've liked them to.
Overall, this was a great book full of (mostly) fluff that I flew through. I don't see myself reading it again, because it didn't leave a mark on me. But I definitely enjoyed it.
Ps- this book is so different from the movie (I watched it prior reading this), but the book is so much better.
Firstly, respect to Keplinger for penning a novel at 17! I was lucky if I got through all of my midterms in one piece at that age, there's no way I could have written a novel.
At the start, it read like a 17 year old wrote it. It didn't have the smoothness of more seasoned writers but as the novel went on, her writing grew and blossomed. You usually have to wait for further books to see growth and you can see that in just one novel here. Nicely done.
Won't lie, at first I was exasperated with Bianca. It wasn't the cynicism or the too cool for school attitude. It was her self proclaimed feminism coming at odds with her jealously thinking of other girls as whores and blaming them rather the guy for the flirting. Why is it that girls automatically get angry at other girls. The guy isn't blameless if he flirted back. And that was exactly what happened and part of my issue. However, when you're a hormonal teen, you're lucky if you make it through HS alive how could you possibly have everything figured out? Maybe that was Keplinger's point.
The end was what clinched it for me. After spending most of the novel wanting to strangle Bianca for her questionable behavior, her growth warmed me to her as well as Wesley.
Once again, well done, Keplinger, well done.
Side note, super fun and easy read. Read it in two days only because I also had to work in between. Not the greatest thing I've read but certainly not the worst, either.
At the start, it read like a 17 year old wrote it. It didn't have the smoothness of more seasoned writers but as the novel went on, her writing grew and blossomed. You usually have to wait for further books to see growth and you can see that in just one novel here. Nicely done.
Won't lie, at first I was exasperated with Bianca. It wasn't the cynicism or the too cool for school attitude. It was her self proclaimed feminism coming at odds with her jealously thinking of other girls as whores and blaming them rather the guy for the flirting. Why is it that girls automatically get angry at other girls. The guy isn't blameless if he flirted back. And that was exactly what happened and part of my issue. However, when you're a hormonal teen, you're lucky if you make it through HS alive how could you possibly have everything figured out? Maybe that was Keplinger's point.
The end was what clinched it for me. After spending most of the novel wanting to strangle Bianca for her questionable behavior, her growth warmed me to her as well as Wesley.
Once again, well done, Keplinger, well done.
Side note, super fun and easy read. Read it in two days only because I also had to work in between. Not the greatest thing I've read but certainly not the worst, either.
I started off thinking I wasn't going to make it through this one. The writing is a little...well...juvenile. But then I had to remind myself that it IS YA fiction, so I should probably cut it some slack. Once I relaxed about that, this thing took off. I read the entire book in a single sitting. It was actually quite good. It held my attention really well, I was rooting for characters and hoping things would turn out the way I wanted to, I was hoping other characters would get their crap together. It kept me involved. It won't go up to the top shelf with my favorite of favorites, but The Duff is a good book that's worth the read -- especially since you won't have to invest a ton of time or energy in reading it. It's a good afternoon book -- probably a great beach read as well. This might also be a good one to grab if you're doing a read-a-thon.