The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend

Wow, I didn't love this.

Okay first, because of the title of this book, I would honestly never have read it EXCEPT for the fact that I met the author once and she was absolutely spectacularly lovely. So then of course I HAD to read it. I met Kody very briefly at YALLFEST in 2015 (??) and I just now read the book because I'm a professional procrastinator, clearly. I also did the unthinkable and saw the movie years ago before I read this.

I don't have a lot to say about this other than I don't like many YA tropes. And this book is a melting pot of classic tropes (love triangle, enemies to friends, etc). It was kind of all over the place, dealing with a lot of issues at once including (spoiler alert??) alcoholism, divorce, family problems, low self esteem, teen pregnancy, friendships, and trying to find a means of escape from problems instead of dealing with them. Let's throw in a love triangle! Because there were so many issues on the table, it felt scrambled, rushed, and like nothing was really properly addressed or resolved.

Anyway, I don't have much positive to say and Kody is lovely and I would try reading another of her books instead so I'm going to cut this short.

Would I recommend? No, but maybe pick up another of her books instead.