The DUFF
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.
- Spice
- 2/5
- Burn
- Fast
- Pages
- ~280
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is The DUFF?
The DUFF is a 2 out of 5 on our spice scale: simmer (closed door). Sex happens, but the door closes (or it is brief and non-graphic). Tension without the details.
- Steam: Behind closed doors
- Burn: Fast burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: First person, heroine's POV only
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Addiction / substance abuse
- Child abuse (past or present)
- Mental illness / anxiety / depression
- Slut-shaming
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How spicy is The DUFF?
The DUFF is a 2 out of 5 on our spice scale: simmer (closed door). Sex happens, but the door closes (or it is brief and non-graphic). Tension without the details.
Is The DUFF a standalone?
Yes, The DUFF is a standalone. You can read it on its own.
What tropes are in The DUFF?
The DUFF features enemies to lovers, friends with benefits, bad boy. It is a fast burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does The DUFF have content warnings?
Our notes for The DUFF include: addiction / substance abuse, child abuse (past or present), mental illness / anxiety / depression, slut-shaming. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after The DUFF?
If you loved The DUFF, try See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon, Hopeless by Colleen Hoover, The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles. They share its enemies to lovers and friends with benefits energy at a similar spice level.