Belly is probably one of the worst teen protagonists of all time. She's extremely self-centred, whiny, and completely passive about everything.

Some of it is the "the biggest worry on my life is if my crush likes me" teen drama you're expected to let it slide because, well, this is a teen book. But the biggest part is that her selfishness is never acknowledged by the narrative. She's frequently wrong and awful to everyone around her, refusing to taking initiative about anything and blaming those who do when it isn't to her liking. I can't seem to phantom what was the goal with making her so unlikable (and yet, a bunch of boys like her because... she's pretty i guess?)

Nevertheless,I read this in one day. The rest of the cast is complex and interesting and I was devouring the story just to get the next glimpse of them in-between Belly's nonsense.

There're also several moments when she ignores everyone's pain but her own in the worst way possible? Like a boy just found out his mother is sick and she decides the best way to comfort him is a kiss? When she didn't even know if he liked her? And later chides another for asking first because then she'd have to admit she wanted it so he should've just gone for it?????