This is a story about a girl in college who is trying to revamp her image and be cooler than she was in high school. She is very sure of herself, but she doesn't see herself for who she really is. In the end, her rejection by the boys from a neighboring apartment forces her to reevaluate herself and reconnect with her old self and her old high school friend.
I really liked the voice in this story. It was very believable. The things she says seem very realistic even if we don't trust them. Lines like "twerp friends" really show us a lot about the character. We get the picture of a girl who is self-deluded and over-confident. It's funny and entertaining to read and it's nice how we can see her the way other people see her while still hearing her voice. This unreliable narrator works well.
At the beginning the setting wasn't really established and it was confusing at first. Things get more concrete on page 2. On page 5 I started to think something funny was up with her appearance that she didn't know about. That could be an interesting way to take the story. As it is now, I don't know that the passive rejection she suffers from the guys is enough to change her mind so drastically and so quickly. There needs to be a more devastating rejection to awaken her, I think.
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