The Fold by An Na

Overview
Joyce is like the ugly duckling compared to her older sister Helen. Helen's "things" are always put before Joyce's, Helen is pretty than Joyce, and it just seems as though everyone likes Helen better than Joyce. When Joyce's aunt gets the idea for Joyce to have the eyelid surgery, Joyce is iffy at first but then when her aunt adds that Joyce might even become as "pretty as Helen" Joyce starts considering the idea. She starts thinking about how her life will change if she looked more like Helen. Maybe John Ford Kang will actually remember her name. Soon, with the help of her best friend Gina, Joyce begins to do research on the eyelid surgery, trying to find out as much as she can before she decides to go under the knife.

Review
The Fold was a pretty okay book. It took me quite a while before I really started getting into it. The fact that it was told from the Third person POV kinda took away from the main story, Joyce's story. I think if it was told from her POV then I would have understood her much better and also why it was soo important to her for John Ford Kang to like her back.
Helen's story was kinda overused. She had the "do it all" attitude, you know the person that does everything and does a great job at it too, but has some problem eating on their insides. But An Na made Helen her own by giving her such a personal problem that just catches not only Joyce, but also the reader by suprise. Helen is a great older sister, even though it took Joyce a while to understand and appreciate her more.
Gina and Sam are great friends. They stuck by Joyce's side, even after she'd been nasty towards them. I'd like to have a Gina in my life. She's soo spontatnous, and go-getter, and outgoing.
Overall, The Fold has a pretty interesting and unique premise.