Books in this series: Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras
4 ½ out of 5 thumbs up
Fifteen-year-old Tally Youngblood is counting down the days until her
sixteenth birthday when she will finally receives the operation to make her
pretty. Then, she’ll finally be more
than a nobody, more than just another ugly.
In the meantime, Tally spends her time tricking, impressing the younger
uglies with her deviant escapades. After
a trick sneaking into New Pretty Town to see a friend, she runs into Shay,
another fifteen-year-old girl who she befriends, glad to have someone to pass
the time with until she’s pretty. Tally
and Shay share a birthday, they love to hoverboard and they both have a
fondness for breaking the rules. The
subject of becoming a pretty is one thing they disagree on. As the day to Tally’s sixteenth birthday
draws nearer, she is swept up into an adventure that may ultimately change her
mind.
I really enjoyed these books.
Set in the future, there is plenty of new-fangled technology and
gadgets, most of which run on magnetics.
They also have their own sort of language, especially the pretties,
which is a little strange and almost a little annoying at first, but after a
while, I sort of liked it and by the end, I was wishing that we all spoke like
that. These are really fun, well-paced
books with likable characters. Definitely
a great pick for any YF/Sci-Fi fans looking for a fun read.
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