Uglies

Author: Scott Westerfeld
Series: Bk.1 ( Uglies Trilogy)
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages: 425
How Received: Borrowed

Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license--for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent Ugly into a stunningly attractive Pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there. But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world--and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Does Tally take the offer, or does she throw it behind? The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.

A book that will leave you breathless! 

I had already read Uglies and Pretties along time ago, but I had to re-read them so I could read the third and fourth book. The reason I fell in love with this book is because it's different. I wanted a change form the typical story line of a mortal falling in love with a 'monster' blah, blah, blah. Don;t get me wrong! I love these type of books, but after awhile you want a change. 

Tally's character was adventures and risk taking. She didn't let the story get to boring. I love David! He was my favorite character. Being so hardworking, devoted, and thoughtful, he just stole my heart!

This book is also about excepting who you are. Believing that your beautiful the way you are.

 I everyone looked the same would anyone truly be pretty? I found myself ask this question through the whole book. It just seemed weird that all the pretties seemed to glow with beauty. 

It is a bigger book, but I thought it was worth reading. And now I'm going to start on the second!

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