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Pretties by Scott Westerfeld.
Apr. 12th, 2008 12:38 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Gorgeous. Popular. Perfect. Perfectly wrong.
Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are cool, her boyfriend is totally gorgeous, and she's completely popular. It's everything she's ever wanted.
But beneath all the fun - the nonstop parties, the high-tech luxury, the total freedom - is a nagging sense that something is very wrong. Something important. Then a message from Tally's ugly past arrives. Reading it, Tally remembers what's wrong with pretty life, and the fun stops cold.
Now she has to choose between fighting to forget what she knows and fighting for her life ...
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
You need to read Uglies to get the most out of this book but that's a good thing because this doesn't suffer from the usual 'second book in a series' problems. It's a complete story in its own right that ends on a cliffhanger that provides a definite ending and a set up to the third book. I'd have liked to see more interaction between Shay and Tally to explain Shay's motivation, but Westerfeld's plotting and pacing is well put together and I look forward to reading on.
Gorgeous. Popular. Perfect. Perfectly wrong.
Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are cool, her boyfriend is totally gorgeous, and she's completely popular. It's everything she's ever wanted.
But beneath all the fun - the nonstop parties, the high-tech luxury, the total freedom - is a nagging sense that something is very wrong. Something important. Then a message from Tally's ugly past arrives. Reading it, Tally remembers what's wrong with pretty life, and the fun stops cold.
Now she has to choose between fighting to forget what she knows and fighting for her life ...
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
You need to read Uglies to get the most out of this book but that's a good thing because this doesn't suffer from the usual 'second book in a series' problems. It's a complete story in its own right that ends on a cliffhanger that provides a definite ending and a set up to the third book. I'd have liked to see more interaction between Shay and Tally to explain Shay's motivation, but Westerfeld's plotting and pacing is well put together and I look forward to reading on.
