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Specials by Scott Westerfeld
May. 25th, 2008 02:15 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
"Special circumstances"
... the words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious Ugly. Back then, the Specials were a sinister rumour - frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast.
And now Tally's become one of them: a superamped fighting machine, engineered to keep the Uglies down and the Pretties stupid. The strength, the speed and the clarity of her new powers feel amazing ... most of the time. One tiny corner of Tally's heart still remembers something different.
When she is offered the chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke, she is forced to make one last choice: carry out the mission she's been programmed to complete, or listen to that faint yet persistent heartbeat telling her that something's wrong ..."
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
I don't think that this is as good as Uglies or Pretties, mainly because the way Westerfeld ties his storylines together is too neat. However, the world-building is solid and the action fast-paced and those who've read the previous books will want to know how it all ends.
"Special circumstances"
... the words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious Ugly. Back then, the Specials were a sinister rumour - frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast.
And now Tally's become one of them: a superamped fighting machine, engineered to keep the Uglies down and the Pretties stupid. The strength, the speed and the clarity of her new powers feel amazing ... most of the time. One tiny corner of Tally's heart still remembers something different.
When she is offered the chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke, she is forced to make one last choice: carry out the mission she's been programmed to complete, or listen to that faint yet persistent heartbeat telling her that something's wrong ..."
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
I don't think that this is as good as Uglies or Pretties, mainly because the way Westerfeld ties his storylines together is too neat. However, the world-building is solid and the action fast-paced and those who've read the previous books will want to know how it all ends.
