Specials (Uglies #4) narrated by Emily Tremaine
Summary: "Special Circumstances": The words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor -- frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary pretties might live their whole lives without meeting a Special. But Tally's never been ordinary.
And now she's been turned into one of them: a superamped fighting machine, engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid.
384 Pages
My Rating: B
Extras (Uglies #5) narrated by Joy Osmanski
Summary: A few years after rebel Tally Youngblood takes down the Specials regime, a cultural renaissance sweeps the world. “Tech-heads” flaunt their latest gadgets, “kickers” spread gossip and trends, and “surge monkeys” are hooked on extreme plastic surgery. Popularity rules, and everyone craves fame.
Fifteen-year-old Aya Fuse is no exception. But Aya’s face rank is so low, she’s a total nobody. An extra. Her only chance at stardom is to kick a wild and unexpected story. Then she stumbles upon a big secret. Aya knows she is on the cusp of celebrity. But the information she is about to disclose will change both her fate…and that of the brave new world.
417 Pages
My Rating: B+
by Scott Westerfeld
Dystopia/Sci Fi
The Uglies Series is an interesting one. I wasn't sure I would like it when I picked up the first, as the idea of teens thinking themselves ugly hardly seemed revolutionary. But Westerfeld makes it work. The idea of this hyper-controlled world is interesting, and his way of exploring the different ranks of people in this world works very well. And Extras especially does a better job of exploring other cultures than American ones than most US dystopias manage.
Definitely an enjoyable series if you enjoy dystopias. I do think it needed a bit more explanation of some things, but nothing that was important to the story Westerfeld was telling. I say that if you enjoy books like Hunger Games or the Maze Runner, you will enjoy this one, too.
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