I recently found this book in my basement. I had always been distracted whenever had I tried to read it before, but this time was different, because this was one of the last presents my grandma ever gave to me. Not to get sappy, but I figured that it was time to read it. Man, am I glad I did. This book was wonderful. Right now, I’m reading the third one. I told you they were good.
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Summary
Imagine a world where upon turning sixteen, you get an operation that makes you gorgeous, absolutely breathtakingly drop-dead gorgeous. That is Tally’s world, and as an Ugly (someone between the ages of 12 and 15, or anyone without the operation), she waits for the day when she gets to join her friends in New Pretty Town, as a Pretty of course. But after pulling a big stunt, sneaking into New Pretty Town (to visit her BFF Peris), she meets Shay, a fellow Ugly who has big ideas and questions about the operation. Tally and Shay become fast friends, sharing a birthday and being the last of their friends to turn pretty. Anything can happen. And anything will.
What I thought
The book was amazing. It made me really think about true beauty, and what it is. I realized how lucky we are, even though this book calls us Rusties, because it is set about 300 years in the future, after we pretty much destroyed the world. Tally’s world is overly controlled, with even the populations having regulation. Also, Tally’s world gets turned upside-down, which is something I could definitely relate to, no matter how different the circumstances were. um… basically, this book (and the next ones) are really good.
Note:
The main characters are sixteen. Kinda silly at times, no mature content that I can remember, just kisses once in awhile. The only thing would be operations, ones that change tons of things, but I’m pretty sure nothing was graphic (word-wise), only maybe a tad bit scary, after all, they do change everything about you, even your skin, in the operating room.
Hope that you enjoy this book (or series) as much as I did! By the way, the next books in the series are Pretties, Specials, and Extras.
xoxo
Lauren
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