You start to shudder at the ‘bubbleheadedness’ and wish someone would just pull the plug on the whole thing. That’s pretty much what it felt like to read Pretties. When I made it to Pretties I had already decided I favoured Tally, though by then it started to just get a tad frustrating to read – imagine getting stuck in a cave with a bunch of thirteen year old Bieber fan girls.

I actually enjoyed this novel for its entertainment value and was quite optimistic when I picked up Pretties. It just is, and it’s simple and flexible – easy entertainment for anyone into Science Fiction. Westerfeld writes quite simply – it’s easy to move into the world he creates because it doesn’t require leaps of faith or confusing lessons in engineering and spirituality. I found Uglies to be interesting and I quite liked Tally as she developed from superficial and self-centred to someone I could understand. What do you do when you don’t like the main character of a novel? Do you abandon it entirely or do you try to find something likeable nestled in the narrative? I kept going, though I don’t feel like reading the series has left me with anything profound. The ‘Uglies’ series by Scott Westerfeld is plaguing my mind at present, particularly because I have a personal problem with the character of Aya in the fourth book Extras. Personally, I loved this book! It was girly enough for me, but also had a smidge of science-fiction which helped me stay educated.One of these days I might actually read a book intended for grown ups, but for now I’ll just spread my love of young adult literature across cyber space. At the end of the book, Tally made the decision to be a Special. Cable, a special, and tells Tally that she herself has the potential to be a special. Later, she ran away and met up with Zane and her other Pretty friends.

Later, sheĨ878 finds out that they are apart of an experiment for new group of Pretties. Tally finds a group of strange human beings, who seem to be cut off from the world. After getting the cuffs off, they leave the city limits. Shay and Zane are captured and a cuff was placed on their wrists to track every move they make. Shay, her best friend leaves Tally and starts a pack of Pretty called the Cutters. Zane, her newest friend, and boyfriend helps Tally save and restart the Smoke. This book of Sci-fi and adventure is about a girl named Tally who becomes a Pretty but only to save the Smoke. Ever wondered about the future? How the people would interact, look and what they would do? If so, read the Pretties by Scott Westerfeld! This is a thrilling book about the future and what it truly means to be pretty.

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