A Hard Hitting Conclusion | Review of ‘Specials’ (Uglies, #3)

By Cynthia Ayala

Specials by Scott Westerfeld
Simon Pulse

“Special Circumstances” was supposed to be just a myth, something to keep Pretties and Uglies in check, a scary story. But for Tally, they were very real, and now, they have made her and most of her friends Specials. Dangerous and apathetic, the team of Specials have been given one mission: destroy New Smoke and their allies. Still, nothing has ever been easy for Tally whose heart continues to fight what she has become. Now she has a choice, be a hero to the so called villains or destroy them.

Specials is the third book in the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld. The series, a young adult dystopic/fantasy, was published by Simon Pulse on May 9, 2008, follows Tally Youngblood as she discovers who she is in a world that divides people by their looks.
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Prettier than Ugly? Not Quite | Cyn’s Book Review of Pretties (Uglies, #2)

By: Cynthia Ayala 

Pretties is the second novel in the Uglies series written by Scott Westerfled.  Published on November 1 in 2005 by Simon Pulse, the novel carries on the theme set in the first novel about the cost of unity and perfection.  A well-written novel that fails as a sequel…but not by much.

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Twilight Zone Meets 1984: Cyn’s Review of Uglies – World Light Review

By: Cynthia Ayala / World Light Review Staff Writer, Creative Director Best Young Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi Section Imagine a world where the government enforced a uniform conception of beauty through a mandated operation? Uglies is a gripping social satire. Full Review Here: Twilight Zone Meets 1984: Cyn’s Review of Uglies – World Light Review Continue reading Twilight Zone Meets 1984: Cyn’s Review of Uglies – World Light Review