Uglies

Uglies

By: Scott Westerfeld

Blurb:Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. In just a few weeks she'll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty. And as a pretty, she'll be catapulted into a high tech paradise where her only job is to have fun.

But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world - and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally's choice will change her wold forever.

My view: The way the book was written shows how she may not be beautiful on the outside but beautiful on the inside. He makes sure you can see the want that the people have to be considered pretty. For me it shows how easily this could happen in our world today, how many people only care about how they look. Tally's journey throughout the book will make you want to read more and lucky for us it's the first book in a series of four.

Stars: 8.5/10