Below is the description for book 1 in the Uglies series. For the description of Pretties, please click on the Goodreads link below.
Tally
can't wait to turn sixteen and become Pretty. Sixteen is the magic
number that brings a transformation from a repellant Ugly into a
stunningly attractive Pretty, and catapults you into a high-tech
paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a
few weeks Tally will be there.
But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure
she wants to be Pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. 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 the worst choice
she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn Pretty
at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.
Published: 1st November 2007
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Series or Stand-Alone: Book 2, Uglies
Source: Owned
This series just gets better and better. I am marathoning this series and the time between finishing book 1 (Uglies) to starting this one was about a couple of hours. I wrote my review for book 1 and then delved straight into the next one. I just couldn't wait! This book two has the same feel as the first book with all its fun, futuristic and action packed goodness but this book takes the story up a notch. Obviously as this is book 2 I cannot go into too much detail because I don't want to spoil the story for those who have not read the first book in the series but let's just say that there are added complications in this story and a little more revealed about this world that made me love this story so much more! Now I need to move on to book 3 right now, I just can't wait any longer! lol!
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 stunning
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
world forever...
Published: 8th February 2005
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Goodreads : Click here
Series or Stand-Alone: Book 1, Uglies
Source: Owned Copy
This series has literally been sitting on my bookshelves for years. I bought this series of another reviewer at the time who was getting rid of the and that must have been about four or five years ago now. Its one of those series that I am really interested in reading but never actually get around to it. As this year I am in the process of 'reorganising' my bookshelves, getting rid of those I have read and not quite liked and reading the ones I actually have on my shelf, this is a series I decided to pick up now and I am so glad that I did.
What I liked about this the most was that it was not complicated. What you saw (or read in this case) is what you got. I loved it. You have this world that is divided up into uglies (those who have not had the 'pretty' operation yet which they get when they are 16) and pretties. There are other characters but I won't go into them here as that would spoil the story... We follow the story of Tally who is an ugly. Her best friend is older than her and has already crossed over to the pretty side. We see Tally make a new friend who leads her astray and from then on its like one thing after another with a few twists and turns along the way. I loved this story for what it is - fun, futuristic and action packet. I can't wait to start the next one - which I am going to do right now lol!
