Saturday, June 11, 2022

The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

    Tally is "ugly".  She's waiting in Uglyville for her operation that is supposed to make her "pretty".  When she makes a new friend, that changes the game for her.  Shay, her friend is a lot of fun.  They ride hover-boards and they use morph-technology which shows what they'll look like when they're pretty.  Shay talks all about this mysterious David.  She also wants to run away. She won't become pretty.  That sounds okay, until it interferes with Tally's operation.  Tally can't be pretty unless she finds Shay.  When she finds the location hidden in riddle, she also finds a love interest and forms bonds there.  Suddenly it's at war.  Tally's future is in jeopardy in more ways than one.

I recommend this for people who like dystopian stories and books that might connect to today's world.