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ashleymg99's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Pretties ups the stakes from Uglies, and i flew through the first half of the book. we are introduced to some even darker sides of this society, and our cast of characters fills out. However, once Tally crashes into the “reservation” and we find the primitive humans, i was lost a bit this plot point seemed to veer the story into a different direction that i felt didn’t entirely fit within the established world that Westerfled had already built. but with two book left, im happy to be proven wrong. im interested to see how Tally as a Special is handled in the remaining two novels.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm
emking12's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
dunder_mifflin's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't enjoy this book as much as I did the first, but I did enjoy it nonetheless. I'm curious to read the next book now to see where the story goes, even though there's only two characters I actually really like (Zane and Shay). The plot is pretty interesting though so I'm intrigued.
fictionaluniverse's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
petalprince's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
harleyrae's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5 Stars
I am a little disappointed with this book as a squeal. It seemed as if more over half the book nothing really happened. It just felt like a lot of useless information. I prefered the 1st book much more than this one. I did not like how every other phrase out of Tallys mouth was a "pretty" word(bogus, bubbly, pretty-making, fashion-missing,etc), it got to be a real pain. I also don't like how it is Tally said, Tally did, not I said or I did. With having it written that way it just felt strange and not natural. I also didn't like how Tally chose to be with in the end, I'm hoping it changes in later books.
All in all I didn't like this as much as the first, but I do want to continue on with the series.
I am a little disappointed with this book as a squeal. It seemed as if more over half the book nothing really happened. It just felt like a lot of useless information. I prefered the 1st book much more than this one. I did not like how every other phrase out of Tallys mouth was a "pretty" word(bogus, bubbly, pretty-making, fashion-missing,etc), it got to be a real pain. I also don't like how it is Tally said, Tally did, not I said or I did. With having it written that way it just felt strange and not natural. I also didn't like how Tally chose to be with in the end, I'm hoping it changes in later books.
All in all I didn't like this as much as the first, but I do want to continue on with the series.
jordanthefryingpan's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
merilizabeth's review against another edition
4.0
This is quite a different type of book I usually read, but nonetheless topical nowadays with all the pretty Instagram cult going on right now. The main character's journey seems to spin out of control in this one more than in the first one, there is adventure after adventure and new acquaintances made on the way and more twisted things revealed about the whole regime. It is captivating world building and the depth of relationships also is quite impressive. I did take a breather in about 75% in the book, but once I picked it up again I was unable to put it down running through the pages with the main character and seeing what else can go wrong and what else can happen that has not happened before. This author knows how to wield a pen.