“Special Circumstances” The words have sent chills down Tally’s spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor — frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary pretties might live their whole lives without meeting a Special. But Tally’s never been ordinary. And now, in the third book in the series, Tally’s been turned … turned into a Special: a superamped fighting machine, engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid.
The strength, the speed, and the clarity and focus of her thinking feel better than anything Tally can remember. Most of the time. One tiny corner of her heart still remembers something more.
Still, it’s easy to tune that out — until Tally’s offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat, or carry out the mission she’s programmed to complete. Either way, Tally’s world will never be the same.
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I am enjoying this series. Tally is growing so much as a character. I was so happy to see more of Shay. I cannot wait to read the next book.
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Not as good, in my oppinion, as the first 2 books in the series but still a great sci fi story
I loved the whole series
The story continues to build and build and build and build AND gets better and better and better…
This book changed how I look at dystopias.
It absolutely captivated me. I couldn’t put it down
What I love about this series most are the cliffhangers at the end of each book, and we were left on quite a cliffhanger in the last installment. This book delivers everything that’s been built up to, and is a wonderful end to the series.
The Uglies series is an incredible journey. Following Tally on her exploits through Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras you see a wide range of viewpoints about the dystopian Society Tally was born into. The descriptive imagery of the writing helps us to get a strong feel for the world and its characters. The science fiction ideas in this series are inspired and I always find myself wishing I could dive right into the book and hop on a hoverboard!
This book was a lot slower than any of the other books in my opinion. It seemed that there was a whole lot of nothing going on. I did not love this book as much as the other two. I completely lost all love for Tally in this book. It was like she wasn’t even the same character and she had no direction whatsoever. This book actually made me end up liking Shay a little bit more than usual.
The unexpected twist I did not see coming and I was utterly thrilled. It was probably the one thing I loved the most about this book. Then, Scott Westerfeld had to go and break my heart with that damn ending. An ending that did not feel like an ending at all. This book just left me sad and angry. I wanted to like Tally, but I lost hope in her purpose as a main character. I still enjoyed reading once I got about 100 pages in, but I’m very conflicted about this book.
I am almost scared to read book four, simply because the series could have been complete with this book. Everything ended, not perfectly of course, but as perfect as a series of this sort could end. In fact, the last words of the novel gave me goosebumps. I really appreciated the social commentary and how this series brings some awareness into the lives of people reading it. I especially like the way cutting was brought to light. Other than the more serious sides I was able to bring away from the book, I was very intrigued at how the situation played out with the “villain” in the end. That was a twist I did not see coming and was so different than any dystopian series I’ve read so far. If you’re a fan of dystopia or a fan of Westerfeld you must read this series.