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Book Series: Uglies Book 4



Rating: 4/5



Publication Date: October 2, 2007



Genre: YA Dystopian



Recommended Age: 14+ (violence, some gore, fighting the government, obsession with face ranks, modifications to your body)



Publisher: Simon Pulse



Pages: 417



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Synopsis: A few years after rebel Tally Youngblood takes down the Specials regime, a cultural renaissance sweeps the world. “Tech-heads” flaunt their latest gadgets, “kickers” spread gossip and trends, and “surge monkeys” are hooked on extreme plastic surgery. Popularity rules, and everyone craves fame.

Fifteen-year-old Aya Fuse is no exception. But Aya’s face rank is so low, she’s a total nobody. An extra. Her only chance at stardom is to kick a wild and unexpected story.

Then she stumbles upon a big secret. Aya knows she is on the cusp of celebrity. But the information she is about to disclose will change both her fate…and that of the brave new world



Review: I loved the diversion from the main series of Tally being the center character, I loved Aya and I felt that she was an interesting and well developed character. I also loved seeing how different cultures were after the mind-rain. I also loved the mechanics of this world and I definitely got Black Mirror vibes.



However, I do feel like the book suffered from not having such developed characters as the first books. Hiro, Ren, and Frizz all felt very much like background characters and I felt that Tally, Shay, David, and Fausto felt like fanfic versions of themselves. Tally didn’t have the same energy in my opinion.



Verdict: I still love this series.