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Specials
Specials | Scott Westerfeld
"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 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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lauramisiara
Specials | Scott Westerfeld
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Spoiler here…. I am disappointed with what they did with Zane 😔. I really liked him. He was my favorite character and I loved his relationship with Tally. I‘m in denial. This one was harder to get through than the first two. The story progressed too slowly to then come to disappointing ends. However, I liked how Tally always cures herself, it shows that is always within you to become a better person. You don‘t need outside sources.

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PageShifter
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I was a bit disappointed how interaction with Dr.Cable was almost non-existent - she didn't feel that big threat like this. But I liked Tally, she was quite a badass.

This felt a bit slow, I would have loved loved to have more action and more thrilling moments. This somehow felt like repetition of the same pattern that previous books had, I had hoped to get something new.

#SeriesLove23 #MarchMadness #Pantone2023

TheSpineView Great job 2y
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2y
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PageShifter
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“It doesn't take much convincing to make someone believe they're better than everyone else.”

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freeatlast1137
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Mehso-so

Tally and Shay are now special.

Sadly, I‘m well past liking these books anymore. It was a struggle to finish but I did. I was such an avid westerfeld fan for such a long time, it‘s amazing what time can do.

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Mdonald
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Captivatedbybooks
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I would have to nominate @BethM for being who she is! A person I never met but took the time to search me out when Id fallen off because of my severe depression or to check up on my family and myself to make sure we were okay because of the crazy things going on in my city. She has cared for my well being more then those who are close by me. And for that I am forever indebted to her ❣️

BethM Aww this makes my heart burst! How are you doing sweetheart?! 4y
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cwarnier
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Wow! I have loved this series. I know it has taken me a long time to get though, but I still loved it. I am so glad that Tally ended up with David. That is where she belongs.
#bbrc #teenangst #middleofseries Technically it is the end of a trilogy, but Westefield continued with Extras.
#24B4Monday I think I will end with 2 completed and Anne of Avonlea at 85% and 14 hours 5 minutes.

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cwarnier
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#24B4Monday Hanging out reading in the park.
#bbrc

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Exbrarian
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3rd book in The Uglies series.
Not bad. If you read the first 2, the you don't want to miss this one.

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cjbooklover
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Was anyone else really sad, yet happy that Zane‘s death ended the possibility of a love triangle? Although I still cried and was heartbroken over his death, at least I didn‘t have to choose.

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cjbooklover
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After reading Extras, (I am behind on my reviews). This was a good end to the trilogy. There were some tears at the end. During this book there were some times I really didn‘t like Tally that much, but I think that showed how much the operations had changed her.

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Slajaunie
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Third installment of the Uglies series. It was an engaging read but the story was not as interesting as the first two. Tally becomes a special and searches for the new smoke. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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cjbooklover
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#150kGiveaway @TheReadingMermaid My favorite genre is young adult!

BeansPage Yahz! ❤️YA. Thank you for entering and good luck sweetie 🤗 6y
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catie_a_n
Specials | Scott Westerfeld
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This whole series is REALLY good. I wasn‘t expecting it to be the end, since there‘s also “Extras”, but I love the trilogy. Especially with the happy ending that couldn‘t have been better.

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Victoriahoperose
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This was probably my favorite book in this series. I liked how everything came together and the characters stood on their own. The plot really seemed to be enhanced in this one and I felt a little more sense of clarity with this book. Good concept and definitely a good addition to the series.

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Saraalways731
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It‘s only 11am here, but it‘s 5 o‘clock somewhere right?? 😂 just kidding... it‘s hot cocoa!

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Saraalways731
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Specials didn‘t cry,but her tears had finally come.

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Saraalways731
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Frighteningly beautiful. Dangerously Strong. Breathtakingly fast.

Nute I loved this series! 6y
Saraalways731 @Nute I enjoyed the first 3 books! The last one I couldn‘t get into! 6y
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LibrarianRyan
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Dragon A great series! 👍🐉 7y
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ElishkatheCat
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😁

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thebacklistbook
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From what I remember it was very good.

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B.o.o.k.s.t.a.g.r.a.m
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I loved this whole entire series it was so great!! Definitely recommend this to anyone I absolutely loved this series. 💙💙💙💙💙

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WeirdLibraryLady
Specials | Scott Westerfeld
Mehso-so

The books in this series seem to get worse as you go along. Didn't enjoy this one nearly as much.

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Larkken
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Fun near-future YA scifi series. Tally gets numerous #secondchances and this lends the series as a whole a nice reflexive air, geared towards younger readers in particular. #booklove17 @LibrarianRyan #LitsyAtoZ "W" @BookishMarginalia

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Larkken
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#whereiread : everywhere. I spared y'all a pic of the, um, powder room, tho. 😄#riotgrams @bookriot

Chachic Couch looks comfy! 8y
Larkken @Chachic yes it is, good for curling up on for sure! 8y
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limada
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Mehso-so

why do authors always feel the need to kill off my favourite characters? #nothingmoretosay

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limada
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It's 10:30pm. I am starting a new book. I will not be sleeping tonight.

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Gemella
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David looked past the exterior and saw Tally for who she really was😊👏💑 A pretty great read🙌

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Spoiler Alert**

I REALLY liked this book, just as much as the others. However, I loved David from book one, and was upset about his absence in book two. But then I fell for Zane in book two, really liked him, and yet he was stripped from book three. They both had appearances and were talked about a lot, but neither had as much stake, and now at the end of book three, David is back and Zane is dead. I hate that. A solid four stars for Specials!

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KCorter
Specials | Scott Westerfeld
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Book Club, November 2015

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maximoffs
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Scott 😍😍😍

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shaelyni
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Ah, my faith was so rewarded! The ending to this epic story did not disappoint. & it definitely gave me all the feels, wasn't expecting that 😭❤️

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shaelyni
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Part III - on the home stretch now, not ready for it to be over 😱

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shaelyni
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I've really been enjoying the literary quotes at the beginning of each part of this series 🤓 Starting Part II on my iPad tonight while my hubs watches some hockey.

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shaelyni
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Started into number 3 in the series last night ☺️

katelynd Love that! It's been a few years since I read this series & I'd forgotten about those quotes. 8y
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