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Pretties (Turtleback School & Library)
Pretties (Turtleback School & Library) | Scott Westerfeld
A fresh repackaging of the bestselling Uglies books...the series that started the whole dystopian trend!
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lauramisiara
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Ignoring some pretty annoying choice of words 😂, this is a great story. This book is about being human, and the literal beauty and downsides of it. It is about seeing beauty in imperfections. It is about friendship, relationships, morality, and natural but questionable human emotions such as jealousy or fear. I am amazed how the author captures so much while giving a plot that keeps you engaged. One of the best YA reads.

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BacklistReader
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Mehso-so

Finished another one

Nothing special but not bad

Read for January‘s #doublespin

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Nalbuque
Pretties | Scott Westerfeld
Mehso-so

The story is promising, there‘s a lot of good in there. But a lot of it is also very annoying. I didn‘t particularly enjoy the writing, or the characters, and I really despised the language/slang that was created for this universe. It drove me nuts 😂 maybe this would be better read than listened to… I dno!

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Nalbuque
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Need some input, please!As y‘all can tell from my last review, I finished the first of this series a few days ago. The second had no wait list on my library so I started it just now. Early on, like VERY early, they casually drop the r-slur. That‘s a massive turn off for me. I don‘t like it, but I can get thru older books that use this kinda language, but this is what? A 2005 work? Bit of a turn off. Is this series worth it? Keep going or drop it?

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PageShifter
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Mehso-so

It wasn't really easy to relate to characters, I don't know why. At least romance came almost as a surprise and it wasn't gradually builded.

I remember how I loved the first book, but this didn't have likewise horrifying atmosphere. There were scenes that had potential to get me scared but they failed doing that.

Story was good and I got to know new things about this world. The ending was also exciting and made me curious about the sequel.

TheSpineView Do you think you will read the next book? 2y
Andrew65 Well done on finishing it 👏👏👏 2y
PageShifter @TheSpineView Absolutely! 2y
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Booksandtea23
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Boo 💝

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Booksandtea23
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Book 2 in the Uglies series 👄💄👛

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freeatlast1137
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Tally finds ways to be bubbly with the help of some friends. The second book to the Uglies series.

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DabbingBeauty
Pretties | Scott Westerfeld
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This was the follow up book to uglies. It was a great book but I was not as captivated throughout the second one as the first. It was still a book I enjoyed and am going to finish the series.

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Mdonald
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KristenDuck
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Mehso-so

I finished this for the 24b4Monday challenge and forgot to leave the review!!

Not quite as good as the first one but definitely an interesting concept to continue reading about!

Tally finally becomes a “Pretty” - everything should be perfect for her now! No worries anymore! But why does she have this nagging feeling that something is not right? Will she ever remember the secrets she learned when she was an Ugly?

DAB Absolutely loved that series. Which they had more, but I may reread. 4y
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cwarnier
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May recap!
I can't believe I read this much even with finishing out the school year and not feeling like I read much.
I would have to say my favorite this month was either Pretties or Specials.

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cwarnier
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#bbrc #grownup #feeezerbook
I am using this as my freezer book because I have tried to read it countless times over the last three years, and have not been able to finish it as I get into other books and forgot about this one.
#booked2020 #autumn #botomofTBR

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cwarnier
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Reading by the lake.

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amyf0x
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Mehso-so

In book 2 of the series, Tally‘s been surgically altered to become a Pretty and must remember her band of Ugly outlaws‘ plan to overturn the system from the inside.

Book 41/55
Read July 27-28

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cwarnier
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Dinner and a book.

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Slajaunie
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Good story. I enjoyed this second installment of Tally‘s life. She seems to be a pretty amazing person. This is usually how it is with these kinds of books. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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cjbooklover
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Much better than Uglies! It was a fast read and now I am wondering if I can finish the series this week!

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catie_a_n
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OOOOH this book was good! How had this series gotten to the bottom of my reading list?

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ShananigansReads
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📚 tagged I loved this whole series
👩‍💻 Carly Phillips
📺 Pushing Daisies it deserved much more than one season
🍽 pasta, potatoes, Parmesan cheese.

#ManicMonday #LetterP @JoScho

JoScho Pushing Daisies was a great show! 6y
ShananigansReads @JoScho yes! Canceled way too soon 6y
Sharpeipup I miss Pushing Daisies! 6y
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Saraalways731
Pretties | Scott Westerfeld
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Wasn‘t as good as the first. There was a lot of action that had me confused on what was going on. Hoping the 3rd is better!

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sparingqueen
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I‘m exhausted but I made it with less than 20 minutes to spare! This was my third #24in48 readathon but this was the first time I completed it. Having to get up in five hours for work is going to suck. 😴

Tomigirl44 Congrats! 🎈🎉🍾😁 6y
sprainedbrain Yay!!! 6y
TrishB Well done 👏🏻 6y
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vkois88
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"Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she's completely popular. It's everything she's ever wanted. But beneath all the fun -- the nonstop parties, the high-tech luxury, the total freedom -- is a nagging sense something is wrong."

Sometimes being #TheBeautifulOnes isn't all it's cracked up to be... #PrinceofJuly @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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loleebs
Pretties | Scott Westerfeld
Mehso-so

Good for YA

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TiffanyLynn
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Another day, another dollar, another book📚📚♥ #liquorstoreblues

tpixie ?30th and Lorraine?? 7y
TiffanyLynn No, it's in Burrton. 7y
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ElishkatheCat
Pretties | Scott Westerfeld
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😁

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thebacklistbook
Pretties | Scott Westerfeld
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Time for a reread on these soon

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NeverendingTBR
Pretties | Scott Westerfeld
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Currently in hospital on bed rest so going to make a dent on this and make it number 200

BibliophileMomma Hope you get feeling better soon. 7y
SandyW Hope you get out soon. 7y
NeverendingTBR Thanks guys - bright side is I‘ll get a lot of reading done 7y
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WeirdLibraryLady
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Not as good as the first, but still good.

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chelleosaurus
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Would you give up part of your personality to look perfect?

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limada
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Stayed up until 1:30am last night trying to finish and just couldn't quite make it. Now I have to start book 3 to find out where Specials will take me... #sleeplessnights #cantstopwontstop #reading

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Victoriahoperose
Pretties | Scott Westerfeld
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I just didn't care for this. The concept is really interesting and it could have been a really interesting book. The problem is the voice and the writing. I just couldn't get into it and didn't care for it at all.

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KCorter
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Book Club, October 2015

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Anescapewithinthepages
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This weeks book haul :)

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maximoffs
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I love Scott just a little

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MelAllen
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Currently reading!

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shaelyni
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All I have to say at the end of this is #TeamZane 😳

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shaelyni
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Grow your own brains, people!

DitrieMarieBowie And water them, too. 🙃 9y
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shaelyni
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Relaxing & starting a new book tonight! My TBR pile keeps getting bigger & bigger but I couldn't not buy Pretties today. After finishing Uglies a couple days ago I NEED to know what happens next 😁

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