I had to wait a long while to get these books. I put them on hold at the library but I was at least 16th in line. So, finally, after a couple of months I got the first two books. Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld is super-dee-duper. After Breaking Dawn I took a long break from reading. Almost an entire month! OK... not really, but the other books I read were not gobbled, they were read just every now and then. However this delightful book broke right through my reading blues. I gobbled them right up. Tally Youngblood is an almost unwilling heroine. Stumbling into doing great things. I think he chose such a great name for her, especially her last name. Youngblood. Most of all the other characters are known by only their first names: David, Shay, Av, Croy... but Tally Youngblood, she deserves such a strong name.

Any who, the books are about a time in the future when they have taken away the issues of looks. At sixteen everyone is given an operation to become a pretty. The uglies go to school until they turn sixteen, then they can be turned into pretties. Young pretties party all the time and just have fun. Middle pretties choose careers and work. Crumblies just hang around till death. Tally's best friend turns sixteen before her and she is left alone with all the younger uglies at school. She makes a new friend, Shay, who changes her path forever. Pretties is the second book in the series. You can imagine what happens.... Better read them!

I am breathlessly waiting for the next two books, Specials and Extras. Coming soon, only one person is in front of me on the list. May I just say that I wish I had a hoverboard!