Free Uglies!

Tally can't wait to turn sixteen and become Pretty. Sixteen is the magic number that brings a transformation from a repellent Ugly into a stunning Pretty, and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.

But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be Pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the Pretty world- and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn Pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.

I read Uglies about two years ago and it completely changed my opinions on reading and books and just about everything. Yes, it was one of my great obsessions and my friends were all sick of me going on about it after about six months, but it's still one of my favourite books.


The author, Scott Westerfeld, has posted links all over his blog to download it for free as part of the run up to the release of his new book Leviathan, I don't know how much longer it will be there so you better snag it quick.


I really recommend this series to anyone who has read The Hunger Games and loved it, as it has the same kind of futuristic, revolutionary feel. It really delves into what it means to be pretty and the politics of a totalitarian society, but also with the ever needed hints of romance and teenage angst.


This is the link to his blog, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

http://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/?p=1294

Sasha x

UPDATE: People in the UK who are waiting for Catching Fire, head down to your nearest Waterstones, because it seems to be avaliable early there ^_^