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Reader reviewed by Lucy

Unlike the first three books in the trilogy, Extras focuses on the character Aya instead of Tally. Several years have passed since the mind rain and cities have drastically changed. The city where Aya lives is controlled by the desire to be famous. The more people know your name, the more privileges and money you get. Aya desperately wants to be famous and goes nowhere without her hovercam Moggle, always on the watch for a juicy story. Her pathetically low face rank of 451,369 proves that so far none of her stories have been successful. That is until she discovers the Sly Girls, a clique of girls who pull the craziest tricks, but do their best to stay hidden and unknown. At first, Aya tricks the Sly Girls into believing that she wants to join their clique, while secretly filming everything that they do for her next big story, which she hopes will boost her face rank. However, the discovery of a huge secret that could mean the destruction of the world abruptly changes Ayas story.
Extras is a great book with lots of action and adventure that will surely please fans of the first three books. It also gives you a lot to laugh about, and of course also to think about. Is fame really as great as it seems? How much are you willing to sacrifice in order to become famous? The only thing that bothered me about the book was that it didnt really fit among the other books in the series. It didnt really manage to measure up to the first three and wasnt necessary because the story in the first three books is well closed off in Specials. But just because it wasnt necessary doesnt mean that I didnt enjoy it, because I did and I know others will too.