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Reader reviewed by cosmicdustbella

It is a few years after rebel Tally Youngblood took down the uglies/pretties/specials regime. Withought those strict roles and rules, the world is in a complete cultural renaissance. Tech heads flaunt their latest gadgets, kickers spread gossip and trends, and surge monkeys are hooked on extreme plastic surgery. And it is all monitored on a bazillion different cameras. The world is like a gigantic game of American Idol. Whoe ver is getting the miost buzz gets the most votes. Popularity rules.

As if being fifteen does not suck enough, Aya Fuse's rank of 451,369 is so low, she is a totalnobody. An extra. Her only chance to excape extra land is to find a big story to kick, something wild and unexpected.

Then Aya meets a clique of girls who pull crazy tricks, yet are deeply secretive of it. But the Sly Girls are hiding something bigger, an explosive discovery that may change the face of the brave new world forever. If Aya kicks this story, she will be propelled into the world of fame, celebrity... and extreme danger. A world she is not prepared for.

In this conclusion to the Uglies saga, Scott Westerfeld has almost destroyed the spirit of the series. While it would have been a good companion novel, he decided to include Tally and her friends in the book. At the end of the Special's, Tally is said to be almost cured. Now, in this continuation, Tally is as unstable and her personality has completely changed.

Scott Westerfeld has unnaturally continued the series at the request of his readers.