3º livro desta saga. Esperava mais, muito mais. Achei que era mais do mesmo. Inicio parecido com os anteriores, enrola, enrola e o final idênticos aos 2 primeiros. Tenho o 4º para ler mas não fiquei com vontade, quem sabe um dia...

This disappointed me so much. I really loved Uglies and there was a lot to admire about Pretties, but I found this to be a highly unsatisfactory conclusion. Im still trying to figure out why it so completely failed to work for me. I think mostly its a case of character development: Tally goes through a lot of mental and emotional changes in these books, which makes sense, because her brain is being fucked with. In the first two books, Westerfeld took the time to explore these transitions, and Tallys growth was really interesting. However, by the time we get to book three and Tallys brain has been reset AGAIN, its becoming frustrating and it doesnt help that in this final book Westerfeld doesnt take the time to explore whats really going on with her. Add to that Shays many reversalsI kept expecting it to be revealed that shes totally PSYCHOTIC, but apparently notZanes quick dismissal, and the almost complete absence of David (after he was also barely in the last book) and you cant help being disappointed with the conclusion to these characters stories, because they barely seem like the characters you started out with and that Westerfeld made you care about. Also, the dissolution of Dr. Cables system seemed waaaaay too easy, so I didnt find this satisfying on a plot level, either. Sigh. Well, I guess Ill just have to remind myself that 1) I really liked the first book and 2) the next two were nowhere near as bad as, say, the Matrix sequels.

Me at every YA protagonist ever:"I thought if you could see the world clearly, you'd think about yourself a little less. It wouldn't just be you and your latest boyfriend; I thought you might let something else matter every once in a while."The Writing and WorldbuildingThe world really expanded in this one, and even gave me a clearer geographic idea of where the previous books took place. I'm guessing Tally's city is in Oregon or Washington, and that makes me happy because yay! A local!I liked how the cliches of this series were actually questioned, like Tally's selfishness, and how she's constantly being caught and upgraded."I'm not sure what I am anymore, Zane. Sometimes I think I'm nothing but what other people have done to mea big collection of brainwashing, surgeries, and cures."Overall, I liked this book, but I wasn't really on the edge of my seat the whole time; I wasn't bored either though, as Westerfeld's writing style is very easy and quick, and the action was fast and well-paced.The CharactersTally: My sister warned me last book about Pretty Tally, but honestly Special Tally was more annoying, going on borderline-Speshul Tally.Shay: I like how Shay continued to call out Tally on all her BS. It was really needed.Zane and David: There really wasn't as much of a love triangle element in this as there was in the last book (I mean, technically there was, but it wasn't as obvious or important) and so these guys were pretty okay.ConclusionHonestly, writing this review, I feel like there's not much to say about this book. It was good, and I liked it more in some ways than the others, but I just don't have much to say for some reason. Any way, I'm glad that Westerfeld wrote Extras and is going to write three more books set in the Uglies world, starting with Imposters, because I really like the world and I'm excited to delve deeper into it, hopefully with less Speshul Tally and more new characters.